9th July
Puddleducks Lavender Farm Visit
Photos courtesy: Mark Montague-Drake
Report & Photos courtesy Sean & Peter
9/7/2017 the Puddleducks visited the Lavender fields near Selborne
Photos courtesy: Mark Montague-Drake
Photos courtesy: Mark Montague-Drake
Report & Photos courtesy Sean & Peter
Members, totalling about thirty people, converged on the Lavender Fields at Selborne on 9th July from various directions.
A select group met at Morrisons in Horndean, including Malcolm with his newly vinyl wrapped car, which although in great condition, now looks like it is very rusty due to the pattern on the vinyl. From the north, Bill and Gill and Lucy and Gerry arrived first as a result of Bill's timings being upset by the removal of the road works on the Hogs Back. Colin, being local, travelled straight there, as did Peter and Gillian, it being easier for them to go straight up the A32. Matt ventured up from Chichester and also representing Sussex we had Mark and Jayne. Terry had to come by other means as his 2cv had just suffered a fractured track-rod end and wouldn’t go in the direction requested by the steering wheel. Emilio and Carol came in their Mehari from North of London and, finally we had 2 new faces, Dayo and Cissi from Horsham. They are sisters who have owned their Dyane from new (it is 41 years old), but only recently joined 2CVGB and this event was their first taste of club life, which they seemed to enjoy and they left at the end of the day in company with Mark and Jayne as they live quite near each other.
The day itself was very relaxed and included tractor rides, which seemed to feature heavily mysterious piles of fat stored in various places around the farm. Collected from London’s sewage system it was transported to the farm for use as fertiliser. The Lavender talks were also popular and went into great depth about the product. Much time was spent drinking tea and chatting in the relaxed manner of the day, with tea in real (and large) tea pots. Some people had picnics and others partook of the ploughman’s lunches or cream teas that were available.
All in all a very pleasant day doing something out of the ordinary.
The weekend was also in aid of the Rosemary Foundation ‘Hospice at Home’ charity which serves the local population.
Finally, many thanks to Elaine, who came up with the original suggestion of going to the farm. All suggestions are always most welcome to help us have a varied and interesting programme of events.
A select group met at Morrisons in Horndean, including Malcolm with his newly vinyl wrapped car, which although in great condition, now looks like it is very rusty due to the pattern on the vinyl. From the north, Bill and Gill and Lucy and Gerry arrived first as a result of Bill's timings being upset by the removal of the road works on the Hogs Back. Colin, being local, travelled straight there, as did Peter and Gillian, it being easier for them to go straight up the A32. Matt ventured up from Chichester and also representing Sussex we had Mark and Jayne. Terry had to come by other means as his 2cv had just suffered a fractured track-rod end and wouldn’t go in the direction requested by the steering wheel. Emilio and Carol came in their Mehari from North of London and, finally we had 2 new faces, Dayo and Cissi from Horsham. They are sisters who have owned their Dyane from new (it is 41 years old), but only recently joined 2CVGB and this event was their first taste of club life, which they seemed to enjoy and they left at the end of the day in company with Mark and Jayne as they live quite near each other.
The day itself was very relaxed and included tractor rides, which seemed to feature heavily mysterious piles of fat stored in various places around the farm. Collected from London’s sewage system it was transported to the farm for use as fertiliser. The Lavender talks were also popular and went into great depth about the product. Much time was spent drinking tea and chatting in the relaxed manner of the day, with tea in real (and large) tea pots. Some people had picnics and others partook of the ploughman’s lunches or cream teas that were available.
All in all a very pleasant day doing something out of the ordinary.
The weekend was also in aid of the Rosemary Foundation ‘Hospice at Home’ charity which serves the local population.
Finally, many thanks to Elaine, who came up with the original suggestion of going to the farm. All suggestions are always most welcome to help us have a varied and interesting programme of events.
Report & Photos Courtesy Sean & Peter
