"Annual Meet" - Discussion thread

[Conan_the_Librarian]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

If it were to be in Manchester area it’s a 5 and half hour drive for me. But Glasgow – Manchester is about the same as Glasgow – North Yorkshire (ish) So I’d be happy to see it a little further south this year.

Only because your such a slow driver Dezzy!!

Although I have some sympathy with the Jocks, I concur with Dezzy that we did it in North Yorkshire last year and there was not a big turn out from north of the border. The bulk of the forum membership is Midlands / north based. I am happy to go anywhere as the meetings have been getting better year on year. I will set up a vote for those that want to come to see what the most peeps want.

Just remember the organisers will need to be able to get there to do the planning / Recce etc. Last year I put in nearly 500 miles just organising it! It was Fun though...........

[PsYcHe]

No real complaint with it being midlands based, but I can't do the date, and the traffic round the area will be mad that weekend.. In fact most weekends in June are likely to be bad for me

[Architex_mA8tey]

The problem with moving it later is that 2 or 3 weeks later we have GTI international as another supported event on the 25th & 26th June, and then into July a lot of people are away on holiday etc through to august. The annual meet was supposed to be early season before all that originally and if we bring it forwards into May then there is even less time to organise something!
it could maybe be the weekend of the 4/5th June if that's any help?

I echo the comments of Mike about moving it further North in terms of the fact that it was in Yorkshire last year (if my gearbox hadn't gone then I would have been there too!) and we agreed that we would aim for a Midlands venue this year, but that doesn't stop it being somewhere totally different again next year etc, in fact it really makes it more interesting to get around different parts of the country.

[PsYcHe]

4/5 June should work for me, and it's the week before Download, so roads should be 'normal' and I might be allowed

Locality isn't an issue, especially if we'll move it around.

[Architex_mA8tey]

OK guys so I think we are saying we should set the date for the weekend of the 4/5th June now - can you all add to the list below if you are able and willing to come and then myself, Amar and others can get on with organising things based on an agreed date, otherwise we are losing time to get venues etc organised -

AME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attending. . . . . . . . . . . . Hotel Required
Architex_mA8tey. . . . . . . Fri Evg + Sat + Sun. . . . . . 1 Double Room
CtL..................................Pos Fri + Sat + Sun.............1 Double Room
gninnam...........................SAT + SUN......................1 Single
Revo Ben...........................SAT + SU....................1 Room..Can I come?!?! (yes you can)

[Singh]

I'll come on the 4,5 etc don't need a hotel as live in Warwickshire.

Edit: if it turns out to be in warks

[Architex_mA8tey]

NAME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attending. . . . . . . . . . . . Hotel Required
Architex_mA8tey. . . . . . . Fri Evg + Sat + Sun. . . . . . 1 Double Room
CtL..................................Pos Fri + Sat + Sun.............1 Double Room
gninnam...........................SAT + SUN......................1 Single
Revo Ben...........................SAT + SU....................1 Room..Can I come?!?! (yes you can)
Singh ...............................SAT & SUN....................No Hotel required

[Oli18]

Originally Posted by Architex_mA8tey

NAME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attending. . . . . . . . . . . . Hotel Required
Architex_mA8tey. . . . . . . Fri Evg + Sat + Sun. . . . . . 1 Double Room
CtL..................................Pos Fri + Sat + Sun.............1 Double Room
gninnam...........................SAT + SUN......................1 Single
Revo Ben...........................SAT + SU....................1 Room..Can I come?!?! (yes you can)
Singh ...............................SAT & SUN....................No Hotel required
Oli18..................................SAT & SUN...................1 double room please

Looking good for early june and thanks for keeping it in the midlands this year...our biggest turnouts over the last 5 years have always been more midlands/south based events IIRC.

Neil/Mike/Amar - happy to help with anything...Neil, if you fancy meeting up when you're next in London over a beer, let me know...always happy to brainstorm over a pint!

Oli

[briang9]

Assume then its 4th/5th and based somewhere further North than France count us in

NAME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attending. . . . . . . . . . . . Hotel Required
Architex_mA8tey. . . . . . . Fri Evg + Sat + Sun. . . . . . 1 Double Room
CtL..................................Pos Fri + Sat + Sun.............1 Double Room
gninnam...........................SAT + SUN......................1 Single
Revo Ben...........................SAT + SU....................1 Room..Can I come?!?! (yes you can)
Singh ...............................SAT & SUN....................No Hotel required
Oli18..................................SAT & SUN...................1 double room please
Briang9 & Connor123.......poss Fri Evg, Sat&Sun......1 twin room

[Dezzy]

Originally Posted by Conan_the_Librarian

Only because your such a slow driver Dezzy!!

What do you mean? i got up to 72mph on that motorway thingy.

I should be alright for either wk-end (although i've been working on the dates that have been posted up for 6 months or so)