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How to book your BASH ticket

Jaws

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Here is the info as it stands..

Dates:
Friday, May 26th to Monday the 29th

Location:
The Rugby Club grounds and club house, Thetford Norfolk ( This is 2 miles north west of Thetford on the A134 )

Cost:
3rd year running still the same.. Rugby Club wanted to put up the price.. We said if you want us back keep it the same ! They looked at the bar takings and agreed ! LOL !!
So ?22.00 rider and bike ( or car ) ?12.00 pillion.
Price includes camping and use of facilitys, plus entry into any and all silly games ( inc the moped racing if you are hero enough to enter ! )
There is a fairly comprehensive list of places to stay in the area on the main site which you may find helpful if you do not fancy the camping


Bar will be open most of the time and on site grub will, as usual, be available pretty much 24 hours a day !

Booking:
Booking will be taken from Monday, January the 23rd..

As usual, I am afraid we are limited in the number we can accomodate.. Although this has been raised it does still mean first come first served.. sorry.

Tyre man will be back and we are trying to get some other traders interested. I will open shop as usual for those who wanna browse, try stuff out or generally take the piss !

BONUS !
For anyone wanting a BIRD cloth patch they will be on sale at the Bash for ?3.00 instead of the usual ?5.00



Slight change to the formate this year folks.. Brief run down of events..

Friday ( from mid day )
Meet up at Jaws house..
Chat chill and meet folks you proly aint seen for a year and also make new aquaintances..
We REALLY wanna make the effort and fill that square right up with Birds this year !!

Friday evening:
Now for years we have hired a local Chinese restaurant.. It was suggested last year that we have a change so that folk have not got to worry about getting up to the camp site after the meal..
So Ally and others came up with the idea of a running buffet type deal AT the rugby club.. Cost will be vastly reduced ( proly around 3 quid a head instead of ?13.50 for the chinky ) and it means we can start the party a day earlier

Saturday morning:

More arrivals and more hello's ! Ride out to leave at ABOUT 11ish.. This year there will be some profesional outriders to keep the flock together You DO know them and the names will be up in lights on here shortly !!
As always, those wishing a sedate ride should be close to the front of the pack, those wishing a more errrr.. spirited ride should stay at the back ( please be aware that those who are at the back have been known to travel at jail bate speeds !! If you are not 100% confident please go further towards the front of the ride out rather than towards the back. )
For those who do not know, I generaly keep the speed at the front down to a fairly pedestrian 50 to 60mph ( always within a speed limit )

The ride out will try and keep togther to the destination ( not yet sorted but about a 60ish mile ride ) but if you want to make your own way back in the afternoon no one would be offended.. ( though of course it would be nice to ride back together )

Saturday Evening:

PARTY!!!!!!!
This is the evening when all the awards are given, the announcements announced, the big cheque given to CLIC ( Fat Bert.. will leave the contact of CLIC SARGANT to you mate )
Aint totalled it all up yet but its def well in excess of a grand again this year !
Dance, drink, fall over, do as you see fit ..
Live entertainment as usual...

Sunday:
Recover from the night before..
Silly games hopefully to kick off about 11ish ( A volanteer organiser would be nice .. Lumpy ?? Fancy stepping in to the breach again ? )

Moped racing, tug of war, tyre throwing.. and anything else we can come up with !

Proper Sunday roast dinner with afters will once again be available from our chef Vince .. Price should be the same as last year, ?7.00

Sunday afternoon:
Three options for you.
1) Fat Bert will be leading a ride out into Essex.. a beutiful little village with a stream and a bikers cafe.. Classic oldy worldy setting that welcomes bikers !

2) A treasure hunt actually at the rugby club. Prize given to the winner ..

3) Chill and relax.

Sunday evening..
This is really the laid back part..
We will do THE dreaded game that involves walking, a tray with some cups and one other bit of kit.....( those who have been to a Bash before know what this is .. the Bash Virgins will soon find out ! )

Other silly games and general chat.

Monday morning:
Monday morning we all gather at 10am to get the big group pictures and say our fairwells..


As a footnote, if anyone is not in a desperate hurry to rush off, Fat Bert, Florida John ( yes ! He WILL be back this year and WILL be bringing a suitcase of Florida sun with him ! ) and myself would really appreciate a hand clearing up the site a bit..

It is a very big site and it does take us ages to do the job.. a few helpers would make a nasty job a bit of wee wee !




When booking please give me the following information:

First name and Surname of rider(s)

How many you are booking for

E-Mail address ( very imortant )

Whether you are hoping to arrive on Friday evening and partake of the excellent buffet ? No need to pay for that in advance as all monies will go direct to the wunnnerfffull girls who are laying it all on .. you can pay them yourself...

Do you want to book the Sunday roast ? ( same again re lolly.. you pay Vince direct )

Cheque needs to made out to John Smith and sent to:
The Bash
CO John Smith
43 Ash Close
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 3HQ

If you prefer, you can pay using paypal ( straightfour@aol.com ) but please add 4% on the total booking fee ( I know I as Jaws do not charge this but I absorb it.. this is all club funds and believe me, we need every penny we can get ! )

Upon receipt of your payment you will be e-mailed a security number.
That number is your ticket to get in !
Please make a careful note of it and be sure to have it with you when you attend.
 
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