North Wales Meeting June 2005 7th - 10th June

stu chacks · Post by **stu chacks** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:45 am

Well folks the day has arrived and here's a photo of the garden at 8.30am this morning - as you can see N.Wales has SUNSHINE!

See you in a couple of hours or so!
Stu.

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:46 am

yep its a lovely day people

welsh-dragon · Post by **welsh-dragon** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:03 am

Certainly is in Mid-Wales as well; must have friends in high places, Ad!

See you later.
Tony.

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:05 am

Forecastfox has it as sunny today and then sunny/cloud for the next 5 days here...

Hopefully the forecast is similar in Wales

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:45 pm

Many thanks Adam and Stu for a great 480 meet! and to everyone you came!

I had a really wonderful time and met some new 480 owners and made new friends!

MatBat and I did over 600 miles in his merc and was it great to see you all.

I have loads of pictures to post so i'll open a Wales 2005 thread tomorrow after I get some sleep. I hope the meet is still rocking

Cheers

welsh-dragon · Post by **welsh-dragon** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:45 pm

Yes, take a bow you two, you've done us proud.
Couldn't agree more-fabulous setting, wonderful weather and great company.
Great to meet some of you at last.
Got some photos to post-just need to work out how!!

LASEROWL · Post by **LASEROWL** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:27 am

Excellent Meet, & the weather couldn't be any better.
just nipped Mrs laserowl back for her college then its back down for the
party.

Thanks everyone and see you soon

Pics on photobuckets soon.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:27 pm

http://volvo480.northernscum.org.uk/for ... php?t=6729

Picture thread!

stu chacks · Post by **stu chacks** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:23 pm

Hey Amigos, ditto above comments, was great to put faces to names, even if they were a bit lobster coloured faces as the weather sure was H.O.T!

Don't think anyone had told the midges it was supposed to be a 480owners ONLY meet as quite a few of them turned up (was their dinner/breakfast time me finks), but sure no-one minded for those views.

Big thanks to Ad for sorting such a fab venue, the groommiester for sorting my kickdown cables (is loads better cheers Steve!) and everyone else for making it a great break. Been sat at my desk today wishing I could have made it all week.

Love the beach 480 logo by the way guys!
See you round! Stu.

suddy · Post by **suddy** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:58 pm

just got home now, naturally the first thing ive done before unloading the car is post on here!

i was chuffed to bits with the meet, not at all what i expected, and everyone was great to get on with, hope to see you all at the next meet!

pics will follow soon (when i've put them all on photobucket)

rpruen · Post by **rpruen** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:45 pm

Great meet, even if I did decide to drive home at 1 am

The roads where nice and quiet, so I got home in good time without seeing any traffic as such. I was home about an hour when the food poisoning kicked in

Hopefully everyone else is getting on ok still. Hopefully no one else got in trouble with the food

I would guess that the alcohol being consumed would have helped with that.

I have a few pictures, but I have not looked at them yet, I may well post them later if they don't duplicate ones already posted.

Richard

Brasco · Post by **Brasco** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:05 pm

Cheers Ad and Stu for sorting the meet out. Good skills lads.

Also cheers to everyone who helped me with all the niggling faults on my car and John for putting up with my driving without complaining!

Hope to see you all again soon!

chriskay · Post by **chriskay** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:41 pm

Thanks for a great meet all. Hope Daniel & co. enjoyed the trip up Snowdon. Probably too late for all of you, but I had a fanastic drive back on the road from Trawsfynydd to Bala. Try it if you get the chance.
Cheers, Chris.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:05 am

Thanks Chris for the test drive in your T5, WOW 121mph came up fast on the GPS!

stu chacks · Post by **stu chacks** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:55 am

PS - sorry didn't get to say goodbye to y'all in person, as realised would be good 3hr detour from Caernarfon. Didn't want to get all emotional aswell you know!

So, was great to meet you and see you all next time!
Stu.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:40 pm

The movie download is now working, I had some problems with space on the server so the other files have be removed so you can enjoy the longer movie with sound.

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:02 pm

I plead NOT GUILTY your honour

Thanks to all who made the meet possible, i had a great time.

sallysal · Post by **sallysal** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:36 pm

A spontaneous "oh sod it I'm going" and a (very) last minute shuffle of meetings 'n' things meant after a 7 hour drive I got to Wales!! and had a great time.

I want to say some thank-yous -
to- the Volvobigbrothers and Mr. S. Chacks for arranging a great meet.

to- Wales for being beautiful and sunny, nicely done!

to- everyone for being lovely and kind and friendly, especially the Dragons and the Lazerowls

to- Mr. C. Groom esq. for my first ride in a turbo, and for tinkering under
my bonnet - the car ran so much better it made me giggle all the way home!

to- Mr. rpruen for polishing my clusters and driving me all the way to Harlech and back when he was hungry

to- Mr. Chacks for retrieving me from the service station!....without this selfless act the dozy scots lass would have been lost.......again!

to- the messers Holmes and Bat for the running engine alarm call at 7.35am on Wednesday...........aaaaaarg.....what were you thinking?

to- the cooks for keeping us fed and watered with tasty things

to- the Dragons, Lazerowls, VolvoBBs. Mr. Lee and Mr. J. Turbo for cleaning up the site after all of us went home

I thank you!

from the redhead

XX

sallysal · Post by **sallysal** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:45 pm

p.s. made it all the way home without getting lost!
feeling very proud of myself!

yeah right.............in my dreams.......

The Prodigy put me in a ditch 1/2 hour from the campsite (I'm beginning to think either the car or myself were rally drivers in a former life!)
....and I had my obligatory mystery tour of the borders.

the rest of the journey was powered by Optimax, jelly babies, Zodiac Mindwarp and the Cure.
Sx

LASEROWL · Post by **LASEROWL** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:47 pm

Just to Ditto sallysal

Thanks to all that organised & attended.

Excellent weather, and company, bring it on Lincolnshire

Volvo 480 Club Europe

North Wales Meeting June 2005 7th - 10th June

M.Day

ES it was hot!

ThankU's

Parting is such sweet sorrow!

I made it!!!