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Thank you for your kind words Tony. I'll always be here if you need me.

There were many rumours floating round that this would be the last show at Sywell, which is not quite correct. In reality, in common with the past few years, no-one knows with certainty until perhaps October. Once the show is over, VBOA has to endure what seems to be an annual ritual by Sywell management where they keep us on tenterhooks for a couple of months before they say if and when we will be allowed to be there in 2025. Often with new rules, like the no dogs this year. Aspects of the show get better every year as the VBOA committee, from a standing start on the move to Sywell, climbs higher up the learning curve of holding a major car show every year. Subject to the weather, I think next year will be better than this, both in terms of the show itself and the way we approach our stand as a Club, especially with Tony Palmer 'guiding' efforts on the former and our fired up 'new ideas' team on the latter.

Well, that was my last gig as the VBOA rep for Mk2Cav. One of the beneficial side effects of Covid was that it broke the sequence of 2/3 rep meetings a year at Vauxhall locations in Luton. Now it has settled down to 2 meetings a year online with Teams, making it much easier for those, unlike me living 20 miles up the road, who had to come very long distances. Like for example for Tony, our new rep, who lives down in Salisbury. Now the show is over, VBOA has to endure what seems to be an annual ritual by Sywell management where they keep us on tenterhooks for a couple of months before they say if and when we can be there in 2025. So ends the time in my life where for 15 years I was on our stand 3 days a year, or 4 when set up was a Thursday but never overnight! Lots of good memories and friends created.