National Rally 2007

[Kevin]

For those that were not at the AGM yesterday.
Next years Natinal will be at Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire.

[8009STEVE]

Looks good

[aupickup]

yep not bad

[jonathon]

Just down the road so we should be able to make a presence

[Welung666]

Not far away from me either Here is the link - http://www.kelmarsh.com/

[jonathon]

Looks just like home then!!!!

[mal]

Ah well... down south again
Just convinced me it's a 'Southern' club... ah well, one least ex member to worry about.. if you ever did..
winge over

Mal

[aupickup]

well is it really south???

it is the midlands isnt it

[Judge]

.. ah well, one least ex member to worry about.. if you ever did..
winge over

Mal

Ex member! ex member!, we'll have to do something about that

[simmitc]

There was a very good presentation at the AGM about why rallies need to be located where they are, it's not done just to sp[ite anyone. Moreover, Kelmarsh is certainly not "down south". Try asking around half the membership who will tell you that it's "up north"

[mal]

Well...... that woke a few up

Mal

[jonathon]

Well, I suppose nearly anywhere in England is south of the'nort east'apart from north west I was just enjoying my mid day nap too

[RogerRust]

Southampton to Kelmarsh 145 miles
Newcastle upon Tyne to Kelmarsh 210 miles
I'm almost willing to bet that its quicker from Newcastle - it is down hill all said and done.

More important though, chez Rust to Kelmarsh 26 miles

[Welung666]

It's just about 55 miles from me according to one of the larger Automotive breakdown company's route planner

[Kevin]

Hi Mal as simmitc said there was a good presentation at the AGM about the viabilty of National Rallys as they cost £12 - 15,000 to put on and to hit a break even point they really need 750 to attend and if they are put on away from middle England the attendances only make around 500 Scunthorpe and Breamore House to quote the 2 recent ones and although Scunthorpe almost broke even Breamore House made a huge loss around £9,000 so you can see if the membership are not going to attend these other venues they have to put them on where they can be assured of a good turnout, so you have to see it from the clubs point of view that if the local membership dont attend in force to a Rally they really have to put them on in locations where the can get a good turnout and like a few others on here I go to the Nationals wherever they are held
So I am afraid its unlikely to be in your neck of the woods Mal

[HarryMango]

Ah well... down south again

Mal

They didn't have it near you Mal as they knew you wouldn't pay to get in

2006 National was in Scunthorpe - hardly North

It was announced yesterday that from now onwards the National Rally would be held in the centralish part of the country as they get more attendees & therefore can cover all the organising costs.

Rog

[rayofleamington]

Ah well... down south again

??
Again it's in the south like the last one at Scunthorpe.... ??
Which map are you using? ;-)

[millerman]

Thanks for info re national Rally.
Why wasn't the membership told of previous losses, this sort of info helps everyone understand why venues are decided on and certainly gives me a better understanding of the problems (challenges?) the Committe has. Presumably the member's area of a re-vamped website will carry minutes and reports of meetings and sub-committees

[rayofleamington]

Why wasn't the membership told of previous losses,

they were - but only when the accounts are completed... and the finances aren't generally discussed with membrs except at the AGM, which is ok if you can get there.
Apparently you can get minutes by request (snail mail) from Derby office.

Presumably the member's area of a re-vamped website will carry minutes and reports of meetings and sub-committees

Don't worry - we pushed that point quite a few times, and I is very likely to be part of the suggestions list that gets turned into actions by the new web-team.

[RussLCV]

Who is the new web team? as you mentioned it