View Full Version : Can we move the SEM meet please?
Dragonball
08-02-06, 09:29
Just a request to
1. Another evening other than Tuesday - as ACE cafe meet on that I would personally like to go to
2. Fairmile is smoky and service is shit...also long enough there now...with Spring / Summer we could try moving around a bit
Other suggestions - perhaps 4 venues to spread it around for those travelling a way etc
Runnymede (M25 junct 13) - lovely by the river in summer etc
Place just off Hogs back - Guildford / Aldershot Road
Just my 2p's worth
terribleturner
08-02-06, 09:35
I'll 2nd Paul. The clash with Ace Cafe is a pain as people are torn between the too :(
Some of us local lads to the south east of the south east have been talking about this. We are looking at somewhere more local to us and have come up with Ashford. We have a few pubs in mind just need to check with them that its ok. Wont be on a Tues night because of sem plus Bluewater is on the same night too.
I keep wanting to go to a SEM..
Need to show my face, and get to put some faces to names from on here!
Trouble is i can't do tuesdays..
If anyother plans get going (unless on tues), I will be there!...
PS Klump, if you have any local meets round your way give me a PM, i ain't too far away, and wouldn't mind meeting some other members.. cheers
I don't know if this will be of interest to you but a chap called 'Vaughn' posted up about a southern meet on a mailing list I'm on:
A fantastic new venue for Japanese cars to meet.
Mango Joes
Medway Valley Leisure Park
Chariot Way
Rochester
Kent
ME2 2SS
It is ideally located very close to junction 2 of the M2, with in walking distance we have the Cineworld cinema, (used to be UGC) and McDonalds.
Mango Joes is a very welcoming restaurant and bar that is very child friendly. On Sundays they do a carvery eat as much as you like Adults £7.95 / Children £3.95
We want this to be the best monthly meet for Japanese car owners in Kent. A very friendly atmosphere will be found by all owners.
We are expecting varied range of modified cars turn up each month giving you something to look at, to perhaps add some special bits to their cars to put their own distinctive style to their own car.
The pub has a massive lit car park big enough for 50 cars in front and 150 cars on the other side of the road.
The remainder of this years date are listed below and we all hope to see many new faces as the year goes on.
Starts 12 noon Finishes when we go
Sunday 12th Feb
Sunday 12th March
Sunday 9th April
Sunday 14th May
Sunday 11th June
Sunday 14th July
Sunday 13th August
Sunday 10th September
Sunday 13th October
Sunday 12th November
Sunday 10th December
Looks good thanks
This would be great as a different event to go to - like a Bluewater by day !!
Still think that there needs to be an only sup owners event more in the south east though.
Sounds a good idea Paul.
Fcuking 20 minutes to get tw o pints of lager lasrt night, Joke !! :taped:
Just a request to
1. Another evening other than Tuesday - as ACE cafe meet on that I would personally like to go to
2. Fairmile is smoky and service is shit...also long enough there now...with Spring / Summer we could try moving around a bit
Other suggestions - perhaps 4 venues to spread it around for those travelling a way etc
Runnymede (M25 junct 13) - lovely by the river in summer etc
Place just off Hogs back - Guildford / Aldershot Road
Just my 2p's worth
mikeysupra
08-02-06, 14:11
hey guys i,ll be driving down a20 at ashford tommorrow so can look for a nice place there if you like and do a bit of a recce? i agree though i can,t do cobham during week nights even maidstone over an hour away from me, coz of early starts at work i have to miss out:thumbdown: coming up from eastbourne area is a fookin pain!!!
monkey76364
08-02-06, 14:40
We have managed to have Maidstone way meets before that has helped alot of us this way more that cant always get to the tuesday SEM meet, but its getting some where to park up that has been an issue... no speed bumps ect.
Would be good to see what comes out of this ! :)
I am certainly up for trying somewhere else. The only downside will be missing out on the BBQ at the Fairmile in the summer.
