Left: Top row from left: Bill Gladstone, Richard Mainwaring, Brian Spencer (Northern Section Chairman), Dave Smith President, Dr. Anthony Mc Donagh-Smith and seated were their respective wives Ann, Jenny, Pauline, Lori and dear Kate who took photographs on the night.

At the main reception there was good news from Bernard Hunt's business, (North West Bus & Coach Repairers), reporting record levels of business in the bus and coach industry.

SAE-UK and in particular its Northern Section wishes to thank the following companies in attendance on the evening for their support of this 50 th Anniversary of the event;