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Phew, what a Scorcher !! to the worthy winners, with Best in Show going to
the Armstrong Siddeley (and Caravan) owned by
The 20th anniversary Wheels was a huge success John Middleton. (Sponsored by Concorde).
– more Exhibitors and Public than ever and a
great team of volunteers supporting the members Photograph courtesy of Jane Pickles
of Wadebridge Rotary Club on 17 July at the
Royal Cornwall Showground. By 10.00am., when As Martin Broadfoot said: “We are immensely
the public started to arrive, the Showground grateful to all the local people and organisations
began to replicate the M25 during a busy rush that help to make this event such a great family
hour (i.e. it was stationary and packed!). day out; without them Wheels would not be the
same. So may I take this opportunity to say a
And the sun shone – worrying the organisers that HUGE Thank You to everyone involved.”
these kind of temperatures would drive all our
lovely visitors to the beaches - ice creams sold Wadebridge Rotary Club members now have the
out in the late afternoon (Kelly’s know their pleasant task of deciding just how to distribute
market so well) and there were many red faces, the net proceeds – £19,500, but as always the
caused not by embarrassment, but too much final sums are still be added up and donations
exposure to the solar rays. counted – interestingly the Exhibitors (they enter
free of charge) were asked if they would like to
The Parade Ring saw an eclectic mix of vehicles make a modest donation to the headline Charity
passing through during the afternoon – Tractors, (The Cove Macmillan Support Centre at Treliske
Devon Cruisers, Morris Minors, Panthers to name Hospital) using a Just Giving facility set up by the
but a few – all with expert and sometimes surreal Club and this has produced a significant sum to
commentary from the irrepressible Tim Michell. add to the total. So thank you Exhibitors!
One highlight in the Parade Ring was a www.wadebridgerotary.club
demonstration given by vehicles and people from
Cornwall Search & Rescue – to the amusement of
many they had to ‘find’ a lost Nick Pickles (post
immediate President of the Rotary Club) and
‘rescue’ him; fortunately he was duly located,
treated and stretchered off by the team.
The final event in the Parade Ring saw Martin
Broadfoot (President for the new Rotary year
2016/2017) and Event Judge, Stephen Knightley,
present the Awards – each gratefully sponsored -
