Bakewell Tour 5th-8th May 2020

[Magoo]

It’s been a week since we’ve come back so let’s plan next year!

Location: Peak District
Dates: Tuesday 5th - Friday 8th May 2020

The place I’ve found is a self catering converted village pub, there are 17 bedrooms over the 4 cottages on the grounds, we have secure parking for approx. 20 cars, an outside area with enough space for 34 people along with a BBQ. They have a bar area with a pool table and darts board - I can see Crombers all over the bar already.

The price would be £250 per room, if all 17 rooms aren’t filled then the price would go up slightly to compensate. The £250 would include a BBQ one night (the food would be provided we need to cook it lol) I’d need an non refundable deposit of £75as we need to pay part to secure the place.

Link to the place - https://www.peakvenues.co.uk/venues/3/crewe-harpur/#about

The rest is to be paid no later than 12 weeks before so the remaining £175 would be need to be paid to me no later than the end of January however, I’ll accept payment of the remaining £175 at any time up to that point. I don’t want to be asking for lots of money just after Christmas so if it easier to pay in October for example I’m happy for that.

With regards to the self catering, I’d ask for an amount (£10/£15) per person and would get a delivery of bacon / sausages / rolls / fresh juices etc for the kitchen. Myself and Christina have already said we would be happy to cook the bacon and sausage rolls for breakfast and I’m sure others would help. There is also multiple restaurants that all deliver to the location for the other evening meals. It would be BYOB with alcohol and juice, this would be asked for nearer the time.

Myself and William plan on going down at some point and working out routes etc and provide an intinary closer to the event.

So who wants to go?

1. William and Megan PAID IN FULL
2. Brian and Christina PAID IN FULL
3. Andrew PAID IN FULL
4. Ali, Laura and Arwen PAID IN FULL
5.
6.
7. Matt PAID IN FULL
8. Crombers and Karen PAID IN FULL
9. David and Fiona PAID IN FULL
10. Elfman PAID IN FULL
11. Ferg and Lou PAID IN FULL
12. Hutch PAID IN FULL
13. T PAID IN FULL
14. Alistair PAID IN FULL
15.Mom fossy PAID IN FULL
16. James and Sharlee PAID IN FULL
17.

[CiderFex]

Me.
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[DigitalLemming]

Try and stop me! I’ll be there for sure


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[Magoo]

Fab! Thanks guys, list updated

[Twisterboy]

Stick, me, Hannah and kids down if that is ok.

Davy

[Sad_Panda]

Missed out on heartbeat tour for the last couple of years due to various reason but would be up for this one (given I have a year to prepare!)

Also does accommodation have somewhere I can charge the car (or a three pin plug with easy access to a window?

[matsarm]

Definitely up for this assuming I can get something sorted with holidays [emoji4]

[Crombers]

The Bar Manager & his Mrs please :thumbs up:

Re the room's, are they en-suite asks K?

[D3 JDA]

Stick us both down please

[ELFMAN]

Me! Me! Me!
Thanks for the heads up Crombers!

[CiderFex]

Deposit just sent William.
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[EcosseGP]

Stick Cat and I down too. We'll have to check out shift for next year but fingers crossed ... does it have an outside tap ? :thumbs up:

[Twisterboy]

William- Just pm'd Megan for payment details to send cash over.

Cheers

Davy

[Twisterboy]

Did you get my PM Megan?

Davy

[Magoo]

Just replied Davy

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Missed out on heartbeat tour for the last couple of years due to various reason but would be up for this one (given I have a year to prepare!)

Also does accommodation have somewhere I can charge the car (or a three pin plug with easy access to a window?

How much would it be to charge? I’m fairly certain they don’t have a charging point so it would be mains

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The Bar Manager & his Mrs please :thumbs up:

Re the room's, are they en-suite asks K?

The 2 smaller cottages have shared bathrooms, 1 has 2 rooms with a shared bathroom and 1 has 3 bedrooms with a shared bathroom. All other 12 rooms have en suites. Myself and William, Brian and Christina and Andrew don’t mind being in the 3 bed cottage and sharing a bathroom though. If anyone else doesn’t mind please let me know

[CiderFex]

I’m not fussy. As long as I have a bed, I’m happy.
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[stoney]

Stick us on the reverse list just now megan till funds are available.

