Announcing 14th National Meet: Sunday 17th March 2013
Announcing the 14th National Meet on Sunday 17th March 2013 The Club's 14th National Meet will be held on Sunday March 17th 2013 at The National Botanic Garden Of Wales Llanarthne Carmarthenshire SA32 8HG Between 10am and 4:30pm The National Botanic Garden of Wales opened in May 2000 & has been voted the number 1 ‘Wonder of Wales’, ’Most Romantic Garden’, ‘Best Children’s Garden’ & ‘Best Afternoon Tea’ by the Western Mail They have an amazing collection of over 8,000 different plant varieties, spread across 560 acres of beautiful countryside, and have developed a stunning range of themed gardens that appeal to a wide range of visitors, from those who just love the sight and smells of flowers to those who want to know about medicinal plants or the latest DNA research into plant evolution. In addition, they have the world’s largest single spanned glasshouse, designed by Lord Foster, that has the best display of Mediterranean climate zone plants in the Northern hemisphere. This first national of 2013 is designed to be less museum-centric and more family orientated, with plenty for those not as interested in all things automotive to see and experience There are several places to eat at the gardens, with the 'Seasons' Restaurant located in the Stable Block aiming to use foods that are organic and as local as possible. In addition, 'The Gatehouse Cafe' can be found at the Garden entrance. It’s a lovely place to come and relax whilst enjoying the taste of Wales with locally made and sourced light food and drinks. You can also buy Welsh made produce such as laver bread, jams, cheeses & cakes. We have a parking area set aside in the grounds themselves, and as always there'll be the customary raffle as well as items for sale from the Club Shop at subscribed member prices. The Gryphon Award for best car voted by you will also be presented. The specially reduced entrance fee for the meet is £5.00 for adults (usual price £8.50) & £4.00 for children (5-16 years) and includes full entry to the attraction itself. Please indicate your interest by posting in this thread. Entrance fees will be collected on the day, where you will be issued with a special ticket for admission to the grounds. If using SATNAV enter SA32 8HN For more information on the location, please click on their logo below http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...Clogosmall.jpg In association with JRC. All participating clubs are welcome. |
Please to print off a windscreen flyer to display in your car on the day. This will help everyone to identify each car when voting for the Gryphon award for best car in show.
To print off a windscreen flyer with your Username & car details, click the link below: :smilie_re: Print Windscreen Flyer Attendance list: Actros Andy Willi Baltar Bigbird Bluejon Bob Williams Bulleteer Carguy143 ChestersDad Christopher CimmaronG Confronter (with the Rover 150:D) danbmx_69 dave1850 David Edmonds +1 djb dln6376 Dragrad eurorover Flying Banana Gate Keeper grumpyshouse GT6 halling68 Horse Jenksman Jimbo Julienhoulton kevineds Malc. + 1 Mark d3 Parker ProfDave + 1 Racerock3 + 2 Ratty + 1 Ray squires Redfive Reebs rich17865 Richyl 2 cars Rover66 + 1 Roy&Rosebud Shiner Shiner's Uncle Silvervixen smoogle Starbug2 Stevosnr tcw6 Trophy Yellow Mark ukmoobs Vindaloo +3 Windrush and featuring...... Zed the ted Attending - 54 |
Put me down for this one please, Jim.
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Sign me up!
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Please put me down for this meet :D
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Excellent news, we've started a list already :bowdown: great to see you all today at Lakeland, roll on the next one :group:
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cant help notice todays attendees are in mood for another meet eh :drool4: I'm not gona say I can make this mainly due to distance, fuel will probably be £2 ltr by then :getmecoat::D
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Can I, can't I? :confused:
I'd love to but can't commit just at the moment. A lot if groveling to SWMBO will be needed I think!! |
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Lilian and I will be there ,God willing
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Sorry,can't make this one,will try and get to the next one that's a bit further north.
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Just a quick comment.
Do you normally have Meets this early in the year, as we can still have snow in March and the clocks won't have gone forward either? |
Yes we do Mark, it's a juggling act between fitting them in around existing meets, as well as trying to space it out evenly across the year. Any earlier and it would be too cold, any later and it would be too close to the Pride Of Longbridge in April. As we have two Nationals a year, they have to be far enough apart from each other to make them worth while for those that like to attend both.
Looking back, the first ever National was on 8th January and I would imagine was bitterly cold (I wasn't around in those days), 18th March for the 4th meet at Haynes, and 6th March for the 10th National at Calne. |
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I'll be attending together with Jean. |
If you would be so kind as to put us down for this one, Love Wales & Hayley loves this place so i'm not even going to bother to get her approval.
Oh yes and only two days before my birthday too! :) |
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And it is also Mothering Sunday, so dont forget the flowers
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Great day yesterday so please put me down for this one :}
Ken |
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For those members who may have never been to this area of the country all I say is if you can attend make a weekend of it, the coastline from Swansea west is truly magnificent with the Mumbles and the Gower plus Tenby, whatever the weather a walk along a blustery beach is pure magic. You can also go to Pendine Sands (where the Top Gear crew go) and open up that throttle, if you can get on the beach! Not sure if H & S bods have put a stop to that bit of fun:D
If you're coming down from the North forget the motorway and cut across the Brecon Beacons a fantastic drivers road (but look out for sheep). ;) For those who have been here before, well you know what I'm talking about ;) |
Talk about on yer doorstep....