By the way Mr Evans you got a mention on TV this morning :whistle:
SupraWoman
08-02-06, 16:57
I am certainly up for trying somewhere else. The only downside will be missing out on the BBQ at the Fairmile in the summer.
By the way Mr Evans you got a mention on TV this morning :whistle:
on TV??What, he's been shoosed to be in BB? :D
as long as its not to far away then im up for it
Dragonball
08-02-06, 17:29
I am certainly up for trying somewhere else. The only downside will be missing out on the BBQ at the Fairmile in the summer.
By the way Mr Evans you got a mention on TV this morning :whistle:
We can still do the Bar-B-Q mate
OK - what did I get mentioned for by the young lady....? :p
We can still do the Bar-B-Q mate
OK - what did I get mentioned for by the young lady....? :p
See my last post in the meet thread :)
http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=56427&page=2
Place just off Hogs back - Guildford / Aldershot Road
Somewhere nearer to guildford would be better for us coming from pompey. :)
mikeysupra
08-02-06, 19:23
just looking on a map and most central place between eastbourne, ashford, dover pommpy, brighton, london is east grinstead? i know of some decent places there but depends on the others and what everyone else thinks? 50 min drive for me but don,t know bout how long from pommpy, maidstone, dover etc???:search:
Sub_Culture
08-02-06, 19:32
Fox on the River opposite Hampton Court Palace? Thats quite nice in the summer with a reasonably sized car park.
Andy
mikeysupra
08-02-06, 19:35
not sure on where that is mate??
Hey Mikeysupra,
Let us know how the recce goes and perhaps we can have a run down there.
We defo need a place closer to home and away from the M25 lol
mikeysupra
08-02-06, 19:48
recce tommorrow so will let ya know how it goes on here in the evening! sure i,ll find something decent for the meet:grouphug:
Dragonball
08-02-06, 19:49
Thats not far from me - great
Suggest we find 4/5 venues and move around so everyone gets somewhere closer etc
mikeysupra
08-02-06, 19:51
now that is a bloody good idea!!!! :idea:
Just food for thought guy's, but a few of the regulars (we've only missed 1 in the last 18 months) for the SEM actually travel all the way from Wiltshire for this, if you move the venue further East you will basically be excluding us from the meet, as it is we usually don't get home much before 01:30am (Yeah, I know, we must be mad!).
Don't get me wrong, if there are issues with the venue (and there has been a couple recently.) then by all means lets move it somewhere else. Just don't move it out of our reach.
mikeysupra
08-02-06, 20:52
WILTSHIRE!!!!! ya lunatic:blink:
i like the idea of a few diff places so we move around, however as it is at the moment it don,t matter where the meet is it,s to far for someone somewhere!!! so maybe there should be a couple of places to meet instead? the maidstone, ashford, dover, hastings, tonbridge and surrounding areas have a place over thier way and brighton, southhampton, guildford etc etc have there place and so on? maybe have a bi monhtly meet all groups together or something??? :search:
WILTSHIRE!!!!! ya lunatic:blink:
Yeah..... I know...... there's actually a couple or three of us that usually make the drive over to Cobham from Wilts, its even been known for some to come from Bournemouth!:D
mikeysupra
08-02-06, 21:07
madness!!! there should be some kind of south west, south central, and south east meets same time every month then every couple months or so we all meet up in the middle?
just an idea i,m fairly new to this so don,t wanna step on anyones toes!:badidea:
Just food for thought guy's, but a few of the regulars (we've only missed 1 in the last 18 months) for the SEM actually travel all the way from Wiltshire for this, if you move the venue further East you will basically be excluding us from the meet, as it is we usually don't get home much before 01:30am (Yeah, I know, we must be mad!).
Don't get me wrong, if there are issues with the venue (and there has been a couple recently.) then by all means lets move it somewhere else. Just don't move it out of our reach.
