Peak District, 8am Sun 11th Aug, Baslow to Carding Shed/Oil Can Cafe

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

We are going to meet Robin and the gang for breakfast in the Oil Can Cafe and a tour of the Carding Shed garage in Holmfirth. The cost is £15 each which includes the large breakfast off the menu.

We need to be there for 9am so we will be leaving Nether End Car Park, Baslow, DE45 1SR at 8am prompt. Toilets are available at the car park. The car park is across the road from The Wheatsheaf pub and sits between The Cavendish Hotel and a cute little sweetie shop.

See you in Baslow or see you there.

[AndrewBClarke]

Would if I could but I can’t.

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

@neptune meeting details are here. Look forward to seeing you and your car

[neptune]

@Julie Hall - Peak District AOGreat thank you

Will be in the westy rain or shine !

[RallyVW]

Me and Tash are gonna be there in Kiki to meet up with you guys to convoy over.

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Brill see you two in Baslow. @RallyVW, I was hoping you were going to appear on here because I have a question for you, was that Kiki we saw going through Matlock Bath at 2.30pm last Wednesday and was that ??your mother driving??

[RallyVW]

It sure was, Mum had borrowed Kiki to take my brother out for his birthday.

Not checked the tread depth on the tyres yet🤣 apparently she has been racing everything from cars to bikes. 

Shes always liked driving fast cars

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

We met Martin, Richard and Tash in Baslow where the tarmac was dry until we got to the reservoirs at Ladybower. 

 

There is a reason why the reservoirs are there, it rains, but with the quiet roads we were making good progress and kept going roofless. We drove past a car on it's roof with 2 lads looking rather peeved about it, that Mortimer Road takes no prisoners. I found the limit of my tyres on a tight, blind bend with a deer waiting for me around the corner - interesting to say the least. Martin's Duratec nicely growled behind me, not a tune that I am used to as we have no Duratecs in the Peak District. We arrived at the Carding Shed and I must apologise to Matthew as his is the only car that I didn't get on camera. There were 10 cars, not 9 as photographed.

40 people sat down to a Full English Breakfast and by the smiles on their faces they all enjoyed it, I did mine.

 

 

 

 

 

No-one on this table liked Black Pudding so an imitation Blackpool Tower was made out of it, I must sit with you lot next time as I could have eaten the scraps, it was tasty and good quality.

 

We took the tour of the garage next, maybe I spend too much time talking to Westfield builders and rebuilders but I thought it might have been a bit more technical. It was still interesting listening to the stories of the people behind the cars and it does make owning a Westfield feel like an economical hobby. Bet you never thought you would hear that!

Anyway, Dave was happy

 

And Paul had found The Manchester dangler Up Car Club

 

 

 

After all the goodbye's, we set off roofless with Martin, Richard and Tash in drizzle and very soon found the dry tarmac again, which turned to full on sunshine by the time we passed the reservoirs. We called in Calver Crossroads Insomnia Cafe to top the sugar levels up.

 

Richard and Tash

 

Richard and Tash guarding the cakes

 

It was lovely to meet Martin and his classy looking car. He has worked hard to update the car from Pinto to Duratec and it shifts.

 

 

It was lovely to see Richard and Tash again with their rally days stories of The Mortimer Road in the dark, no wonder you were sideways!! Great fun.

Lastly thank you to Robin for being a super, top bloke and organising this day for us all, your efforts are very much appreciated.