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Bo’ meets the Lord Mayor and the BBC!

Feb 01 2002 00:32
Dan L
At 100 years old, Bo’ still made it to Mansion House on time to see the Lord Mayor!
The future Lord Mayor meets Bo'

Wednesday night saw Boanerges' (one of C&G's mascots) first major run of his centenary year. It was probably fitting that he was also fulfilling his job as the official transport to the C&G president, Mustafa Arif, who confirmed it was his first time in Bo'.

The evening was hosted by the Lord Mayor at his official residence in the city, to thank people who had taken part in the Lord Mayor's Show last November. C&G restarted the tradition of entering a float in the show 2 years ago, and this year it was organised by Richard Tang.

Bo' arrived right on time, and Mustafa commented "It is more comfortable than travelling on the Tube!" (and probably more reliable!) Tom Williams, Bo' Driver this year, also had the opportunity to present the Lord Mayor with a letter that had been carried back from the Mayor of Brighton & Hove last November, on the annual veteran car club run.

The evening was a particular highlight for the new Lord Mayor, and two presenters from the BBC who were given a trip around the city in the C&G mascot. Bo' continued to run faultlessly throughout the evening, despite both his driver and co-driver being subjected to torrential rain while only wearing their suits!

Boanerges is maintained by the City & Guilds Motor Club, and Captain David Lamb told Live! "We think Bo' is great, and the guys who maintain him do an amazing job! We are a unique Motor club because we can offer IC students such a wide range of activities, from Veteran cars to Karting."

Team Bo meet on a Wednesday at the garage on Prince Consort Road opposite Beit Quad and the Albert hall. If you are at IC and interested in joining, then just turn up after 1pm or e-mail: .net

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Feb 01 2002 18:16
 

But I notice that Bo' didn't make it to the Internship Centre launch...

Feb 01 2002 22:11
 

Did the BBC presenters ask searching questions about typing speed?

3. Dan L   
Feb 02 2002 03:17
 

They did, but Mustafa put them right! I doubt they will forget who we are in a hurry though, after their trip in Bo'!

Feb 03 2002 15:20
 

Yeah. The guy who called us typists turned out to be pretty cool. He thinks we ought to be in the Show for free and started a fundraising campaign there and then.

Now the worry has to be that at next year's Show he'll be telling everyone that we're really poor and everyone should go to our website do donate money!!!

Nice guy, but a little eccentric. Oh and you can download a wallpaper of him from the BBC London site He turns out to be a Professor of architecture...

Feb 14 2002 12:25
 

I was misquoted. 'We think Bo' is great! The guys who maintain him are distinctly average with limited machining abilities - but what can you expect from sparkies and materials students...' was probably what I said...

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