Major Southern Meet Anyone?

[woodsy_mv6]

This all sounds very comlicated

Couldn't we just go to a quiet pub and talk cars and moan about life......or am I too old fashioned??

[Entwood]

Kevin .. whats the chances of a corner of the airfield you do the gliding at  Most are ex-military and usually have some old unused concrete parking areas that could be usefull ?? And the gliding club might like a few quid if we all paid a fiver to camp...

Just a thought ..

[alexandjen]

Kevin .. whats the chances of a corner of the airfield you do the gliding at  Most are ex-military and usually have some old unused concrete parking areas that could be usefull ?? And the gliding club might like a few quid if we all paid a fiver to camp...

Just a thought ..

Bloody Good Idea

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Kevin .. whats the chances of a corner of the airfield you do the gliding at  Most are ex-military and usually have some old unused concrete parking areas that could be usefull ?? And the gliding club might like a few quid if we all paid a fiver to camp...

Just a thought ..

Bloody Good Idea

Yep, that sounds like a very good idea!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

This all sounds very comlicated

Couldn't we just go to a quiet pub and talk cars and moan about life......or am I too old fashioned??

I tried to set something like this set up at a pub in Challock, Kent,, but the truth is the price of petrol is still too high, the roads in the South East are highly congested, so many members just cannot afford the time or money to travel to just a pub (although that does sound great!! ) for a few hours.

Far better is the thought that we try and arrange a "Lakes" type meet over a long weekend to make it worthwhile.

[The Red Baron]

A long weekend meet would be great. i wouldnt like the idea of coming all the way from burton(staffs) to a pub meet, ha ha. would need a tanker behind me i think. come on you guys & girls down south, im sure you can up with something?.  

[murse]

As I said in another thread, Southern meet sounds great  

[Kevin Wood]

Kevin .. whats the chances of a corner of the airfield you do the gliding at  Most are ex-military and usually have some old unused concrete parking areas that could be usefull ?? And the gliding club might like a few quid if we all paid a fiver to camp...

Just a thought ..

I'm not sure if that would be a go-er. :-/ There are certainly facilities for camping, but all airside, and they're also quite strict on visitors being escorted when on the airfield these days.

I suspect cars, caravans, kids, etc. would be a potential handful. The airfield does have everything from gliders to 757s coming and going on a daily basis.

It's a shame because I've been racking my brains thinking of somewhere else that'd be as convenient. Possibly a couple of pubs round here would take campers. Facilities would be ranging from limited to non-existent though. :-/ Makes me wonder if it wouldn't be best to head a little further west to the new forest where there'd be plenty of camping opportunities.

Kevin

[MV6Matt]

Sounds good Kevin, and Debs will no doubt fly in!!

Could be arranged no doubt. That would make 2 back-to-front planes at Lasham.

Kevin

Sorry Kevin, but I have just caught up again with this post!

I am trying to make contact with the right people at the Watercress Line, where I am still a shareholder and member, to see what can be arranged.

Apart from the gliding club, do you know of any friendly farmers around the line who would let us camp in a field next Spring or thereafter?  :-?

Falling that how big is your garden?  

All this talk of flying and friendly farmers and people in Kent and Hampshire.............What about Headcorn in Kent?
People have caravans and tents in the field next to the airfield - where you can do :
Pleasure flights in fixed wing or Helicopters, skydive or go in the wind tunnel and there's a bar on the airfield that has a shower and toilet block (of sorts) and a canteen.
You might also see Gary Newman flying his plane............

And then we could actually talk about our 'Meegas and have a cam belt party or two...........
No?
I'll get me coat.........................

[Entwood]

@ Kevin .. no problems it was just a thought .. didn't realise you were gliding out of a full time airfield .. pretty rare occurance these days !!

I'm wondering if this site is any use in tracking down a commercial site .. on the lines of Newent / Lakes ...

http://www.jollyinteresting.co.uk/sitefinder/UKsites/ukmap8.html

[The Red Baron]

Bump, time to start the planning Lizzie.  

[Sad]

I'd be up for a Southern meet...  

[carls9941]

ill be up for a meet just brought a blackfacelift auto mv6 with full irmscher kit and 19" wheels so eager to show it off

[mantahatch]

Kevin .. whats the chances of a corner of the airfield you do the gliding at  Most are ex-military and usually have some old unused concrete parking areas that could be usefull ?? And the gliding club might like a few quid if we all paid a fiver to camp...

Just a thought ..

I'm not sure if that would be a go-er. :-/ There are certainly facilities for camping, but all airside, and they're also quite strict on visitors being escorted when on the airfield these days.

I suspect cars, caravans, kids, etc. would be a potential handful. The airfield does have everything from gliders to 757s coming and going on a daily basis.

It's a shame because I've been racking my brains thinking of somewhere else that'd be as convenient. Possibly a couple of pubs round here would take campers. Facilities would be ranging from limited to non-existent though. :-/ Makes me wonder if it wouldn't be best to head a little further west to the new forest where there'd be plenty of camping opportunities.

Kevin

Kevin, I seam to remember that just outside Winchester on the Alton Road (A31 ?) there was a pretty decent campsite there by or near a pub.
Have not been that way for a while so can't be sure.

Mike

[Kieran]

I would be interested