Magazines and Shows...

Aug 19, 2005 38 Replies

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So, the show season is nearing the end... or not so. September hosts three shows;



The LRO Show (alright, August, not September), formerly at the East of England Showground, Peterborough is now to be held at Malvern, however...



Peterborough, on the same previously advertised date for the LRO show there, will be hosting the Land Rover Fest

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by Live Promotions... Live Promotions are also staging the 4x4 Show at Stoneleigh Park 24-25 September, not billed very well on the Stoneleigh Park website:
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although Live Promotions have their own site for the event at:
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featuring a bannerat the base of the page for 4x4 Magazine
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sister magazine to Land Rover World
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who themselves promote the show at Eastnor Castle yet the 4x4 Show website also features a nice banner ad and link for...



...Land Rover Monthly

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Land Rover Monthly make no mention of the 4x4 Show, not surprisingly as they host their own show running alongside the Marque Day and Heritage run held at Gaydon in May.


Methinks there are too many noses in the trough now for shows. The only good thing I can see is that the geographical ditribution has improved so people don't have to go so far to get to one.

so snipped-for-privacy@lardrover.co.uk was, like...

Speaking of which - is anyone else going to the LRO show at Malvern? It would be nice to meet up and match names (and sigs) to faces. ISTR someone mentioning strapping an old CD to the Landy grille to aid AFL identification. Anyone?

We'll be there - not with a CD on display though, as we like to remain incognito at such events ;-)

I also believe David French will be taking the 6x6 101 too.

I actually (now) quite like it. You develop a picture in your mind as to what folk may be like and although occasionally it can be a bit of a shock, in general I've always be somewhat pleased that people do turn out to be sort of what I thought they'd be like!

Young Austin being a good example, which reminds me, are you still intending on going Austin? I understand we have a similarly huge pitch for the 101 club stand, which seems unlikely to be filled, so if anyone fancies joining us, you'd obviously be more than welcome.

be nice to meet up and

to the Landy grille to

Get a num,ber plate m,ade up with your name on like fat bastard truckers do!!

-- Subaru WRX (Annabel)

Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)

'"Say hello to my little friend"

new keyboard time i think!

-- Subaru WRX (Annabel)

Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)

'"Say hello to my little friend"

so Nige was, like...

You calling me a trucker?

Did you call my pint a puff?

Outside!

-- Subaru WRX (Annabel)

Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)

'"Say hello to my little friend"

"Nah, leave off him" "He's not worf it" "Be the bigger man" "'E's ad enough"

Shandypants!

-- Subaru WRX (Annabel)

Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)

'"Say hello to my little friend"

so Nige was, like...

I often think of AFL as a kind of virtual pub where you can chat with like-minded mates. Great to see we can have virtual fights as well. Hope there's no virtual landlord to throw us out!

there's no virtual landlord

hehehe - they best be well 'ard then!!

Nige

-- Subaru WRX (Annabel)

Landrover 110 County Station Wagon (Tyson)

'"Say hello to my little friend"

I'm too skint unfortunately after setting things right for the MOT and a very expencive event coming up at the end of September I cannot avoid.

I understand we have a similarly huge

Would love to come, have weekend free and everything, trouble is emma doesn't! Will come over on the sunday though. May see if I can talk Emma into coming over Saturday night so we can have a drink together.

Graham

That's the spirit. Don't s'pose you could wangle the whole weekend, as Deputy Shop Officer?

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