no problem - it wont be the national telegraph -but a local one - i will post what i get and ask for it in electronic format...

if we are being photod then i may duck out of work early and go back for an hour

cjh, your PM box is full !!!

Are we now meeting at 11am ?

Almost certainly will be there pending unforeseen mishaps.
Look forward to meeting you all at 11ish.
I'm coming via M5, M42- anyone going the same way ?
I will pm Bananaman as he's in Oldbury and i'll be passing that way.
Cheers
Paul

Meet time is set for 11am - hack to arrive @ 11:30 - so give them a nice polish and lets see how it goes....

Be great to have a big turn out for the papers - albeit a regional! its still a paper!

By 9pm I will post the route outline and take maps on the day

Looking good so far -

Definates -

cjh
bezzer
willd
Jonny
Mark_Evans
jap
Wackers
Dan
ajg
Sprogster
Liquid

Should be's -

Vicar

Possibles -

BrumJim
MCMike
petep
Gripped
Bananaman

Looking like it'll be a good turn out

make me deifinate for 11.00pm, just might have to go back to work for an hour

I have now contacted the coventry observer and the kenilworth times -

they will send photographers between 11am and 12 noon!

3 PAPERS AND COUNTING!
nice

Starting at Abbey Fields Postcode for SAT NAV etc CV8 1BP, head out of Kenilworth towards Leek Wootton.
Leek Wootton to Beausale
Beausale to Haesley Knob
Haesley Knob onto the A4177
On the A4177 to Balsall Common

Lunch in or around Balsall Common/Warwick (Poss Saxon Mill)
Need to check Saturday menu!

Balsall Common to Knowle (B4101)
Knowle to Hockley Heath (B4101)
Hockley Heath onto A34
From A34 onto B4439 heading towards Rowington/Shrewley
In Shrewley turn right towards Claverdon (over M40)
In Claverdon go right on the A4189 towards Henley in Arden.
Left onto the A3400 towards Stratford. ****
Island with A46 turn left and back to A46/M40 Longbridge Island


http://multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?clien...dr3=&addr1=

Multimap for start point

As mentioned - Local Papers (Photographer due in for 11:30
so if we can meet at 11am thats great)

Anyone wanting to join later PM me and i can send my moby number so you can catch up...

Hows that?
**** - From here the drive can be extended if its still fairly early.

Sounds good cjh!

I finish work a bit early on the Friday beforehand as well - lots of polishing time.

Lets hope for weather like today.

shame you cannot use the fosse way for a blast

aj if you wanna recommend an adjustment to the route...feel free

Looks good- i've worked for some pretty wealthy clients round these parts- just hope i don't run over any of them.
By the way, i've been in touch with Bananaman- unfortunately he can't make it.
See you Saturday.

its a maybe from me!!

Damn work, iv just looked through how many poeple will be/might be going to this meet. As i said to wackers it would of been good to meet the faces to all the names. Will meet you all one day, have fun!

cjh, I've also got another route involving the Fosse. I'll PM you and Adam tomorrow and we can look at changing your original route

If we do a Fosse Way drive The Halford Bridge Inn looks a nice place for lunch.

If a spin down the Fosse appeals I'll post up a route (with the permission of cjh) later today

Ok how about this -

From Abbey Fields, head out of Kenilworth towards Leamington Spa on the A452.

2 choices here to get through Leamington –

1 – Go through the centre of Leamington – Straight down ‘The Parade’ past all the Saturday shoppers

2 – Skirt around the town centre.

Either way, there’s a good chance we’ll end up in a number of smaller groups.

Leave Leamington on the A425 heading towards Radford Semele.
At the roundabout with the Fosse, re-group, go right and drive drive drive.

There may be a possibility of some photos at Chesterton Windmill (not sure about parking).

Windmill

Windmill

Carry on down the Fosse to Halford. Nice looking pub here for lunch Halford Bridge Inn

After lunch carry on a little further down the Fosse to the junction with the A3400.
Get on the A3400 and head towards Stratford.

We can stop in Startford at a carpark opposite the theatre for a toilet break and an ice cream (nice big carpark – its pay and display) more photos.

After that its back on the road and head back towards Warwick/M40/A46 either using the A439 or the B4086/A429.
I think this route offers more than the original one posted.

What do people think ??

Brilliant Beezer!

i think this is good, BUT ( ) if the weather is nice how about adding a 1 or 1 1/2hr loop. leave leam along radford road, through offchurch onto the fosse way. turn third left off 4455 heading towards harbury then bishops itchiongton, knightcote and fenny compton onto burton/avon dasset hills. parking not free but nice up there on a hot day. then off to avon dasset, over the m40 and off up the 4086 back onto the fosse. then off to lunch where you suggested. only an idea for a nice day really as the lanes are a pig in rain and it gets blinking blowey up hills

Im up for whatever....

Werever we go - just make sure we have a few maps printed for those without sat nav etc....

Lucky the motors arent made of sugar then.....

Whats wrong with ya man...

Mark, you still up for meeting at 10:45 in the layby

Yes, Jackie and I will be there - looking forward to it!!
Washing and polishing the Coupe tonight!!
Praying for good weather between now and then.... especially for the trip over to Cov on friday afternoon!!!

Right, what I'll do is prepare maps and routes for both options.

I don't have a Sat Nav so I'll be pootling along at the back mopping up any stragglers.

See you all at 11am in Kenilworth

Note my comment in Coupé News/Press.

Just hope I can make it. Looks like a good trip - nice pub, good landmark, etc.

Does the pub know that we might be coming?