Uk journey 10th birthday of the Club and the web site

[Mintman]

Make up your mind, time is running out fast

Closing date is 01 February [00:00 UTC, midnight], so don't be shy and put your name down.

You need to be on the list, if you want to take part in all or some of the special events and not be just an onlooker. The organisers would appreciate it, if they have hard data to prepare all the reservations needed.

Thank you!


Journey to Great Britain 17.05-22.05.2012 to to commemorate the 10-year existence of the Club Seventyfive a.s.b.l and the Ultimate Rover 75 web site

Hello

Now seriously folks !!

Journey:

17.05.2012

The journey is suitable both for self drivers, and for airline passengers.
Airline passengers can land in Southampton, in London (Gatwick) or Birmingham to be fetched. However travellers without renting cars can be picked up only on 18.05. Airline passengers with rented cars can travel on 17.05.2012 to Hastings or join us on 18.05.2012 in the Midlands.. We will try ( together with our friends of the British 75-Clubs) that everyone, which travels without a car can have a ride for the duration of the trip. .

With car:

Ferry or

Euro Tunnel

Price comparison & reservation

www.aferry.com

For the moment best price (car & 2 passengers) Norfolkline ( Now DFDS Seaways) & back ca.70 €. (Dunkirck- Dover)
Passage between 12 and 14 o'clock in order to reach Hastings at least at 5 pm..
Convois can be organized over the forum.
Dover Hastings ca.80km passing Hythe.

Meeting place is the hotel „PREMIER INN HASTINGS “. 1 John Macadam Way, Hastings, East Sussex TN37 7DB

As we didn’t match a group price please REQUEST INDIVIDUALLY trhough

www.trivago.de

1x stay overnight to 17.05-18.05.2012 without breakfast approx. 61 € double room.

Dinner & Breakfast are the on site
http://www.brewersfayre.co.uk/brewersfayre.html;

Cheaper than booking online with Premier Inn (Breakfast & Dinner (3 courses) 22£.

In the restaurant for ex.an Indian Buffet for 6.99£ or up to 6,30 p.m 2 main courses for 10£. Breakfast begins at 3.95£.

Tables for the group will be reserved.

Following day:

18.05.2012

After the breakfast trip( Around 10 a.m) to Battle (10km) Depending upon opening times this program point could done on 17.05 depending on their opening times., so that the journey to the Midlands can be done a lot more easier.

Short German-language guidance over the battleground anno 1066, duration 1 hour. (On request with english translation)

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/.....gs-abbey-and-battlefield/

From 11.30-noon individual drive to Alcester.

Meeting at the hotel around 6p.m so you have plenty of driving and stoping time .

KINGS COURT HOTEL. Birmingham Road Coughton Alcester B49 5

Of course another hotel nearby can be booked, if the suggested hotel should not fit!!!

Hotels in the region can be booked through the well-known search engines by entering the towns of Redditch, Warwick, Alcester, Stratford upon Avon

Battle to Alcester (passing London) =280km.
Recommendation: A stop in Oxford

http://www.visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com

Alternative route

Battle over Chichester (following the coast line ), Winchester, Oxford to Alcester. = 350km

http://www.kingscourthotel.co.uk

We have negotiated a special price, we will stay in their new building and prices are the following per person.

Cost per person night in the DR with breakfast £32
Cost per person in the DR and dinner £48
Cost per person in the SR with breakfast - £42
Cost per person in the SRwith breakfast & Dinner. £58.
The dinner will be a 3 course menu.
For any meal desires (vegetarian, no fish etc.) please to me know.

Also there is no obligation get dinner in the hotel. You are welcome to dine elsewhere.. At the hotel premises is also a pub.

RESERVATIONS BY EMAIL TO

info@ kingscourthotel.co.uk

Reservation code: Club Seventyfive

A confirmation from the hotel will be sent by email.

19.05.2012

After breakfast visit to Stratford upon Avon (native city of Shakespear and really beautiful place) 20 km

Conducted tour in Stratford.

On request the afternoon will be as you like. (e.g. shopping in Coventry (30km), Birmingham (43km), visiting further objects of interest, retreat in the hotel etc.)

Another suggestion:

http://alcesterfoodfestival.org.uk/index.html


If you think that after this you aren't able any more to get diner at the Restaurant of the hotel please inform them that you are off for dinner.

http://www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk

20.05.2012

Today will be easy going. We will drive to Gaydon . (approx. 30km) with




Depature 11.am return 5 p.m (Alcester Hotel)

We couldn't resist at such an opportunity but sadly the trip isn't covered by the
participation fee.

So we will collect on the bustrip :12,50£ discount price for a Clubmember(being in the members list on 01.01.2011)
The double for non members.


