Peak District Run Sun 17 July 10am Matlock

[Rob Hunter - Club Secretary]

15 minutes ago, Stu Faulkner said:

@Rob Hunter Derby & Notts AO

 

Are you meeting at the A50/A38 services?

If so what time?

 

Yes mate, we'll meet at the services (DE65 6DX) for 9am before taking the normal route up through Wirksworth 👍

[Andy Westwood]

Don't worry Andy I've got the cake sorted. Raspberry and blueberrie sponge cake at Bourton on the Water. Delicious 😋

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

caught up with a ‘Sunday’ driver in Ashbourne 

 

 

 

The ‘Leader’ arriving about 1min after her tail gunner 😱

 

 

 

 

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

My first peak episode of Bagpuss TV

 

 

[Rob Hunter - Club Secretary]

Stunning sunshine and stunning cars!

 

@Stu Faulkner (with his son riding shotgun), @Tim Coles and I met up bright and early at the services.

 

After a chat about Stu's recent biblical Alpine hailstone experiences, we headed off for Matlock.

 

What a brilliant turnout we had, a total of 12 Westfields to start with, before we got chatting to a couple of local guys in an MK and then another couple in a Westfield pulled in who just happened to be passing and spotted the cars! All lovely people and hopefully we will have a couple of new members!

 

Sadly I had to dodge home after breakfast, but managed a few snaps and a departure video (11 Westfields and the MK).

 

Hope you all had fun, it seems I am missing out on Winnats Pass again 😢

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Richard (OldStager)]

Great photos and vlogs, well done and a cracking turn out.

[Big Andy]

What a great day today what with the weather and great people and especially to Julie Hall for organising the run absolutely fantastic 

Thanks guys and girls 

[Andy Westwood]

Great day around the Peaks with a fantastic group of friends. Thanks Julie and Glen.

 

[aeg]

Wow ……. what a scorcher !!! Another big thank you to Julie and Glen on leading us band of loonies around the peaks  again

we went up some big hills 

down some country lanes

followed some tractors 

and avoided !!!!!! some other tractors

but this guy turned up and ordered all the cake !!!!
Take care guys and see you all soon Andy and Becky

[aeg]

@Andy Westwood what a beautiful grey and orange car that is in front of you 😜

[Andy Westwood]

4 minutes ago, aeg said:

@Andy Westwood what a beautiful grey and orange car that is in front of you 😜

Very true almost as the beautiful Navy blue car following you😋

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

Here is my contribution, big thanks to Julie and Glen for organising these great regular runs out, and thanks everybody that makes the effort to turn out

 

Leaving Matlock, oops wrong polo shirt

Rob sees us all off.

 

#On the road

 

 

 

Through the window

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Today has been one of those days that epitomises what Westfield's and this club is all about for me. Friends driving great roads in the hot sun, enjoying the refreshments and welcoming new people, it is so lovely to experience it, how lucky we are ❤️  Thank you to everyone that made today happen.

 

We met at Mcd's and Rob took much better photo's of the cars than I did, how does he do that? anyhow, here we are

 

 

12 cars on the photo, one parked further away with Adrian and Chris in, they were from the plague village of Eyam and wanted to see what we were about, so we invited them along. Another car turned up that was just passing, they got invited along too and followed for a while until they turned into the petrol station so hopefully we will get to see them some other time.

 

Adrian and Chris

 

 

 

On their first outing with us was @Nick Mucklow and Michaela in their Zetec engined car. It was nice to be able to give out plenty of advice to new owners as there is so much to learn when you first get your car, not just oily stuff but roofy, usb-y stuff as well.

 

We took a scenic route over Monsal Head and to a seemingly closed road in Bradwell. There was no warning that the road was shut, nothing, I stopped, jumped out of the car, TOOK MY HAT OFF + DID MY HAIR, and was very relieved to see some workmen shifting the bollards and opening the road back up, phew. Next we went up Winnat's Pass and was 1 Nissan Micra away from a clear run up it, before sailing down the Mam Nick road to land at The Rambler Inn, to the landlord, Steve's, utter delight.

 

The Rambler Inn

 

 

We sat in the shade to have our lunch.

 

 

The landlord came and took the photo with me in it too, that was nice of him.

 

 

Knowing that a road was closed near Chatsworth, I thought it would make the cafe quiet so we headed there in search of cake

 

Chatsworth cafe car park

 

 

A bit of healthy competition for our Cake Meister, that was one mahoosive slice of cake Mr Bagpuss

 

 

The lemon cake was very lemony and the Italian Chocolate cake was, well, very chocolaty 

 

 

Martin went for strawberry cheesecake

 

 

@AndrewBClarke what do you think to this lot? this was on the 'Andy's' table

 

 

Evidence - verdict? guilty

 

 

A fab time was had by all

 

 

Super day out, thank you all.

[Stu Faulkner]

Thanks
@Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative
This was Ethans, my Grandson first WSCC outing, all 120 miles of it. 
From the feedback I got he liked it. 👍🏻

[Nick Mucklow]

Fantastic day out, fab people aswell,enjoyed everyminute of it and we defo will be up for another outing when we can for sure.