Thanks.

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[marchutch]

My car might be in one piece. Let’s life live hopefully - count me in! Also will happily kip in a tent if need be if that frees up accommodation for others.


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[Twisterboy]

Deposit sent

Davy

[Magoo]

List updated with names and deposits paid

[maxibaby01]

Me please!!!

Er, I may be able to do something BBQ/grilling wise...[emoji6][emoji4]


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[marchutch]

Me please!!!

Er, I may be able to do something BBQ/grilling wise...[emoji6][emoji4]


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You’re going to need a bigger MINI to tow your entire garage north [emoji6]


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[Magoo]

Me please!!!

Er, I may be able to do something BBQ/grilling wise...[emoji6][emoji4]


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Fab T, list updated

[maxibaby01]

You’re going to need a bigger MINI to tow your entire garage north [emoji6]


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[louiseh]

Myself and Fergal please ��

[CiderFex]

Myself and Fergal please í*½í¸Š

Lou, you’ve already been added to the list.
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[louiseh]

Lou, you’ve already been added to the list.
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Sent from Yorkshire wi an hint o’ sarcasm.Thanks Pete [emoji4]

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[Magoo]

Myself and Fergal please ��

Added :D

[louiseh]

Added :DThanks Megan [emoji4]

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[marchutch]

Given the tradition of everyone taking the piss out of each other on these trips and them being named after a TV show, maybe this one should be “Peaky Winders” [emoji85]

Might be a bit dark though.


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[Magoo]

I was thinking something Peaky related but settled on another name.. somewhere we will visit and a tasty treat

[CiderFex]

It’s got to be Bakewell either preceded or followed by another word or two...

The Sneaky Peaks Ramble is the one I called it when I sent my deposit to William.
[emoji23]

The Bakewell Tarts Tour ?


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[Magoo]

Tarts on tour hahaha

[Twisterboy]

Cannae beat a Bakewell tart, I am going to try and make a holiday of it as well, sister and brother in law stay in Sheffield so will prob visit them after tour, from what I remember of Bakewell when my sister in law took us it was a lovely place but I need to sample a Bakewell tart in Bakewell.

Things to invest in are roof bars and roof box for the tour.

Davy

[MiniMpi]

Really looking forward to this :)

[CiderFex]

Tarts on tour hahaha

I thought it rather apt ‘cos William and Andrew will be in attendance.
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[CiderFex]

Cannae beat a Bakewell tart
Davy

Don’t forget that there is Bakewell Pudding as well which is the original of the two.


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[Twisterboy]

Don’t forget that there is Bakewell Pudding as well which is the original of the two.


Sent from Yorkshire wi an hint o’ sarcasm.

Never heard of a bakewell pudding before.

[CiderFex]

Never heard of a bakewell pudding before.

It’s what Bakewell Tart originally evolved from.


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[DigitalLemming]

Just put in my holiday time for this.... 350 days to go

[marchutch]

I’ll be spending the next 350 days making a papier-mâché glacé cherry to put on someone’s car to turn it into a Bakewell tart.

Now whose car has the right colour scheme? [emoji848]


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[Twisterboy]

:smilewinkgrin:

[DigitalLemming]

What sort of person shares a cherry bakewell?!

I know of those that’d steal it from me while my back is turned though...


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[MINI William]

What sort of person shares a cherry bakewell?!

I know of those that’d steal it from me while my back is turned though...


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You need to let that go :laugh:

[marchutch]

I was thinking of Pete’s car actually. He’ll be miffed if I try and attach a cherry to it when the roof’s down though [emoji23]


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[badwolf340]

You need to let that go :laugh:
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[CiderFex]

I was thinking of Pete’s car actually. He’ll be miffed if I try and attach a cherry to it when the roof’s down though [emoji23]


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If the Sun is out my head can be the cherry...


