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Hello can anyone tell me if there's a UK hubb for 2016 and where.
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think were still waiting for News / Confirmation . Lets hope so
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I cant find any information
about a Horizons meeting in the UK- when is this please?
or can anyone please point me in the right direction?
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Another prospective attendee looking for 2016 dates. If uk is no go, do we know if northern ireland is on again this year?
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See the calendar showing on the right hand side of your computer display.
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Cheers Dave, is that a recent addition or have I been stupid for a while ( don't answer that ! ) ☺
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I can hear the hounds already..

Shame.. I'll be in Mongolia.
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Just had a look at the location, in a way I am happy its not my weekend off as its way tooooo far for a weekend away.
Time to look out for mini meets me thinks.
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For a minute there, with the Sherlock Holmes reference, I thought it was going to be held in Baker Street.

Hay on Wye's a lovely little town, and with all the bookshops etc they're used to a load of oddball weirdos turning up so a few hundred dirt covered bikers probably won't even raise an eyebrow.

The ride up from Abergavenny past Llanthony, Capel-y-ffin and over the Gospel pass is great on a bike - as long as the road isn't jammed solid with caravans meeting in the single track part.
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Yeah.. It's a very nice part of the U.K. lots of good riding about. The location is going to put off our far Northern brethren which is a shame but Haggs bank fills that gap nicely.

I had a look at the website. Looks like a great site. I'm looking forward to it in 2017.
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Is there an irony in some of you erudite, hardened world travellers are moaning that Herefordshire is too far to travel?
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methinks a lot of irony - it's only 2 hours farther from Edinburgh than Donington was! And from Glasgow, an hour and 10!

So I expect to see a LOT of northerners there, just to show Ted, they're real travellers and not put off by an hour or two extra ride.

An extra hour seems like a plus to me!
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methinks a lot of irony - it's only 2 hours farther from Edinburgh than Donington was! And from Glasgow, an hour and 10!

So I expect to see a LOT of northerners there, just to show Ted, they're real travellers and not put off by an hour or two extra ride.

An extra hour seems like a plus to me!
Well Grant we are another 170 miles and 2 hours further north than Edinburgh but still hope to be there, have a friend near there who runs a canoe business if any body fancys a canoe ride.
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methinks a lot of irony - it's only 2 hours farther from Edinburgh than Donington was! And from Glasgow, an hour and 10!

So I expect to see a LOT of northerners there, just to show Ted, they're real travellers and not put off by an hour or two extra ride.

An extra hour seems like a plus to me!
While I understand the sentiment and broadly agree, it is often overlooked about how long, north to south, Scotland is, especially for anyone who llives on the islands; it is not up to the mark of say Chile but that is exceptional geography.
Nor do they have those pesky motorways much beyond the lowland belt - that capital city that you mention.

But, it matters not, just about everyone chooses where to live nowadays.
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Is there an irony in some of you erudite, hardened world travellers are moaning that Herefordshire is too far to travel?
It is too far to travel when its not worked into our annual holiday - cant ride home from Hereford after HUBB on the Sunday & get back to work on the Monday. Work = wages = ability to travel.
On the plus side I am on holiday the following week for Ireland.
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