Hi peeps....
Well, I will try to put this in my most diplomatic of ways....Hoping not to offend anyone..... Not my intention...
Wotnot... Great to meet you & the Mrs on Friday night...Great idea for a new venue, and it is a great site :bow:....
I know how much effort & time John puts into the bash, and how much it means to him... But I also feel that after 5 years at Thetford, the reason for the "apathy", and non-attendance this year is a feeling of ....Thetford "been there-done that".....
It has been put forward 2 or 3 times now about having the bash at A N Other venue, and this has always been rejected due to noise/drunken behaviour reasons...
If I may put forward a proposal which works for the huge German blackbird club. The annual meetings (2 in germanys case) move around the country, organised by the various "local" branches, all of whom try to out do each other, therefore providing a more varied & entertaining meeting...
Gypsy organised the "end of Season" bash last year, which was rained out of play, but we still had a brilliant time in the pub...LOL (who wouldnt ??)
I am not trying to step on amyones toes here, but am just putting forward my opinion, after seeing an enjoyable, but very low attendance bash this year...
Also, if we add the Smartcar group to this, it wont be The BIRD Bash, and could turn into a very cliquey (as opposed to clic) event...Would it be called the SmartBird bash ??? Maybe I am being rather selfish, I dont know...
IMHO, a Bash, moved around the country, and organised by local sections of the club could inject some well needed enthusiasm back into the BIRD group...
Just my thoughts...
Disuss......fl4g71fl4g71fl4g71
Rolfy
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