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The Boat That Rocks (South Essex Invitation)

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🚌 RALLY REPORT: High-Voltage Marshals, 'The Boat That Rocks', and Field Games at Thorpe-le-Soken! South Essex Invitation Rally | Grange Farm, Thorpe-le-Soken | Rally 32H | July 2026 What a truly spectacular week! From the moment we pitched up at Grange Farm , it was completely clear that we were in safe, highly skilled hands. The rally was expertly run by South Essex marshals Dave & Marion , alongside Alan & Jenny . A special mention must go to Marion, who we are convinced secretly runs on high-capacity Duracell batteries! The entire team was phenomenally organized—hats off to all four of them for keeping the energy high and everything running like clockwork. 🎥 Cinema History & Pirate Radio Nostalgia The marshals arranged some absolutely brilliant excursions for us. On one of the days, a merry group of 25 of us boarded a bus bound for Harwich . We visited the historic Electric Palace Theatre —one of the oldest working cinemas still in operation—for a fascinating t...
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Paint Your Wagon

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🎨 RALLY REPORT: Masterpieces, Model Planes, and the Great £5 Heist at Shotley! North Essex Centre | "Paint Your Wagon" at The Rose, Shotley | 10th–12th July 2026 After a beautifully trouble-free journey, we followed the shiny new rally signs straight through the pub car park and onto the expansive rally field. We were instantly greeted by Brian , who guided us to a prime pitch, closely followed by Vicky and Rob . Vicky handed Sandy a surprisingly hefty rally envelope—hinting that this was going to be no ordinary weekend! With the summer heat blasting, we tracked down a rare patch of shade for a hard-earned cuppa. That’s when Brian spotted a minor disaster: my caravan-to-car power lead had been dragging on the tarmac (likely a casualty of a local pothole) and a couple of the internal wires were completely frayed. He asked if I happened to have a soldering iron handy. I looked at him and said, "Frayed not!" 🧵😂 Bad jokes aside, Brian absolutely saved the day, work...
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