Classic Car Run 2021 for Rainbow’s Hospice
The classic car run was held on Sunday 5th September, the Classic Car Run for Rainbow’s Hospice for Children and Young People.
Who would have thought it, that a week before this run took place when the weather forecast said 17° and 70% chance of rain for it to become such a perfect day for our annual classic car run for Rainbow’s Hospice for Children and Young people.
Organised by Syston residents Terry Farmer and Vicki Friend, with their friend Mick from Anstey, Colin Readwin, Vi and Dave Hemstock from Sileby aided by Syston friend Dave Morgan as a marshal at Stonehurst; all breathed a great sigh of relief as the day promised dry and warm weather (essential with so may open topped cars!).
We had entries from a wide spread of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and even Accrington in Lancashire! Once again great support was from the North Leicester M. G. Club and The Daimler and Lanchester Club.
The start point was at Stonehurst Family Farm and Motor Museum in Mountsorrel where from just after 8am cars began arriving, parking up and collecting a route book that would show them where to go. Having done that they were able to enjoy a hot drink and if wished a bacon cob! The motor museum was open too, needless to say.
Shortly after 9am the cars began to leave to wend their way around the east of the city and then south and round to Shackerstone Railway Station, near market Bosworth. They passed through, or near, villages like Hungarton, Great Glen, Newton Harcourt, Peatling Minor, Barwell, through Market Bosworth, Congerstone and so to the railway station. A journey of about 54 miles.
There they were able to access the platform, tea room, toilet, museum, shop etc for the small donation of £1.
Many spent some time sitting in the sun with their refreshments and chatting with friends, some of whom had not seen each other for almost two years.
Then it was time for the short journey of 17 miles to Moira Furnace. We had been allocated a field in front of the lime kilns and filled it with our vehicles. To add to the enjoyment there was a large craft fair, the museum, the regular craft units and if wished a short canal boat journey.
Thanks to the lovely weather there were a lot of people there, many of whom came across to look at the cars, many of them dropping donations into the Rainbow’s buckets to add to our collection.
It was a wonderful, but tiring day only made possible by the generosity of the venues at Stonehurst Farm, Shackerstone Station and Moira Furnace to whom we are most grateful.
The result of all this pleasure is that we managed to raise…….£1,200! Wonderful!