Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival Run
24 April 2017 / Article Phil Mayo Photos Phil Mayo & Ian Nunn
The Hunter Chapter's March Run was planned as a low kilometre run with the emphasis on kicking back and socialising, and what not a better opportunity to kick back than at the Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival.
Despite rain all week Sunday turned out fine with perfect top down weather. The run had two starting points – the first at Beresfield BP, heading off at 9am along some of our well used roads through Mulbring and then through “The Gap” and Cooranbong enjoying no traffic to arrive at the second meeting point at Morisset McDonalds where those who made use of a later start could sign on and we all went the 5kms to where we would have morning tea and a chat.
Keeping with the 1950/60s era them of the day we went through Morisset Hospital which is a psychiatric hospital set on the shores of Lake Macquarie. Started in the early 1900s and reaching its peak in the 1960s. This is why a lot of the buildings are from this era.
We had morning tea on the side of the Lake in a peaceful spot called “The Duckhole” chatting and eating and inspecting Diann Miller’s daughter’s new Arbath 124 Spider based on the ND – very nice was the agreed opinion.
We headed off along the back roads to the Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival arriving to find it very popular and it had turned out very hot and humid.
The Festival is based on the 1950s and 60s – with lots of people of all ages getting dressed in the period fashions. There were three separate areas where quality Rock and Roll bands were playing, and the wide streets were lined with 400 cars of the period restored, modified, ratted and hot rodded. There were also lots vendors of food and period clothing and all things 50s and 60s.
Helen and I had another commitment so had to leave early, but some of the group continued the socialising, going onto Heddon Greta Pub for lunch and as there was still hot water in the Thermos – afternoon tea in the park.
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