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[marchutch]

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[MINI William]

Thank you to everyone who has paid their deposit already. If everyone can get their deposits to us as quickly as possible that would be great. If anyone doesn’t have payment details please let me know and I can send them to you

[ELFMAN]

Deposit sent William :thumbs up: I was doing it while you were posting the above!

We’ve had some fantastic times and unforgettable moments in lovely Yorkshire and enjoyed excellent hospitality at the Grainary, but can I just say this new Mini Adventure looks like it could be a great one! :cool:

[marchutch]

Deposit sent William.


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[Magoo]

Thanks for the deposits guys!

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List updated

[EcosseGP]

William I’ll need to try and check my shifts/holidays for next year before I can commit to this so if there’s someone who can commit 100% before I can do that add them and don’t miss out on the deal.


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[Crombers]

Any more details on the accommodation ?

[Magoo]

Any more details on the accommodation ?

What do you want to know?

[CiderFex]

What do you want to know?

Megan, I think he means the place name, location etc etc.

I used my detective skills and worked out where it was using Google Maps.
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[Magoo]

I was going to keep it as a big reveal but added a link to the first page for the place

[CiderFex]

I was going to keep it as a big reveal but addd a link to the first page for the place

Thanks Megan.
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It looks absolutely amazing and is not far from a lot of great places.


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[marchutch]

Looks brilliant Megan! Clever you finding such a great place [emoji846]


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[Laura JCW]

Looks amazing Megan!!! :whoohoo: A good find :thumbs up:

[Crombers]

Absolutely awesome, what a brilliant find :thumbs up:

My bar :yes::clap::beer::beer:

[Magoo]

:blush: thought you’d like the bar Crombers, looks lovely and it’s all about the company anyway

[catster01]

Well done Megan, it looks fantastic!! Love it [emoji7] xx


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[Twisterboy]

What a fantastic looking place, good find there Megan.

Davy

[Sad_Panda]

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How much would it be to charge? I’m fairly certain they don’t have a charging point so it would be mains

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its about £1 a go, so not too expensive.

Place looks amazing though! will send across my deposit tonight.

[Crombers]

Will send deposit Friday peeps :thumbs up:

[Magoo]

Perfect thanks guys

[weefossy]

William, that's our deposit transferred. Apologies for delay. Venue looks great. We stayed in Bakewell last year. It is a great place. Pudding is better than tart, imho.

[Crombers]

Deposit transferred :thumbs up:

[D3 JDA]

Deposit sent over for this

[Magoo]

Thanks guys, list updated. That’s us back and kind of sorted from the weekend! Williams got a teaser photo that I’m sure he’ll post soon. Place looks like it will suit us all great, there’s a few pubs round the corner as well as chip shop and restaurants.

[Twisterboy]

Any rivers where we can laugh at people in rowing boats??

[DigitalLemming]

Place looked ideal, can still get our traditional fish and chips when we arrive and from the outside the place looked nice.

Good to see so many folks get the deposit in early as well

[MINI William]

A few pictures from yesterday
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47950061523_55aff423ea_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2g4bAJF)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2g4bAJF) by William Harper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152828565@N06/), on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47950062098_bc9d4c4cc1_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2g4bAUA) (https://flic.kr/p/2g4bAUA) by William Harper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152828565@N06/), on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47950062508_5bfa910e93_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2g4bB2E)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/2g4bB2E) by William Harper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152828565@N06/), on Flickr

[Twisterboy]

That looks a good road to drive.

Davy

[D3 JDA]

Looks great:cool::thumbs up:

[MiniMpi]

Can't wait :)

[matsarm]

Deposit paid, looks amazing

[maxibaby01]

Deposit paid!
Sorry for the delay![emoji3525]


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[Magoo]

We are officially booked! Thanks for the deposits so quick guys and gals - I just need the remainder paid by end of January. Please can this be paid in a lump sum and not paid up as its easier for me. Thanking you in advance

[Twisterboy]

Fantastic, better start putting some money aside now...... and not spend it on the Mini.....;)

Davy

[Magoo]

Evening all, just an update on this thread to let you know that myself, William and Andrew plan on checking out routes and activities in November for this and a reminder that payments need to be to me by end of January or before.

[Twisterboy]

That's come around quick!

