never spotted that, Ripon is a privately owned dealership and are known for such bursts of public spiritedness. good on them I say.


Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) has praised Ripon Land Rover for providing additional off-road vehicles at short-notice to help them reach patients during in the recent cold snap.

When the adverse weather hit, the ambulance service had access to twenty 4x4 Land Rovers which were used in areas badly affected by the heavy snow and ice – mainly in North Yorkshire, the Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees areas and on the east coast.

The extra off-road vehicles were utilised by clinical staff to respond to medical emergencies and to transport non-emergency patients to hospitals and clinics for essential treatment. At times, when the weather was particularly severe, they were used to ferry front-line staff to and from work and to transport medical supplies to ambulance stations.

Mick Farmer, Assistant Director of Fleet at YAS said: “We worked with Ripon Land Rover last winter during periods of adverse weather and we are extremely grateful for their continued support again this year. This type of back-up is now part of our winter plan.

"YAS operates over vastly different terrain and severe weather, such as heavy snow and ice, can cause hazardous driving conditions for our ambulance staff. This year, in the worst-hit areas, 4x4 vehicles proved to be a lifeline to patients requiring medical assistance."

Bill Houseman, a director of Ripon Land Rover said, “We welcome the challenge of giving an instantaneous response to the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, whose standards must be maintained irrespective of the demands of the extreme winter weather.

"We were delighted that their appreciation of our efforts over the last two years was reflected by their allowing us to supply them with 20 new Discoverys late last year and, as the weather worsened during January, with 10 new Defenders at the drop of a hat." At work
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yes CG I agree very commendable and surely much appreciated by the local community.

to diversify a bit

I remember in the early 70's looking at a Triumph GT6 at a garage in Ripon...................looked like a small family garage and the cars ( mostly sports cars ) were displayed at the front near the road..........always regretted not buying that GT6, it was a beauty, but I had other committments at that time.

Iain

The older you get the greyer you become

My next one will be Zermatt Silver as they dont do a bald colour  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

Showed Mrs G the pics of AD5698437593479's car , she wants Lago (mainly so people know its a new car I suspect what with the private plates) .

I think I shall not be replacing for quite a while now I might buy a wind turbine instead As long as they sell them in black
http://www.silverford.com/products_Gaia_11kw_Wind_Turbine.asp At work
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chicken george wrote:

Showed Mrs G the pics of AD5698437593479's car , she wants Lago (mainly so people know its a new car I suspect what with the private plates) .

I think I shall not be replacing for quite a while now I might buy a wind turbine instead As long as they sell them in black
http://www.silverford.com/products_Gaia_11kw_Wind_Turbine.asp

Wind Turbine (any colour) - excellent decision CG - hopefully planning approvals won't take a decade

chicken george wrote:

Showed Mrs G the pics of AD5698437593479's car , she wants Lago (mainly so people know its a new car I suspect what with the private plates) .

If we don't here that you have placed the order for Mrs CG in a few weeks, I can pop in for a scone or two, just to jog her memory  p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior