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bird's eye view by the hawk A bevy of Gallic

28th May 1998, Page 30
28th May 1998
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Page 30, 28th May 1998 — bird's eye view by the hawk A bevy of Gallic
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beauties turned out in force last month to attend the first national rally of Citroen H vans, which was held near Bridport in Dorset. The uncharitable weather did not deter entrants attending from all over the country. There are now 130 H vans registered in the UK, but membership of the club extends to Japan, the US, Canada, New Zealand, Holland, Belgium and of course France. Often associated with clandestine men and women in trench coats and berets, the design of the H remained largely unchanged from 1947 to 1980. Never mind your Coco Chanel, this is my idea of classic French design. Corrugated shed, anyone?

Five to the rescue Oops Minister!

lahe worst cockups always happen in front of an audience, as Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott can confirm. In his home town of Chester recently, he was promoting a "green motor show" to coincide with the first meeting of European environment and transport ministers. To prove how keen he is on environmentally friendly vehicles, John eased his ample frame into Honda's Lim "Dream" solar paneled car of the future and took off for a spin across the town's Castle Square. Unfortunately for John, but much to the delight of the assembled cameras, he managed to rear-end a cleanerfuel taxi. Fortunately no great damage occured aside, perhaps, from a dented ego. John has since taken delivery of a LPG-powered Jaguar, but perhaps on future public outings he would be wise to let his chauffeur take the wheel.

Vandals wreck kids' chances he Hawk is usually a cheerful old bird; there's not much that gets him down. But sometimes he hears a tale which makes him despair of his fellow man. It was last month in the small hours of the morning that two young men broke into a locked yard in an industrial property in Portsmouth. Once inside they broke into an old minibus and tried to batter their way out in it through the gates of the yard. The gates proved too strong and the youths were scared off' by a neighbour who came to see what all the commotion was. Unfortunately by that time the minibus was wrecked, and to make matters worse it was uninsured as it was awaiting an MoT. If the vandals had any heart at all they would have been stopped in their dishonest tracks by the livery on the side of the bus which read: "Second Chanceā€”a charity working for children with special needs". This charity takes youngsters from abused and deprived backgrounds on fishing and camping trips. Now, with the destruction of its main vehicle, the work of Second Chance is in jeopardy. This is a small charity with limited funds. If you can help to get them back on the road please contact: Second Chance House, Somers Road Bridge, Portsmouth, Hants P05 4NS, phone/fax 01 705 872790. It would be ironic if the two vandals were to benefit from it ...


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