Beauty and the Bédelia

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Back in May we shared with you the story of the 2014 Festival of Slowth – a celebration of cyclecars and their owners. The event was held in the grounds of Llysdinam Hall in Wales, the family home of Sir John and Lady Carolyn Venables –Llewelyn … both avid car enthusiasts and lover of gardens. Today’s subject is Becky and she is head gardener at the Hall. She took time out of her busy day to show anybody interested around the gardens – I think everybody joined the tour and fascinating it was too.

Becky knew the Latin names of all the flowers, shrubs and trees and such was her enthusiasm that Mike Bullett offered her a ride in his 1912 Bédélia. You could see the nervousness in her smile as she clambered aboard the car where the passenger sits in front of the driver, but once they got going her smile rose to helpless laughter and she forgave Mike for any damage we caused her lawns and paths during the driving tests.

(Text/pictures Robin Batchelor)

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