Unofficial afl/101 club meet

Graham G · 2006-01-03T21:58:46+00:00

Right then, after having a long chat with Martyn over several cups of coffee we have decided the following:1. We will have a meet in April, dates to suit (think Lee had some suggestions but can't find them).2. We are not bothering with a campsite, I have a field everyone can use (or hard standing), barns to use in the evening, an outside loo, a possible electric hook up (given a sufficient extension lead) and as much free firewood as anyone needs. A campsite in the Startford upon Avon area is going to be nothing but hassle.3. I will endevour to book my mates off road course (should be no problem) which is three miles down the road.4. My local will cater for a good Sunday roast for everyone5. If people wanted to stay longer I can organise another activity if enough requests, clay shooting, quad biking etc (all at extra cost)6. If I can sort it out, I won't ask for deposits, although if people want to make a donation that will be given to charity in their absence then they can do so. The aim is for a "pay as you go" weekend, although I will let you know ahead of time what the associated costs are.7. I will take a small sum (a tenner say) off everyone that arrives for my "site fee" part of this will go to buying my father lunch to say thanks for taking over his farm, the rest will be donated to Cancer Research. If anyone wanted proof that this has occured it can be arranged.Hope this covers everything. The key to it all is keeping it simple, who turns up, turns up!

Jan 03, 2006 46 Replies

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Mother 20 years ago

I think I can safely say that this previously highly held event is now so low down our list as to be almost forgotten. It's been in steady decline, falling standards, s***ty organisation and to top it all, the chap responsible for willing it into being, Christopher Savidge (until his death, the President of the 101 club) hasn't even had the courtesy of having his name spelled correctly on the website for the event.

Basically, I reckon they're money grabbing f*****ts and they can stick their wanky show right up their arse.

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Steve 20 years ago

So where is Billing in your anti-league then ?

Eastnor was fun. Lets do that again.

Steve

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Austin Shackles 20 years ago

On or around Fri, 06 Jan 2006 23:32:40 +0000, Steve enlightened us thusly:

yeah, Eastnor was OK. The one at Malvern wan't bad either, although I admit to a personal bias on account of the location.

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Mother 20 years ago

Billing is long gone off our list. Not only is it a Circus, it's an accident waiting to happen. I don't wan't read reports of death there, but I fear it will take this before the organisers actually do anything about safety and security.

I like Eastnor and Peterborough. We'll prolly do Malvern again too as that was fairly well organised, not stuffy and very, very clean (showers cleaned regularly, bins emptied three times a day, litter-pickers etc).

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Mother 20 years ago

Both are pretty long-haul for us - not as far as Pembroke, though :-)

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Simon Isaacs 20 years ago

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 12:53:35 +0000, Mother scribbled the following nonsense:

I actually wrote a letter to LRO congratulating them on having set the standard for all future shows, whether they are organised by LRO or LRE or etc....

Agree with the comments about Billing, the actual camping space is getting smaller too, as they keep adding more static caravans.....

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Mother 20 years ago

That was something on my list of things to do too, but didn't get a circular tuit. May well try to ensure it goes back on my list, though.

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