Lro Show Driffield. [Archive]

nigel leyland

24-01-2010, 12:47 PM

As Simon has already posted a show thread......

I did take a look for details on this show, but although the website has been updated they, when I last looked, where providing last years booking form to download....This time in 2009 I already had it booked!

Last year YL and NE both had stands and I also aquired one for the National......I did not get any help staffing this outside NE!

NE will be applying again this year and I'm assuming YL will also......I am more than happy to again apply on behalf of the Nat (they may well send me a booking form yet, they usually follow up each year) unless soemone has already done so...

I feel it important that the Nat has a seperate stand from local teams at shows, as it can then promote for the benefit of all teams who cannot attend.....as last year I would ask for members of non attending teams to help man the stand.

Last year I did not recieve any information from other teams, ie flyers etc.....it will also be usefull (has been mentioned elswhere) to have Nat info available.....I suggest that a flyer or similar with a UK Map defining the regions that the teams cover together with alist of teams with a weblink to access details of same on this site. The flyer can also include reference to our benefactors.......

By preference I would like to see the above produced as a downloadable file available to all groups.....

Can someone let me know please if it has already been booked otherwise as show booking is one of the tasks I have sceduled for next week...

Nigel.

John Potts

24-01-2010, 03:38 PM

You're not thinking of co-locating again this year then?

nigel leyland

24-01-2010, 04:18 PM

If it's possible John yes......much easier to direct an enquiry "next door" rather than across the show ground....

Having you're selves on the next pitch, is handy to say the least, and I would be looking at arriving early again myself to ensure we do get plenty of room (amazing what you can get done before they mark the piches out) but I would have liked members from other clubs taking the up the offer to attend.....maybe this year the NW team or even the new Scotish teams may like to have a rep on site.

One thing we should probably do is sort out the daily arena parade better....we (RNE) were remiss last year.... possibly put one person in charge for all teams?....but more on that at the show.

Nigel.

dave-freeman

24-01-2010, 05:40 PM

Glad you posted that nigel. I was going to be asking both you and YL about co-locating our groups together as I have a club form that will be getting sent back this week. Thought if we were all together then we've basically get the north of England represented.

nigel leyland

24-01-2010, 06:08 PM

Good to hear that you've decided to apply Dave, put a note on your form asking to be located with the other "response" groups if possible please.....they're quite good at accomodating if they can, and as I get there as early as I can if there is a problem it's much easier to cajole someone into shuffling things before anyone else arrives and sets up! http://www.4x4response.info/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_e_biggrin.gif

Nigel.

dave-freeman

24-01-2010, 06:09 PM

nigel leyland

24-01-2010, 06:18 PM

I always apply for the biggest available....reasoning being.....

A. I can use the biggest they have no problem.

B. If there isn't one available they'll offer a smaller one which will just have to do.

C. If you ask for a small one that's all you will get!

Usuall evening BBQ will apply at the RNE pitch.....all welcome. http://www.4x4response.info/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_e_biggrin.gif

Nigel.

dave-freeman

24-01-2010, 06:20 PM

I'll bring the burgers!!!!!!

nigel leyland

24-01-2010, 07:04 PM

dave-freeman

24-01-2010, 07:32 PM

I'll bring the burgers!!!!!!

It's usually seats we get short of.....most "other" things are generally in plentifull supply.... http://www.4x4response.info/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_e_biggrin.gif

Nigel.

Fairy nuff, will ensure we have adequate seating supplies then!! Failing that there's always the floor!

Simon Bentley

25-01-2010, 09:23 AM

it will also be usefull (has been mentioned elswhere) to have Nat info available.....I suggest that a flyer or similar with a UK Map defining the regions that the teams cover together with alist of teams with a weblink to access details of same on this site. The flyer can also include reference to our benefactors.......

By preference I would like to see the above produced as a downloadable file available to all groups.....

Can someone let me know please if it has already been booked otherwise as show booking is one of the tasks I have sceduled for next week...

Nigel - we've started things moving on some leaflets - I aim to have them available for the in door show so Driffield is no problem.

