SOME TIME BACK, ON JUNE 15TH OF THIS YEAR, THE 6TH BI-ANNUAL BLACKWOOD HODGE REUNION WAS HELD, THIS TIME AT A NEW LOCATION, THE THREE HORSEHOES PUBLIC HOUSE IN ECTON, NORTHAMPTON.
THE LANDLORD, STEVE WHEATMAN, EX B.H. TECHNICAL SALES AND STILL CURRENTLY A TEREX TRUCK DEALER IN ANY PLACE HE CAN SELL ONE, AGREED TO HOST THE EVENT, AND ERECTED A LARGE MARQUEE AT THE BACK OF THAT GREAT PUB, GIVING MORE THAN ENOUGH ROOM TO DRINK, CHAT & EAT, FOR THE 69 PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED.
THIS WAS MORE NUMBERS THAN EXPECTED, AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE PRESENT BUT FOR A FEW ILLNESSES ETC, SO WE WERE WELL PLEASED WITH THE NUMBERS.
FOLLOWING ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE DAY BY SANDIE LAMBOURNE AND KEITH BREALEY, WITH A SINGULARLY FINE EFFORT FROM ANDREW LITTLE !!!!
SO ONTO THE IMAGES, WITH HOPEFULLY ALL THE RIGHT NAMES SHOWN UNDERNEATH EACH ONE.
Sandie Lambourne working hard registering all and sundry on arrival.
Pete Machin, mine host Steve Wheatman, Martin Ede & Bill Roberts.
Ned Edwards & Bob Startin.
Eric Belcher, Brian Redman, Jeanette & Phil Hodges.
Kath Startin & Julie Edwards with the lesser halves` behind !!
Left rear, Tug Wilson, Dave Coleman, Jack Hudson, at 98 the oldest surviving Hodgite, then Harvey Brown and his wife Sara.
Robin Brimacombe, Stewart Brown & Graham Lampshire.
Alan Matchett, Malcom Syme & Tony Freshwater.
Peter Machin & Paul Harris
Elaine Belcher, Christine Matchett, Denise Ede, Brenda Roberts, & Sara Brown.
Malcolm Syme & Martin Wright.
Jeanette & Phil Hodges.
Peter Machin, John Tyrrell, & Brian Redman.
Dave Coleman & Jack Hudson.
Bill Roberts, Peter Machin, Mick Fenton & Tug Wilson.
Elaine Syme, Tony & Lynn Freshwater.
Graham Lampshire, Malcolm Syme & Martin Wright.
Mick Fenton, Tug & Dave.
Bill Roberts, Mick & Tug.
Jack, & John Tyrrell.
Dave Goodman, Bob Dickie & Geoff Barber.
Dennis Tidmarsh & George French.
Roger Betts & Jimmy Cahill
Martin Ede, Richard Johns & Andrew Foster.
Dave Lambourne, Nigel Bailey & Kath Startin.
John James, Kevin Ingram & Brian Redman.
Paul & Angela Finch.
David Hall, Martyn Brawn & Eddie Hopes.
Pete Darby & Harvey Brown.
Bob Dickie.
Martyn Edwards & Richard Lyne.
Geoff Barber, Eddie Hopes, Keith Brealey & Andrew Little.
So who would you bet on being the last ones out……HML & BHH of course, and they did not let the side down.
And finally, Mr Little`s contribution in which he christened the subject Captain Cheerful.……more like Captain Sensible dont you think !!
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That`s the end of another great Days Out, and if Mr Wheatman is prepared to put up with us again in 2021, then who knows, we might just be there !!
Many thanks to all those that attended, some travelling long distances and staying overnight at extra cost, a special thanks to them, plus of course the great background work put in by The Eastcote Eight as ever.
The Eastcote Eight. 11.09.2019
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