Peak District Breakfast Run Out, Sat 5 Oct

[Andy Westwood]

Hi Julie 

Change of plan at home so happy days. 🙂

We'll see you tomorrow so hid your cake.🤣

 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

@Westfield Parts Dept please do come along, we will be out most weekends over the winter.

 

@neptune yes, will be good to see you again

 

@Andy Westwood great, let the cake commence (for anyone who does not know, Andy had the most humongous slice of cake last time  we all met and everyone was very jealous)

 

Chris is joining us too. Leaves only one question, is it blue or red, Mr E? perhaps we will have to wait and see.

[AndrewBClarke]

Michael is coming as well.

[Stu Faulkner]

2 hours ago, Julie Hall - Peak District AO said:

 

Leaves only one question, is it blue or red, Mr E? perhaps we will have to wait and see.

 

I can do red and white. 😋

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

Oh sod it im awake!

I'm on my way😀

See you soon👍

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Drove the red car over to the new place last night, it’s spent it’s first night tucked up in a garage since I had it. Hope it doesn’t get comfy in there, that spots reserved for Mr Blue!

 

(With moving, the blue car has had nothing done since August, and won’t before November  )

 

Leaving in ten...

[aeg]

Well here’s my breakfast! What was yours like? I’m guessing yours will will be a few more calories!!  Unfortunately no nice car pics!  Hope you all had a great day, Andy and Becky

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

No food pics from me, just some silly little cars.

 

great at turn out today, thanks for organizing Julie and Glen.

i did 120 miles round trip and had a good clear run both ways.

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

19 hours ago, Stu Faulkner said:

 

I can do red and white. 😋

But you didn't. Hope all is well?

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Sorry couldn’t spend the day playing out, but what a fantastic start to the day, some great roads to and from the meet, good brekkie and great friends! 

 

Thanks for organising, Julie.

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Your welcome @Paul Hurdsfield, great photo's and thanks for filming the run, look forward to seeing that too, even though we were at the front and are not on it.  

Briefly meeting at Sainsburys were 8 Westfields and a Crossfire driven by Michael. The only Duratec we see in the Peak District was driven by Martin, Dave in the only Sigma we see, Andrew in the V8, Ian in the Honda, leaving Paul, Chris, Andy and Sue and us in the Zetecs, making an interesting selection of cars. I didn't even get out of my car so these are the only photos that I have. 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast commenced with 2 takers for the 'Sir Joseph' or the 'Prince Albert' if you are called Ian 😁

Dave

 

Andrew

 

The black pudding was kindly donated to me by Andrew to accompany my first Eggy Bread experience

 

Breakfast at The Whitworth Centre

 

Soon we/I started playing 'hide the steering wheel' or 'lock it in a display cabinet' as it was today, only I did a rubbish job and Ian caught me red handed. Made a fun photo though, Dave was my lookout man and he had a very mischievous grin on his face as he saw Ian return early and didn't tell me.

 

Parked at The Whitworth Centre, all smooth tarmac with no kerbs, just sayin'.

 

 

Next up, we drove along my carefully planned route (via Chatsworth House - saw the deer, bonus) until we met a Running Race and a lady advised us not to drive that way. It is a steep and twisty road with blind bends on, so I took her welcomed advice and took a slight detour, missing the Curbar Gap and Owler Bar. The roads were still good and the views were in abundance (Paul's brakes worked too, bonus) and we soon arrived at The Smithy in Monyash for lots of gooey cake, yum, yum.

The Smithy

 

The best bit, lemon cake with creammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

It wasn't just me though was it?

Phew, we were about full after all that and just needed to work up a thirst. The high roads over towards Leek are just brill, quiet, twisty and scenic, they lead straight to the pub too. Puddles? there were puddles and Ian tried one on for size, it just fit his face perfectly.

Sat outside The Lazy Trout, with views over The Roaches rock formations, which do photograph better when highlighted by the sunshine, but never mind. Ian had a glass of water, deciding to drink the water rather than wear it this time.

 

The last few of us headed home by driving up The Bank, making for excellent driving and Ian is just sooohhh fast, it makes me squeal when this pink thing comes flying towards my rear view mirror and my foot is flat to the floor.

It's been a ball, thank you to everyone for driving all those miles to join us. Planning my next route is an easy one, we will do the Curbar Gap and Owler Bar.

 

 

 

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

Another great run, thanks @Julie Hall - Peak District AO and some great pics above. Here's a few I took today from the back.

 

 

 

 

 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Lovely photo's there Ian, I love it when the rear car takes piccies. Here are a few more photo's from me, static ones though.

Parking at The Smithy

 

 

Parked at The Lazy Trout, squint to see The Roaches in the background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, my contribution to the Illuminations in Matlock on the way home, with my lights on my heated gloves

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]