Madmountainman
Registered user
Howdy All,
Having spoken with the BHT at a do a few months back, it came to light that it will be 20 years, next year, since all this shenanigans began. Those of you that were there will probably remember that we more more of a group of beer drinkers with a bike problem and not a bike club.
Well, the subject came up again over a few beers with Kaiser (of this territory) whilst celebrating his Birthday recently. A half baked plan was hatched and I started looking into it a bit more, trying to find a location that would accommodate said ageing beer drinkers with a bike problem.... and probably a few more by now
and I managed to find a suitable location. I was somewhat surprised that we've not been there as a group before, but that just gives us somewhere new to have a grand old time. Not only is it a new place to go, but offers a fairly centrally based location that is accessible from most corners of the country. There's plenty to see and do, with some superb riding roads.... for those that might be on two wheels.
In order to get as many of the old faces as possible, I sent the word out via Facebook to see if there was sufficient interest in taking this forward. I have received a very good response from that and have now set the ball rolling. I've done this as early as possible in order to try and give enough time for as many people to get the chance to come as possible.
It's a chance to catch up with old friends and new, fondly remember those that have sadly passed and won't be able to come and raise a pint... or two or three in remembrance of Gerry Huxtable, Uncle Albert, Chris - TunnerUK - Turner, Jerry - Wobbly - Wallbank and Proff to name a few.
I've gone for September, in homage to Princetown, as it was always the main event of the year, but we'll hopefully have better weather in Kington!
We're also on the border of Wales, so a chance to do a summery version of Gerry's infamous Escape The Inlaws rides.
The main event will be based at The Burton Hotel, but it will depend on the numbers wishing to attend as to whether or not I may have to post a restriction on numbers, mainly for dining. The good news is that Kington offers plenty of other dining options, so we should all be able to gather for a social beer at the very least. My aim is to keep it as simple as possible. Here's the location, here are your accommodation choices, book, turn up, enjoy!
I'll put the accommodation info, dining info and rideout info etc in separate sections, in order to not end up with one super-thread containing hundreds of posts to sift through.
That's it for the moment, keep your diaries clear for the weekend of 16th-18th September, 2022 and let's look forward to a really grand event.
Having spoken with the BHT at a do a few months back, it came to light that it will be 20 years, next year, since all this shenanigans began. Those of you that were there will probably remember that we more more of a group of beer drinkers with a bike problem and not a bike club.
Well, the subject came up again over a few beers with Kaiser (of this territory) whilst celebrating his Birthday recently. A half baked plan was hatched and I started looking into it a bit more, trying to find a location that would accommodate said ageing beer drinkers with a bike problem.... and probably a few more by now
and I managed to find a suitable location. I was somewhat surprised that we've not been there as a group before, but that just gives us somewhere new to have a grand old time. Not only is it a new place to go, but offers a fairly centrally based location that is accessible from most corners of the country. There's plenty to see and do, with some superb riding roads.... for those that might be on two wheels.In order to get as many of the old faces as possible, I sent the word out via Facebook to see if there was sufficient interest in taking this forward. I have received a very good response from that and have now set the ball rolling. I've done this as early as possible in order to try and give enough time for as many people to get the chance to come as possible.
It's a chance to catch up with old friends and new, fondly remember those that have sadly passed and won't be able to come and raise a pint... or two or three in remembrance of Gerry Huxtable, Uncle Albert, Chris - TunnerUK - Turner, Jerry - Wobbly - Wallbank and Proff to name a few.
I've gone for September, in homage to Princetown, as it was always the main event of the year, but we'll hopefully have better weather in Kington!
We're also on the border of Wales, so a chance to do a summery version of Gerry's infamous Escape The Inlaws rides.
The main event will be based at The Burton Hotel, but it will depend on the numbers wishing to attend as to whether or not I may have to post a restriction on numbers, mainly for dining. The good news is that Kington offers plenty of other dining options, so we should all be able to gather for a social beer at the very least. My aim is to keep it as simple as possible. Here's the location, here are your accommodation choices, book, turn up, enjoy!
I'll put the accommodation info, dining info and rideout info etc in separate sections, in order to not end up with one super-thread containing hundreds of posts to sift through.
That's it for the moment, keep your diaries clear for the weekend of 16th-18th September, 2022 and let's look forward to a really grand event.
