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Ted Smith, Herbie Taylor, John Weedon, Jim Page, Ted Page, Leslie Carter, Colin Carter, Alec Miller, Peter Miller, Edward Carter, George Hunting, Bill Coulson, Mike Smith, Harley Deschamps, Mike Smith, Ron Moorhouse, all RHA members, descended on the Suffolk hamlet of Tattingstone last Saturday, along with Edward Phillips, the secretary of the Bury St. Edmunds sub-area.
Such a gathering, you might imagine, would be bent on road haulage business. In fact, they were there to see a fellow member, Robert Carter, of Seawheel, marry Sarah Weedon, John's sister and a niece of the Page brothers. To dispel any doubts about the type of life she was entering, Robert arranged for his wife and himself to travel together as man and wife for the first time in a car carrying the registration number RHA 92.
• By-passing the port
Jack Dash, that controversial figure who has been around the London docks scene for over 40 years, addressed a record attendance of the London Transport Managers' Club last week, but not, as you might expect, on London dock traffic. He has now retired, although still only 63, and is now directing his energies in a campaign for old age pensioners.
The 120-odd members and guests who attended could have been excused if they had thought the ex-union man had turned comedian, especially when he told them that labour disputes in the port had nothing to do with the falling-off in traffic.
MI Fair play.
What a day the Norfolk and Norwich LDoY contest turned out to be! The Spring Fair of which it was the centre piece attracted no fewer than 22,000 people, much to the delight of the local LDoY organizer Roger Pearson, a Norwich accountant, and Dennis Reid-Miller whose company was responsible for promoting the event.
As well as a large fairground there was a host of displays, exhibitions and competitions. Tommy Trinder, who opened the event, said he felt very much at home surrounded by the cups and trophies. "It's just like Fulham FC boardroom", he said.
After the event the overall winner and the LDoY national organizing secretary were interviewed on BBC Television, where they almost managed to convince Michael Cole, the interviewer, that not all operators and drivers were pirates and cowboys.