Ladies in Yellow

The annual Ladies Rally was held on 12th of March and we had a great turn out with nine cars and 20 lovely ladies dressed in yellow, the theme of the day, participating in the rally.

The day started at the Classics Museum with a hunt for objects that we needed to find and questions that needed answering, all in line with the yellow theme.

This was followed by driving around Hamilton’s suburbs with further questions and check points where participants collected paper dresses for their paper dolls that were included in rally packs. For many of us this was a throwback to our formative years where those dolls were a must have for any young girl!.

The rally had questions and check points on no exit streets, this meant there was minimal risk and disruption to traffic on the roads which was fantastic and made for an easy going and relaxed drive. Of note there were 39 streets in Hamilton that were visited in the rally that had ladies names!

The relaxed mood continued with a lovely picnic at Gower Park with filled rolls, carrot cake, apples, biscuits and drinks for lunch amongst a sea of yellow ladies and cars!

The day concluded at Riverlea Theatre with tea, coffee and cakes and a fantastic display of tapestry by Roseanne Wood and nail art by ‘Lavender Nail Art’ followed by prize giving.

Prizes were awarded for the best dressed ladies to Cazna Payne and Doreen Eagleton, for best dressed car to Bronya and Georgia McInally. Heather Boswell and granddaughter Iona, and passengers Judy Brierley and Lorraine Cossey came second equal with Tracey Hayward and Carey-Ann Ward.

And finally Gaynor, Maddi and Elle Terrill came first overall.

Thanks very much to the organisers of the event; Kathryn Parsons and Lesley Wilson, and their extended friends and family and Bev and Peter Taylor who all pitched in to test the rally route. To marshals Anita Paterson, Brett and Emma Rossiter, and sponsor Ken Price, your contributions and hard work made this day fun, enjoyable and

Thank you also to Riverlea Theatre for the use of their lounge for the afternoon tea and prizegiving.

Check out their next show, Calendar Girls which opens on Saturday 18 March. https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2023/mar/ calendar-girls

A big shout out to all the sponsors of the Ladies Rally

Ken Price - from F Price & Sons Locksmiths Classics Museum

Riverlea Theatre

Prendos - Intelligent Property Solutions

Also to all the helpers on the day. Thank you!!

Need a new WOF? Need new Wiper Blades, need new light Bulbs, Generators or Alternators - We have lots of new “Armatures” and parts to keep your car rolling. See the Parts guys– Clive, Don, Brent and Gordon.