28 Sep 2013 Email from T'Committee

Dear Leyland Colleagues,

A big thank you for the excellent turn out (we had around 140 attendees) and for making the reunion such an enjoyable event. 

Thanks are also due to Keith Moyes and his team at the museum who were always particularly helpful and co-operative and who made us all feel extremely welcome. 

We also think that Parry Davis deserves a special mention for driving all the way from Shropshire in his splendid Leyland Hippo!

We are delighted to report that, after covering the cost of hiring the museum and the cost of the name badges, we had sufficient surplus from the entry fees to be able to make a donations of £130 to St Catherine's Hospice and a further £130 to the Museum Trust fund.

We have already had a lot of positive feedback and the clear consensus is that we should not wait as long as five years before the next reunion. T'Committee will be getting together during the next couple of weeks to discuss future plans and we would therefore appreciate any comments/suggestions you may have regarding the arrangements and the timing for the next reunion.

Best regards,

T'Committee

[John Penrose, Robert Bent, Chris Green, Norry Wardrope and Derek Jones]

P.S. 

There was a nice report of the event in the 24 September edition of the Leyland Guardian (see attached PDF) and copies of the various photos taken by their photographer are available for purchase on the following website:

http://lancashireeveningpost.newsprints.co.uk/search/bykw/b/f/0/1           (search 'reunion' or 'leyland reunion')

There are eight photos in all and we will shortly forward emails with sample versions of these images (embedded with a 'protective' Johnson Press logo) to show you what's available.