Variety Club minibus - a photo on Flickriver

The Variety Club were well known for providing “Sunshine Coaches” to worthy causes and the Jane Hodge Holiday Home was no exception. Smaller than the usual coaches or minibuses supplied by the charity, ours was a diminutive BMC J4 12-seater minibus and new to us in 1972 with the registration number HUY 2 K. Its small body and 1600cc engine made it quite a lively vehicle to drive and I enjoyed the experience being one of the regular operators spending many happy hours on trips with the youngsters.

Taken in June 1974 at a local gymkhana at Maendy near Cowbridge, the vehicle was already two years old. Unfortunately it’s not a very clear view as a member of our staff was standing in the way in this picture which also shows a number of our resident youngsters enjoying a ride in a horse-drawn carriage. This was probably one of the shortest journeys ever undertaken with children on board in that minibus, this location being only half a mile or so away from the Holiday Home.

You can read what prompted this upload here: opobs.wordpress.com/2017/02/25/the-variety-club-minibus/

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Taken in: United Kingdom / Wales / Maendy (show map)

Taken on: February 25, 2017

Tags:

Jane Hodge Holiday Home

gymkhana

carriage

Maendy

Cowbridge

Wales

Austin J4

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Sets appears in: • 1968-74 Jane Hodge Holiday Home • 1970s Assorted

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