Davy

[MINI William]

There are a few spaces left for The Bakewell Tour.

Don’t miss out on a great trip away with great laughs, cars, roads and most importantly people. These trips away are truly not to be missed.

[James469]

Hi can you add myself and sharlee please ������

[Magoo]

Added James! Nice to see you both today, hopefully see you guys soon

[MINI William]

Megan, Andrew and myself are currently down in the Peak District sorting out things for Bakewell. Shaping up to be really exciting despite the weather that we’re getting

[Magoo]

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Deep in thought about the best routes!!

We are done! Some lovely views to see while we’re away - hopefully you will all enjoy. For those interested we do still have a couple of rooms available so let me know if you fancy coming alone

[Crombers]

Caption :

"So we've got Sat Nav, which we fully understand, but see this piece of paper where nothing moves!!" :hand:

Should add, we're really looking forward to this trip, reckon it'll be epic :yes nod::yes::clap::beer::saltireflag:

[inevpart]

Is there still space on this trip?

[MINI William]

Is there still space on this trip?

There is Ashley

[inevpart]

Perfect! Could you put me down then please?

[Magoo]

Fantastic Ashley! Be good to see you again, I’ve updated the list. All the details are on the first page and I’ll be updating with some more info today or tomorrow


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[Track Ali]

Really looking forward to this trip. Have always enjoyed the Heartbeat Tour but looking forward to trying something and somewhere new. :yes nod:

[MINI William]

List updated

[Magoo]

Andrew, William and myself are just back from doing some prep for Bakewell so I thought a wee update was in order. Below is a rough guide and all run notes etc will be provided on the morning, we will be leaving from Abington Services at 10am so if everyone can meet from half9 that would be great.

Tuesday

- Travel down with a lunch stop at Huntleys
- After settled, drive to Bakewell for dinner - fish and chips, pub grub, Italian etc whatever anyone fancies

Wednesday

- Run day
- evening at venue - BBQ (put Crombers bar skills to test)

Thursday

- Drive to activity - Chatsworth House; price to follow, trying to get a deal
- Evening surprise activity including 2 course meal - £28

I hope you all like the run through of events and will enjoy, my next task is the food shop! Mom fossy is very excited to help with that though ��

Only 177 days to go!

[Magoo]

You eat at as many places as you want Ali! Lol there’s also some Bakewell tart shops for you stock up on evening snacks lol


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[Laura JCW]

Andrew, William and myself are just back from doing some prep for Bakewell so I thought a wee update was in order. Below is a rough guide and all run notes etc will be provided on the morning, we will be leaving from Abington Services at 10am so if everyone can meet from half9 that would be great.

Tuesday

- Travel down with a lunch stop at Huntleys
- After settled, drive to Bakewell for dinner - fish and chips, pub grub, Italian etc whatever anyone fancies

Wednesday

- Run day
- evening at venue - BBQ (put Crombers bar skills to test)

Thursday

- Drive to activity - Chatsworth House; price to follow, trying to get a deal
- Evening surprise activity including 2 course meal - £28

I hope you all like the run through of events and will enjoy, my next task is the food shop! Mom fossy is very excited to help with that though ��

Only 177 days to go!

Ooohhh sooo excittingg!!!! Can not wait!!!!

[DigitalLemming]

Really excited about this coming round in May, we found some good spots for eating, drinking, taking photos and hopefully some great roads you’ll all enjoy


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[badwolf340]

Looking forward to this ,great you have went down and had a look about

[maxibaby01]

Wow!
You guys certainly chose some weather to travel down through and into!![emoji106][emoji106]
I was a tad concerned, having seen all the reports on the news etc! Glad you’re all back safe!
I’m really looking forward to this trip, somewhere different that I’ve not been to before either!
The bummer is that I can’t come up the weekend before and convoy down with you all, as that’s all part of it IMHO![emoji4]
Don’t think I’ll be missing much at Knockhill after this years shambolic performance by them...
Will need to have a chat about the BBQ stuff on the second night, a bit nearer the time, if you’d still like some help?


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[Magoo]

It was amazing the amount of flooding, we never really appreciated it until we seen some of the streets that where now lakes! We managed to find some alternative routes when we got stopped or turned.

