Produce Week as seen by me.

The Bitch Produce – congratulations to Joanna and Martin and Thorn Dancer ,a great follow-up to last years success with Thorn Fire and commiserations to Lynn and Norman with Persian Bay ,so near, so far.

What else this week-camera for sale – the camera used for assisting the Judge isn’t up to scratch. Do we need a new camera, anybody got a few grand to spare or should we go back to the old system of the Judge and catchers . I once paid out on the fourth at Martindale- the Judge and the first four catchers backed it.

Snap of the week is it  yours truly ‘bad back and all’ or perhaps the wide angle shot of winning owner Jimmy Batty.

Question was Les Reid a scout in his younger days? – answer NO! couldn’t undo knot in dog coat at Ward Hall.

Unfortunate at Grasmere but don’t knock the trailers .They are thin on the ground and most of them are thin on top,

Trainer of the week Jim Batty who had kept Ladybird under wraps that well that even Norman and Mike didn’t know, mind everybody else did!

Plenty of visitors at Grasmere supplied them with binoculars  ,courtesy of Mike Watson.

What about Ken Bunting ,knocking on ninety, up the fell at Grasmere scouting.

Tried to phone me! never heard it.’ bloody useless you are’ he said as he stood by the car. So I rang him from two feet away -phone rang in his pocket and he didn’t take a bit of notice. Tous Chez.!

What was Lisa , Caroline and Sarah laughing at  -at Ward Hall.  Glaister behind a bush.

Failure of the week the bloody PA system- hear it in Staveley ! You ‘d have thought

Norman Collier had made a comeback- you couldn’t hear it in the next car.

Had an E-Mail from Len Birkett -hasn’t been trailing this season- why pay when I can read it all for free,-Tightarse!-oops swore!

Finally – got James Irving going home from Grasmere-‘owt for the trailers’ -he only had a fiver – I grabbed it before he asked for change.

Oh, by the way does anybody know where we can acquire a ski-lift for Cunswick and while were here did anybody see John Toni Palmer’s face when Ian Donaldson shopped him for’ getting in for nowt’ Ta John that  will be 15 quid or 20 fags.!