Meeting 2006

[Brian M]

From: Brian (Original Message) Sent: 15/12/2005 10:25
OK – so the moment you have all been waiting for – the first Safari Meet.<o:p></o:p>

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I belong to a modern caravan forum – www.TouringandTenting.com who are arranging a rally from Friday 7th July to Sunday 9th July 2006 and they would be delighted if our Safari Group joined them. We will all be pitched together alongside the T&T entrants.<o:p></o:p>

Right in the middle of England well almost – the site is at –.
Wicksteed Park
Barton Road
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 6NJ
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

see their website here http://www.wicksteedpark.co.uk<o:p></o:p>

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Their park has no electric, or showers, but it does have water and waste facilities, and toilets. There may be a shower block by the time of the rally, but this is not guaranteed. They have just started taking caravans and tents, so it's a new thing for them,
They can take 60 units and the usual price of £10 per night is reduced to £7.50 per night if we book through T&T.<o:p></o:p>

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I will be going up on the Friday night after work, probably arriving at about 6.00pm and leaving late on Sunday. If you want to stay longer you can at the same rate per night. If you can’t get your Safari there please come along for the Saturday or the Sunday anyway.

For those with children, or those who like to act like children, you get entry into the fun park all the time it is open, the entry into the park is charged at about £5 for parking the car, as you are already there, you don’t have to pay that.

There are wristbands or tickets to buy for the rides, we can buy a sheet of 13 tickets which could get us on up to 15 rides, cost £13.50
Wristbands are also £13.50 each, for some reason adults ones are £10
If you buy the tickets for the rides you can keep them and use them on later visits - even years later - the wrist bands last for a single day I think. The rides are tame rather than frightening.

Wicksteed is a fantastic day out - they have a huge kids play area (free) - you will see the name wicksteed on lots of play equipment all over the uk.

There is a go-karting track (banked to resemble a mini Brooklands - which it was probably based on when they built it), a couple of roller coasters, some water rides, a large fishing and boating lake, train etc but best of all is the amount of space - great for playing with kids & picnics etc.

One thing to be aware of is the food in the Park - dismal burgers and the like, stick to ice creams and BBQ's / picnics.

Please complete the attached booking form and send it to me so I can forward them to Touring and Tenting, and I look forward to meeting lots of you in July.



Brian Miller







booking form.doc


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From: Brian Sent: 02/04/2006 08:35
I am going to contact the organisers at the end of this week to confirm the number of places we require.

So far it is only four Safaris - so come on the rest of you, anyone else interested?

Brian Miller


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From: kyte1938 Sent: 02/04/2006 21:24
I am sorry to say that we will be in France at this time
But remember --All parents should have children!!


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From: Wanderer5 Sent: 02/04/2006 22:32
Hi Brian,
I will let you know if I can make it to the Safari Rally by the 5April, could be quite an adventure for me and the 'old girl'...!!! AW.


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From: Wanderer5 Sent: 05/04/2006 15:12
Hi Brian,
Many thanks for the brochure pics,superb. Unfortunately I will not be able to make the Safari Rally in July, as I'm model boating down in Weymouth that weekend, but i will keep an eye open to see what else may'happen'!..within the club. I hope it is a success and that many enthusiastic members turn up, it sounds a good site.
best wishes Anthony W



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From: Beardonna1 Sent: 09/04/2006 15:06
cheque in post brian an i sent a leaflet we picked up at park p.s. dont eat any of the food at the park my lad works at the catering an at home he struggles to butter bread so don't think he can be trusted to cook anything


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From: Beardonna1 Sent: 26/04/2006 18:19
hi brian just wondering did u recieve cheque am i booked on an how many more are coming



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From: ElfynHughes Sent: 30/04/2006 17:04
I am coming to the July meeting, but with no caravan. For the record, the serial number of my 11/2 is 74025.