I will most certainly be in touch after the year regarding the BBQ - never one to turn down some help, thanks again


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[Crombers]

Fabulous itinerary :thumbs up: ...... you just can't beat kicking off a trip with a visit to Huntleys :yes nod:

Is night one venue based i.e. back to Oor Pub after first day food a-la as we did at the Grainary?

Night two, splendid :clap::beer: ..... last person leaving, switch the lights off

& night three, are we eating out or at venue?


It's always questions questions with dafties like me :bigwave:m

[Magoo]

Yip back to base after fish and chips, night three we will be eating out, the surprise starts at 6 and I’ll put menu choice up nearer the time as I need to send that to them beforehand.

[matsarm]

Fabulous itinerary :thumbs up: ...... you just can't beat kicking off a trip with a visit to Huntleys :yes nod:

Is night one venue based i.e. back to Oor Pub after first day food a-la as we did at the Grainary?

Night two, splendid :clap::beer: ..... last person leaving, switch the lights off

& night three, are we eating out or at venue?


It's always questions questions with dafties like me :bigwave:m

Hope you’ve already started practicing your pint-pouring Crombers!

[Crombers]

Hope you’ve already started practicing your pint-pouring Crombers!

Pint pouring is akin to riding a bike or swimming, once the art is acquired it is never forgotten.
Previous NMS tours have proven that my time spent 'behind bars' wasn't really all that wasted after all :hand:

[ELFMAN]

Itinerary sounds great folks, ‘pastures new’ after the glorious Heartbeat Years, new memories to make! Glad you survived the floods on the recce, looked horrendous on the news reports. Really felt for those affected.

I’m a bit AWOL from NMS these days due to various things, but I haven’t forgotten about you and I’m totally looking forward to next May!

ps I think we should have a whip-round and get Crombers an official NMS Barman’s apron!
pps Is my sig thing all blurry or have my eyes gone again...?

[MINI William]

Itinerary sounds great folks, ‘pastures new’ after the glorious Heartbeat Years, new memories to make! Glad you survived the floods on the recce, looked horrendous on the news reports. Really felt for those affected.

I’m a bit AWOL from NMS these days due to various things, but I haven’t forgotten about you and I’m totally looking forward to next May!

ps I think we should have a whip-round and get Crombers an official NMS Barman’s apron!
pps Is my sig thing all blurry or have my eyes gone again...?

It’s blurry because photoshop has changed. Upload it to Flickr

[MINI William]

Itinerary sounds great folks, ‘pastures new’ after the glorious Heartbeat Years, new memories to make! Glad you survived the floods on the recce, looked horrendous on the news reports. Really felt for those affected.

I’m a bit AWOL from NMS these days due to various things, but I haven’t forgotten about you and I’m totally looking forward to next May!

ps I think we should have a whip-round and get Crombers an official NMS Barman’s apron!
pps Is my sig thing all blurry or have my eyes gone again...?

Thanks Elfman. We’re really looking forward to the tour and everyone have a good time.

[MINI William]

Paid list updated

[ELFMAN]

Cheers William, I’m sure it’ll be really “Special”! :thumbs up: :smilewinkgrin:

No idea where my Sig Pic is, some kind soul did it for me in 1938... If nothing else it’ll create new business for Specsavers!

[MINI William]

A quick reminder folks that we need all payments in by the end of January

[MINI William]

A quick reminder to everyone going to Bakewell Tour. Full payment is required by the end of January.

[MINI William]

Paid list updated

[MiniMpi]

We can't wait for this :)

[badwolf340]

We can't wait for this :)
Not long

[MINI William]

I’ve sent a PM to everyone who still needs to pay the final amount

[ELFMAN]

Hi William, transferred money to you by RBS online.
Should be with you ASAP!

[Crombers]

Still the same bank details William?

[MINI William]

Still the same bank details William?

