A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

[chestermikeuk]

A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

And then the wheels came off, along with the back, belt and hoses....sump hose had cracked, so drain down only to find the bucket leaked - one of those days but still fun !!

 

[chestermikeuk]

A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

A big blow required to clear the water ...

 

[chestermikeuk]

A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

Before tipping up and taking off the sump hose for renewal..

 

[chestermikeuk]

A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

So with all washing done for today Richard whips up the batter for Yorkshire pudds....

 

[chestermikeuk]

Mikes making the gravy using Mathews recipe with the veg water !!

 

[chestermikeuk]

A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

Meats sliced, gravy done, waiting on the rising Yorkshires...

 

[chestermikeuk]

A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

And the host with our sunday roast dinner ...YUM !!

 

[chestermikeuk]

A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

Tuck in everyone....

 

[chestermikeuk]

A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

With that slap up meal we all departed for home having had another fab weekend and celebrating Alistairs big birthday, big thanks out to Richard for hosting and his hospitality,
Looking forward to the next one - in the warmth ha ha...

Heres my last pic, half way home, the snow on the hills and the reflections at Killington Lake pit stop....Thanks for watching !!

 

[vacbear58]

A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

It truely was a wonderful weekend, Thanks to Richard for hosting us all in his beautiful home (the photos do not begin to do it justice) and to Mike for all his hard work preparing a magnificent spread on Sunday.

But special thanks to all who were able to make it, I could not have asked for a more enjoyable way to spend "a big birthday" - open hearts, open minds, sharing experiences and always willing to learn from others. Much joy, laughter and love all round - and although there were a few who were not able to make it, its seemed like they were in spirit too.

Al

 

[vacbear58]

A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

And an additional thank you to Mike for spending amost 5 hours creating this wonderful memoir of the weekend for me to treasure and others to share

A

 

[ricky5050]

Hear hear !

It was great to see everyone! I had a brilliant weekend !!

Richard

 

[bradross]

Looks like a fantastic time!

Thanks for sharing photos of the event! Would love to get to Beamish one day.

 

[triumphdolomite]

Happy Birthday Al, it looks like you've had a great weekend. I've just said to Darren the pic in reply 75 looks like it should be a prog rock album cover!
What's the machine on the second tier of the racking that's side on at the opposite end to the Rolls?
And can I have four yards of that green lino please?
Ian

 

[vacbear58]

Machine and lino

Thanks Ian
The machine at the opposite end of the Rolls is a 1980s Electrolux undercounted freezer.

Those racks were amazing as they were in rails and could be moved across - rather like large document archive stores

 

[triumphdolomite]

Thanks Al, now you say that I can seen the door handle.
Ian

 

[chestermikeuk]

A Vacbear Birthday, Beamish and Building works....

Darrens just sent this over of the schoolroom ha ha...." Keep Quiet and repeat after me !!

 

[earthling177]

Happy Birthday, Alistair and Richard!!!

 

[appnut]

A belated happy birthday Alistair and Richard!! 

 

[gansky1]

Thanks for the pics and great story of the weekend.  Happy birthday to the guys, what a great celebration.