OUT AND ABOUT IN DERBYSHIRE

Today Mandy came with me to Derby, I was reminded by a customer that Derby was missed out in 2016 so we have now remedied that situation and what a jolly good visit it was with so much new to see and what a colourful mix of route brandings and operators there is and also double deckers seem to be hanging on in the region which is always pleasant to report. We took the morning post with us and then dropped it off at the post office, it won't take long to get today's done as it's the first day in 8 months that we haven't a single order - why don't you break that and put one through this evening. I did make in  roads into the huge number of still photos taken this week and by the weekend I should have got them all uploaded not that many people bother to buy them, we've stopped most of our rally photo stock updates other than the large number of South East counties we have and the Manchester area but will probably try and sell all this off and keep the precious space for the DVDs. Remember at £12 each post free direct from us by post or phone they are among the cheapest you can get.

Our archives remain without equal and our annual coverage exceeds the wildest dreams of our erstwhile competition should there be any. Our lorry filming will commence once the weather changes, at present it is well suited to buses in city situations and we are taking full advantage. Tonight I'm preparing the Chesterfield, Bakewell and Buxton DVD plus the Derby one. Tomorrow we shall be at Hanley and Newcastle in the Potteries, no rally this year to report yet which is a shame, I wonder if we'll move sponsorship to anything else- we have sponsored the Heart of the Pennines then POPS almost since we commenced making videos.

I did a bit more on Mandy's family tree search for detail on her natural father, titbits of info but heard to join it together. Mandy was out at the pcc meeting, next time I will go as well as it looks like the formal vote on my being one of St Oswald's church wardens will proceed in time for the agm at which such matters are decided. It's still dull and damp every day, not a spot of sun now for weeks, thankfully we are not in the days of coal fires and smokey factories as we would be enveloped in smog. Tonights photos from yesterday in Manchester.