Greetings you fine folk of the interworld.

I know it's a long way off just now, but with the winter approaching it's always good to have something to look forward to.

What say you all to a revisit to the Lakes next year ?

Probably May time, but open to opinions

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As Always I'm up for an XTmeet.
For the last few years I have organised the XT meets which have been at North Wales and recently at Dent, N Yorks. The meets have been well attended and thoroughly enjoyable.

Two weeks ago I went to the Rally of the Dutch Tenere club and had a really good time. Harry who came to our rally at Dent had told a lot of the people there, and showed pics from his experience, about how good the meet was.
There was quite a lot of interest to come over to our next rally so we need to put on a good show for our foreign friends as I expect a few may attend.
I will contact Harry with our next details.

I have been thinking about the next meet and Pleides has previously mentioned a meet over in Norfolk and we also have an option of further South, perhaps South Wales (I do know of a fab place!).

Irrespectively if we are to do a Lakes do again I would like to Nominate Haggs Bank at Nentsberry Alston. This is a bunkhouse and camping place which I have been to several times (ABR club) and know the owner Danny quite well. We could have an open fire and he can arrange beer (honesty box) as the nearest pub is too far to walk. There is a small village with good shops not too far away, but he can arrange food or we can have our own barbie.
Shower and toilet facilities are excellent as is parking. Another beauty of this place is that here is a conservatory at the back of the place should the weather be inclement!!!!!!!!
The site is on the Beamish trail and some of the course is directly behind the bunkhouse. There are mines to explore (which need arranging) and the trails in the area cover a vast area, I'm sure I could arrange a guide.
The Lake District is not that far away and a road ride over to that area is easily done in a day.

Check out Haggs Bank Bunkhouse (Nentsberry)

Danny the owner is a biker himself and always gives a warm welcome to bikers.

Nothing is set in stone at this moment, but this is just a suggestion.

I would invite all those interested to reply to Darrens original message with ideas of what they might like, but more importantly a suitable date and intention to come. This will give whoever volunteers to take the reigns and have enough time to come up with a plan...


Cheers SteveD

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Happy to hear you have enjoyed the Dutch meeting Steve, all nice people there as well as you have seen!

I will love to come over again, but the period from may 8 until june 11 is going to be impossible for me, due to work. No one at the company gets excused in that period.

I hope to be part of the 2018 meet again, curious about the dates!

I'm in for a meet. Lakes, north Wales, mid England does me. If further south I'd need to know a bit in advance to book time off

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I am up for this as I missed out this year due to my woes with the insurance repairs taking so long.

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So, for me the impossible dates are now official: no one leaves the job between may 2nd and june 16th.
I will gladly drive off to this meet if i have a chance, fight wind and rain to get there as you have seen last year, but it will all depend on the planned date and my work-schedule if it is held during the mentioned period.

Before of after this period there will be some possibilities to taks a few days off...
Hope to see you again in 2018!

Sounds good to me. Do we have any dates ?

Happy December and a very merry January to you all.


So far there is a suggestion of a Lakes meet in Northumberland..

May & June are out for Harry......

So, here's the deal, if 10 members commit to travelling to the frozen north I'll pull something together, somewhere.... sometime.. (just say when you can and can't come).

Otherwise, maybe those of us who want to could just have an impromptu meet up sometime....

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