Another member for Saga...
Yes, Rod joins the growing band of people eligible for SAGA benefits as he celebrated his birthday at the start of August with a surprise party in Dumfreeshire.
Arranged secretly by Amanda under the cover-story of revisiting his birthplace in Dumfries everyone had to keep quiet about it for months - not easy for some of us, especially when he & Amanda visited the Isle of Man at the end of the TT.
Family from Devon (Mum & sisters), friends from France (Mark & Suzie), the Isle of Man (Byrne's, Browns and Crane) and around the rest of the UK all converged on the small village of Thornhill, some 15 miles north of Dumfries for a 'dinner-party'.
Long-time friend Dave Quantick provided the entertaining speech about Rod's early days (when he could drag the conversation away from himself:-) which also proved enlightening although sadly not too embarrassing!
All in all, a bl**dy great weekend.
Happy birthday Rod.