BREEZY DAY AT HAREWOOD

Sighs of relief for T' 'Committee as soggy Saturday became a dry (just) Sunday for the 35th North of England Rally at Harewood House , near Leeds.
Our gazebo nearly kited skywards , as the brass band played UP,UP and AWAY, while Some two hundred cars lined up majestically in front of the great house , disgorging their occupants and picnic hampers onto the grass.
A parade of rosette winning cars described by Section doyen Roy Brooks ended the day,then home to Montgomery in the sunshine in Silver Spirit, Lady J (sans rosette), via a tea party in nearby Boston Spa. Lots of great cars ..and photos ...enjoy

Kind Words From Andrew Marr

Kind  Words From Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr was the BBC’s Political Editor from 2000 to 2005 and presents the weekly Andrew Marr Show on Sunday mornings on BBC1.
It was his book The Making of Modern Britain, in which he featured Charles Rolls  at length, which sparked my interest in Rolls. He has kindly
given a quote on my first book about which I am extremely ‘chuffed’.

Mr Marr writes:

‘Charles Rolls was a great British hero, out of Central Casting and we’ve been missing  probable good about him for far too long..This is a lavishly-illustrated and excellent read, about one of the heroes of modern Britain.’


This and the other, without exception, generally good reviews of Charles Rolls Of Rolls-Royce will be included in the first reprint of the book
which will be available by end September

Stephen Robson, Chairman of the Charles Rolls Memorial Trust.

Charles Rolls provided a legacy of two great companies -  Rolls Royce and Short Brothers.

The first went on to provide the Merlin engine that powered the Spitfires and Hurricanes of the Battle of Britain, the second provided the Sunderland which played asignificant role in the Battle of the Atlantic.

The book gives a fascinating insight in to the character and accomplishments of this little known pioneer.

Also the insight into the characters surrounding  Rolls paints a picture of life in those times.

An absorbing read for anyone interested in motoring, aviation and the formative years of the last century.

Stephen Robson, Chairman of the Charles Rolls Memorial Trust.