Portrush Hol., Rally

The fantastic weather for our holiday rally was enriched by the fantastic efforts of our committee and helpers which made an outstanding rally. A total of 71 vans were parked up over the 4 days and it was lovely to welcome   mainland MCC friends from various groups who joined us enroute to the casual campsite at Londonderry. Wednesday evening we were welcomed in the hall by Albert who carried out his MC duties with great enthusiasm each evening .Andy and Sam hosted Play Your Cards Right which was won by Debbs Hutchins (Anglia group)and John McMillen who kindly donated part to the chairman’s charity On Thursday afternoon Alex our passionate Tropic ambassador treated the ladies to a pamper session using beautiful products and served us Prosecco, chocolates and cupcakes - a really enjoyable experience and she donated £175 from sales and raffle gifts she had donated to the charity The evening turned into an open Mike session with both visitors and locals singing a few songs During Friday the bus service was used by many to visit The Giants Causeway ,the Rope Bridge and view the stunning scenery along the coast Friday evening Jacqueline hosted a fun filled Mr &Mrs thankfully there were no major fallouts over conflicting answers The winners were Mr & Mrs Hutchins .Next several people chanced their luck rolling £1 coins at 11/2 ltr bottle of vodka ( kindly donated by Billy Mc Bride ) Sam won it but then auctioned it raising another £35. During the evening the cutest wee knitted dolls by Mary were available to purchase and added another £55 to the pot. Agnes once again knit a beautiful Aran jumper and raised £283 from the raffle which was won by Marie Johnston .Afterwards we were treated to a few songs sung beautifully by our soloist Pauline Saturday morning Selma hosted a silent auction raising another £35 and Audrey was kept busy managing the merchandise table The recognisable chimes of an ice cream van saw lots of smiling faces queueing with kindly given club vouchers so we could all enjoy a treat on a super warm evening Saturday night the floor was at full capacity dancing to Nial McKendrie a popular with everyone entertainer .Sunday morning Sam welcomed us for FREE tea/coffee and biscuits he once again thanked everyone for the great effort made for his charity He welcomed our new members and once again thanked our visitors for joining us and wished those travelling on safe journeys New motorhome owners were congratulated and wished well .Number plate draw winners were Geralyn Ross Bob Warwick and Sam Arlow The next rally after the casual campsite is Bangor 5-7th September