2007 AGM/Meeting

Our 2007 Late Spring meeting and AGM was held in the beautiful Cotswolds, UK, on Sunday 15th April, at the Roman Court Hotel, Stow-on-the-Wold.

After last year's wet and windy weather, the weather gods smiled on us this year, and over 20 cars and 50 people enjoyed the warmest day of the year so far, basking in temperatures of 25° C (77° F), amazing for the middle of April! Needless to say, a great day was had by all, including a scenic blast around the Cotswolds in the morning, led byJames Wiseman, followed by much car talk, and the important business of the AGM.

The main points were the unanimous voting through of the Register's status as a limited company, the re-election of the committee, plus we have a new Chairman in the form of the ex-editor Paul Gregory!! Peter Yaxley received the Elsie Smith Award for his efforts for the Register, whilst Simon Gunney received the Chairman's Award.

2007 Carrera Giulietta

A group of 13 Giuliettas and Giulias  and 25 crew travelled to Scotland for 2007's Register Tour, The Carrera Pancaledonia.  Leaving from Dryburgh Abbey in the Borders, the tourists enjoyed a day's sightseeing in Edinburgh before heading off to the Highlands.

An overnight stop on the beautiful and tranquil Loch Rannoch was followed by a run through spectacular countryside to Fort William and up the The Great Glen to Invergarry and the drive to Kyle of Lochalsh. Running past romantic Eilean Donan Castleness, the tourists turned north-east and ran up the shore of Loch Carron to Achnasheen and finally to the hotel in Inverness which was to be the base for the next three nights.   Despite a couple of days rain, spirits were hardly dampened and even a trip to Applecross via the Pass of the Cattle in low cloud was a memorable experience.

When the sun did appear, the long runs out to the North Western Highlands on fabulously sinuous fast roads were hugely enjoyable. A visit to Inverewe Gardens and the run up to Ullapool were further highlights.   The final night's stay was in Kenmore after a lovely run through the Cairngorms via Grantown-on Spey and Braemar to Pitlochry and included a visit to the eccentric Craigievar Castle. The friendly informal atmosphere of the tour, plus the local knowledge of Will Grime and John Bennett and the excellent management by Richard Hampton, resulted in the participants voting the Carrera Pancaledonia a resounding success.