steve ryan Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Saturday 23/8/2008 - Monday 25/8/2008 North Thames Area Ralley Operation Foxes Lair. Proud to present our second 1940s dance,Nostaligia at Matching Village Hall including a dance competition and raffle prizes anybody interested contact Stan Capes Area Secretary after four pm 02085531187 or 07947572601 Email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve ryan Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) Saturday 23rd - Monday25th August 2008 Operation Foxes Lair Based around the 300 year old pub 'The Fox Inn' we take over the village of Matching Tye and transport it back to the 1940's We are back to Matching Tye in Essex where the objective is to time-warp the village and Hall back to the 1940,s , with Armour and softskins Vehicles , Living History , and a Saturday night dance in the village hall with 'The Hummingbirds'. A Convoy of Vehicles on the Sunday to an old 9th USAAF Airfield and Easton Lodge.The convoy will travel across the ex 391st Bomb Group, 9th USAAF airfield 'RAF Matching' and along some of the narrowest 'roads' in Essex (some even have moss growing down the centre!!) and with the weather promising to be dry and warm, should make for a great weekend. Military & Civilian Re-enactors and Period Vehicles most welcome Stan Capes Tel: 0208 553 1187 E Mail stanncapes@hotmail.co.uk http://www.roundaboutharlow.co.uk/attachments/Flyerv3%20WW2%20weekend.doc The Fox Inn The Green, Matching Tye, Harlow, CM17 0QS 01279 731335 Edited August 20, 2008 by steve ryan more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve ryan Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 No one on HMVF Going ???? steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AMVG Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 saracenstump and i'm going to fox's liar be there friday. Pop over and say hello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve ryan Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 saracenstump and i'm going to fox's liar be there friday. Pop over and say hello OK will do, but have the tea on steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 :argh:So at least we know who nicked the Dancing Girl's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Was going - but a former brother is coming up from down under to visit and had to reschedule his visit to us - he'll be here over this weekend so I'm gonna have to pass this year I'm afraid!! :cry::cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve ryan Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 Was going - but a former brother is coming up from down under to visit and had to reschedule his visit to us - he'll be here over this weekend so I'm gonna have to pass this year I'm afraid!! :cry::cry: Take him with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve ryan Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 (edited) we drove up Operation Foxes Lair meet on a wet suday morning to find the pub car park at the fox inn almost full with a verioty of military vehicles, most of the owners in the pub ( this is 0900) having breakfast after camping out saturday night, by 1000 we had a convoy up , to go to Easton Lodge , i lost count on the number, but it was very well organized with outriders stoping trafic. the event at little easton was a fanfastic old school english country show well done all a fab day out steve http://www.countessofwarwickshow.org Edited August 27, 2008 by steve ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracenstump Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 yep steve great weekend,the convoy run was great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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