JAW Harrogate , 25- 28 May 2018

[Keith Clements]

Spring in the Spa
2018 JOWETT NATIONAL RALLY IN HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

When: 25 - 28th May 2018
Where: The Majestic Hotel, Ripon Road, Harrogate, HG1 2HU

Ay up! Its us Yorkshire folk agen. Them at Peebles Rally ‘ll know wot a mean, for’t rest o thee it’s a Yorkhire sayin’ an means ‘hello’. Reet, so long as that’s settled we can carry on, but al use proper English na so tha knows wot am sayin’ an thas not flummoxed.
The Northern Section would like to invite you all to join us at the “Spring in the Spa” 2018 Rally which will take place in the North Yorkshire Spa town of Harrogate, surrounded by areas of outstanding natural beauty such as Nidderdale and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The concours will take place on the Saturday followed by the scenic run on Sunday.

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A rally booking form can be found within the September copy of the Jowetteer and regular monthly updates will appear in following issues up until the rally date.
There’s also a dedicated webpage where you can find more information here: http://www.springinthespa.co.uk
The final payment for the rally package will be due on the 31st January 2018; penalty free cancellations can be made no later than 24 March 2018. Once the hotel is full, we’ll form a waiting list. If for any reason you need to cancel, we’ll do our very best to fill the rooms. However, if we cannot fill the room, we may not be able to cover the cost, so it’s best to check your holiday insurance will cover you.
The Rally Team consists of Rally Stalwarts: Barbara Atack, Paul Beaumont , Michael Koch-Osborne, and Pauline Clarkson, who will be suitably hampered by rally novices Michael Smith, Colin Dennison, Robert Meekings and Jackie & Colin Holding.
Harrogate
The town became known as ‘the English Spa’ in the Georgian era after its waters were discovered in the 16th Century, becoming a popular form for health treatment for the wealthy in the 17th & 18th centuries increasing the wealth of the town.
The town centre’s Victorian legacy includes the Majestic Hotel and Valley Gardens – both key sites for our forthcoming rally.

The Majestic Hotel: Our choice of Rally Base. Built in 1899, it’s surrounded by 8 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens that overlook the town with 15 function rooms and a fully equipped spa and health club. A 5 minute walk takes you into the thriving town centre offering boutique and designer shopping.
Valley Gardens created around 1903 will be the site of our Rally Field.

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Register now for a ‘Reet Yorkshire Friendly Rally’ to remember!

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Booking form here.

[Keith Clements]

“Spring in the Spa” October update
THE NORTHERN SECTION WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AT THE:
2018 JOWETT NATIONAL RALLY IN HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE
When: 25 - 28th May 2018
Where: The Majestic Hotel, Ripon Road, Harrogate, HG1 2HU

“Ay up..... Nah then, last since a sin thi thas ad t’aplication form for’t rally. An ah ‘ope thas booked tha room afore its t’late an all t’places a gone. Reet ‘eres a bit more about ‘t‘otel and its connections wi Prince ‘Enry o Prussia an ‘is car rally, jus so tha nos wots wot.”
The Majestic Hotel and the Anglo-German motor tour of Great Britain
The Majestic Hotel opened in July 1900 and proved a great success. The building suffered damage in September 1940 when 3 bombs struck it. After the war the hotel was restored and remains much the same today including the Venetian chandeliers and spa murals running the full length of the great lounge – just as they did in the 1900s. The Hotel is currently set in 8 acres of grounds, has 170 bedrooms and 8 spacious function rooms. It also offers a great range of facilities including a Health Club with an indoor swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, fully equipped gym, fitness studio, outdoor tennis court as well as spa and beauty treatments.
In the years before the First World War, Europe’s spas were frequented by royalty. Prince Henry of Prussia stayed at The Majestic Hotel while organising an Anglo-German car rally in Yorkshire. The Prince Henry Tour was an automobile race organized by the Prince and was a gesture of sporting good will in honour of King George V's coronation. Prince Henry participated to the tour himself. Thirty seven German cars from the Kaiserlichter Automobil-Klub (mostly Opel, Benz and Mercedes, with 70-80 horse-power) versus 28 British cars from the Royal Automobile Club.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was one of the drivers for the British team (as No. 52). Each entrant had to drive his own car so Conan Doyle was driving his green 16 horse-power Dietrich-Lorraine. Each car had to carry an observer from the opposite country: an army or navy officer. Conan Doyle was hence accompanied by Count Carmer, Rittmeister of Breslau Cuirassiers.

Picture: Arthur Conan Doyle in his laundelette Dietrich-Lorraine.
Excerpt from ‘Harrogate and Ripon in the Great War’, By Stephen Wade.

The race started from Homburg (Germany) on 4 July 1911 and ended in London (UK) on 19 July 1911. The British team won the race. The trophy was an ivory statue of a young lady with the word "peace" engraved below. The two teams joined in toasting the Kaiser at the Royal Automobile Club.

Rally bookings: The 2018 rally booking form was in the September Jowetteer and can be downloaded here and to date we have received approximately 60 hotel bookings. Please note: The account name for bank transfer and for cheque payments is: Jowett Rally 2018.
There’s a dedicated webpage where you can find more information about the rally and includes maps of the Anglo-German motor tour of Great Britain: http://www.springinthespa.co.uk
Register now for a ‘Reet Yorkshire Friendly Rally’ to remember

[Keith Clements]

A previous menu ....amazing what you find when searching for something else!

[Tony Fearn]

We remember it well.
Tony and Hilary.

[ian Howell]

I Woz there too in my second Javelin - not at the dinner but I still have the anodized plaque - and one for 1968 too!

There was a picture of 3 Bradfords at the '69 rally on Ebay some time ago.

Are we showing our ages?

[Keith Clements]

Vehicle entry form here.

[Keith Clements]

The concours ring. You can click on image and zoom in to see detail.

[Keith Clements]

I have added some of my photos to the TOPIC 2018Harrogate Album. Please add your items there as well.

My images include a stopover to Hardwick Hall outside Chesterfield on the way up and of our visit to Harewood for food festival, house , parterre and animal farm where Amy wanted to see the penguins.

[Keith Clements]

Video Friday
Video Saturday

[ajackson]

Keith,

That is tremendously professional, and makes for nice viewing, thank you.

Andy

[paul wilks]

What an excellent weekend! And you even arranged the fantastic weather. Well done to everybody who were responsible for making the arrangements with hotel, the park and the scenic drive (despite puncture)
Thanks everyone

Paul

[Tony Fearn]

I echo Paul's sentiments (without the puncture fortunately), and have written to Hon Ed with a little piece for the July mag.
I also have photos of all the pre-war attendees, but this photo above shows, if nothing else, how sunny it was!
Tony.