July did not get off to a great start, with our planned first meeting cancelled, but on the first of August we had a good turnout of 22 cars booked in to attend the annual show at Helmingham Hall. This is normally a beautiful sunny day, but despite the grey sky and breezy showers it was great to see members old and new. The public attended in large numbers, as evidenced by the catering stalls selling out towards the end of the day, and clearly people - both classic car owners and ticket purchasers - were glad to come back. It is also nice to see a few families at their front gates waving to the cars as they approach the venue in the morning; a nice sign of normality returning.
A late fifties Jaguar Mark 1 in red with tan interior was being raffled at Helmingham by a local restorer, with the draw taking place in the afternoon, but unfortunately it wasn't won by any club member. It would have been a very good buy for under a tenner!
We had several new members attend and spoke to two or three prospective people who had recently acquired Jaguars, so hopefully we will soon get the club up and running again with the sort of atmosphere we enjoyed before.
Bob Weaver is still in correspondence with Warners about the postponed North Wales trip and not getting very far as he never gets the same person twice. But he is ' on the case' and we will bring you more information when it is known.
Our August meeting back at The Cricketers will miss the deadline for sending a report in, but I am hoping it will go well. The microphone system has been checked and still works, so that's a good start, so more on the first meeting next time.