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ONCE again Classics on the Squarewas present at Connaught Court tosupport the annual open day, andanother competition was organised byLes Davy - this time guess the mileagereading on Geoff Wilson’s MG. Theprize was a nice bottle of wine. £80was raised and presented to theFriends of Connaught Court. Thanksto all those who supported the day.JOHN BROADHEAD and his wife, Pat,were the organisers of the mid-seasonrally on a beautiful day with clear blueskies and no wind. The starting point wasEmbsay railway station near BoltonAbbey.All the cars gathered on the station carpark and. having paid for a platform ticket,everyone made their way to the coffeeshop.John had organised a steam train to bepresent and how the smell of steam andPeter Guest and wife loaded with goodieswith Les Davycoal brought back memories. Havingwaved off the passengers, the group setoff through Bolton Abbey village ontoBurnsall, then onward to Kettlewell,passing Kilnsey Crag to Arncliffe, whereliquid refreshment was enjoyed at theFalcon Pub. Unusual, as the landlordserved the beer from a jug, no beerpumps here!With thirsts duly quenched it wasonwards up into the hills with spectacularJenny Fisher & daughter brought along the Roverviews over the countryside. Arriving atSettle there followed a short distancealong the A65, then towards Feizor. Feizoris a small hamlet and lunch was enjoyedat Elaine’s Tea Rooms.Congratulations to the organisers . . .and only one car gave any trouble, as theclutch on Geoff Wilson’s MG packed up.It required the services of the RAC andeventually arrived back at Geoff’s homeaddress.“ ”49