St Neots October 26
A total of 15 IH Owners’ Club vans attended the Autumn Meet at the very popular riverside St Neots Camping and Caravanning Club site from Monday 12th until Saturday 17th October.
Once again members enjoyed catching up with other members to compare notes on vans and travels, as well as welcoming 3 lots of new members - Clifford and Shirley, Peter and Jackie, Janice and Nigel. Jill and Dave, along with a few other members, had arrived a day earlier so were well set up to welcome everyone as and when they arrived on site. We were lucky that the site wardens had grouped us together in one area of the site so it was very easy to catch up and gather together as well as wander round the vans looking at the pictures displayed in windows as part of the picture quiz. The welcome packs handed out were once again full of very useful information about the area and transport options for getting out and about as well as quiz sheets. (Much appreciated Jill and Dave!)
Fortunately the weather was generally kind to us for the whole meet. A ‘Welcome get together’ took place on Tuesday afternoon outside Jill and Dave’s van. The dogs were once again not forgotten as Jill had brought along dog biscuits too!
We were very lucky with the weather and members took advantage of the dry, sunny weather to walk into town through the park, wander beside the river or catch the bus into Cambridge, Bedford and other places within easy access by bus.
A group meal was arranged on Thursday lunchtime at The Bridge House pub in town. Everyone was seated together in the dining room. All the staff were very good, the food excellent, and a delicious lunch was enjoyed by all.
Friday late afternoon saw us gather together again for drinks and nibbles, catching up with where everyone had been during the stay, enjoying the sunshine. Answers to the quizzes were given out along with prizes. The pictures of famous singers was won by Pat and Brian. The Cryptic UK Locations quiz was won by Tina and Martyn. The quizzes had been very well received, a fun source of entertainment that certainly gave our brains and memories a good workout!
We also took the opportunity with everyone gathered together to express our thanks to Jill and Dave for all their efforts in planning and organising the meet as well as discussing future meets to be held in 2027. The Western Motorhome show at Malvern in August was still a popular choice and ideas for a possible venue for the Spring meet were discussed.
The staff at the site had been friendly, welcoming and very helpful whenever their local knowledge was asked for, the site itself was well kept which was much appreciated as well as its convenient location for transport links to quite a range of places in the surrounding area.
Departures began for most on Saturday morning after saying farewell to everyone as well as expressing thanks once again to Jill and Dave for all their hard work in ensuring such a good time was had by all!