Mince Pie Cruise 29th January 2012

The day dawned following a nice bright Saturday the day before, to present us with 8 octas cloud cover and the promise or rain later. Well, later became sooner and by the time, I arrived at Chiverton Cross an around 11.50 it was raining steadily and had turned quite chilly too.

It soon became apparent that at Chiverton it was turning into a ‘what a Bay day’ with three Bay’s joining me all of them having had work completed in the days and hours leading up to the off. One with an MOT passed a couple of days previously but with a lack of indicators, one with a dodgy fueling problem and the third seemingly in good fettle!

We headed off at about 12.35 and made our way to the Blue Anchor at Fraddon where we were joined by the Bodmin contingent a handful of T4s a Ghia and Georges Split.

At around 1.40 we set off heading towards Wadebridge and then across County via Camelford to Launceston. At Wadebridge we were joined by three others and a few miles from destination three more making our total exceed 20 vehicles, a super turn out for the first event of the year.

Once parked in the pub car park we made our way in and we were ushered to the upstairs room where an excellent buffet was laid out with plenty of tea and coffee to go around too. I reckon we had a better feed that we were presented with at the Xmas dinner last year lol.

A good couple of hours of quality natter time whilst enjoying the food was the order of the day and the consensus of opinion was that Tom, the organiser of the event had done a stonking job.

So well done to you Tom and of course Amy for getting the course and the venue sorted. You did so well Tom, yopu will probably now become cruise organiser in chief.

Looking forward to the next event already.

Norman

Wonder how long this chap will live

Link received via a S.American radio amateur so footage taken somewhere in S.America I assume.
Well worth looking at.

Could be Brian Burrows practicing for his charity ride from John O Groats to Lands End in April of course!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=2592921105655

Worrying thought for 2012

A worrying thought for 2012 ! 10 years ago Bob Hope died 5 years ago Johnny Cash died A couple of months ago Steve Jobs died A few weeks ago Jimmy Saville died Now we have no Hope, no Cash, no Jobs and nobody left to Fix It Let’s hope nothing happens to Ed Balls!

White Golf Mk1 Cabriolet unfiniushed project for sale

The picture of the Golf shows it in its current state and, will give you an idea of the work required. More detailed pix are available should anyone require to see them.

Project – White Golf Clipper Cabrio convertible for renovation.

MoT until 4th April 2012.
Although the car is stripped down, all the parts are stored and available.

£500 ono.

Contact: Helene Pridmore,
Halgarrack Farm,
Barripper,
Nr. Camborne,
TR14 0PH, tel.

01209 831254. Email: andrewhousehc.”

Kind regards,

Helene Pridmore,

T4 Transporter – 02 plate

Received via Alex Whatley 10/1/12

FOR SALE

VW transporter T4 window van
2.5TDi automatic on 02 plate
43500 miles
12 months tax and MOT
Cannons forge rock and roll bed, curtains etc
Well looked after van

£5500

For details call – Dave Payne
01326 212904
07551 624725

Tunnel revealed after 67 years, Great Escape

Untouched for almost seven decades, the tunnel used in the Great Escape has finally been unearthed. The 111-yard passage nicknamed Harry by Allied prisoners was sealed by the Germans after the audacious break-out from the PoW camp Stalag Luft III in western Poland. Despite huge interest in the subject, encouraged by the film starring Steve McQueen, the tunnel remained undisturbed over the decades because it was behind the Iron Curtain and the Soviet authorities had no interest in its significance. Unearthed: The entrance to the tunnel, which lay untouched for almost seven decades But at last British archaeologists have excavated it, and discovered its remarkable secrets. Many of the bed boards which had been joined together to stop it collapsing were still in position. And the ventilation shaft, ingeniously crafted from used powdered milk containers known as Klim Tins, remained in working order. Scattered throughout the tunnel, which is 30ft below ground, were bits of old metal buckets, hammers and crowbars which were used to hollow out the route. A total of 600 prisoners worked on three tunnels at the same time. They were nicknamed Tom, Dick and Harry and were just 2ft square for most of their length. It was on the night of March 24 and 25, 1944, that 76 Allied airmen escaped through Harry. Barely a third of the 200 prisoners many in fake German uniforms and civilian outfits and carrying false identity papers who were meant to slip away managed to leave before the alarm was raised when escapee number 77 was spotted. Tunnel vision: A tunnel reconstruction showing the trolley system, tried out, below, by Frank, 89 Bitter-sweet memories: Gordie King, 91, made an emotional return to Stalag Luft III Only three made it back to Britain. Another 50 were executed by firing squad on the orders of Adolf Hitler, who was furious after learning of the breach of security. In all, 90 boards from bunk beds, 62 tables, 34 chairs and 76 benches, as well as thousands of items including knives, spoons, forks, towels and blankets, were squirrelled away by the Allied prisoners to aid the escape plan under the noses of their captors. Although the movie might suggest otherwise, no Americans were involved in the actual operation. Most were British and the others were from countries including Canada, Poland and Australia. Discoveries: The site of the tunnel, recently excavated by British archaeologists War classic: Steve McQueen on the set of the classic movie, The Great Escape The latest dig, over three weeks in August, located the entrance to Harry, which was originally concealed under a stove in Hut 104. The team also found another tunnel, called George, whose exact position had not been charted. It was never used as the 2,000 prisoners were forced to march to other camps as the Red Army approached in January 1945. Watching the excavation was Gordie King, 91, an RAF radio operator, who was 140th in line to use Harry and therefore missed out. This brings back such bitter-sweet memories, he said as he wiped away tears. Im amazed by what theyve found.

Humor from the troops – Great!

I haven’t seen many of these before. Goes to show the troops have not lost their sense of humor! att00007211 att00010522 att00013433 att00016844 att00019955 att00022766 LOVE THIS ONE!! att000251277 att00028188 att000311199 att0003431010 att0003761111 att00040101212