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Cheeky run out in the sunshine 🌞

Finally all back up and running!

First run of the year.

Out for a night run

Gutted for you mate.

In the same vein, RAF Cosford has a great museum, and often has other events either on, directly, or in the immediate vicinity. Have seen both regular and scale, (radio control) air shows on there, too. Edited to add: and possibly because it has proper runway/safety facilities, plus the amount of restricted land/airspace around it you’d associate with the base. Some of the scale air shows attract the insane, massive, model jets etc that can be too big/fast for some of the regular “from a random field” type events.!

Put guttering up around the Gazebo, the OH had been on to me for over 6 months.

Back for 2022 - An inter-area mystery run using rally-style ‘tulip’ instructions in a route-book to navigate (at your own pace) 200 miles of twisty, fun and scenic B-roads and single-tracks covering three counties off the M74 south of Glasgow . Some of the roads are absolute gems of Westie-ness, and the scenery quintessencially Scottish. Starting at Happendon Services (Cairn Lodge) on the M74, cars leave 1-2 minutes apart, for a full day’s drive to Peebles, the destination. The route can on occasion cross over itself, so it's not unusual to see fellow Westies on the run coming the other way, making you second-guess your navigation. Some of the roads will be new to even the McWesties. Included is a sealed envelope with a map and way-points to rejoin the route if you go astray (and the destination if you get horribly lost). There’s staggered fuel stops, and a lunch break to grab a bite and a blether about the morning leg. It’s easier if you have a navigator alongside you, but it can be done solo with a bit of multi-tasking. A working re-settable trip-meter speedo and a pen is all that is required, and a clipboard is recommended to hold the route book from blowing away. If you don’t have a trip-meter, it can be done with your mileometer and simple addition, or perhaps rig up a cycle computer. Although GPS is very much discouraged in the spirit of the event, Westfield speedos can be temperamental - so, a suitable phone app such as (Android) Off-road Tripmeter 4x4 (£4.69) could be used, as it's a simple tripmeter and has a big display and reset button. Don’t forget your smiles, and some wet-weather protection just in case. The more cars the merrier, and this type of event runs better with a decent turn-out. Because the run is driven at your own pace, this is a good event for involving a navigator that may not always enjoy the usual club run-out. The route is entirely 'tulip' based - there is no map reading, so there's no excuse! To make it a cosmopolitan event, we would love to see Westfields joining from areas south of the border - come up for the day, better still the weekend or maybe you could make the event the start or end of a Scotland driving holiday, and if returning south the next day from Peebles the A708 is a must. For those making a weekend of it, principle accomodation is at the Barony Castle Hotel, as per previous years. I have secured a favourable bed'n'scottish-brekkie rate for our group, £129 instead of £179. After-run dinner is at the hotel, whether you're staying at the hotel, somewhere else in Peebles, or just doing it as a day trip - all are welcome. I'll tell you now - as at today 22nd March, there is only 24 rooms at the hotel not booked for 13th Aug, so you need to book fast! - PM me @BigSkyBrad for details for booking. Itinerary - Saturday 13th August 0900 - Meet at Happendon Services, M74 (Cairn Lodge) 0930 - Drivers/crew briefing 1000 - First car away, order drawn from hat Lunch - depending on start order and pace - 1200-1330-ish Finish - Peebles, depending on lots of things! - 1530-1700-ish This run so far appears to be the only McWestie run scheduled for this year, so is just what your car needs to blow out the cobwebs!

I’d wondered the same as you Mike. I’d thought about going this year and if I did I would volunteer, but £70 for the two of us to camp is a bit steep IMO.

I might be around

Yeah, defo - been there twice and probably still not taken in everything, you can easily spend a whole day there, and sometimes they have weekend warbirds flying.