PistonHeads Cottage Loaf Meet, Wirral 2011

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Good evening all,

PistonHeads Cottage Loaf Meet, Wirral 2011 - Tuesday 21st June



It was around about this time last year that I started the Cottage Loaf 2010 Meet and began to encourage some interest in the annual event/meet. Previously we have held 2 events, the most recent having twice the turnout as the original, but this year I hope we can better this yet!

For those whom are interested, I'm looking to settle a date around late June early July. We will have access to the car park and pub and there are adequate amounts of parking spaces that we can use. Please see the attached map/link for directions.


Google Map Link

Cottage Loaf Pub
Telegraph Road
Thurstaston
Wirral
Merseyside.
CH61 0HJ

I haven't seen the likes of E345, Kecky and Beeznitch etc around the boards recently, if anyone can get in touch?

Cheers, lets get this one going!

Tom

Edited by Mini_Lund on Tuesday 14th June 16:39

Edited by Mini_Lund on Sunday 19th June 11:59

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A few images of one of the previous meets to encourage some more interest! Please see here for more images







What dates are you all available roughly between June 22 - July 10th?

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AndrewW-G
OSR
Chassis33
benny.c
nocturnaljon
Kecky
Beeznitch
waynedear
jbudgie

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Beeznitch said:

Are we thinking of a weeknight again? If so any week night in that period would suit me. I'll be bringing some fresh meat along with me, djtimodj in his 600bhp 350z and my mate Dan in his Mustang GT convertible.

Yes, a week night would be preferred, however we'll try and miss the quiz night! We should all turn up for the Mazda meet that happens on the first Thursday of every month

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How does Thursday 23rd June sound to everyone?

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We have previously met around 7:00-7:30pm. Generally speaking, a time when everybody has had a chance to get in from work and have some dinner. If not the Cottage Loaf serve food (I can recommend the Fish & Chips, yum! ) until 9:30pm.

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Beeznitch said:

I'm sure we could choose another evening so Benny can make it seeing as he is one of the most active members of the NW forum (and he likes American cars of course)

Agreed. Ben, would you be able to contact Mike and also the small Yorkshire man (don't tell him I said that) and forgive me for forgetting his name!

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benny.c said:

Awww shucks, you guys are too good to me Monday, Tuesday or Wed of that week is fine. Will have a word with Pete (originally from Huyton BTW, not Yorkshire - he must have been working in Bolton too long!).

Going to pick this old warrior up with MIke next week so I'm sure he'll want to bring it along.

Oops! Re-scheduled Tuesday 21st June, avoiding Wednesday as it is quiz night.

That certainly is a beast, sadly the mini has only deteriorated since the last meet!

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benny.c said:

Just spoken with Tony who is too lazy to post on here and he's going to bring the Tiger down.

Cheers Ben! Only 9 days until the meet, lets see if we can encourage more of a turnout. I'll speak to Mike the manager and see if he can provide plates of 'take-out' chips and/or burgers for little expense. Cheers

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snuffy said:

I think I'll get me Nob out and come along as well.

We saw it last year

See you there Snuff

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Woah Woah Woahhh!!

I totally forgot about Benny!

TUESDAY 21ST JUNE

Oops! Massive mix up on my behalf.

Can we all do Tuesday? My apologies!

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Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday! The meet is Tuesday. I better start cleaning the mini!

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snuffy said:

Sounds like a good idea. What time do you think ?

Trailor a few motors from Moston Car Sales whilst your down there!

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jamesc69 said:

Sorry guys, i'm not that local. Has the venue been changed? Wirral 100 or Cottage Loaf Pub?

cheers
James

Hi James,

The venue hasn't changed. We're still meeting at the Cottage Loaf pub, just the guys are meeting at the Wirral 100 and then making their way down to the Cottage Loaf in convoy.

See you there,

Tom

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AndrewW-G said:

plenty of space and the pub has plenty of beer

The big question, is whether Tom will get his mini back in one piece by tomorrow night, or will he be arriving in the truck

Andrew, I'm soaked through to my boxer shorts! I'll be in the mini, cow muck and dirt free!

Does anybody know the sun dance?

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Longest day of the year, will stay light until late. So I heard!

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AndrewW-G said:

Just clearing up here in Heswall

Sunshine!

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Hi,

Thank you for a great turnout. It was a really good meet, its a shame about the weather, but thanks to all who turned up despite this! I'm thinking about making the meet more than just an annual occasion, maybe a couple of times a year and also the possibility of making it a charitable event.

Anyway, here's the good stuff you wanted to see!

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Beeznitch said:

Tom, seeing as everyone got on really well and a few people mentioned meeting more often, how about monthly?

Get people to pick the one day out of seven that would be best for everyone, then make it a date for 12 months or so. Eg 'the first Thursday of each month' and make it informal so that whoever happens to be free on that day turns up for a chat and a drink.

Then you could aim for one big mid summer/Christmas meet where we try and do something charitable (have the meet at Claire House childrens hospice? Or something along those lines?)

Also, how about we plan a decent driving route round the Wirral, say 10-15 miles, so that when we meet up and the weather's nice, we could go for a spin in convoy (eg New Brighton prom, West Kirby boating Lake, plenty of good roads cutting across the middle around Thornton Hough/Barnstondale etc)?

That's a good idea, but I feel as though we just wont get the numbers. I'd be more than happy to start doing so if we encouraged more interest? Not just the PH forums, but other forums, friends and friends of friends etc.

I hope you all enjoyed the meet, how about a winter meet later this year? We could get all festive and do something around christmas!