British Hotchkiss Society

Michael and Helen Scott devised a very relaxed event in West Oxfordshire. There was a little more emphasis on food and drink than usual as cool spring weather still to-be-done tasks kept the car numbers to a minimum. Tony Curtis and Clive Hamilton Gould kept the Hotchkiss flag flying accompanied by Brian Dickenson in his Armstrong Siddley. Fortified by delicious coffee and cakes at Aston Pottery, we meandered to Newbridge to the Rose Revived riverside restaurant for lunch (passing through Bampton, the TV setting for Downton Abbey, we were to see the spot where Michael Edwards in the 1912 AB Hotchkiss had uttered his one line contribution of “yes my lord” in the 22nd episode. No commemoration plaque sadly). A good lunch and jolly good conversation left everyone looking forward to the Winchester Drive. Many thanks to Michael and Helen for organising an enjoyable event.