This morning, while setting up the radios for my 10:30 tour, a young lad staggered, on two sticks, into the MMC shop from the cafe area. He can't have been more than 7 or 8 years old.
His name was Morgan and he had been named after our favourite car. He was with two guardians (who may have been grandparents) and lived in Malvern. But he had never visited the factory.
Apparently, his parents had passed on a few years ago and as a treat his guardians had brought him to factory, just to see one or two cars and hopefully to get to sit in one, a surprise visit.
Well, we couldn't leave it there, he was offered a tour which his elders thought he would only manage a part of with his difficulty walking. As we also found out, he was in remission from cancer, too.
I only had a small tour group, so the three joined us and I'm very grateful to all the other tour participants for their patience with getting through parts of the factory.
Throughout the whole tour this lad was very attentive, though I doubt he understood all I said, watching all the build activity going on. When he was occasionally having difficulty with steps &c. I did think he would be leaving the tour early - but no way, he was definitely in for the whole experience!
Once we returned to the Visitor Centre, Martyn Webb found an M3W he could sit in and possibly another car too. Martyn also found some old car brochures plus a current hat with the Morgan logo to give to him.
Despite all his difficulties, this lad was a rock and showed how lucky the rest of us are (despite some personal losses / problems). I am sure, should the opportunity arise, he will be a Morgan owner one day.
(Off to clear the mist from my eyes, again!)

Graham (G4FUJ)

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