Landy Rally Christmas Weekend

Here you go kiddies, I’ve been organising again … and what is more you’ll be delighted to hear I won’t be issuing Road Books!!!

You’ll find that similar to last year I’ve chosen a location that is central to the country - sorry Bling up there in Bonnie Scotland, I’m afraid I had to go with the majority again - so hopefully a lot of you will be able to make it. Of what I recall (not that I remember much at all about the last Christmas bash … hic! ) we had about 30 people attend the Christmas dinner last year, so I wouldn’t be surprised if we had 40 - 50 this time around. Whatever, it'll be a hoot with only half a dozen!

Join us for any or all of the weekend - any past or future Landyralliers are most welcome

Saturday 19th December 2009.

10.00 – 16.00
Off-road playday at Sibbertoft 4x4 Centre, Welford Road, Sibbertoft, near husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire LE16 9UJ - 6 miles east of junction 20, M1. Terrain to suit everybody, easy to extreme. £20 play all day regardless of number of passengers. Available at additional cost – quads, clay shooting (I will find out costs of these and post within this thread ASAP). http://www.avalancheadventure.co.uk

18.00 for 18.30 (although more than likely we will begin slipping into the bar from 17.00)
Christmas meal at The Elms pub/restaurant, St John's Business Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire LE17 4HB. Pay for your own on the night (reasonable prices as it happens), a menu can be found at http://www.marstonstaverns.co.uk/Home/PlacestoEatandDrink/OurPubs/Elms

As it also just happens to be Tom Mc’s birthday, the ‘task’ of each person attending will be to present me an appropriate gift bought from a £1 shop! For my part I will have a Christmas pressie wrapped and waiting for every person who attends.

To round off the evening, in the pub after the meal there will be a Landy Rally Pub Quiz with loads of prizes!!!

Sunday 20th December 2009.

10.00 – 16.00
Greenlaning in the Leicestershire area, with of course a traditional Sunday lunch at the local pub. No cost involved apart from buying your own lunch.

… and the best bit. The Elms is located next to a Travelodge, whose rooms booked in advance cost just £19.00! For booking click on http://www.travelodge.co.uk/saver_rooms then click the specific date button, then type 19/12/2009 in the date box, then type CV12 0AS in the postcode box, then under Sat 19th for the Lutterworth Travellodge click on the £19 box, then click on Book now, then pay in the usual manner. Simple!

BOOK YOUR OWN ROOMS A.S.A.P. as rooms so near to Christmas will quickly become unavailable.

That’s it, whose up for it? I need to know numbers for the each of the activities, so please answer as follows:-

Off-road playday at Sibbertoft (Sat):

Vehicle owner’s name …………………………

Make of vehicle ……………………………….

Christmas meal (Sat evening):

Each person’s name …………………………

Greenlaning (Sun):

Vehicle owner’s name …………………………

Make of vehicle ……………………………….

me and manda will be there have just had the go ahead so will book a room for friday and saturday night so more time for off roading and its no so much of a rush, will also note not to book breakfast!!! as it comes in a bag haha

Ill be in the Frontera (obviously) and the driver will be me and manda

Reckon I'll have my Rangie back from Calais by then?

no and pinky will be stuck with it

Forgive me for being stupid but why is Pinky going to be stuck in Calais with Tom's Rangie ? :?:

I hope i don't spoil the fun.
The Dutch Barge and its crew will be present.
Looking forward meeting you all again

This promises to be a good party !

Hi, booked the travelLodge just a few minutes ago. Unbelievable, but after some struggles with the cardpayment, I succeeded. However they muist have heard of a great event, cause the 19 pounds rooms did't exist anymore. 3 Nights: 98 pounds.
But what a breakfast they offer: even worse than continental. Glad I was warned before in yhis thread.
How do you all do this in England: is there a better place to get breakfast around there?

That's great news, yourself and Henk coming over.

Don't book breakfast, we will sort out something when you arrive. Do you think the hotel will mind us having BBQ's or open fires in the bedrooms?

Suppose if we'll keep it smokefree there's no problem.

You all had to book ferries to get to calais: what's the best way for us to get over there?

cadarn wrote:

You all had to book ferries to get to calais: what's the best way for us to get over there?

Surely the barge is an amphibious vehicle? Its so many things! :Shark:

As far as I know, it's only simply a LandRover


the magic is behind the wheel

[quote="cadarn"]As far as I know, it's only simply a LandRover


Goodness me, you do surprise me!

Hi Tom,
Would you be s kind to take with you some leftover merchandise the christmas weekend? Would like a sweatshirt and some stickers and postcards if left over

Potti,
As you must already know, we're all surprise

As Landyprickers say the rooms are now £35 for the Sat night - we have booked before they go up again.

cadarn wrote:

You all had to book ferries to get to calais: what's the best way for us to get over there?

Norfolk Line Dunkirk to Dover is good - and the cheapest!

Yes aferry.com is good for comparing prices at various times of day/night and different companies.

Keith Johnson wrote:

As Landyprickers say the rooms are now £35 for the Sat night

Bugger. Need to flog even more junk now!

Anyone want to buy some security smokescreen generators?

Tried the SAS?

Looks like he's having problems getting onto the forum, but Ken would like to attend this years christmas bash.

Thanks, I've noted that Andybloke!

Early days still, but teams so far include …

Blood Sweat and Beers
Crazy Monkeys
Diesel Head
Landyprikkers
Monstar
Sylki Roadrunners

+ Ken Simpson (Jeep owner)
Tom Mc

sorry Tom, we'll need to give this one a miss as already got Xmas plans in the diary that weekend.

Our partners in crime "Range Raver"s are missing from your list