As far as I am aware no one from National or YL has applied for a stand on behalf of National so if you are prepare to do that that would be great - or I can do it if you like. I'm going to be there this year (the aim is to have 1 trustee at each big National show but we'll see how that pans out as the year progresses) and will start badgering some of the other localish grouops very soon.

nigel leyland

25-01-2010, 11:46 AM

Thanks for the reply Simon, just the information I required, I'll apply for a National stand at Driffield, because...

A. This will take one small task off your hands, and I'll also source manpower from ALL willing groups.

B. I'll be there before anyone else and will have the tickets with me and be able to ensure as much as possible we (the attending teams recieve the optimum pitches)

C. They may already have a form in the post as I booked last year...

News on the flyers is most welcome, I would also urge all teams to make promotional materials available for use at all stands this season.....it really is embarassing not to be able to provide when requested!

Nigel.

nigel leyland

11-02-2010, 04:30 PM

After not recieving a conformation email I phone Live Promotions, and subsiquebtly emailed them.....and eventually (not due to LP but poor email service) have now recieved conformation... http://www.4x4response.info/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_e_biggrin.gif

So there are besides me 5 places for the taking (2 adults + motor + tent/van).....

Can any response team member who wishes to attend and man the stand on behalf of the National4x4ResponseNetwork and any none attending teams, please let me know....any unused places I'll man from the RNE team.

Simon, are you on this stand or YL's?

Nigel.

John Potts

11-02-2010, 05:46 PM

Simon has said that he's manning the National Stand.

We'll have plenty of members there, but we're making it a more social weekend than outright recruiting and fundraising. Having said that, I would be prepared to donate a couple of hours and my other half would too.

nigel leyland

11-02-2010, 06:37 PM

Thanks for confirming Simons intention John,

....are you saying you are attending with YL but would be happy to help for a few hour if required John...?

Nigel.

John Potts

11-02-2010, 10:00 PM

Aye Nige, I'll help out for a couple of hours (I'm sure Becky will too)

nigel leyland

11-02-2010, 10:39 PM

Paul Allen

22-02-2010, 08:59 PM

If we dont get tickets through RNE any chance of a set through here??

I aim to bring the sankey down full of logs!!

John Potts

23-02-2010, 05:37 PM

Thanks John...I think we should be able to get enough to cover, just want to let other groups the chance to have a rep in attendance. http://www.4x4response.info/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_e_biggrin.gif

So 4 tickets left....

Nigel.

Nigel,

That's a little confusing. Do you mean you would like us to do some time on the National Stand? And does that mean we will get National Tickets? (I ask because I can give ours back to YL if so?)

nigel leyland

23-02-2010, 08:15 PM

I'm trying to allocate tickets to teams who will not be attending, so their members can work the National stand if they wish to........however if the offer is not taken up, then I can man solely from RNE if needs be but if you would like help out on the national stand rather than YL, more than happy to have you and Becky John. Doing so will I assume vacate a place for more YL members to attend on their own stand;)

Just let me know which stand you wish to be on John.

Nigel.

John Potts

23-02-2010, 10:55 PM

We're not running a Recruiting Stand as such Nigel. Our presence is more of a Social thing this year.

That's why I've offered, to be honest it'll give us something constructive to do. We would appreciate the tickets though as we have a lot of members wanting to go and it would spread the YL ones further.

nigel leyland

24-02-2010, 10:18 PM

Then so far we have.....

Nigel Leyland
Simon Bentley
John Potts

and three more tickets available.

Nigel.

Dan Yoshiro

24-02-2010, 11:24 PM

I am there all weekend as part of the NW group, but dont mind throwing a couple of hours at the national stand to assist. But i will mostly be sticking with me group as we are having a full on recruitment drive there :D

nigel leyland

25-02-2010, 11:20 AM

We'll be sending appropriate candidates in your direction Dan.....:D

Nigel.

dave-freeman

25-02-2010, 02:08 PM

We'll be sending appropriate candidates in your direction Dan.....:D

Nigel.

Oh please don't do that!!!! I don't want them being put off joining!!!!

Dan Yoshiro

25-02-2010, 11:39 PM

And to think i am the face the press will have to see!!!

God help us all! lol

dave-freeman

26-02-2010, 07:36 AM

And to think i am the face the press will have to see!!!

