just thinking ahead here folks as to what you would want in 2008
thinking about hosting 2 or possibly 3 meets between may and july as August is when papa and Als organise Bruces which is probably the major scottish meet
thoughts are, something in the perth area, possibly do something either at Bo'ness and Kinneil railway, the caravan club hold a rally there and unfortunately it is caravans only as you are pitched in the railway's carpark but being a life member of the railway I might be able to persuade them into shunting a compartment coach into the bay platform for the (normally) tenters, this would be rough as you would be sleeping on the compartment seats, there is no shower facilities but might be able to get the railway to leave a toilet open. You still have cover with the station canopies. if they arent up for it I could look at the scottish bus museum at Lathalmond near Dunfermline
and possibly a meet in burns country perhaps Culzean Castle
plus I would imagine rattyhorses will do cannich in 2008
Alan your record for organising meets is a little dented the sites were good, the prices were resonable but you stink at the weather I mean you should have been able to get that right
hi alan yes i will be organising cannich again but wont be at the beginning of august as i dont want it to clash with bruces so hopefully more people will come, i may also of got somewhere for easter a meet in may (our bank holiday and also one for june as soon as i have sorted it out i will let (whoever the official organisers are now) people know. i should know by 2 weeks about the above dates
If you are thinking about Perth area, you would be hard pushed to better Auchterarder CP. It has a rally field, a clubhouse (for rally members only) clean toilets (with piped music!!), is close to Perth Town and the M9 and is the perfect centre for tourist attractions and Visitor Centres.
just thinking ahead here folks as to what you would want in 2008
thinking about hosting 2 or possibly 3 meets between may and july as August is when papa and Als organise Bruces which is probably the major scottish meet
thoughts are, something in the perth area, possibly do something either at Bo'ness and Kinneil railway, the caravan club hold a rally there and unfortunately it is caravans only as you are pitched in the railway's carpark but being a life member of the railway I might be able to persuade them into shunting a compartment coach into the bay platform for the (normally) tenters, this would be rough as you would be sleeping on the compartment seats, there is no shower facilities but might be able to get the railway to leave a toilet open. You still have cover with the station canopies. if they arent up for it I could look at the scottish bus museum at Lathalmond near Dunfermline
and possibly a meet in burns country perhaps Culzean Castle
plus I would imagine rattyhorses will do cannich in 2008
so thats my ideas over to you?????
Bus Museum sounds good, got grass there as well I believe!
Bruces will be in August as per Normal, will advise of the dates once I have spoken with Jan after this years bash, will be booking it during the meet for next year as per normal. Might even make it a full fortnight next year! Or even Three weeks, Naw thats too much lol!
Keep us informed of any developments,
Auchterarder Next year is a must, we keep saying we will do this one but so far it has gone by the wayside. Lovely part of the country and Lobey has spoken to me often about this site which he is recommending.
Thanks for the ideas Alan, glad someone is thinking ahead!
Quote: Originally posted by rattyhorses on 23/7/2007
hi alan yes i will be organising cannich again but wont be at the beginning of august as i dont want it to clash with bruces so hopefully more people will come, i may also of got somewhere for easter a meet in may (our bank holiday and also one for june as soon as i have sorted it out i will let (whoever the official organisers are now) people know. i should know by 2 weeks about the above dates
Cannich in July perhaps, we would have been there this year but decided that with Hazels wedding etc we just wanted a bit of chill before the main rush at Bruces, if you fancy it there are a couple of cancelations Rachael, you would be more than welcome to participate.
2008 we hope to do a lot more meets as visitors and hopefully sort out a few as well.
Maybe we should split Scottish meets into areas so that folks can organise meets in there respective areas, you're thoughts welcome?
cheers Mike for that as I havent travelled the country like you and papa it was a bit hit and miss but will look at that one
Rachel you have been busy thinking ahead, I have just about written 2007 off :-( agree with you about cannich as brenda was at me to come up but as it was too close to bruces
my opinion is that we dont want to clog up the calander too much say 1 meet per month between april and september and try to keep them split up. dont think we need to go that formal and allocate areas why not have the usual brainstrorming, and pick the meets then mutually agree who is host
think UKCS has enough members in scotland to get at least 8 units at each one
Quote: Originally posted by rattyhorses on 23/7/2007
hi alan yes i will be organising cannich again but wont be at the beginning of august as i dont want it to clash with bruces so hopefully more people will come, i may also of got somewhere for easter a meet in may (our bank holiday and also one for june as soon as i have sorted it out i will let (whoever the official organisers are now) people know. i should know by 2 weeks about the above dates
Cannich in July perhaps, we would have been there this year but decided that with Hazels wedding etc we just wanted a bit of chill before the main rush at Bruces, if you fancy it there are a couple of cancelations Rachael, you would be more than welcome to participate.
i will have to think about it as we have the bank holiday in august for cannich as there are loadsof highland ga,mes etc on
2008 we hope to do a lot more meets as visitors and hopefully sort out a few as well.
Maybe we should split Scottish meets into areas so that folks can organise meets in there respective areas, you're thoughts welcome?
i have thought about that as well but there arent many places down by me for meets and alot of the parks are now static caravans
Rachel you have been busy thinking ahead, I have just about written 2007 off :-( agree with you about cannich as brenda was at me to come up but as it was too close to bruces
yep i alwasy book cannich the day i leave anyway so i know come 2008 where we are in july/august, also we went to lettershaws last year and it was great just sorry i didnt book it this year but its now penciled in me diary for may for the bank hols in may
my opinion is that we dont want to clog up the calander too much say 1 meet per month between april and september and try to keep them split up. dont think we need to go that formal and allocate areas why not have the usual brainstrorming, and pick the meets then mutually agree who is host
sounds good to me. as i say picking areas might not work as there are only 3 possible sites for meets by me but you have to members of the CC&C or CC to attend which i dont think would be fair for those that dont want to join.i am willing to carry on cannich as i have a very good repore (sp) with the owner and he is quite happy with our meets etc being held there and doesnt see a problem with us carrying on. Outwell Haiti Wardrobe
think UKCS has enough members in scotland to get at least 8 units at each one
Sounds good to me Alan as if we only have one a month up here it will allow us to head south for some of the ones down there inbetween times, we sort of miss heading down south to get clogged up on motorways and things! lol
Rachael, I see what you mean about the Highland Games etc, one of the reasons for having Bruces when it is was due to the Glasgow and Edinburgh trades holidays both being in July which can make it very difficult to get enough pitches, there are also other groups who use Bruces for meets in July which kinda clogged up then for us, any later than the 20th meant we missed the window for both Scottish and English being able to meet at the same time as it appears to be the best overlap of holidays.
Isn't Schools and work a pain when it comes to getting away! lol
Quite fancy going back to Cruachan as well, those meals were brill! Especially the Meranques! (Can't spell it but sure ate them! lol)
Cannich in July perhaps, we would have been there this year but decided that with Hazels wedding etc we just wanted a bit of chill before the main rush at Bruces, if you fancy it there are a couple of cancelations Rachael, you would be more than welcome to participate.
thanks for the offer but we have 2 weeks at cannich which we had last year and really enjoyed it and also we have other various engagements as well to attend like BBQ's at friends, hospital appointments etc.
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Topic: Thinking about 2008
