A8 & S8 Xmas Meet 2015 - lets hear your views please
 

Hi all

I'd like to organise another xmas/new year meet as we have done in the past few years - so the questions I have for you all is -

- Who is interested in coming along?
- Date wise is Sunday 27thDec best or perhaps the monday/tues/weds 28th/29th/30th?
- How far can you travel? we have previously held it in stoke on trent and also down at the leopard inn near leamington spa
- Has anyone got any suggestions as to where to meet bearing in mind its a social we want to meet up with as many owners as we can!

Views & replies back on this thread asap please as I need to arrange things and book anywhere to eat

Thanks all! +++

I'd love to, but won't be able to this year, but I'm looking forward to the pics already +++

Hi Neil,
For me/us 27th is out as we will have family around and Monday 28th is probably the same as not all will have left. So Tue/Wed are best.

The Leopard is a decent run up the M40 for us, Stoke would probably be too far.

But everyone will have different constraints of course and the weather on the day will no doubt be a factor. :cool:
(I remember standing in freezing rain outside The Leopard a few years back :-( )

Ve Haf Vays ov making you attend.
Seriously I am up for it, especially if not too far to travel. The Xmas meet last year was manageable, but personally Stoke would be better. I will try and not be selfish, wherever is decided I will do my utmost to attend.

would love to come and meet some of the contributors to this forum ,especially it is clear that I am not the only BOF here !

but as it is already a thousand Km to get me to southampton it really is too much of a stretch for my old bones

it may be a little early but joyeaux noel et bonne annee to all

In my case when they call me BOF they mean "Boring Old Fahrt".
In your case "Brave Original Frenchtraveller"? :love:

the first I fear ......I know you are behind me but only just so still qualify
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Is that "behind me" in years?
My DOB 13/11/1939

Come on all, this post has had 105 views and only about 3 comments from people letting me know what you'd like to or are able to do. If people don't want a Xmas meet then carry on with the silence! I can't believe that 105 people have viewed it and so far only 2'or 3'people have shown any interest in coming along! :Confused:

I can't commit to anything Neil, I'm away on holiday for New Year so will be leaving home on the 29th.

I'm looking forward to the annual meet though, hopefully I'll be in employment by then and able to enjoy the trip fully +++

Hi Ron - thanks for the reply - so in your case is the 27th or 28th not something you'd be likely to want to come to, even if it was further north than previous years? I'm just trying to get an idea of how many people want to come or can come and on what dates and how far from home in each case! +++

I won't be able to make this this year either due to work commitments.

Neil, I was basing my response on it being down South but if it was somewhere nearer I'd certainly consider attending. Any excuse to get the thirsty beast on the road. It'd only be the 27th or 28th for me

Well put it this way if 10 people from north or Scotland want to come then that has a huge impact on where and when it is held so that's why I wanted everyone's views on what they can or can't do and if they want to have a Xmas meet or not!
Yours are noted thanks Ron - any more for any more? +++

We're in Southampton for Xmas, travelling back on the 27th.

We could detour like last time (The Leopard Inn meet) on the way back and stop for a few hours if it's not too far off-route. So really anywhere within half an hour or so of our M40/M42/M6 Southampton to Manchester route would be good, if it's the 27th. :)

So far Neil, it sounds like somewhere on a line between you and me but convenient for moltuae. Windsor/Beaconsfield/Wycombe axis?

Thought Adrian_E might have chipped in too, especially if it's "darn sarf"...

Might be an idea to meet at a tourist attraction .... eg Windsor Castle, Bletchley Park. There would probably be admission fees of course (group discount maybe?) but it could provide a good photo backdrop and, where we'll probably all be arriving at different times, it'll give anyone waiting things to do/see.

Any of those dates should be fine by me, Neil. I'll certainly come along if it's around that central area.

I'm flying to sunny (hopefully) Espania on 26th, I would have liked to come but physically wont be here :)

I was looking at the possibility of the Gaydon Motor Museum and the Leopard again as they are extremely close, but the Gaydon Museum has just closed its doors for a revamp and will be re-born as the "British Motor Museum" in |February next year so that will bee one for another day.