In Gaydon the Club will sponsor an afternoon tea for signed in participants.(in our forum meeting tool)


You can follow the history of the British automobile industry displayed on the basis of many exhibits.
Among these are also the first and the last Rover 75 built.

A birthday event is also scheduled.

http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/

21.05.2012

10 p.m After breakfast we will heading to Malvern home of Morgan Motors (45km)

http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk

11 pm Guided tour.

Afterwards driving to Longbridge to the former factory of the MG Rover Group.

Distance approx. 45km.

We will try to get a tour in the new chinese MGfactory.

In any case there will be in front of the famous Q-gate a photo session and a commemoration at the factory gate.

22.05.2012

After breakfast wawing bye bye and individual return journey back home.

Remarks:

Free Money exchange software to download from

http://ograhl.com/de/ab-euro

Needing spare parts ?

http://www.rovaparts.co.uk

You can contact, order and fetching your parts for ex. during your trip to the Midlands hotel.

The participation fee to cover the group entrances :

Battle 1066, Gaydon, Morgan is fixed at 50 € per person.

Bank transfers to:

Germany
Volksbank Trier
Account number: 5332426
BZL: 58560103

International transfer:

CCP : Post office Cheque (current postal cheque account) Luxembourg
Iban: LU90 1111 2059 2389 0000
Biccode: CCCPLULL

PURPOSE: TRAVEL UK 2012

Our friends from the UK can avoid additional bank transfer charges by using PayPal.

Please use the appropriate link (edit: now disabled):
1 person - £45
2 persons - £90
Note: PayPal payment for UK residents only. Payments in EUR must be made by bank transfer!

It is clear that only after the transfer of the 50€ per person your participation is finalisized
For internal reasons the club cannot return the participation fee , if you don't show up for the trip .

Any questions ?? email to:

rfield@luxmail.lu

See you later
For the club Seventyfive
The Präsi Fränk

PS: Inscriptions for the trip can be made through the following link:
http://www.r75.info/modules.php?nam.....file=viewtopic&t=7754


[edit: PayPal links added / disabled- js]
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Rover 75 V8 & MG ZS EV Long Range

[starbug2]

hope to be involved in some of this will advise

[starbug2]

on the 19th if you goto birmingham way may i suggest going to the black country museum http://www.bclm.co.uk/ which would not be to far to travel from Stratford . it is a living museum with a mine you can go down ,(not as deep as the one in Germany ) lot of buildings from the past you can visit from real church to shops inc a old working chip shop doing real chips etc. it is a very big place and i would of thought up to non English visitors also on site but under a different management is a under ground canal trip on a electric canal boat visiting mines that where underground and via water .... if enough book you can get discounts and guide etc... or maybe you can do it after the main events have ended and your still around . we live about 45 mins from your midland hotel stop and will look into getting some time booked off . we have been outside q gate many a time and recently got to visit the now show room next to q gate where we manage to test drive a mg6 with some fellows from the 75 owners club but as yet not got into the factory..... we would love to visit Morgan Motors and Longbridge and even Gaydon...... how many times have i been there..........

that reminds me if you visit Coventry there is a very good motor museum in the city centre http://www.transport-museum.com/ , maybe bigger than Gaydon on the inside and free apart from some evens which have been held there which are not the museums , the only down side is Coventry road system is well known for being a challenge for those who don't know it as lots of road changes/works and bad planing but if you head for a certain signed multi story car park you are in a big shopping centre and area and walking distance from the motor place and the city centre even a ikea . i will need to talk to Bev about what she wants to do and as yet don't know what involvement will be from the uk for your visit , i'm sure some from the uk would like to visit some of the places as well

[Mintman]

as yet don't know what involvement will be from the uk for your visit ??

Hi Stephen

Its a little bit to early to tell you exactly about your future involvements
But joining us anytime,anywhere will be perfect

If you have planned to join us for a scheduled visit just let me know.

Cheers Frank
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Rover 75 Saloon 2.0l & Rover Saloon 2.5l & Rover Tourer Diesel & MGF 1.8
Rover 75 V8 & MG ZS EV Long Range

[starbug2]

[Mintman]

You're welcome

Cheers Mintman
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Rover 75 Saloon 2.0l & Rover Saloon 2.5l & Rover Tourer Diesel & MGF 1.8
Rover 75 V8 & MG ZS EV Long Range

[GreyGhost]

You can definitely count me in on all the events except Battle. :)

[Mintman]

Perfect!!!!

Cheers Frank
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Rover 75 Saloon 2.0l & Rover Saloon 2.5l & Rover Tourer Diesel & MGF 1.8
Rover 75 V8 & MG ZS EV Long Range

[starbug2]

[starbug2]

hopefully we will get a few Brits coming i see some interest on the community forum . in the end we are all car fans what ever our forum , our country be it MG or Rover V8 or 1.8 or even diesel