I am not saying for one minute that sem should close down, i have been along and went to the bbq so know that its a good laugh and hope to get to some more soon.
Its just that its a long way for other people that live south east ( as in Dover aera etc ) Plus by having it on a different night people still have a choice to go to one or other or both !!!
Dont forget that some my feel excluded by you having it where you do.
mikeysupra
08-02-06, 21:09
yeah or on diff night so everyone gets choice of what ones to go to? nice one klump:idea:
I am not saying for one minute that sem should close down, i have been along and went to the bbq so know that its a good laugh and hope to get to some more soon.
Its just that its a long way for other people that live south east ( as in Dover aera etc ) Plus by having it on a different night people still have a choice to go to one or other or both !!!
Dont forget that some my feel excluded by you having it where you do.
I'm getting the feeling that what you guy's are looking for is a Kent/East Sussex meet (KESM maybe?) and I do appreciate that the SEM is also a long way from Dover. I'd like to be able to help with suggestions, but I really don't know that area of England that well.
Remember that the South East Meet is for the South East of England (encompasing as far north as Bedfordshire as another regular is "SupRo" from Luton) not just South East of London.
The SEM needs to be kept central to the whole South East of England.:zen:
I'm getting the feeling that what you guy's are looking for is a Kent/East Sussex meet (KESM maybe?)
The SEM needs to be kept central to the whole South East of England.:zen:
A kent meet ( km ?? ) would be a good thing as there are quite a few of us around now :D
Couldnt agree more on keeping sem central :)
I think the general area where we hold the meet is right southwest to west side of town, it gives a good coverage of people. I reckon the hogs back is a bit too much of a trek for alot of people.
Perhaps it is time that people on the south coast started organising a regular meet down their way as there are quite a few people in that area.
As for a Kent meet I could well be interested in coming to that also
keep it out of london becouse i don,t drive in london can,t stand it
As us Wiltshire bumkins made up 25% of last nights meet, it would be sad for us to be excluded by going even further away.
I know we could start our own SWM - but we like your company.....
I also think that if it moved about you would find numbers dropped off dramatically as people wouldn't be able (or bothered to look on here) to remember where it was going to be.
I'm not a huge fan of the Fairmile (service slow etc) but would like to think you don't move to far around the M25.
Would be very interested in a Kent meet. After working a long day neither Keith nor I are up for a long haul round the M25 these days.
Finding a place for everyone is always gonna be a bit tricky..
(moving it closer for some means moving further for others)
how about something like a location near the fairmile every other month and one easier for the dover crowd the other time? or something like that..
also think a kent meet is a good idea...
I think the main problem for some (well me really!) is it is on a Tuesday..
Can i put up an option for a sunday? (maybe even for the poss kent meet??) then there may not be a problem with people having to travel far after work.. can start earlier, (nice in summer) and if people have a distance to cover can leave to get home for a decent time..?
[QUOTE=IDO]how about something like a location near the fairmile every other month QUOTE]
That's why i agreed with Paul's suggestion of somewhere off the hogs back because after all its only 9.5 miles away from Cobham.
Would be nice if there could be a place for us to meet some people from elsewhere in the country but it seems that logistically its hard for everyone. (especially wiltshire and the likes!).
Suggestions of a south coast meet are good for us though.
I think the main problem for some (well me really!) is it is on a Tuesday..
Can i put up an option for a sunday? (maybe even for the poss kent meet??) then there may not be a problem with people having to travel far after work.. can start earlier, (nice in summer) and if people have a distance to cover can leave to get home for a decent time..?
The main problem with weekends is that any pub will struggle to accomodate a large crowd on a regular basis that is why that all the car clubs that meet at the Fairmile, and other pubs that offer a similar thing, do it midweek.
mikeysupra
09-02-06, 17:17
i think a midweek monthly kent meet is a good idea seperate from sem so those that still want can go to both:rolleyes:
Perhaps it is time that people on the south coast started organising a regular meet down their way as there are quite a few people in that area.
