Weather forecast for the Ace cafe reunion was strong winds and heavy showers so we were very unsure of how many members would turn up.
We loaded the van up the night before setting off about 6am the next morning. We had very good journey down although near Dorking on the M25 we ran into lots of mist and clouds but the nearer we got to Brighton it seemed to brighten up.
Arriving at around 7:30 we were very surprised to see blue sky with gentle breeze. Steve, Brian and myself with some help from one of the other stall holders we had the gazebo up in no time and kettle was boiling for the first drink of the day. Brian started digging into the rolls for his breakfast.
Soon after Judy and George turned up followed by Johnny at around 8am. Sun was shining wished l had brought my shorts?
Soon more of our Bee’s gang started turning up. Sue, Roger, Laurie, lan, Dee, Max, Harry and even Bob who had come down by train and many more members.
We enjoyed listing to the lively rock & roll band who were opposite our gazebo across the street. We also managed to get bread pudding curtsey of the 59 Club.
There were many bikes a few were very unusual and some very interesting unfortunately because of the weather forecast it was not as busy as the last few years.
All our members enjoyed tea & coffee followed by sausages rolls, lemon drizzle and fruit cake that l had made at the Bee’s hospitality gazebo. The weather had started to change and it was getting colder and cloudier so at about one o’clock we had a quick short sharp shower.
But by early afternoon some of the biker had started to make their way home as more black clouds started to arrive.
By 3:30 pm most of the bikes had gone and so we decided to pack up and made our way home. At about 4:30 it started to rain.
Not a bad journey home although when we hit the M25 the rain was now very heavy.
Arrived home at 7:30pm by this time the rain had stopped so had time to unload the van before the next shower. Had a nice quiet evening before bed time.
Thank you to all our Busy Bee gang for visiting our stand at Brighton as you make our day worthwhile. A brilliant day out. Pat
