Steam and BBQ - Exeter Branch Saturday 6 June 2009.

By Ken Vingoe

Twenty two of us enjoyed a convivial evening at Exminster Community Hall, a new venue for the annual event. Sadly the prolonged torrential rain that day kept “The General” in its quarters, so we had no steam-engine attraction this time. However, two new features were:-

  1. How to erect a gazebo to as near completion as possible indoors, before taking it outdoors in the continuing rain for completion, in an attempt to keep the barbeque dry!
  2. A quiz, which I’m sure was enjoyed by all, kindly presented by Heather Somerwill.

We hope that the first feature will not need to be repeated. The children enjoyed themselves with indoor remote control toys and we all thank Ian Campbell for his fortitude in cooking the meat in the really adverse conditions.

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