Sorry Jean-Pierre we never made it to you yesterday. Traffic management was poor from the M40. It took us two hours to do the 12 miles from the motorway to Ragley Hall. And we left Northamptonshire at 0715!
I don't blame the CLA but poor advice from the police. It was very tedious. We managed part of Gunmakers Row and had two long visits to the CLA members enclosure to find shade and sustenance. Plaudits to Purdey's for an imaginative safari style stand. There was a pretty James Woodward 20 I could have taken home with me. Longthorne's barrels milled from a single billet of Swedish steel were impressive - and nice fellows on the stand. Mark Crudgington (som of author Ian) was friendly and fun on the George Gibbs stand. And the ice cream on the long walk back to the car most welcome!
Tim