Just noticed the thread! Great venue - What luck! - The Mrs and Me will be there please......:}
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Front page now fully updated see you there ;)
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Regards Ian |
yet another i will not attend where is the next one?far north of scotland around the wick area?
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will try and attend this one, certainly enjoyed the last one! :}
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put me down for this not for the cars but the gardens
andy |
eh...guess i will be there LOL:D would be difficult to miss this one
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This year 2012 it did full on the 18th of March 2012 |
Just checked and of course you are right but I feel the the heavy type and underlining is a bit over the top!!!
In that case I'll be visiting my Mother have a good day... Seems a poor choice of date to me... Cheers Ian |
It would seem that Derek is right having done a google search, but as Windrush often uses bold type and underline, I don't think any ill feeling was intended Ian :shrug:.
I can't believe we hadn't spotted that :eek: We'll speak to the venue to check availability for the following Sunday anyway, but as a place to take your mum it ain't bad. Watch this space, and we'll update the thread if the date changes ;) Now where"s my coat? :getmecoat: |
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Of course, I'm kidding. |
Wonderful venue!!!!!!!!!!!!, as Chester's Dad said right on our doorstep.
Hubby and I have been ther a number otf times. Please accept us on your list. Royston and Rosebud .(Old Lady). Take good care of each other. |
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And I'm sure that fifty years ago mum would have enjoyed the day out,however at 98 it may be a bit much as she is getting a bit unsteady on her legs & can only get to bingo twice a week now!!! Cheers Ian |
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14 members have thier names down all ready not bad for starters this could be the big one
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I must add my name to the list,I've put the date and a link in my signature though.:)
Whatever the date I'm sure it will be great meet at a fantastic venue. |
That another one next target is 20, and that wont be long by the looks of it
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Ill be attending this one
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Instead of updating the thread if the date changes could you confirm the date if it doesn't change as well as I want to take advantage of the £9 rooms offers. I was going to book last night the £19 room so glad I didn't :} |
Yes Ken, as soon as we've heard back from the venue well announce one way or the other....so nobody book anything.......just yet :D
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We have had confirmation from the venue that the 17 March is free. Title amended to reflect the change of date.
So Game on:D |
OK changed the date on my signature, we can have a good old knees up as well its St Patrick's day
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Oh no Derek, please stop looking up these anniversary dates that coincide with the national :D :getmecoat:
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Us two please;
Can you please add Myself [Bluejon] & Jan [Silvervixen] to the list,too early, as yet to say if we will be in 2 cars or not,will let you know in good time though, many thanks.
Best Regards. John & Jan. |
Looks like another meet for me, count me in. Probably without the Mrs this time.
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Put me down for this one please.Its going to be my 1st National meet.
Ray |
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I stand corrected...:getmecoat: Ray :D |
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Hi Paul.
Would like to try this one as sounds ideal for the missus to get lost in the gardens as she is a keen gardener. Any hotels in the area you know of. Regards Julien |
We've asked Markd3 the Welsh Regional Sec to do some local research on what's available, there is a Travelodge just 15 minutes 7 miles away from the venue at £29 per night & free parking, but I don't think it has a nice place to eat on site :shrug:
http://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/8...ss-Hands-hotel When we get more from Mark, we'll post up on here :} |
Lilian and I have booked our hotel for 3 nights
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Bit far for me to go this one...........
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we had one of those box breakfast when we were up the midlands for an RAF reunion, Never again |
Premier in is not a bad one there. If you like I could try and locate somewhere good for us all to eat
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you want the Llanelli Central East. a good place to eat would be the Bryngwyn Newydd but I will need numbers ASAP. it is a steak house which serves almost anything. It is approx 4 miles from premier inn.
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I should imagine you will be looking at between 15-20 people on past experience ;)
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Will also need to know will members drive there or shall i arrange for taxis?
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Normally we drive, allocated drivers and all that. :)
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Maybe in england...... this is WALES
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There are a few non drinkers amongst us, myself, Reebs generally doesn't and we need to keep a clear head for setting up the following day ;)
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with the distance involved you would only be looking at a couple of pound per head for transport
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Add me and Maricel please, we are booked in at premier inn Llanelli Central East for 2 nights we will drive up on the Friday 15th of March. :D :D :D :D :D :D Ohh and by the way Maricel says March is a long time between club meets don't you just love her enthusiasm. :D
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You are added to the list, look forward to seeing you there.
