Event
76 July 2019 MiniWorld
Words and photos: Elaine Farrell.
Silly Mini Weekend
P
erfect weather, perfect people,
perfect venues and perfect
generosity from everyone
involved made for a perfect
Easter weekend, 19-22 April.
There was plenty for Minis and their
owners to do as we went to a castle,
visited a local pub for a quiz and games,
went to a marble/glass factory and ate
ice cream at a parlour. We also squeezed
in a visit to World of Country Life, a deer
park, a garden centre and Shaldon Zoo.
The Mystery Monday Run took us to
Cockington village for the wedding of
Mark Havard and Natalie Gilchrist! Natalie
said: "It had to happen at Silly Minis
because that's where our journey together
started and now we can start the next
part of our married life journey here." It
was truly a very special day and we are
all proud to have been a big part of it.
The last day for organised happenings
was Tuesday when we went to an
American diner for breakfast. Paula
Hullett, from Children’s Hospice South
West’s Little Bridge House, met us there
and we presented her with all that we
had raised so far that weekend, which
was £4,210, plus a collage picture of
some of the Silly Minis photographed
on little bridges, which could be hung
in the teenagers’ activities room.
Silly Minis would like to thank all
the people and organisations who
made the event possible: Mini Spares
Midlands, Newton Commercial, Graham
Thorn, Westerly MINI, MiniWorld,
all Mini traders’ donations and, of
course, the people who return each
year and keep going back for more.
We exceeded last year’s total by raising
£4,500 for Children's Hospice South
West, partly thanks to the auction and
ra e which were held at the event’s
base at Hazelwood Holiday Park.
Special thanks to Jamie (aka
Noddy), Adam, Nicky and Emily for
helping with the goody bags.Find out more about the event
online at: http://www.sillyminis.com‘Classiest’ Mini, owned
by the Hooper family.Minis and marbles.
The bridesmaids
were driven in
style by Vince
Farrell.Driving through Cockwood.
Paula Hullett from CHSW receives
a collage for Little Bridge House.Tracey Lippett and
Mark Jukes's Cabrio
won Star of Show.Teigen Evans
from Cardiff
helped with the
fundraising.