God help us all! lol

No, I'll be saving you for the radio jobs!!!! :p

nigel leyland

13-04-2010, 09:58 AM

Given the proximity to event I'll be staffing the remaining places with NE members.....I'll be arriving at the show early as usuall (probably Thursday) and try my best to ensure we get all groups together in one spot with plenty of camping room.....Tickets should be arriving soonish!

Nigel.

dave-freeman

13-04-2010, 11:37 AM

I may be able to get there on the Thursday too if you need a hand Nigel. Did send an e-mail yesterday enquiring after the tickets. Are they normally this close sending them?

Dan Yoshiro

13-04-2010, 10:49 PM

Well because we have been tasked with assisting with an event local to me, i will not be there during the day on the Saturday lol

John Potts

14-04-2010, 08:51 PM

My crew should be there about lunchtime Friday Nige :)

nigel leyland

15-04-2010, 10:43 AM

If anyone has pins and tape available to "cordon off" our camping area it would be usefull as it's common for other groups to "grab" as much as they can and may leave us short on room.....pety I know but that's they way it is!

See you all there...

Nigel.

John Potts

15-04-2010, 09:25 PM

Will do my best matey - might be short of pins or posts, but I can likely find some mine tape.

nigel leyland

17-04-2010, 10:02 AM

mine tape is good, that tends to keep Ex Mil clubs out!!!!

....I'm hoping one of our lads can sort some pins.....

Nigel.

John Potts

18-04-2010, 08:15 PM

Can you PM your moby number please Nige. We'll give you a ring when we're landing so you can let us in.

Also, have we got anywhere with the literature to dish out?

nigel leyland

19-04-2010, 03:40 PM

I neglected to mention I have done so John....

I do Believe Simon was working on the Nat Flyers, but ask as I may local groups never seem to come forth with any info they would like to make available.

Nigel.

Mark Leonard

19-04-2010, 11:13 PM

My crew should be there about lunchtime Friday Nige :)
"My crew"????!!!!!. Getting a bit above ourselves, aren't we!!!;)

John Potts

20-04-2010, 08:14 AM

"My crew"????!!!!!. Getting a bit above ourselves, aren't we!!!;)

How on earth could we do that (although getting above the Dwarf Alliance won't be a challenge)? It will be a pretty full Barbiemobile that lands though :D

John Potts

21-04-2010, 04:57 PM

mine tape is good, that tends to keep Ex Mil clubs out!!!!

....I'm hoping one of our lads can sort some pins.....

Nigel.

I've got a roll of mine tape but, as I thought, nothing like stakes or posts to hold it - I think the YL lads will be bringing some though as I donated a load of trip flare stakes for holding boards up and they should be in with the show kit. I just don't know when they'll turn up though.

Rob Woodworth HY4x4

22-04-2010, 05:17 AM

I am not a dwarf, i tower over leonard !!!

John Potts

23-04-2010, 05:18 AM

That ain't an achievement :D

nigel leyland

27-04-2010, 12:29 PM

Tickets arrived today......slight confusion, 3 vehicle passess mark e12 and 3 marked e17!!!

perusing the accompanying map, it would appear that e12 is within the "general trade" area, while e17 appears to be in the club section...

ergo I'm assuming we are actually on stand e17....(my deductive reasoning is flawless...ish) .....however from passed show experience the location indicated is no guarantee of placement!!!!

do YL or NW have a stand number yet?

Nigel.

Dave White

27-04-2010, 12:36 PM

E19 apparently... sort of fits in with your thoughts.

dave-freeman

27-04-2010, 02:07 PM

According to our tickets we're on E15. Nigel is that for NE or for the national stand? So who's going to be in between us then? Looking at these posts then;

NW E15
NE or National E17
YL E19

John Potts

27-04-2010, 05:10 PM

What about your NE4x4R ones Nige?

John Potts

28-04-2010, 10:22 PM

Nige, I now have an appointment at Imphal Barracks at 11.00 on the Friday. should be away from there by 12.00 so we're straight on to driff from there.