Sure is Crombers

[MINI William]

Got it Elfman. Thanks

[inevpart]

Hey, sorry for the short notice but Kayleigh and I won't be able to make it now

[MINI William]

Hey, sorry for the short notice but Kayleigh and I won't be able to make it now

No problems Ashely

[MINI William]

Another reminder that payment is due by the 31st of the month. I’ve sent everyone a PM, if you could let me know how you will be getting funds to me that would be great.

[Magoo]

Only 105 days til we go!

Like Williams said please do let us know with regards to final payment.

Catching up with Mom to sort food out - yes you’ll be well fed with Mom around haha I’m also going to start writing up the itinerary and run notes to get them posted


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[MINI William]

Thanks Andrew

[D3 JDA]

Sorry for the delay guys we will get money to you by end off week

[MINI William]

Sorry for the delay guys we will get money to you by end off week

Thanks David

[Crombers]

£££ sent :thumbs up:

[MINI William]

£££ sent :thumbs up:

Got it thanks

[MINI William]

List updated

[Magoo]

100 days til we go! It’ll be here before we know it... sneak peak at a rough itinerary coming soon (don’t want to spoil all the surprises)


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[MINI William]

Paid list updated. Just Oli, T and David and Fiona left

[MINI William]

Paid list updated

[ELFMAN]

Here’s a wee point of interest for any NMS Musos (pay attention T!). The CD/Vinyl pop-up shop in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall during Celtic Connections is run by “Music in the Green”, who are based in Water Street... Bakewell! It’s obviously mainly Folk stuff, but I think they have quite a varied selection. I’ll be having a look if we have time! They don’t appear to have a website, but are on Twitter. Here’s their blurb: 'Music in the Green is a traditional independent record shop in Bakewell at the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District. We stock primarily folk, acoustic, world, blues, Americana, classic and prog rock vinyl and CD’s although occasionally venture into other genres”.

This service has been brought to you by ELFnews, and now the Weather. It’s crap.

[MINI William]

Oli your the only person we haven’t had contact from can you let us know.

[marchutch]

and now the Weather. It’s crap.

Haha loved that [emoji23]


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[D3 JDA]

Money sent over can Fiona request an en-suite room pls

[ELFMAN]

Just been looking at the fantastic venue again. After a couple of Crombers-poured pints (and a ladder), that sign’s getting altered to “The Harpers & Crew Arms”!

[Magoo]

Time certainly does fly!

94 days til we go, we’ve updated the first page and as you can see we’re down 3 rooms. At this point we have no BBQ on the Wednesday night, I’ll leave this for you to decide.. do you want to just do your own thing on the Wednesday or we all pay £20 instead of £10 and Christina, Mom and myself will get BBQ stuff as well as breakfast things.

A rough itinerary for the few days is as follows, we’ll provide packs with run notes and relevant information on the morning off - we’ll need the run notes this year!

Tuesday - 10am meet at Abington for an approx. 10.30am leave
- lunch at Huntley’s
- arrive around 3pm
- drive into Bakewell for wonder and dinner

Wednesday - main run
- evening TBC (BBQ etc)

Thursday - activity
- evening surprise, prompt start at 6pm includes a 2 course meal. Will be revealed on the day

[inevpart]

Hey I just wanted to check, is it just the deposit that's non-refundable? I wasn't sure since I paid in full but cancelled before the rest would be due

[Crombers]

Just been looking at the fantastic venue again. After a couple of Crombers-poured pints (and a ladder), that sign’s getting altered to “The Harpers & Crew Arms”!

Jeeze, my staff shall be doing the pint pouring, I'm the Bar Manager mate :thumbs up:

Oh & I'd vote for the BBQ, keeps us all together

Also more than willing to pony up for any shortfall re the three vacant rooms

[MINI William]

Hey I just wanted to check, is it just the deposit that's non-refundable? I wasn't sure since I paid in full but cancelled before the rest would be due

Ive PM’d you Ashley

[Magoo]

PM sent to everyone regarding a food pre-order for the Thursday night.

We where thinking the activity for the Thursday morning / afternoon would be Chatsworth House, have a look and let me know what you think. It looks beautiful when driving past!

[louiseh]

Chatsworth House is perfect for us [emoji4]

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[badwolf340]

Chatsworth sounds good

[Crombers]

I was hoping Chatsworth would be on the itinerary :thumbs up:

[matsarm]

Chatsworth sounds good... saw a programme about it on tv at Christmas time. Looks quite cool.

