Its all going well!

We're well ahead on organising this years meeting at Lumb Farm.

If you've never been before here's the brief -

500 folk camping at a pub - Travel shows and presentations/demonstrations on a huge range of topics all to do with travel and biking - going on all day every day - rideouts to the scenic Derbyshire countryside - around a dozen trade stalls - and a fantastic atmosphere.
Around half of the folk have done a trip of some kind - the other half have come to gather some info before their own trip. (And with so many redundancies does this mean its going to be a bumper year for folk heading off.)

This is now THE national event for travellers in its 8th year and still growing.

The pubs made some changes to the campsite - new fencing and a bit of concrete here and there. It looks very good and much improved.

On the presenters front - we're still looking for some! We have some old favourites from previous years that fill out the rooms every year no matter what they talk about. We're still waiting for a few to confirm, as well as some new faces (always nice) we're just over half full (for presenters) so if you're thinking of presenting then don't just think - do it. It will be fun! And you couldn't have a better audience...
Have a look at the form here
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/meetings/presenters

A list of speakers and presenters is on the website. The timetable will be on the website a few weeks before the event. Hopefully around the end of May.

Attendance will be limited to around 500 people again this year - it sold right out a month before last year. We've sold 300 tickets to date, up on this time last year, so it will sell out again this year
If you book before the end of March it'll only cost you £35.00. One form per person please.
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/meetings/UK2009.php

Details of the rideouts will be posted nearer the time.

If you want to trade at this years event please use the link on the UK meetings page.

Author and general all round good egg, Sam Manicom organises the 60 volunteers needed to run such a big event and does an excellent job. He's still looking for a few volunteers mainly to man (lady?) the gate and sort any problems with the digital projectors/laptops etc. If you can help in any way please contact Sam through this website or on the booking form, under volunteers.

Questions Anyone?

Glynn

Coo, dunno about the good egg bit Glynn, but its always good to be able to help out. Having been to the Ripley Meet for a few years now, I know how much rides on people mucking in.

If anyone can help out we are still short on crew for the Gate, Registration and the Digi Tech team. A couple more people to help clear up early Sunday afternoon would also be really helpful if you are up for that. We try really hard to leave the place spotless and HU is always welcome at Lumb Farm, in part because of that.

The Gate Crew is a fun job and a great opportunity to meet people. It also sets the mood for everyone when they arrive. We had loads of compliments about the volunteers last year. So nice to arrive at the end of a long ride and to be greeted warmly, to be told where to sign in, where to set up camp, where to get water and where to get that first pint (of something stronger)! Volunteers usually sign up for a couple of 2 hour stints. First timers to the meet are welcome.

The Registration Crew make sure that questions are answered, that people are signed in, get their T shirts, know where the ride outs leave from and so on. It's the hub of the event. There's a little more to think about with this role so it helps if you've been to a Meet before - you'll already know the lay of the land then. If you fancy helping out on this we'd need you to do a couple of 4 hour shifts over the weekend please. You'd more than likely be on at peak arrival times to help out Helen and her assistants who are very kindly doing 8 hour stints.

Registration is also where all the Raffle prizes are going to be laid out during the day on Saturday. Everyone can pre view the goodies then.

The Digi Tech Crew help make the talks run smoothly. We've all the right equipment this year but it very much helps people doing presentations if they know that things are set up so that their talks kick off on time, and that if anything goes screwy during the talk, there is someone in the room to help out. The beauty of this job for volunteers is that they get to be in the room this year so can listen to/ watch the presentations. If you are interested please get in touch so I can let you know how this is going to work. We need 9 people for the rota and I've 6 so far.

You'll need to know your way around laptops, digital projectors and Powerpoint.

In total we have about half the volunteers needed so far so please do get in touch if you fancy helping out.

As Glynn says, the best place to get your name up for this is on the registration form when you book but please do PM me if you've already booked and I'll get back to you asap.

Looking forward to seeing you at the meet.
Cheers,
Sam

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Sorry if i have missed it but , what dates is it on for this year ?

A quick search revealed this.

Regards, Mick

June 18-21 . Thanks Mick .

Hi Mr Moto and Mick,
Mick, thanks for catching the request. Mr Moto, sorry not to have got to you myself. Birgit and I have been on the road in Vietnam and are just back. Are you going to be able to make it to the meet this year? Hope so.
All the best,
Sam

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Hi Glyn,
Missed the sell by date (March 31st).
Is there room if i turn up at the gate, i want to camp Thursday thru to Sunday. Thanks Mel

Ted, Wednesday night is no problem, just eat at the Farm and they're happy.

Mel, we are full up, but there will always be a few cancellations and no shows - so get there EARLY and you should be ok.

Day passes (no camping) are also available as follows:

DayPass (Thursday only) £10
DayPass (Friday only) £15
DayPass (Saturday only) £20
DayPass (Sunday only) £5

If you can't make it, other European meetings are in Spain (Malaga) in mid-Sep, Germany in October and probably a UK Autumn meeting, but venue and date not confirmed yet.

Grant

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The Meeting schedule is now posted in pdf format. It is NOT cast in stone and may well change, so check on the day! All changes and updates will be posted at the meeting as fast as we can.

See you there!

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Seek, and ye shall find.
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Inspiring, Informing and Connecting travellers since 1997!
www.HorizonsUnlimited.com