Lichfield rally 2013
Lichfield Rally 18th - 22nd July
Introduction:
As the song says "♫ What a difference a day makes . . .♫" For the 2013 Lichfield rally however . . . “♫ What a difference a year makes . . ♫"!
Last year the rally area in Lichfield's lovely park was, in some areas, ankle deep in mud and changes to the layout had to be rapidly made. This year the weather was glorious, field well mown, hard and perfect over the whole park area.
For the second year running, Chris & Peter
ran the
Lichfield
rally catering for 32 units. This time with the
assistance of Angie & Andy. The rally took the winning format of previous years, so
rather than repeat the description (The 2012
rally
report is still on the
website),
this report is a
brief description &
photo gallery.
Ralliers at the mobile jacket potato van, the raffle; and farewell teas & coffees:-
Most ralliers took the
opportunity over the weekend to walk around the town and visit the
Cathedral. Where there was a small selection of the famous
Staffordshire Hoard the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found.
It was found just outside Lichfield in 2009. Several ralliers also
ventured further into the countryside, by both bike and motorhome.
The mobile van once
again returned on Saturday
with its jacket potatoes
with a wide
selection of fillings. All the ralliers joined in and the
marshals supplemented the meal with wine and a sweet. The evening was
complemented by a very pleasant sunset.
On Sunday evening the
raffle was drawn and
the answers to Angie's film quiz were
read out - the winner was Dorothy. Neil, on behalf of the
ralliers, gave a
thank
you speech to the hard working Marshals.
The rally finished on Monday morning and ralliers went on their way; either to the next Club rally at St Ives; going further afield or making their way home.
Click on thumbnail photos to enlarge
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Mobile Baked Potato Van |
Angie & Chris |
Andy, Angie & Barbara |
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General seating in the lovely evening sunset |
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General seating in the lovely evening sunset |
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Lichfield
Itself:-
Lichfield is a very pleasant town dating back to the 1st century, and has several statues to commemorate some of the town’s earlier leading figures. It also has a magnificent cathedral with, unusually, 3 steeples - the two pairs being of slightly differing heights. It also has many old buildings making the tour, details available from the Tourist Office, well worth while.
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Lichfield Cathedral |
Samuel Johnson - Writer |
James Boswell- Writer |
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King Edward V11 |
Edward Smith - Titanic captain |
No Inscription! |
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Lichfield Park |
Lichfield Shopping Precinct |
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National Memorial Arboretum:-
Only 8 miles away from Lichfield is the new National Memorial Arboretum which is UK’s year round centre of remembrance for the service and sacrifice of the many who gave their life for their country, both military and civilians. It is extremely thought provoking and a visit is well recommended. Entrance is free and parking only £3. Several ralliers went there by the Sunday bus, cycling or by van
There are a great many very worthwhile memorials and this is only a sample:-
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Entrance |
Main Central Memorial |
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Pointing to the
gateway to heaven; finding a dead comrade |
Sun rays shine
through 2 walls only on 11th day |
Depicting those
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| RAF Association | Civil Defence | South Atlantic Task Force |
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| REME | Light Infantry | Parachute Regiment |
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Queen Alexandra's Nursing Corp |
Royal Tank Corp |
Stillbirth & Neonatal
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| Genuine section of
the Burma-Thailand railway (The only piece ever leaving Burma) |
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.Rally report & photo gallery - Baz Wellard