The lockdowns and pandemic deprivations through which we have all lived in recent months have prevented one special band of grumpy Guildford locals fully paying their respects to a celebrated local who tragically died in 2020.
All that is about to change next Sunday March 27 when the evocatively monikered Guildford Grumpies host their Peter Turner Memorial Show and Shine.
“There is a lot planned for the event, with historic cars and motorbikes travelling from across the state to pay their respects to the Grumpies co-founder Peter Turner, who was tragically killed in a car accident in 2020,” Grumpies’ secretary Steve Cole says.
“The Grumpies have not been able to say their goodbyes due to pandemic restrictions for the past 18 months, but plan to make up for this with an event to be remembered.
“The Guildford township has received a makeover from the Mount Alexander Shire Council, and the John Powell Reserve will be a throbbing sea of activity with a huge turnout of vehicles, community stalls and good-times live music set to kick off at 9am,” Steve says.
“Mr Turner’s legacy lives on through the activities of the Guildford Grumpies and the Guildford Grumpies Car Club.
“We distribute thousands of dollars annually from our fundraising efforts such as events like the upcoming show and shine.
“Peter Turner would be proud of what has happened with his club, which started 10 years ago with just 12 men looking to be of value to their own community, and now boasts well over 100 people.”
Steve says this month’s Show and Shine will feature a good variety of community stalls and some live entertainment including local acts One Cockatoo, Judy and the Upright Gentlemen and Marvin Lorne.