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From: Brian Sent: 06/06/2006 22:32
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From: Fento3 Sent: 07/06/2006 18:50
Hi Brian
just read your post I know we haven't been on for a long time (for various reasons). We are looking into coming to the meet but if we do it wouldn't be in the safari as it is still in pretty bad shape. We would have to come down in our other classic the 75 abi debutante instead if that's ok with you and the rest of the members.

hippylynn


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From: Brian Sent: 07/06/2006 22:48
Lynn

Might have to put you al little outside our small Safari circle but you would be very welcome. Can you rush me the form and a cheque for a tenner as a deposit.

Thanks

Brian


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From: OliverShaw1 Sent: 08/06/2006 14:48
Brian,

Still hoping to come, just for the Friday night and then leave Saturday afternoon, but it absolutely depends on what stage I am at with the exam marking nearer the time. At the present moment I am nowhere near being ahead with it, but hope that by the time we get to into July I may be.

What is your deadline for letting you have a decision (and of course payment)?

Regards,



Oliver

PS. Scottish Meet: hope to resolve fairly soon the question of whether I take the boat to Sligo, and that will help to determine the likely date for an informal Scottish Meet. But, yes, still planning to do something there. Watch this space.


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From: Sylvesteruk1 Sent: 08/06/2006 17:36
Brian,

Just to confirm that our entry form`s and cheque is on its way for the two 1979 13/4`s and 22 SAFARI glasses for the WICKSTEED rally.

Regards

Mike, Vivien, Eddie and Joan


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From: Brian Sent: 08/06/2006 22:45
In reply to Oliver's question - I should think by the end of June latest.

Brian Miller


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From: Fento3 Sent: 12/06/2006 13:53
Hi Brian just found out that I cant get the weekend off for meet hope to make the next meet instead

lynn and paul


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From: towedhall Sent: 12/06/2006 20:50
Hi Brian,
Sorry, but we will not be able to get to the Wicksteed Park Meet . I work most weekends anyway , so it was always doubtful , but I've just found out it is out of the question to have that weekend off . A real shame because the next two weekends are free, which is VERY unusual.
We will endeavour to bring Towed Hall, if at all possible, to the next meet.
Steve, Caroline and Fleur the greyhound.

[Brian M]

From: Brian (Original Message) Sent: 10/07/2006 10:13
So six of us made it and the other 134 members who didn't - you missed a great Weekend.
Thanks to touringandtenting.com who were having one of their regular rallies at Wicksteed Park, Nr Kettering, we were given the top corner of their rally field to ourselves and pitched in a sort of square. The site had quite a slope to it and so levelling as a bit of an issue.
As the host, Brian in his 14-2 was first to arrive on the Friday afternoon and by early evening was joined by Donna & Bear with toddler Ben, (12-2) and Neil & Jayne (Talltrees122 in 12-2) with daughter Emma and dog Willow.
As the evening was a bit chilly we all met up in Brian's Safari and had a glass or two of wine in (of course) Safari glasses.
The next morning Rodney & Pam (Gansterjules in 13-3) with daughter JuliA, the A is important, and borrowed dalmatian Tiggy arrived.
Just after lunch there was a cry of "more Safaris on the horizon" as Mike and Vivien (Sylvesteruk1 in 13-3) and Eddie and Joan (JaguarJoan in and identical 13-3) completed the gathering.
A great afternoon of getting to know one another and inspection of everybody else's Safari followed.
This really showed how different the specification and finish was between what were considered the same models.
We had a small barbecue outside in the evening and then some of us joined the Touring and Tenting evening do.
Rodney had arrived with a broken front side window that a hooligan had smashed outside Rodney's house some time before. Mike brought along a replacement from his stock of spares and this was quickly fitted and proved to be a repair just in time as during the night we endured some of the strongest winds we had ever had while in a caravan but nothing blew away in our group whereas among the modern caravans awnings, satellite dishes, gazebos were blown down.
Sunday morning was dull overcast windy and showery - typical British July caravanning weather!
Photographs were taken before we started to pack up and move off, but not before Brian distributed a Safari glass to all present.



Left to Right:
Joan, Rodney, Pam, Eddie, Brian, Vivien, Mike, Neil, Jayne, Ella, Ben, Bear Donna

All in all a really great weekend that I hope will be the first of many to come.

Thanks to all who attended.

Brian