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2019 is our 70th Anniversary See Pages 15 & 16 1 Coach and scenery both look stunning in Mennock Pass on the Lathalmond & Ayrshire Coast your - August 2017 In 2019 it will be 70 years since John Howden Thornes started his transport business in the East Riding village of Bubwith, near Selby. The family’s transport ro0ts actually go back further to the early 20th Century with John’s father, Joseph Henry who ran an animal hide & skins business running a fleet of Morris Commercial lorries. In preparation for the 70th Anniversary, the family have organised a celebratory Special Events Weekend to be held in October 2019. See page 15 for details. John’s first coach a 25 seat Bedford built in 1936 makes an interesting comparison with the firms latest addition, an Iveco 33 seater, seen here in Dordrecht, Holland in May 2018 on our heritage Dordt in Stoom tour. www.thornes.info 01757 630777 VINTAGE/ PAGE DATE DAYS DESTINATION MODERN NO:- Friday 3rd - Monday 6th May 19 4 49th Ipswich - Felixstowe Vehicle Run Vintage 3-4 Sunday 26th - Friday 31st May 19 6 Welsh Treasures & The Royal Mint Modern 5-6 Monday 27th - Friday 31st May 19 5 The Dorset & Somerset Delights Modern 7-8 Wed 31st July - Sun 4th August 19 5 Gloucestershire Vintage & Country EX Vintage 9-10 Thurs 22nd - Sun 25th August 19 4 Great Dorset Steam Fair Modern 11-12 Fri 27th Sept - Wed 2nd Oct 19 6 Highlands & Islands Modern 13-14 Sat 5th & Sun 6th October 19 THORNES 70TH ANNIVERSARY Vintage 15-16 Mon 25th - Fri 29th November 19 5 Cheshire Festive Break Modern 17-18 During the late 60’s and early seventies our 1952 vintage Beadle Leyland OKP 980 ran in our adopted Creamline colour scheme. The picture below shows the Coach in this guise and also a 1:76 model prepared by renowned modeller David Dawes……... www.thornes.info 01757 630777 3 Bubble Car Museum - Boston (enroute) 49th Ipswich to Felixstowe - on Sunday 5th May Colne Valley Heritage Railway and associated Miniature Railway Ipswich Transport Museum The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham Station, near Halstead in Essex, England. The railway consists of a 1 mile long running line, with a fully reconstructed station, signal box and railway yard. The Colne Valley Miniature Railway is owned by Evan Bailey and run by Volunteers. Situated on the site of the Colne Valley Railway in Castle Hedingham . This 7.25 inch gauge railway gives passengers a ride over some 700 metres of line. The railway runs alongside the standard gauge line of the Colne Valley Railway. www.thornes.info 01757 630777 4 The Ipswich Transport Museum is devoted principally to the history of transport and engineering objects made or used in its local area. The museums collection was commenced by the Ipswich Transport Preservation group in 1965. In 1988 it obtained use of its present premises, the old Priory Heath trolleybus depot. Its collection of more than 100 large objects includes, trams, trolley - and - motor buses, commercial vehicles, fire apparatus, mobile cranes, bicycles, biers, horse drawn vehicles, prams and wheelchairs. The museum also boasts a Tearoom, Restoration Zone, Model Railway and Gift Shop. The Bubble Car Museum includes over 50 microcars from the 50s, 60s and beyond including Bond, Reliant, and Frisky, with extensive collections of memorabilia, advertising and articles from those evocative times, there are re - created shops, memorabilia and a café. The Ipswich to Felixstowe Run is the premier road run in East Anglia! Over 500 vehicles will gather in Christchurch Park and depart at 11.00 for display on Felixstowe Promenade in the afternoon. The vehicles make a 10-mile (16 km) journey to the promenade of Felixstowe, where they line up and remain there for a large part of the day. A magnificent spectacle - free to visit and watch at either end of the route! The Holiday Inn London Road Ipswich Situated on the outskirts of Ipswich, our hotel is located near the A12 and just an 8 minute drive away from Ipswich town centre. Close to all the amenities and a perfect base for visiting the Suffolk beaches at Felixstowe & Aldeburgh. The hotel has 108 guest bedrooms all with air - conditioning and wireless high speed internet access. Guests can enjoy dining and relaxing in the restaurant, and a bar which offers a wide range of refreshments, lighter meal and snacks. The Spirit Health and Fitness club boasts a fully equipped gym, steam room, sauna and Jacuzzi. Tour Price of What's included £335.00 per person sharing 3 nights Dinner Bed & Breakfast and Vintage Coach Travel. Single supplement £75.00 Entrance fees and rides are NOT INCLUDED in the tour price,. However tour passengers are welcome to travel with the driver and courier on the road