:(
Don't you want to see us anymore, we come all the way from Wiltshire purely because there is not a lot of events going on Down South WEST, certainly none that are as regular as the Fairmile.
Wiltshire folk that come regularly.
Gatso & SOO (regulars)
Laz and KatieC (regulars)
Ash & Martin (not all the time)
Mr Lover & Geri (first time)
Simon B (been once)
Supragal (from Bordon area) still western.....
The whole point is that we all have to travel to get to these places, even you guys!! (No disrespect) to anyone......
:(
Don't you want to see us anymore, we come all the way from Wiltshire purely because there is not a lot of events going on Down South WEST, certainly none that are as regular as the Fairmile.
Wiltshire folk that come regularly.
Gatso & SOO (regulars)
Laz and KatieC (regulars)
Ash & Martin (not all the time)
Mr Lover & Geri (first time)
Simon B (been once)
Supragal (from Bordon area) still western.....
The whole point is that we all have to travel to get to these places, even you guys!! (No disrespect) to anyone......
South Coast as in Portsmouth, Southampton and Bournemouth. I've heard the beaches aren't very good in Wiltshire ;)
terribleturner
10-02-06, 00:12
Ok, how about a pub NEAR the Fairmile, and maybe move it to a Wednesday instead to break up the week??
As I said in the other thread we can't stop going to the Fairmile because of missing the summer BBQ.
Ok, the reason we use the fairmile is because car meets is what it does!! They are very accomodating, give us our own room, and in the summer I can't imagine that you'll find many places that will allow lots of cars to gather and even park up on their lawns for shows/photos etc.
Tuesday night was the "free" night that the other regular car clubs don't attend on.
There is no reason why another meet can't be organised on a different night with a different location, so I don't think this thread should really be about changing what we have, but actually about, well organising a regular meet in a different location???
Ok, the reason we use the fairmile is because car meets is what it does!! They are very accomodating, give us our own room, and in the summer I can't imagine that you'll find many places that will allow lots of cars to gather and even park up on their lawns for shows/photos etc.
Tuesday night was the "free" night that the other regular car clubs don't attend on.
There is no reason why another meet can't be organised on a different night with a different location, so I don't think this thread should really be about changing what we have, but actually about, well organising a regular meet in a different location???
yep i agree with supragal sorry paul. i know service was a bit poor on tuesday due to lack of staff but at least we got our drinks in the end.every pub has got there ups and downs:thumbs:
We can still do the Bar-B-Q mate
err... actually... no we couldn't.
If you talk to the person who originally arranged the Fairmile meet, and the first summer BBQ meet for the club, sorted out getting known by the Fairmile etc (that's me by the way :D ), then you'd know that unless we have regular monthly meets we won't be a registered car club and therefore can't attend the summer BBQ for registered car clubs! :rolleyes:
So, as Rosie said, there needs to be an additional meet for those that want one, and still have the Fairmile Tuesday meets every month.
Once we start getting into spring more I'm sure attendance at both will pick up loads :clap:
Dragonball
13-02-06, 09:30
Shame it will still clash with ACE on a Tuesday though...
No chance of an evening move...?
We dont want to break up the Fairmile meet, I agree with Supragal, you wont find many places that accomodating, and with all the space.
All we are looking for is a monthly meeting more local to us, theres no reason why it cant be another nite or week so people have the option of attending both meets.
M25 is an absolute nighmare at rush hour and this is what puts people off.
We are currently trying to source a pub or venue and then have a vote on day, nite, week, or weekend.
We have spoken about a local meet for a long time and it has never been our intention to mess with the SEM.
Hope this clarifies our situation.
We have noticed how the local membership (towards the south coast) has grown recently and feel this is a justification for another seperate meet.
Hayling Island meet?
Driving along the seafront in convoy would be cool!! Lots of adoring fans on the Island as well.
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