I'm struggling to find any good venues that are actually open between xmas and new year on the dates we are looking at, which is why it may be better to just pick somewhere central with good parking or backdrops and good food and just organise it there.

Any more views on who can and cant come? for example if it was further north will more people from the manchester/leeds areas come or from scotland etc, or if thats not likely then we would get more people to a meeting based around birmingham or northampton etc and I can then sort that +++

I'd love to come and say hi to everyone, but mine doesn't have a drivetrain right now :rolleyes:

That's no excuse ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEHl-o-2Dss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZPGB2kzkhE

;)

all meet at my house
yard big enuf for 20 cars
pub round the corner
sorted
free coffees etc at mine
saves me taxing the 8 (sorn)
lol

Now that is a call above and beyond.
Well done, hope that your management is on board :love:

Of course it also depends on where home is :D

J30 M1 2mins away.......:) smack bang in the middle of the country

[quote=tc4332;103313]Now that is a call above and beyond.
Well done, hope that your management is on board :love:


the management...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CiGUMQZUgU

:D Love the first one!

I am trying to get it back together ;)

I don't mind how far it is really. It's only fuel to get there and always worth a catch up with people. I am also happy to have people over at my place if not many northern folk are attending.
Parking for 60 cars + and 4000 square feet of workshop to tinker in and the tipple in pub right next door and sevanak forrest just up the road.
I'm sure the pub could accommodate us for lunch ! +++

:eek2: (but I think I know what you meant...+++)

:ROFL:

We know when we're not wanted, eh Stephen?

But that's ok, us northern riff-raff can have our own meets ;)

Visiting Guy is only 2.5 hours for us and under the right circumstances is easily doable.
But just for Mark Guy's offering is not very far from the A34 (You know what I mean Mark) :rockin:

I was happy enough with the leopard last year it's close enough for me from north of Manchester. I know it's a bit of trek from Scotland though.
Dave

[quote=Architex_mA8tey;103274]I was looking at the possibility of the Gaydon Motor Museum and the Leopard again as they are extremely close, but the Gaydon Museum has just closed its doors for a revamp and will be re-born as the "British Motor Museum" in |February next year so that will bee one for another day.

i think its going to be called..

....The Heritage Motor Centre....



http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/

I don't thinl I will be going this year because 8 is off road without MOT since September. I have not gone to MOT because it has oil leak, it's not too bad and it might pass MOT as it is, just couple of drops on the driway but I wanted to sort it out first before going for MOT. Just have not had time, I think it is probably from gearbox frnt diff but have not had a proper look yet.

[quote=roberto;103379]No that's what it has already been called its going to be called the British Motor Museum like wot I wrote!!! :D
http://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/home/

Thanks Guy but I'm thinking further north than that to get as many people as possible coming. We will however try to organise a southern meet in the spring which involves Beaulieu Car Museum visit followed by a cruise to the workshops where we could either have a barbecue or go to the pub for food +++

We are now becoming rather close to the Xmas period and we need to make plans. Otherwise management will say she has prior claim 'cos of arrangements already made.
Please organise something so that I can escape, pretty please.

Thats a great idea
Workshop at hand, could be a great day!!!!
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Right then boys and girls - meet date and details are as follows -

SUNDAY 27th DECEMBER 2015
Meeting from Mid-day onwards though the afternoon and eating at 3pm
At
The Leopard Inn, just off the M40 at Gaydon / Leamington Spa
Website is here - http://www.leopardinn.co.uk

We have a table for 15 booked to eat at 3pm
So we can meet from midday and talk general car bollox in the car park until 3pm and then eat and be merry :D

Right then I need you who are all coming to add your names and numbers of adults/children who are eating to the list below. You also need URGENTLY to look at the menu on their website (I will attach a copy here shortly) and choose your food from the menu and then PM ME BACK with it before MONDAY EVENING coming. I am required by the pub to pre-order the food and they need this notice to make sure they have everyone's choices ready when we meet.

ATTENDEES LIST
1. Architex Ma8tey - 1 Adult to eat
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Thanks all +++

Have a good one, sorry I can't make it that day. :(