STRANGE thing, weather. On Sunday the temperature was warm and the sky overcast, but dry, at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu for the Daisy Day - but it seemed we were the lucky ones.

The Daily Echo and BBC Radio Solent was on site throughout the day covering the event from their radio bus and the weather reports from the surrounding area mentioned a lot of rain and nasty weather.

So a huge thank you goes to all the riders, exhibitors and volunteers who turned up - despite overnight rain - to make the day a success.

Tickets to the Daisy Day included entry into the bike show and the draw for a rucksack containing over £600 worth of biking goodies donated by J2Honda.

Helen Maidment should have won an extra award for being the smiliest visitor when BBC Radio Solent presenter Charlie Crocker called her name as the winner.

Mind you, Charlie came a close second on the smile front.

She was collected by riders from Dockgate 20 Harley-Davidson from the studios and brought down to Beaulieu on the back of an Ultra Glide.

When we met Charlie a few weeks back it was obvious that she was a bike girl, but we hadn't expected such a genuine interest and knowledge of bikes.

That's not being condescending; I once judged a show with an industry manager who didn't know a custom from a standard, when we set out to select the winning bikes on Sunday Charlie was telling us about the machines. She also enjoyed being back with bikes so much that she returned to Southampton with us on the bikes rather than go by car.

Figures aren't in yet for the amount raised for the Wessex Cancer Trust, but among the supporters who deserve thanks for their efforts and generosity in making the day a success are the teams from Beaulieu and Wessex Cancer Trust, J2Honda, Dockgate 20, Bike it, BBC Radio Solent, Paragon Rider Training, Auto Glym, Vectrix electric scooters and Rob Willsher Motorcycles.

Special thanks go to Attitude Customs for the unique, and highly amusing, trophies they made for the show winners.