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Rhinefield Probus Meeting Report

June 2015

 

There can be nothing more English than having a Garden Party amongst friends on a summers day when all the right elements come together.

In this particular case the Rhinefield Probus Annual Barbeque was held in a member’s  garden which was spacious, filled with summer shrubs and flowers and immaculately kept by its owners. The weather was perfect with wall to wall sunshine and just a slight breeze to retain a pleasant temperature.

A splendid lunch was provided from a communal barbeque at tables shielded by colourful gazebos. The wine flowed freely and, as they say, a good time was had by all.

At the June meeting at The Forest Park Hotel  Mr John Ellis gave a talk on the history of the motor car. The early days of motoring was the province of the wealthy but also beset by all types of teething problems from mechanical breakdowns (frequent) to punctures (even more frequent) and one must have been a real pioneer to embark on journeys with all the difficulties that arose.

It is enlightening to think of such a common and reliable product which we now take for granted as being one fraught with problems in those early days.