Dent Weekend 31st May - 2nd June, 2024

[brut33]

Can I prevaricate until Christmas?
Never been so I feel that I should make an appearance at some stage.

It would be a distance record if you make it.

Brut could have another two for you camping at Chez Margarets green room. Both are really busy and travel at a moments notice, so Ill put it in the diary and confirm nearer the date if thats OK. We have done three Dents and dont need any stickers, however coasters

Blimey, coasters. This is getting a bit technical for a simpleton like me. You can have Boddingtons beer mats instead.

 

[Kenny]

You and Eric again?

Oh yes; sleeping with him at the Dragon Rally as well !!

 

[TOG]

I’m just outside of Dent and have a couple of Air BNB’s.
Helm Byre is a 1 bed ground Floor converted barn with 1 double bedroom. Soon to go online is further accommodation that will sleep 3. It’ll be on Air BNB very soon. Walking distance to Dent, but a bit further than staggering distance. We walk to the pubs in Dent every week, there and back with a torch. But you wouldn’t want to be pissed to do this. Safe bike parking etc. Take a look if you fancy some digs with all the mod cons.

 

[Ex-Call Centre Chimp]

This place?

The Property | Helmswood Barn

www.helmswoodbarn.com

 

[FatAl]

Oh yes; sleeping with him at the Dragon Rally as well !!

Cute, but use protection (for the ears that is)
Looking forward to seeing you both

 

[TOG]

This place?

The Property | Helmswood Barn

www.helmswoodbarn.com

Yes that’s us. I double room barn conversion. Then one that’s new to market very shortly, but can take more. It’s all recently renovated. You can store bikes locked away. It goes without saying, I like my bikes!!!
We mainly attract walkers and people looking for that Dales experience. But bikes are where it’s at for me.

 

[Ex-Call Centre Chimp]

It looks a lovely place, I've kept a note for future reference.

 

[wrinkleyowlie]

I've had a couple of inquiries to see if the Guzzi do was going ahead at Dent. I think it was unofficially agreed that we would do a UKGSER meet up at Dent with a special invite to Guzzis and all others that wished to attend. Stu (Brut33) has a thread running in the UKGSER events section. I;m booked into Dent stores so will be there whatever. Come on you Guzzistas get yourselves there.

 

[brut33]

Well booked my room only to discover i am away.

Silly bugger.I was hoping to see you turn up on your FBI.

 

[Doc]

Silly bugger.I was hoping to see you turn up on your FBI.

Yup was looking forward to seeing everyone again. Next time.

 

[wrinkleyowlie]

Turning out to be a good week for me. 3 nights in Bala Wales with my mate, we do it every year. Then upto Dent from Bala on the Friday morning. Hopefull I'll be on the new Stelvio, unless I've part ex'd it by then.

 

[The Other PaulG]

Booked in for camping, Friday night.

Now, where should the Guzzis park???

 

[FatAl]

Booked in for camping, Friday night.

Now, where should the Guzzis park???

There will be at least three of us, if enough turn up we could form a laager in the middle of the campsite

 

[The Other PaulG]

There will be at least three of us, if enough we could form a laager in the middle of the campsite

The Italian quarter....

 

[wrinkleyowlie]

I've booked in at the village stores so the weather will be guaranteed perfect for camping. Mind you don't have to pay until 14 days before so if the weather looks good I may still camp.

 

[snelly]

The Italian quarter....

There used to be a large Italian quarter at Lodge Moor Sheffield ;

 

[harry the cat]

There used to be a large Italian quarter at Lodge Moor Sheffield ;

Yeah but they were fenced in. Not a bad idea perhaps?

 

[The Other PaulG]

There used to be a large Italian quarter at Lodge Moor Sheffield ;

My great Aunt was left alone to manage an arable / pig farm in Selby during WWII. Every day a truckload of Italian POWs would be shipped in to work on the farm.

She was a very capable lady and was grateful for the workers. The POWs (often from rural backgrounds themselves) loved the days out - they worked the land and always had a great lunch (the guards, too) made from farm produce.

She used to joke that some were sad when the war was over and they had to go home !!


Sorry for the thread diversion! Back to Dent.....

 

[KMD]

Booked in for camping, Friday night.

Now, where should the Guzzis park???

Hawes ?

 

[brut33]

PMy great Aunt was left alone to manage an arable / pig farm in Selby during WWII. Every day a truckload of Italian POWs would be shipped in to work on the farm.

She was a very capable lady and was grateful for the workers. The POWs (often from rural backgrounds themselves) loved the days out - they worked the land and always had a great lunch (the guards, too) made from farm produce.

She used to joke that some were sad when the war was over and they had to go home !!


Sorry for the thread diversion! Back to Dent.....

Loved that Paul.


There was a similar situation with German POW's where I live. After the war a good number of them were regarded
as Nazis and held till 1948 for re-education. One of them was Bert Trautmann who became a goalkeeper for Man City.

Copy & paste...
He was a paratrooper and initially sent to occupied Poland, then subsequently fought on the eastern front for three
years, earning five medals, including an Iron Cross. Later in the war, he was transferred to the western front, where he
was captured by the British as the war drew to a close. As a volunteer soldier, he was classified a category 'C' prisoner
by the authorities, meaning he was regarded as a Nazi. One of only 90 of his original 1,000-man regiment to survive the war,
he was transferred to a POW camp in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. Trautmann refused an offer of repatriation, and
following his release in 1948 decided to settle in Lancashire, combining farm work with playing goalkeeper for a local
football team, St.Helens Town.
Performances for St Helens gained Trautmann a reputation as an outstanding goalkeeper, resulting in interest from
Football League clubs. In October 1949, he signed for Manchester City.

Appologies for boring the stuffing out of everyone but I find this sort of stuff interesting.


Now back to the Italians at Dent....