Sunday the 19th April was the date decided for our first ever Grand Day Out the venue was the Kingsway Kiosk on Cleethorpes Promenade where tea, coffee and full English breakfasts were served in ab undance to all those that were in need. Thanks to Andrew and his staff for doing a great job and thanks to Ashley1 for the continuous disco and announcing when your breakfast order was ready.

The weather remained chilly but at least the rain stayed away from the days proceedings and preferred to entertain itself somewhere other than Cleethorpes.

Bikers from all over the county and country came on the day including one rider from Newcastle although we found out later that he became lost trying to find The Angle of the North.

Fergus kept people entertained with his time/place/date complete ramblings. How he remembers this stuff is uncomprehendable and should be a topic for Arthur C Clarke and his book of Mysteries. Ron (I think Rocket was sleeping something off) Big Dave & Alf did the marshalling which mainly involved allowing the road train access to the pedestrianised areas of the Prom. Noel kept the press entertained and organised the line ups for the press photographs. Some of which were shown in Monday’s Grimsby Evening Telegraph.

At one point we Ashley2 (who did a sterling job of keeping an eye on the days proceedings, (and his little brother who spent most of the day buried in the sand)) counted 115 bikes parked but an estimated 200 bikes and come and gone throughout the day which was a fantastic effort for the first Grand Day Out.

The bikes that attended (with their riders obviously) consisted of every thing from an MZ 250 through to streetfighters all the way up to the huge Honda Goldwing trikes and custom Harleys.

Ruth and Smiler arrived later in the morning complete with Emily (MAG’s youngest member contender) in the newly painted sidecar which Smiler was taking great pleasure in showing off – Little does he know that we have commandeered the extra luggage space for the next rally.

A big thank you to members of The Triumph Owners from Lincoln & Peterborough, The Royal Enfield Owners, Lincolnshire MZ Owners. Yorkshire Goldwing Owners Club, Lincolnshire Goldwing Owners Club also The Shimwittlers, Mid Lincs MAG and the good folk from Sheffield, The Garden Town of Scunthorpe, Louth, Immingham etc

Unfortunately Wallace and Grommit had other commitments and couldn't make it on their sidecar outfit, Oh well, maybe next year.