BBWF Organisers.....
BBWF Organisers.....
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mikeb

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2,869 posts

311 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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I have just driven back from Ettington after another successful BBWF mega Wedge event, skint, sunburnt!, knackered, with one big hangover....again.

The event this year seemed from where I was standing to be a huge, huge succcess and easily topped last years; more wedges, more great people, more beer and more traders.

The organisers of the event have worked long and hard for many months to make the event happen behind the scenes, sometimes against the odds!

I am going to list just some of the people who organised it and helped out and I for one would like to take this opportunity to thank the rest of the team for doing such a great job.

I am sure there are many more, and if I have missed you then please, please correct me.

I would also like to thank the traders who attended and supported the event with such great prizes. The full story of this will be appearing soon on the Wedgepages site with all of the piccies of the day.

At this point I would also like to thank all of YOU the wedge community on Pistonheads for turning up and making it such a great day.

Main Organisers:
Alan Toomey - Rev-erend
Richard Hurd - Dickymint
Steve Randall - Stever
Seam McDonnell - Seamus
Mike Bressington (Me) - MikeB
Roger - Tallbloke

I look forward to next years BBWF - long live Wedges.

MikeB
www.tvrwedgepages.co.uk




wee man

746 posts

266 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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dickymint

29,056 posts

287 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Wot he said

Also Mega thanks to Paul Holland and Co. (GSX600)
For their superb efforts with the Wedge support vehicle. And in true BBWF tradition FREEEEEE

Too tired to post much and I'm off to the pub for some sleepy Juice

wedg1e

27,034 posts

294 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Hear here here hear... top job fellers, is it 2006 yet?

Selmer

2,760 posts

271 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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I would like to echo those thanks. I had a great time, met some lovely people (many of which were un-believably knowledgable in this sphere) and basically enjoyed seeing the diversity that exists within the model.
BBQ was very nice and it was a blessing that the sun had appeared shortly before and made sitting outside pleasureable.
Big thank you to all who helped bring this thing off.

jaytee1

62 posts

258 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH!
It was an amazing weekend, Good on yer fellas

blaineuk

2,615 posts

276 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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well organised, excellent day, great to meet fellow wedgers looking forward to next year already

Selmer

2,760 posts

271 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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blaineuk said:
well organised, excellent day, great to meet fellow wedgers looking forward to next year already

You not had time to update your profile yet Blaine?

Hormone

823 posts

266 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Just wanted to add my thanks too, both to all the organisers and all who attended. Had a great time and made some new friends.
Oh! and my apologies for any one behind me on the drive out. I will get the stem seals done

lcc

47 posts

278 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Yep, was sure a great day, We at London Carriage Craft Ltd. have attended many Marques of shows over the years, and this by far was the most genuine bunch of people that you can come accross, there was absolutely NO snobery at all. We spoke to many people, traders and customers alike, and was great to put a face to the voices (they may not agree with me on that one though LOL)
We heard many, many,stories on how the cars were made and developed of the years (so much knowledge, and NO big heads to go with it ;-))
I personally spoke with Howard about the White Elephant, and was told the woodwork would be winging its way to us very soon :-)
I also had a chance to play with my love, that's right NOT the wife; but my love for 1/10 Radio Control Cars in the Non show car park (anybody got any video of of it ?)
A big thankyou to Dicky (he knows what I mean ) or we would of had to go to Mc D's for dinner
No really, a BIG thanks to Dicky, Mike & crew for a great day (how wrong you can be about how people are going to look before you meet them eh LOL
Malc & Andy LCC

red weg

40 posts

255 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Hi I would also like to thank every one who organised the BBWF (brilliant) Also a big thank you for best wedge award still can't believe it! many thanks for all your nice comments it was nice to put names to faces
Clive

broadside

856 posts

311 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Thanks guys,

Great event, great people, see you in 2006 !!




Cheers,

Nige'

taff_o

283 posts

304 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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I'd just like to echo the response's so far, had another great day, (i think the night was ok too, far too much beer).
Met some great people, and made some new friends.
Thank you all for your best wishes on my impending doom next weekend when I shall no longer be a single man.

And well done to the Rev. for being the last man standing at 3amish.

Taff

gsx600

2,740 posts

277 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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[quote=dickymint]

Also Mega thanks to Paul Holland and Co. (GSX600)
For their superb efforts with the Wedge support vehicle. And in true BBWF tradition FREEEEEE

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The thanks should all go to Michelle for manning it during the day and providing over 200 hot drinks, crisps and beer to the wedgies - I only built the BBWSV and managed to get it there on time !!

Many thanks for the donations for the free drinks and we managed to give the charity of the day a large chunk of money

If I'd remembered the beer prices were that high would have kept it for beer tokens !!

campbell

2,500 posts

312 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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This was my first year of the BBWF and what a day, every one was great and after the rain had gone it just got better through the day and well into the night, i have to say the jorney home was better than the one down even with a hang over of sorts

As for every one that put the day togeather you are all great people and we all are looking forward to 2006, hats off you ya

Campbell

shadowfax

1,104 posts

270 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Well done to all. Would've loved a beer or three, but we had to drive to a place called 'Broom' for the night,* and though Mrs Bluey did the journey there, I vowed to stay sober ( made up for it later. But it was well weird being the only punter to have a go at the karaoke ) On our after dinner walk, round about 8ish, across the River Arrow, I remarked to Her Good Self that, after today, here with the rolling hills, though still grey in the thinning gloom, passing the thatched cottages in a leafy lane, with belladonna and raccits at the road sides, all that was missing was a Spitfire.... and Lo! Ther came a Spit. And then a black lab, just like Gibson's 'Nigger' (Dambusters). Great end to a good day.

Hope the Cystic Fibrosis funds were strengthened. Loved the red 2500M and it was Great to see Shadowfax ( Ste! Did you roll up the standard for the journey home? Came back via the Border towns today, just so we could do the Mersey Tunnel.... Lovely roads you have round Droitwich ). Apart from the weather, everything was cool, aprt from wishiing we'd stayed to hear that Chevvy engined racing Tasmin. And WHAT is that 'decibel reading' thing all about? A right foot without control...Ouch!

And next year - more free brollies?! Just in case

Superb! Keep on Keeping on , Wedgies ! Nice one

* On the way in to Broom, there may still be a piece of A4, added for the occasion of a few pics, attached to the town sign, that reads

Twinned with VROOM nr. Blackpool, Lancashire, England . If you retrieve it, dont mention Elvis, Tony Christie or Neil Diamond

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york33

995 posts

291 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Add my thanks to all concerned to the growing list. It was a great w'end, thanks for all the hard work, I'm looking forward to BBWF 2006 already

It was good to meet everyone and their respective Wedges and a definite bonus to get there and back with not a single problem

HAPPY WEDGING

cheers
Dave

The colonel

331 posts

266 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Oh yes - a real big thanks to everyone involved. The event was so good again and also to see everyone.

Bet everyone even enjoyed the roof down convoys collecting stair rods, just prior to arriving?

I thought the time just seemed to whizz by - not enough time to kick tyres / and chat with more owners!

I am a bit sunburnt, tired and I am off to bed with a big smile

chim666

2,337 posts

294 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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This was my first BBWF, and I don't even own a wedge!

Many thanks to all the organisers a great job done.

Cheers,
Paul

laup99

214 posts

257 months

Sunday 31st July 2005
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Every thing that has been said above.......

Ditto from me.



Fantastic day.....Fantastic people.....Fantastic cars....and Fantastic organisation....