Friday saw nine members, friends and wives turning up at Arrow Mill to start off the weekend in the usual fashion. Denis and Margaret Woodhams were in residence and were joined by Phil and Sue Moore, Leo Baker, Mike and Carole French (Mersey Group) who all motored in ( Mike French in a superb example of an Austin Healy 3000).

Mike and Mary Smith flew in a little later in a Robinson 44 and after a few rides to view the local heronry and general sight-seeing the helicopter was shut down and all made good use of the bar before enjoying a barbecue supper which ran fairly late into the night.

Saturday dawned with good weather and further arrivals by car and aeroplane were welcomed at Bidford, Wellesbourne and Arrow.

Arrivals at Bidford were :-
Arthur Record - Mistral, Richard and Mags Roberts - Mistral, Martin Holloway - Stampe, Roger and Carol Richardson-Bunbury - C172, Tim and Fiona Nicholas - Jodel D120

Arrivals at Wellesbourne were :-
Michael and Eve Bonham Cozens with Michael Ryan - Bonanza, Peter Lovegrove - Duchess

Arrivals at Arrow were :-
Denis Stanley with daughter Liz and her husband Robin, Charlie Ryan, and Alan and Pat Jones (Mersey Group) all arrived by road and Mike Smith returned with the helicopter and kindly gave more thrills to the party. A good dinner was enjoyed by all, stories were told and once more no-one went to bed that early !

Sunday morning saw good weather again and after a hearty breakfast Denis Woodhams flew Michael and Eve Bonham Cozens over to Wellesbourne in the R44 as they had to leave early for another appointment. Further arrivals at Bidford were John Eatwell - Streak Shadow, Tony and Jill Ashmead - Pulsar and Hugh and Pamela Langrishe (Midlands Group) by car.

A traditional Sunday lunch for over thirty members and guests took place at the Arrow Mill where we were joined by Lt. Col. Bruce Bright USMC, wife Karen and daughter Tori and also Ken McDowell, a wartime RN Officer all of whom were spending the weekend at the hotel. Late afternoon was time for farewells and departures after another successful gathering of the Squadron.

Apologies were received from Ron Dobrée-Carey and Neville and Gwen Duke.