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The annual
The group of 8 cars and drivers, plus 5 passengers all met in sunshine at the carpark of the Errington Big Red Barn near Biggar in the Scottish Borders. After an attractive drive on single carriageway A roads we got to the most dramatic section of the run. This was the high-level single-track road with passing places first crossing the dam of the Talla Reservoir before taking the long consistently steep ‘first gear climb’ from the other end of the reservoir. Once over the summit we descended steeply to the larger Meggat Reservior.
After descending to St Mary’s Loch and passing the old AA box 723 we headed towards Hawick once again on high level single-track roads. Unfortunately we did experience some patches of light rain on this section of the run. We avoided Hawick on an even more minor road before joining the A7 to Selkirk and our lunch venue.
Lunch was booked at the Philipburn House Hotel on the edge of Selkirk. Lunch was set-out around a single T-shaped table which resulted in a very sociable time and the food was excellent. Many thanks to the new owner Adrian and Stephen.

Unfortunately it started raining fairly heavily during lunch so some hoods went up although the two ‘racers’ didn’t have hoods, and another couple decided to brave the rain and just drive faster. Luckily the rain didn’t last long and the sunshine returned so we dried out.
The afternoon run was much shorter following the River Tweed westward and finishing in the Courtyard Café of the lovely Kailzie Gardens. The breakfast and lunch venues were very happy to be given spare rally plates that had been produced as always by the Jebbs. Some staff even had their photos taken in one of the cars.

Comment:
Lorraine Noble Thompson 
Super run in the Borders for MGA day, I think it’s more like Red MGA day
Now for lunch ..
Big thanks to Paul & Jean Dean

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