Who fancies a meet here---Orchard Park

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:07 pm

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?

Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:25 pm

And no Cockerells

That sounds good Mike, Will have to be a date that suits members, that's the hard bit

Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:56 pm

Rutland water sounds good

scrawny · Post by **scrawny** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:22 pm

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?

Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:11 pm

Yes Please

scrawny · Post by **scrawny** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:20 am

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!

[http://www.rutlandwatercampsite.co.uk/][/url]

scrawny · Post by **scrawny** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:21 am

I've obviously not got the hang of this inserting links yet...

http://www.rutlandwatercampsite.co.uk/

Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:56 am

looks good and the price is right

daveblueozzie · Post by **daveblueozzie** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:35 pm

is this meet still on at orchard park ?

Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:33 am

Well I hope so, You, Franco and us have paid our deposits DBO

Not sure about anybody else

Post by **francophile1947** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:44 pm

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.

Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:42 pm

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

Peg leg Pete · Post by **Peg leg Pete** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:43 pm

So anybody else interested please contact the campsite directly

Dago & Mrs D · Post by **Dago & Mrs D** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:18 pm

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

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:59 pm

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