Mark Leonard

29-04-2010, 12:31 AM

Nige, I now have an appointment at Imphal Barracks at 11.00 on the Friday. should be away from there by 12.00 so we're straight on to driff from there.
Unless, with any luck, it's the firing squad, finally getting round to their duty!!!:D

John Potts

29-04-2010, 05:16 AM

If I thought you meant that, I'd be hurt :(

dave-freeman

29-04-2010, 06:41 AM

If I thought you meant that, I'd be hurt :(

Kinda the point of a firing squad I thought?!? :rolleyes:

Rob Woodworth HY4x4

29-04-2010, 07:39 AM

If I thought you meant that, I'd be hurt :(

TBH JP i think stumpy does !!!!!

nigel leyland

29-04-2010, 10:09 AM

I have the tickets for the nat, I've not heard from Diane yet, she has NE's tickets so hopefully its E16 or E 18 (If so and I can get there in time i may be able to ask for a shunt/swap).......so looking at the map we should have pleny of camping room to the rear as long as we can keep others off it...LOL

John, not a problem......It now looks like I'll be arriving later than expected (I was hoping to be there on Thursday) probably around noon on Friday if all goes to plan.

Nigel.

Mark Leonard

30-04-2010, 06:36 PM

TBH JP i think stumpy does !!!!!
If i was in the firing squad, it would end up being a "Kneecapping", as those jolly irish used to call them.:p

dave-freeman

10-05-2010, 03:26 PM

Well then, I enjoyed the weekend, how about you lot???

Thanks to everyone for coming and saying hello to us and to NE for the invite to the bbq. I think we'll have to have the next round of the inter group bumper car session sometime soon!!
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs589.snc3/31050_120354131326477_100000556714913_197512_80797 19_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs529.ash1/31050_120354137993143_100000556714913_197514_10558 86_n.jpg

Good to see everyone and put some faces to names. Cheers to Simon for the jackets too.

I believe a good weekend was had by all and I lookl forward to seeing you all again sometime soon.

nigel leyland

11-05-2010, 10:28 AM

Always good at the first show of the year catching up on old frienships and forming new ones.......despite the weather, it was a good show.
I believe Y&L may have managed to gain a member or two, I defo sent some inquirers over, we had a reasonable bit of interest and I had requests for info for the Buxton team too amongst others .....unfortunately no one ever answers my requests for group info from around the country and I have had to give them an RNE flyer and ask them to use our link to the Nat site to access the list of websites for info.....possibly too long winded a process to be productive, and not exactly a professional approach!

I managed to miss a great deal of the activities over the weekend, especially in the arena, but I have been reliably informed that in addition to the daily parade, we made a good show of the twist off and someone called Dave is now the Interclub Challange World Champion!:D

Thouroughly enjoyed myself but it's going to take me a month to recover!

Nigel.

John Potts

11-05-2010, 11:17 AM

Not sure who won the Dodgem challenge though ;)

dave-freeman

11-05-2010, 05:23 PM

I and someone called Dave is now the Interclub Challange World Champion!:D

I'll take my bow now shall I ;)

Have to mention John who I believe came a very close second over the weekend. Well done to you sir. I just wish I could've taken a taller assistant!! :rolleyes:

John Potts

11-05-2010, 09:19 PM

It was good to meet you and your lass Dave :)

I guess we came nowhere, but I will say in my defence that I've never driven a Disco before ;)

Tony Ferrari

11-05-2010, 09:52 PM

Guys, I'm really disapointed you didn't manage to get 4x4 Response stickers on your dodgems

dave-freeman

12-05-2010, 05:49 AM

I guess we came nowhere, but I will say in my defence that I've never driven a Disco before ;)

I was kinda disappointed there was nothing for it to be honest. Even a T shirt would've been good. Have to say I used to drive a disco anyway so know how they go. It doesn't say much about the vehicle prep if they couldn't be arsed adjusting the lockstops though.

John Potts

12-05-2010, 06:45 AM

I was kinda disappointed there was nothing for it to be honest. Even a T shirt would've been good. Have to say I used to drive a disco anyway so know how they go. It doesn't say much about the vehicle prep if they couldn't be arsed adjusting the lockstops though.

I'm surprised 'cos they were waving T Shirts about as prizes on Saturday?