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The
NABD at The
Welsh
National
Motorcycle
Show
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Bob
Sutton
and
his
team
at
Builth
Wells |
The
NABD was
represented
by members
from South
Wales with
an exhibit
at the Welsh
Bike Show
earlier this
year. I
would like
to express
my
appreciation
to the
organisers
for firstly
accommodating
us at short
notice,
secondly for
giving us a
very good
position,
and last but
not least
for looking
after us and
humoring our
idiosyncrasies
during the
event.
The
show ran for
four days.
The first is
mainly for
setup, the
remaining
three for
the public.
Having
adapted
exhibits on
our stand,
made our
task of
catching
attention
and
explaining
our purpose
a lot
easier.
So
a very big
'thank you'
to Bob and
Marlene
Everitt who
in spite of
the poxy
weather
loaned us
their Bandit
1200 trike
on the
Saturday.
This one had
been adapted
by Trike
Design
(Cardiff)
with the
assistance
of an NABD
grant.
(Featured in
a previous
Issue of
'Open
House).
Also
thanks to
Haydn from
the Trike
Shop
(Cardiff)
who
persuaded
Mark Raymond
to loan his
adapted F6C
to us for
the Sunday
and part of
Monday. And
thanks also
to Roger and
Sian Holly
who on the
Monday
loaned us
their CX500
trike, built
by Sean
Kedward, and
modified
with a
Kliktronic
aided by the
NABD.
Neil
Samson from
South Wales
helped out
for a day,
also Helena
Skapars, who
although
officially
at the show
to patch up
the wounded,
also gave us
some of her
time.
Last
and
certainly
not least a
thank you to
my other
half, Mandi,
who stuck it
out for the
whole event,
and managed
to keep me
reasonably
sane etc!
All in all I
think it was
a worthwhile
attendance.
We recruited
some new
members,
raised some
funds and
made a lot
of punters
more aware
of what the
NABD is all
about
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