Well done James.
As the planning side went a little out of kilter I would imagine no plan was
sent to the office but it’s coming together now & should be a bit of fun.
If I hear anything through the grapevine I’ll keep the group updated.
All the best
Nick
Sent from my iPhone
On 3 Aug 2022, at 11:55, james khan <jamesmkhan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As a follow up - I checked with the club office again this morning and
they’ve not emailed out any further info to anyone who’s booked yet, but will
soon.
James
On 30 Jul 2022, at 20:38, james khan <jamesmkhan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I’ve booked (but not had any acknowledgment from the club, nor a reply to an
email to the person organising it last month). I plan to set off very early
Sat, stay over (somewhere) then catch up with some local friends on Sunday.
J
On 30 Jul 2022, at 20:24, nick smith <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all
Please see below re The Big Southern Gathering.
I know some of you have booked but the early ticket sales have been
disappointing to say the least.
You know I’ve been concerned about this actually going ahead but I am
assured it definitely is, I’m a lot happier about it now as its being
properly managed & pushed on various forums.
Carrie & I are now thinking we will come home from the Champagne trip on
the Monday (we were going to stay out there for a few extra days) & then
head down to BSG later in the week or even early Saturday morning.
So, does this float anyone’s boat? Shout out if it does, we have several
options regarding the format & how many days we stay over which we can
discuss, plus of course we need to discuss accommodation as doing it all in
a day would be pushing it a bit! I may be able to offer a solution to
accommodation that about an hour’s drive from the event.
Over to you….what’s your thoughts?
All the best
Nick
The Big Southern Gathering 10th September 2022 (with optional stopover)
Come and join us for a relaxed and enjoyable day or weekend, based around
the world famous Haynes Motor Museum and Historic Helicopters in the
stunning Somerset countryside.
Saturday starts off 10am at Haynes Motor Museum, BA22 7LH, with over 400
classic cars and bikes to wander around, it is also a living and working
Museum. You will also get a full guided tour through the museum and the
Restoration Workshops.
Note: the restoration workshops are not open to the public and TVRCC have
secured exclusive access!
Entrance fee includes complimentary tea, coffee and Danish on arrival plus
sandwich lunch in the Napier Suite, as well as full guided tours through
the museum and the Restoration Workshops, which aren’t usually open to the
general public.
Next stop, with a convoy of cars on route, is another exclusive, with a
visit to Historic Helicopters at Chard TA20 4BP, again TVRCC has been given
exclusive access to areas not usually open to the general public. Historic
Helicopters is a charity which aims to raise money to preserve, maintain
and operate a fleet of unique, vintage helicopters.
After exploring these magnificent machines you will retire to the function
room (with licenced bar) at approx. 6pm for a light dinner of freshly
baked pizzas and buffet. The evening is planned to be an informal get
together so we can sit and chat, with a bit of grub and a few drinks thrown
in as well.
From here you can either head home or join a few who have already planned
to stay over, there is free camping on site at the Helicopter location or
you can use one of the local hotels.
For those who stopover and are hopefully not to hung over, there will be a
range of optional drives out Sunday or you can just visit some of the
stunning local countryside and coastline.
Hope you can make it.
Please book via the club shop ASAP as there are limited places left.
Entry closes on Friday the 26th of August 2022
Pricing:
Haynes Motor Museum - £28 per person – This covers entrance, exclusive tour
to aera not open to public.
Helicopter Restoration Centre - £20 per person for all the food and there
is a licenced pay bar.
Links:
TVR Shop to book:
https://www.tvr-car-club.co.uk/shop.html#!/Events/c/23547010/sort=nameDesc
Hotels : We recommend booking.com or similar. The postcode to search near
is TA20 4BP
More info on the locations we are visiting :
Haynes Motor Museum: https://www.haynesmuseum.org/
Historic Helicopters: https://www.historichelicopters.com/Pages/1/Home.html
