CLUB CAPTAIN// By Trevor Charman
Well another month gone already, I do hope that you are all prepared for the winter, it must be getting closer, although after some of the very warm days that we have had one would wonder. The guest speaker at our May meeting was Colin Lindsay from Gannet Beach Adventures, a most interesting night it was, as Colin spoke about his early days of starting work as an apprentice Motor Trimmer, being trained by my father and brother at Charman’s Motor Trimmers. Moving overseas for several years running his own business, then back to NZ and working for Beacham’s in Hastings, then getting involved with the Gannet Beach Adventures and ending up buying the business. Things were so much easier back then. Colin went on to speak about all of the issues that the business has had over the past few years. Certainly a credit to Colin and his wife Kim for keeping up the fight against bureaucracy to keep this most popular tourist adventure afloat through those very difficult years. A most interesting speaker. Many thanks Colin.
The club run for the month was a run through Fernhill, Twyford, Flaxmere, Bridge Pa, and to the southern boundary of Hastings to visit a collection of Vauxhall cars. This was a most impressive collection of 27 cars all under one roof and all in pristine condition. Many thanks for Barry for allowing the club to visit his shed. Afternoon tea was at the Property of Graham and Colleen Newrick, in the shelter of their garden, a very pleasant spot on such a perfect day. Many thanks to Colleen for baking scones with cream, and to Graham for showing his collections and his vehicles.
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