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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:07 pm
by mikeonb4c
Grrrrrrr - I'll get you Peg Leg. But OK, I'll give it some thought. No promises though - I'm a tired and ageing ex-organiser who doesnt really want to go back there!
But if I did, I've got an urge for somewhere like Bishops Castle in Shropshire, or Rutland Water, or maybe the Cotswolds. I'd also love to find somewhere cheap / wild camp focused like we managed to do at Walters Wirral bash and the Charity Farm (Wigan) meet i.e. water, toilet block, but no hook up. What does the team think?
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:25 pm
by Peg leg Pete
And no Cockerells
That sounds good Mike, Will have to be a date that suits members, that's the hard bit
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:56 pm
by Peg leg Pete
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:22 pm
by scrawny
Rutland Water's great. There's a small, cheap camp site opposite the sailing club on the south shore by Edith Weston. Not sure about toilet blocks/water, but could 'borrow' the sailing club facilites over the weekend. I'll be up there 8-9 Mar 08 for a sailing bash. Plenty of good small village pubs nearby and there's plenty to see around Stamford/Burleigh House etc. I'm also up there this Nov 10-11 if you want me to find out more stuff?
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:11 pm
by Peg leg Pete
Yes Please
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:20 am
by scrawny
Here's the campsite link. They're open from start of March 'til end of Oct, depending upon the state of the field. It can get a bit boggy after lots of rain, but otherwise it's a great pitch and can't be bad for a fiver a night!
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:21 am
by scrawny
I've obviously not got the hang of this inserting links yet...
http://www.rutlandwatercampsite.co.uk/
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:56 am
by Peg leg Pete
looks good and the price is right
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:35 pm
by daveblueozzie
is this meet still on at orchard park ?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:33 am
by Peg leg Pete
Well I hope so, You, Franco and us have paid our deposits DBO
Not sure about anybody else
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:44 pm
by francophile1947
Peg leg Pete wrote:Well I hope so, You, Franco and us have paid our deposits DBO
Not sure about anybody else
I hope so too - I've booked the Friday off work.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:42 pm
by Peg leg Pete
Looks like a small meet then, we will be having a party for Matthews 16th Birthday Saturday night, rain or shine
We will be arriving late Friday evening, we are at school till 3.15, quick pack up and pick up Gillian from work and then heading south
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:43 pm
by Peg leg Pete
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:18 pm
by Dago & Mrs D
Rutland Water site looks very good. Been to the Sailing Club many times over the years. About 3 hours drive up from Eastbourne, so could be a good location to attract a wide area of Bongo and maybe ex-Bongo, perhaps
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:59 pm
by mikeonb4c
Oooh - just returned from hols to find everyone likes the idea of Rutland Water. Fantastic. Thanks to scrawny, Dago et al for giving +ve indicators etc.
OK,
I'll start a new thread to gauge interest properly, and look at dates - OK? Thanks scrawny for offering to recce the site. If anyone lives near the Rutland Water campsite and/or has links with sailing there etc. maybe they could help scrawny out with making discreet enquiries about hosting a Bongo weekend?
I might even bring my two large 'Marblehead' radio control yachts out of mothballs for the occasion and if the weather is suitable.
Mike