PLVSC 10th Annual Easter Egg Run 2007
Saturday, 31st March 2007

The day started off at 2am for me and then waking hourly until finally getting up at 7am - must have been over excited! Steve (PLVSC London branch) arrived around 7.30am - obviously also excited!

We set off for The Cherry Tree Pub (the venue for this year) around 9am to get posters up, set out tables and prepare the custom show area. We wanted to use The Cherry Tree this year as we wanted to give something back to Ann and Jess at the pub as they have been through a lot with the threat of bulldozing the pubs amenities (function room, garden and play area, kitchen, pool area and taking half the car park for flats!). Unfortunately the land owners fooled us by saying they would save the pub. The pub to them is the very oldest part of the building and does not include the 'amenites' we enjoyed yesterday!!

Club members arrived soon after we'd arrived with everyone pitching in to collect Easter eggs, sell patches, getting clubs and custom show entrants to sign in. Scooter Clubs who did sign in included: Stamford, Huntingdon, Old Farts, Spalding, Ronnie Biggs, Kettering Massive, Fine City, Melton Mowbray, Lincs, Blue & Gold, Strangetown, Ar Tarn, Billy No Mates, Ely, WKFA, Generations, 9 Elms, Rhoodman of Rutland, Lifestyle, NVLSC, Full Circle, Fakenham Massive, Norwich, The Shed, Harborough, Tin Soldiers, Bedford Pilgrims, Corby Steelmen.

The day was chilly at times but the sun was out and it didn't rain, sleet, snow or throw it down with hail stones which is always a bonus.

Designed by Corky

Once the judges had looked over all the custom show entries, the winning scooters were:

• Best of Show - Lambretta GT225 GGP 54C - Steve Moore
• Best Custom Lambretta - BBD 156E
• Best Standard Lambretta - JFL 238D
• Best Custom Vespa - 'No Regret' M65 5CH
• Best Standard Vespa - VTT 3835
• Best Cut Down/Chopper - Lambretta BOC 862B
• Best Paint & Artwork - Vespa P200 'The Who' P200 WHO - Danny Gill
• Best Street-Racer - Lambretta DTC TS1 - Neil Jordan
• Best Oddity - Lambretta KFL 227G
• Punters Choice - Lambretta REU 231E - Steve Hart
• Furthest Travelled - Vespa PX - Spider (121 miles)

If there are any details missing please get in touch on corky.plvsc@ntlworld.com and we will ensure the information is changed.

The air filled with 2-stoke fumes as the rideout began. There is a great video that 'Andy' took of some of the scooters leaving on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM3-XWdDF9c

We left The Cherry Tree on route to The Manor Respite Home where respite care is made available for children with special needs, allowing parents and carers to take a break.

As ever the children and staff of the respite home and the residents of Derby Drive were pleased to see the fabulous scooters and Easter eggs of course!

And then we are off again, this time to The Sue Ryder Hospice.

The Sue Ryder Hospice runs on charity donations. By everyone giving Easter eggs the hospice are able to organise a huge charity Easter egg hunt and gain valuable funds needed to help the continued good work and the running of the hospice.

There were hundreds of eggs given this year - far too many to count. Thanks to all scooterists and friends of PLVSC for the eggs and also thanks to the following who made themselves know: Waitrose (Peterborough); Tesco (City Centre); Classic Gold Digital & Pete Revell listeners; and Eddie's work-mates.

Donations received from the Classic Gold listeners organised by DJ Pete Revell.

Thank you for the terrific support of the three Police motorcycle riders. The Police remarked on the increase in numbers of scooters from last year (approx 250) and we thank them for keeping us together, and moving, throughout our ride through the streets of Peterborough.

After the egg run some of us returned to The Cherry Tree Pub before returning home to get ready for the evening do at The Fleet, Fleet Way, Fletton, to listen to one of the best Ska bands in the country - Big 10 - and the legendary DJ, Tony Class.

Kettering Massive winning the Best Turned Out Club.

Shouts go out to the following scooter clubs (who signed in - apologies if we missed any clubs from this following list): Ronnie Biggs SC, Just A Feeling SC, Full Circle SC, Strangetown SC, FUAW SC, Corby Steelmen SC, Billy No Mates SC, Spalding SC, Boston SC, Ar Tarn SC and Kettering Massive SC who won the trophy for the Best Turned Out Club.

Sherrie visited Home-Start in the week to give pre-collected Easter eggs for them to pass on to the children of the families they work with. Home-Start are a charity organisation who work with less fortunate families and whose vision is 'Because every parent should have the support they need to give their child the best possible start in life'.

Corky and Sherrie visited the Amazon Children's Ward at Peterborough District Hospital on Sunday, 1st April to take chocolate Easter eggs for the children being cared for on the ward.

For more photo's of the day take a look at Mau Spencer's (Scooterist Scene) site www.photoboxgallery.com/mauscootergallery

Future events:
Rally - 23rd June 2007
End of Season Do - 10th November 2007