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Society Gathering The Leyland Society holds a annual Gathering to enable members and enthusiasts of Leyland vehicles to meet and exhibit their vehicles. The event has been held for the last few years at our spiritual home in the town of Leyland. The event is organised in conjunction with the British Commercial Vehicle Museum, which is situated in Leyland town centre, with a shuttle bus service between the rally site and the museum operated by members of the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust. The 2006 Event This years Gathering, as in previous years, was held at Leyland on July 9th. The theme for this event was a celebration of 50 years of the Atlantean Double Decker. With things well under way by mid morning, a glance around the area gave all the indications that the Gathering would be the success that we all hoped for, this, despite the rather unwelcome rain showers. The area where the buses were parked resembled a busy city terminus such were the numbers of double deckers lined up, Atlanteans very much in evidence. Sadly, Dave Moores was unable to bring his 1937 Tiger TS7, an ex Crosville single decker, due to engine and distance problems. As usual, a great variety of lorries were there, including some that had not been to previous events. One that caught my eye was the 1935 Cub SKZ, owned by Derek Lowther. The Pyatt Brothers can always be relied upon to bring an interesting exhibit or two along, and this year they bought their 1954 BRS Octopus, and the 1935 Hippo. As in previous years, there was once again a good mix and variety of vehicles attending so there was plenty to interest, both the enthusiast and the general public. The show could not take place without our team of volunteer Marshallers who did an excellent job. Thanks are also due to the Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust who provided a service to and from the Museum and also an "office" for us, "The Leyland Society." All in all, a great Gathering. If you missed it this year we hope to see you at future events. There are a number of Society "Eighth Annual Gathering" souvenir programs still available from the Gathering which are available for sale at £1.30 Anyone interested should contact David Bishop. If you want to see any of the pictures on this page at full size, click on the image you are interested in. There is a further page of pictures from the 2006 Gathering here. |
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