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17 Feb 2013
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Any news on date or exact place (area already chosen)? Time to start a poll?
We just had a baby, so commitments get to be harder, but will do my best to join you! But please, not the same date of HU Germany meeting! 
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18 Feb 2013
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Well I'm up for a little ride out.
I'm in the Charente 16.
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20 Feb 2013
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Hello all,
Well it looks as though there is quite a bit of interest to try and get something together. My apologies for not following up on this thread for a while, I've been far too busy doing my 3 months annual work to keep the wolf from the door. My first attempts at finding a suitable venue have come to nothing unfortunately, however something has come up which could be very interesting which is about 20 kms to the West of Limoges and is a B'n'B /Camping run for motorcyclists, with bar and catering. I will be staying with them in early April, so will discuss the possibilities. As it's probably a bit late to organise a spring event ( i'm away in the U.k. anyway from mid April for a few weeks) I am thinking of a late summer event with BBq. Be good to know if those interested would be up for something in late August/ Early September.
Hope you are all enjoying the beginning of the early spring sunshine.
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21 Feb 2013
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Hi guys,
I'm in.... if you dont mind a 4 wheeler coming (LC), or I'll dust off the bike and come on the Africa Twin..
cheers
Matthew
Gent Belgium...
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13 Mar 2013
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Hello all,
something has come up which could be very interesting which is about 20 kms to the West of Limoges and is a B'n'B /Camping run for motorcyclists, with bar and catering. I will be staying with them in early April, so will discuss the possibilities.
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great!
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Be good to know if those interested would be up for something in late August/ Early September.
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Not so great, the chances of me getting a week end of before mid september are , unless I manage to change job before then, absolutely ZERO & I already have commitments for the end of sept now. sorry.
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Hope you are all enjoying the beginning of the early spring sunshine.
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I would be if it hadn't just started snowing again... 
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22 Mar 2013
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Hi folks, I just spotted this post  and thought I'd chime in!  (Otherwise known as redeem myself...)
Anything we can do to help out, or you can just go ahead and do it, up to you - either way, we're all for it!
Pongo, thanks for pushing this on, any questions just email me!
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25 Mar 2013
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Thanks Grant much appreciated. I am trying to spend more time on this, and luckily I have a lot of very good contacts in France through my position as a moderator for Bike Club France (wwwBikeClubFrance.com). I have just come up with something else which is in one of the most spectacular parts of South West France ( Rocamadour), and am currently talking to the biking owners. Hope to put up a suggestion within the next month.
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25 Mar 2013
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(wwwBikeClubFrance.com).
I have just come up with something else which is in one of the most spectacular parts of South West France ( Rocamadour),
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Hey Pongo thanks for the link to the BCF, I've just joined.
Rocamadour is a fantastic place, I went there last year.
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27 Mar 2013
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What about Aveyron?? Camping Les Tours, St Amans Des Cots
Hi guys
We've been following this thread with great interest as we work on a campsite from May to mid September in the Midi Pyrenees, Aveyron.
We wondered if you'd consider our site and our help for the mini meet. Early to mid September the campsite is empty, its in the middle of some great biking roads on/off. The campsite staff/management are pretty laid back and we know them well as this will be our 4th year working on this campsite.
Its a beautiful campsite right on the Lac Du Selves.
Let us know if we can help with this. We'd love to meet some fellow adventure bikers in France as straight after we finish our contract we are heading down western Africa.
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27 Mar 2013
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Hi guys
We've been following this thread with great interest as we work on a campsite from May to mid September in the Midi Pyrenees, Aveyron.
We wondered if you'd consider our site and our help for the mini meet. Early to mid September the campsite is empty, its in the middle of some great biking roads on/off. The campsite staff/management are pretty laid back and we know them well as this will be our 4th year working on this campsite.
Its a beautiful campsite right on the Lac Du Selves.
Let us know if we can help with this. We'd love to meet some fellow adventure bikers in France as straight after we finish our contract we are heading down western Africa.
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Gemma and Mark, that sounds VERY interesting!
Can you give us an idea of the facilities, presentation room, food etc? How many people could they accommodate? Is it possible to have a section that's just for HU, separate from the madding crowd? Webpage?
thanks, Grant
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Gemma and Mark, that sounds VERY interesting!
Can you give us an idea of the facilities, presentation room, food etc? How many people could they accommodate? Is it possible to have a section that's just for HU, separate from the madding crowd? Webpage?
thanks, Grant
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Agreed, already sent PM asking for details of potential out of season costs etc.
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Any news from Gemma & Marc?? Can't see any here yet, but perhaps it's too early. I'm back home in France now till the end of June, (it's sunny  )so anything I can do to help move things along please let me know ( PM is always a good idea).
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My local campsite is hosting 26 Brits/Irish this coming weekend for a trail riding trip I organise. We've used them for the last couple of years.
It's a great location in the north Dordogne 40 miles due south from Limoges so whilst it's not overrun with facilities - there is a good restaurant/bar on site and a couple of others in the village (200 metres walk), if it is just a venue that's needed to get this off the ground I'd like to recommend this place.
Very rural riverside location, mobile homes available for those that don't want to camp - let me know if it's any good.
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