I'll more than likely be staying in London on the Thursday night too.

I'll probably be staying on the Thursday night as well

I think me and my dad might stay over as well

Your Dad taking his Alfa Paul?

Yeah he wants to give it a blast around Spa.

Plus I'll be able fit some club shop goodies in that as well

so are we all going to stay at the Winchester Pub/Hotel as suggested by matt? matt and mcmike will be staying close so a couple of beers can be had?

damn and blast!!!!!!

ok well the ferry is booked for me, at the vast cost of £74!!!

you should be able to get it for around £49, but whilst toggling with other stuff i managed to book the wrong dates and have had to pay £25 surcharge to change it to the right weekend...


the winchester hotel i rang to book earlier, they're not taking bookings for next year yet.....

Really?

That is an odd policy...

Sounding good guys, I need to start arranging something now. You would have thought any pub would have welcomed advance bookings in this financial time. Maybe they're not sure if they've got another movie being filmed there...

Just a quick update on the Belgian Hotel front.

I have contacted the same Hotel we used last year Domaine Des Hautes Fagnes They have agreed to take all the bookings / resevations. This would allow each participant to make thier room resevation directly with the Hotel. Payment would also be made on check out and not up front like last year.

I am still working on the prices but have an offer of €59:00 pp/pn for Bed / Bfast & Three course dinner. I will also obtain a flat B&B rate for Friday.

Bob

i assume they understand english bob? sounds a good deal to me

Sounds good Barmybob!

There appears to always be someone there who speaks English, Dutch and French

I have tried several other places but anywhere that offers similar facilities to this place is much more expensive

Another advantage in having the Hotel taking the bookings is that we should be able to appeal to members all over Europe

Confirm: any other hotel around the same neighbourhood charges the same amount WITHOUT the evening dinner. How did you get those prices Bob?

Hmmm... then suddenly I realise... they'll more than make up any losses from the more liquid consumptions.

Skilled Yorkshire negotiating, Klaas. (Bob is too modest to admit it, so I'll do it for him )

Just realised it's my birthday on the Thursday

Does that mean you'll be old?

The scottish contingent will most certainly help you celebrate then. Matt's dad will play happy birthday on the piano and we'll all sing. Then obviously i'll do my party trick and sumersault over a chair without spilling my pint!!

It'll be just like a master card advert.

And we can give Paul the bumps !!!!

blimey, better get in training for that one.....

Better get some quotes together for some heavy duty lifting equipment

Cheeky B BASTARDS DS

Oh I am really looking forward to this now

I think I bored an entire pub to tears with this last night. Birds looking into getting deals on travel etc. I f anything comes up, I'll let you know.

Who's going via Hull and who's going via Dover, hot topic of debate last night was the best route to Spa.

i expect you're as close to hull as dover, maybe nearer? afaik sedici, mcmike and me are going from dover so are linking up for a beer on the thursday evening somewhere, ferrying at 8am to convoy through belgium - sparco is going from hull i believe so you have choices....

I'm going from dover as well.

8am ferry from Dover here too.

Aye lads Dover for me.

The best road to Spa is the quickest: E17 all the way to Antwerp, then E313 to Lummen, then follow GPS to malmedy / spa / wherever the hotel is. There are no nice roads unless you fancy a detour that will take you 2 days to get there.