Jeffrey Poulton

Hi All, My brother Keith and myself flew to England on the Friday prior to the show, rented a car and checked in to a hotel. On the Saturday morning we drove to the Hop Farm (how did I manage before GPS) and were welcomed by most of the organisers, also being introduced to a lot of the 'big' names. The show itself, both on Saturday and Sunday can only be described as "brilliant" and no stone was left unturned to deliver 100/100. I have read comments regarding the re positioning of the traders / commercial side of the show, and as I have not attended The Hop Farm before, I cannot comment as to whether it was any better or worse this year. What I can certainly say is that there was lots of space, with no crowding and the resulting freedom, which surely must have been of benefit to both the buying public and the traders. We appreciate space and the freedom it produces, especially considering we come from an island only 17 miles long. On the Monday after the show we played tourist, did some shopping (how dare we go home otherwise) and flew home early on Tuesday. All in all a fantastic weekend made possible by all the hard working guys and gals, to whom, again,                                                                   THANK YOU Jeff Poulton Malta