Rally 2007

On Sunday 1 July 2007 our annual rally was held at Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire which has been home to the Bromley Davenports since 1726.

On the previous evening a member's dinner was held at the Longview Hotel & Restaurant in Knutsford where thirty five members and wives/partners enjoyed an excellent four course meal.

The weather forecast for our rally weekend was not good, but a mixture of sunshine and showers did allow many entrants to picnic.

'A' - Amusing/unusual

1st. Andrew Hill - WH02 SEE

2nd. Geoff Dyer - CO04 GUY

3rd. Brian Heaton - B 1111

'B/1' - Owner's initials - letters first

1st. Elwyn Evans - EE 8

2nd. Fred Leigh - FL 3

3rd. John Fishwick - JF 5

'B/2' - Owner's initials - numbers first

1st. Bob Westmorland - 8 W

2nd. Dennis Barber - 100 DB

3rd. William Halon - 7 WH

'C' - Owner's initials + No 1

1st. Dean Easterby - 1 DLE

2nd. Rob Evans - RSE 1

3rd. David James - DRJ 1

'D' - Owner's initials with date letter

1st. Bill Dewar - A1 WOD

2nd. Kim Ives - X1 KNP

3rd. Lesley J Waldenberg - S111 LJW

'E' - Names with/without date letter

1st. Maureen May - MAY 79

2nd. Alex Leigh - R1 ALX

3rd. Neil Ives - N1 UES

'F' - Collections (including photo displays)

1st. Tony Taperell - TAP 3 / 3 TAP / TAP 50 / 50 TAP

2nd. Tony Lambert - 10 TAF / 11 TAF / 12 TAF

3rd. Roy Drouet - RRD 3 / 3 RRD

'G' - No 1's or single/double letter numbers (not initials)

1st. Gareth Reade - GOT 1

2nd. Colin Richards - T 4

3rd. Graham Baskerville - 5 FBJ

'H' - Number relevant to owner or vehicle

1st. Marc Dopson - C111 PPY (Marc is a joiner)

2nd. Malcolm Ward - 4 SOV (Daimler Sovereign)

3rd. Colin Cowperthwaite - C12 FEB (Colin's birthday)

'J' - Any other cherished number including new style

1st. Don Mason - 2000 S

2nd. Graham Snowdon - G 181

3rd. Stavros Galanos - 5 DCY

'K' - Classic vehicle with interesting number

1st. John Garner - SXJ 3 - Series 3 Jaguar XJ

2nd. Barrie Sharples - 123 CRY - 1969 MG 'C'

3rd. Alwyn Stockdale - AO 2 - 1971 Volvo P1800

Long distance award

Sam Murray - SAM 343 - Aberdeen - 423 miles!

Oldest issued registration present

Colin Richards - T 4 - an original December 1903 issue

Thank you to everyone who supported the dinner and rally in 2007 despite the poor weather ... thanks also to all the willing helpers beforehand, on the day and afterwards ... it really is greatly appreciated.

The Registration Numbers Club would like to thank its sponsors for the 2007 Capesthorne Hall event.

*Five special awards were made at the organiser's discretion*
William Lucas - 666 FLY - 3rd place tie in Class 'A'	Roger Rudd - RUD 82 - Being present in the face of diversity		Adrian Hayward-Wills - XFU 1 - Good display of plates
Jack Collins - WPH 2 - Well presented history of his registration		Alex & Jacky Jackson - X 2 and AJ 3 - Founder member