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How it all started - Ian North's speech

Good morning.

Isn't it hard to believe that it's 10 years since the birth of the freewheeleers.

But I still remember that birth.. The actual date was Sunday 27^th June 1999, about 11 am, and it was in the supper room of the Ngarua Hall.

Now the sexy bit preceeding this birth, for me anyway, started back in Feb 1999 when I read a letter in the Movanner issue #217 from a single member questioning the policy on rally fees for single occupants

Another letter appeared in the April issue on the same subject. This letter was written by a Vera Andrew. I looked up the membership list and got Vera's phone number. I noted that it was a Thames number so it wouldn't be a toll call for me from Pauanui. With grandiose visions of a gorgeous blonde coming to the phone, I rang Vera on 14 May suggesting we get together and talk about holding a rally for single movanners.

Vera rang me back on 23 May stating that she had rung 30 odd single members in the Hauraki/Coro area for a show of interest in a singles rally

On 28 May Vera came over to Pauanui to play golf and stayed on my POP. That night we dicussed this singles thing and it was agreed that if I arranged a date and venue for an inaugural rally she would advise those people who had shown an interest

On 29 May I rang Beryl Blewett, rally marshal for the Waikato area rally to be held at Ngarua on 25-27 June advising her that a number of single members would be attending her rally and asked that we all be parked together. She agrred to do this.

I then advised Vera of this arrangement and she in turn advised those people who had expressed an interest, that a rally would be held on 25 June at Ngarua.

About 20 singles arrived at the rally and we had a great weekend. The singles took over a table in one corner of the hall on the Saturday night and we got to know one another. Good hall, good floor, good music, lots of dancing.

We met in the supper room on the Sunday morning and agreed on two things:

1. Our name [Freewheelers] proposed by June Teague.
2. Our next meeting, at June's property at Maketu.

After the meeting in the supper room we collected outside the hall and I took a photo of the original group using the delayed action thingy on my camera ---- and here is that historic photo [see below].

I then wrote a letter to the Movanner editor on 28 June to be published in the August 1999 issue #220 advising that we would be holding our first Freewheeler rally at Maketu on 3-5 Sept 1999.

This letter was in fact published in the movanner ---- and the rest of the story is now history..

Ian North
10-8-09

Ian North's photo of the first Freewheelers, Ngarua hall, 27 June 1999, and their identifications		At Maketu, first rally, Sept 1999	Ian North giving speech.

Flowers on the table	Some of the early Freewheelers	Vera Andrew	June Teague giving speech

Ian North, Vera Andrew	Ian Whyman, bagpipes

Vera Andrew, June Teague, Ian North, Ian Whyman, Peter ?	The birthday cake	June Teague, Vera Andrew, Ian North	Ian North, Althea Morley

Vera Andrew, Ian North,June Teague	Anne Bannerman, Vera Andrew, Ian North, June Teague	Cutting the cake!!	Tables at the ready

Brian Heffernan	Anne Bannerman giving speech	Dinki Di, Lone Wolf, Ian Whyman

		Anne Bannerman, Brian Heffernan	Brian Heffernan

Danita Schwalger, Teresa Murray	?, Keith Roberts	Dennis Bismark, Barbara McKinlay	Claire Flavell

Dick Singleton, June Teague	Barbara Cottam, Karen, Peter Whitehead,Trevor Pierce. Bev Old, Joyce Davies.	Dawn & Fred Fellows	Lindsay Port & Pat

 

Raewyn & Jim Insley	?, Coral, Raewyn Mendes, ?	Mary Conners, Ian Whyman

	Lionel	Keith Roberts	Trevor Pierce

	Ngaire	Graham Nairn, Brian Crawford	Don Kyle

?, Allan Milne		Bill

?, Melanie Southworth	?, Judith Keyes	Allan Milne

		Peter Kennerley, Shirley Wheatly

	Maurice, Pene Low	Warwick Fromm	Brian Crawford, Val Olds

Kath Kelly	Peter, Althea Morley	Phil, Don Kyle	John Woodman, Nancy Evans

			?, Jenni Braithwaite, ?

?, Berta Hughs, ?, Marie Ritzma		Noel Gooch, Sue Barclay	Lone Wolf (Robert Gedes)

?, ?, Tui Frew	?, Winston, ?	?, Rene Storey

		?, Lone Wolf	Nancy Evans, John Woodman

Trevor Pierce, Dawn Costello, ?		Ivan Pollock, ?, ?	Tui Frew, Neil Lett, Gael Stott

Don Kyle, Warwick Fromm	Janet, Jenni Braithwaite, Lynn Plowright		Jim & Raewyn Insley

?, Ivan Pollock, ?	Tui Frew, Barbara Cottam, Dinki Di	Tui Frew	?, Berta Hughs, ?, Marie Ritzma, ?

Peter Kennerley, ?, ?, Shirley Wheatley	???, Raewyn Mendes	?, Melanie Southworth, Ian Whyman, Mary Conners	Dick Singleton, June Teague, Danita Schwalger

Julie Leach, John Woodman, Pene Low, Nancy Evans, Janet	?, Elizabeth		Sue Barclay, Noel Gooch

Jim & Raewyn Insley, ?, Keith Roberts	Karen, Ivan Pollock	Christine Brown, Grant Parker

?, Graham Nairn	Graham Hodder, Janet, ?		Ian Whyman, ?

?, Lionel Curtis	Allan Milne, John Woodman		?, Bev Olds, ?

Brian Ramshaw	Bill, Barbara Cottam

???, Raewyn Mendes	Judith Keyes, Ralph Taigel	?, Julie Leach

??, Ngaire, Fred		Peter Kennerley, ??	Peter Owens

Drawing June's GPS raffle	June & the winner, Dinki Di.	Judith Keyes	Winston, ?, Jim Insley

		Renee Storey, ?	Kath Kelly, Phil, ?

?, Winston	?, Ian North	Phil, Vera Andrew	Danita Schwalger, Teresa Murray

?, Kath Kelly, ?	Allan Milne, ?	Raewyn Mendes, Lone Wolf

	Danita Schwalger, Teresa Murray	Lone Wolf, morning drum roll.

Lionel Curtis		Pat Appleton, ?	Peter Owens

Warwick Fromm, Julie Leach		?, Winston	?, Allan Milne

		This album is now complete
Formal dinner	Goodbye!

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