run itself at no extra charge. www.thornes.info 01757 630777 5 The Royal Mint Experience (1000 years of history at the home of the UK coin) Wales Largest Castle Caerphilly Dyffryn Edwardian Gardens & Victorian Mansion Bridgend Designer Outlet & Restaurants Big Pit Mining Museum Dean Forest Railway The Royal Mint Experience based in South Wales, is the only place in the world where you can watch the United Kingdom’s coins being made. Go behind the scenes to follow the journey of a coin from a blank to a bank in a 45 minute guide factory experience and a self guided interactive experience. Experience the sights, sounds and smells of thousands of glistening new coins, hot off the press. You will even have an opportunity to strike your own coin. Caerphilly Castle The largest castle in Wales, and the second largest in Britain. Caerphilly was locked within water defences when it was built by the English during the 13th century. The outside is the place, amound an array of delights, to see four siege engines and the inside has a hallowed majestic feel. www.thornes.info 01757 630777 6 Dean Forest Railway The Dean Forest Railway is a 4 1/4 mile long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean Gloucestershire. Trains are operated by both Steam and Heritage diesel locomotives and heritage diesel multiple units. With 5 stations along the track allowing for time to explore the local area, with a visit to the seven estuary to explore Lydney Harbour with its fantastic views of the Severn. Dyffryn House and Gardens Managed by the National Trust, Dyffryn House allows visitors to experience an extraordinary range of designs and an extensive Arboretum featuring trees from all over the world. The enormous great lawn is boarded by seasonal bedding and a croquet lawn. There is also a large glasshouse and statuary collection. Within the gardens Dyffryn House, a grand Victorian mansion overlooks key aspects of the gardens. Parts of the ground and first floors have been restored and are unfinished. Big Pit Mining Museum Big Pit is a real coal mine and one of Britain's leading mining museums boasting a 300 feet underground tour with a real miner. The coal mine houses an award wining national museum that still retains many features of its former life as a coal mine. Standing high on the heather - clad moors of Blaenafon, the tunnels and buildings that once echoed to the sound of the miners now enjoy the sound of the footsteps and chatter of visitors from all over the world. Parkway Hotel Cwmbran Situated in over seven and a half acres of gardens. The Four Star AA accredited Luxury Hotel has currently gone through an uplifting refurbishment and all rooms are on the ground or first floor. The extensive reception area and comfortable lounge provide warmth from a real log fire where over a ton of local coal and logs are burned each week. Whilst in summer a newly refurbished and extended Patio Garden Area will be an excellent location Tour Price of for after dinner . Complimentary WIFI is available to all £525.00 per person sharing guests. Single supplement £100.00 What's included 5 nights Dinner, Bed & Breakfast Modern Coach Travel All excursions are included but Entrance Fees are NOT INCLUDED www.thornes.info 01757 630777 7 Haynes Motor Museum - Sparkford - over 400 items Guided tour of the Isle of Portland - with its many facets Bovington Tank Museum Swanage Railway Cerne Abbas Giant Chasewater Railway at Brownhills (enroute) Free time in Weymouth The Haynes International Motor Museum is the UK’s largest collection of great cars from around the world with over 400 amazing cars and bikes from the dawn of motoring in the late 1800s through nostalgic classics of the 1950s and 1960s , to world renowned super cars like the Jaguar XJ220. The Museum currently offers 19 individual exhibitions and it is very much a “Museum in motion” with tours, talks and activities for families and enthusiasts alike. Packed with precious metal, the Haynes International Motor Museum is truly a world class motor museum. The Bovington Tank Museum tells the story of armoured warfare from World War One to the present day. As you explore the Museum’s six large halls you will come face to face with vehicles that have seen action in all the major wars of the 20th Century and hear first - hand accounts from those who fought in them. This unique collection of over 300 vehicles is regarded as the best in the world and includes the world’s first ever tank - Little Willie, the feared German Tiger tank and the modern Challenger 2. The award - winning standard gauge Swanage Steam Railway offers a unique journey through six miles of beautiful scenery passing the magnificent ruins of Corfe Castle, travelling down to the blue flag beach at Swanage.