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they run too fast when you pull the mint sauce out
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Having said that Gate Keeper will be there :) |
just booked a travel lodge so i better come too :}
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Hi Everyone,
Just booked Jan & Myself into the Premier Inn Central East Llanelli for 3 nights Fri,Sat & Sun. Regards.......John. |
Thats super news John & Jan a few meals together and not forgetting a few jars also. It will be good to see you both again
Liian and I are very much looking forward to it |
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for the 13/14/15/March. then realised it was the wrong weekend and had to cancel and rebook with no problems, my excuse is it is an age related thing, any way looking forward to putting names to faces and a hopefully a fine weekend would be nice,. Julien |
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Would you please clarify what date this meet will take place,when you first put this out it was the 10/03/2013 now it is the 17/03/2013. Which one is it because I am now confused I have changed my hotel booking twice, I have now booked the tenth of March. Regards Julien |
The 17th is correct, the 10th clashed with mothers day and some members thought it was not suitable to be held that day, so we changed the date to 17th within 24 hours.
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Yes it's definately 17th March now Julien. Sorry for the confusion :o
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So where on here does it say it was changed.to the 17th cos now I have to go back and change the hotel booking again!!! |
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:smilie_re: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...5&postcount=46 |
Bump for those that don't know....
Please be aware, anyone who signed up early doors for the next National, that the initial date of the 10th March has been amended to the following weekend so as not to clash with Mother's Day.
The confirmed date of the next National in South Wales is: Sunday 17th March 2013 |
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Hope you're all sorted now though and I'm sure it will be a great time for all on the 17th :) |
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I have a suggestion, will it be possible this time to get any Pre production and launch cars all together in one area of the car park??
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Can you put me down for this one pleaae
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We are not in a Car Park, but on site... So will probably be a situation of parking in turn as you enter. :} I know where you are coming from....... and it is a situation that is always on my mind..... As in get the Tourers all together, & V8's etc. Then get the Tourers/saloons together in engine/model sections. But the logistics of this may well preclude the capability to organise as such :( Sorry, but life has a habit of not presenting an ideal world :D:D However, if members attending would like to arrange a meet between themselves outside of the venue grounds and arrive en-masse, then they could be much easier organised into like with like sections ;) The parking of vehicles will depend on the site conditions and weather...... but we will know more after the site visit :D |
Please add our name to the list and it will be the Yellow one.
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is it possible to attend this meet thanks
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Did a site visit today, with Parker, to iron out some points for the venue...
As we left we saw this...... a 2012 First registered car :D http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...hMePullYou.jpg Chap on the left is the owner (Gerry) and I am hoping that he will join the club soon as he has another (secret) 75 project he's working on.... http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...MePullYou2.jpg Brake lights on and passed by VOSA He made a note of the date of the National, and as he is a local, he will do his utmost to be there:D |
Could we be added to the list :)
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That was to help you remeber your field rations :getmecoat: |
We would to attend the event, so could you add us to the list please.
Thanks Dave |
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I only live 40 minutes from the venue and have never visited :shrug:
Lovely place if the day is sunny it will be beautiful if not there is plenty to see indoors, really looking forward to it :). They provide a Sunday roast too :drool4: |
Can we be added to the list please.
The wife's looking forward to the roast already (she doesn't get out much:D) |
Sure adding now ;)
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Add me & the wife to list please.
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For members who are attending this event and plan on staying at the travel lodge in crosshands. the little chef is now closed which was adjacent to it.
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Hi, Jean & I would love to attend this,(our first), 'meet'.
Not too far away from here (Pembroke), which is a bonus! Thanks, Malc. (& Jean) |
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add me to the list hopefully try and attend this one
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might be an idea to put me down too
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We hope to make it too.
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And so inserted guys
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Please add us in , also my uncle in his cdt conni se
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Is your Uncle a member ? :xmas-smiley-020: |
Add me to the list please!
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Andrew, can you make my entry a +3 please. We are making it a mini-break with my wife, her brother & his wife and staying overnight on Saturday & Sunday.
Thanks, Jim |
Done, see you there ;)
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Could you add me to the list please..
Regards Ian |
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Where are folks staying for this meet.
Cheers Ian |
I think people are staying at the Premier Inn Llanelli, it's posted in earlier posts. For me I can stay at home and travel on the day for the first time :)
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Cheers Ian |
Bargain, look forward to seeing as many members as possible at this lovely location. Good weather please :sunny:
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Cheers Ian |
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Please would you add me to the list of those attending. thanks Dave |
I'm staying a the Ty Castell about 3 miles from the venue on Saturday & Sunday night.
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Please put me down for this.
Many thanks! |
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In light of events regarding a well loved member I will not be attending any official meetings organized by the club until the injustice is undone and his status returned to normal
M Sheppard |
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I can assure you that we are currently addressing all the issues that are of concern to our members and will be reporting our findings in due course. |
Please can you add me to the list? Seeing as I'm only in Haverfordwest it would be rude not to pop over and say hello! Looking forward to it!
tcw6 |
And you are very welcome, added to the list, see you there ;)
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If any one wants a hotel for the national i have booked in at the MIRAMAR HOTEL in Llanelli £55.00 per night bed and breakfast.:bowdown:
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can you put me down for the meet thanks
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