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In actual numbers Falcon is quite a small club when compared with others, but size can have its compensations and we have been able to stay a member's club. Not being too big also means in running a fairly comprehensive programme that we have made many friends outside the club.
A valuable asset to the Club is our headquarters, The Chequers, Woolmer Green, where all members get a warm welcome from our hosts, Laurie and Kay Turness.
The programme for 1961 has 11 events, five of which are restricted and six closed. Starting with January we have the Mardleybury Rally named after the major award. The Mardleybury CUp was donated to the Club by Paul Sapsed and previous winners of this popular half-night rally race are:
1953 J. Jarman
1954 P. C. E. Harper
1955 A. Joyce
1956 D. R. J. Emmett
1957 P. D. Sapsed
1958 J. Sheldrick
1959 Mrs. A. Newland
1960 R. WinderFebruary is reserved for our Annual Dinner and Dance and presentation of awards, an occasion which is now very much apart of the club year, so motoring activities pass on to March when we hold a restricted trial called (you are so right) the March Hare.
This trial was first run as the Midsummer in June, 1956 and again in 1957, the major problem was in finding a course which was not overgrown, so in 1958 we moved to March to miss growing hedges, and now we have an appropriately named trophy in the Mad Hatter.
Previous winners are:
1958 N. Tyler
1959 N. Tyler
1960 M. LawrenceIn April a night rally has been held for some years and early in 1958 when organisers were being agreed on somehow a suggestion was put forth that the ladies should have a crack at a rally. The idea was taken up and so the Rally Venus came about and is now a regular fixture. Ladies the sole organisers of a rally, many a man has scoffed at the idea and many a man has entered for a laugh. Many a man has also scratched his head afterwards and grudgingly admitted that our ladies can organise a first class rally.