[MINI William]

If anyone is interested in The Bakewell tour please let us know. There are spaces available

[ELFMAN]

Come on folks! If you haven’t been on an NMS Tour, you haven’t lived - and neither has your Mini...

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Jeeze, my staff shall be doing the pint pouring, I'm the Bar Manager mate :thumbs up:

Hmmm... I think I’ll need to revise the renaming of the pub. I’m now thinking “The Megalomaniac & Crown”!

ps Chatsworth Good. BBQ Good, as His Landlordship the Honourable Crombers said, it’s a ‘togetherness’ thing. And he can keep an eye on his minions... Which I think are small onions.

[Crombers]

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Hmmm... I think I’ll need to revise the renaming of the pub. I’m now thinking “The Megalomaniac & Crown”!

ps Chatsworth Good. BBQ Good, as His Landlordship the Honourable Crombers said, it’s a ‘togetherness’ thing. And he can keep an eye on his minions... Which I think are small onions.

:bigwave:

[MINI William]

Bakewell Tour Tops and Stickers thread is here. Can you please have a look and get your orders into me please

CLICK HERE (http://newminiscotland.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?29365-Bakewell-Tour-2020-Tops-and-Stickers)

[MINI William]

For those wanting BWT tops can they please get your order to me today please HERE (http://newminiscotland.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?29365-Bakewell-Tour-2020-Tops-and-Stickers/page3)

[Magoo]

53 days to go! Been typing up the notes this afternoon, it’s getting very close! I’ve still not heard back from a couple of people re my various PM’s, I’ll message you again tomorrow..

[Crombers]

I'm on the case, promise

[Crombers]

Done :thumbs up:

[Magoo]

Thanks I’ve removed you from the naughty list! Haha


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[MINI William]

Just to update everyone as I’ve had a few PM’s wondering what our plans are for Bakewell with the recent outbreak of Covid 19. At this point we haven’t heard anything from the venue about there position and wanting to cancel. Our plans are to continue to monitoring the situation closer to the time and take action if needed then. The risk of potential infection we feel is low due to everyone being in their own rooms and their own cars for the majority of the time while we are away and everyone is aware of the official guidelines from the government on hygiene and how to reduce infection and this should be well established by May. We will continue to listen to government guidelines and take any further action if it is deemed necessary.

We will however understand completely if any individuals feel it necessary to pull of Bakewell due to the Covid 19 outbreak and we wish everyone the best during this period of unrest. Stay safe

[Crombers]

In my mind were going ............. keeps me sane

[ELFMAN]

I don’t want to rain on our parade, but you’ve guessed it, I’m going to drizzle slightly. I have to be completely honest and say I think it’ll be a miracle if things are anywhere near ok by May - or June or July for that matter. Hopefully the virus will peak (but how high?) and level off in the next few weeks, and maybe lessen in the period afterwards, but nobody’s sure. The full extent of Coronavirus hasn’t hit us yet.

I’m not saying we should cancel the trip immediately, we should if possible wait for the venue to decide, as any decision we make unilaterally could have financial implications for us, but that’s not my main concern. Even if we could figure out a way to go/stay safely, what about local supplies of food, access to amenities and places to visit etc? We’ve also seen in the past few days locals’ serious & genuine concerns in rural Wales and the Scottish Highlands & Islands of ‘incomers’ bringing the virus with them and overloading their already precarious local health & provisions infrastructure, so that has to be considered very carefully.

I’d like nothing better, especially with the insane ‘cooped-up’ (apologies for the Mini pun) way I’m feeling now, than to be spending quality time away with my NMS buddies, but I think we have to be realistic and accept that there’s only a ridiculously slim chance that we’ll get away in May. I’m really sorry if folks think I’m being overly negative and a ‘Doom-Monger’, but I can’t realistically pretend things can go ahead even with additional precautions. I’d SO like to be proved wrong, believe me, but that’s how I feel.

Hopefully we’ll all come through this in one piece and we’d be able to come to a mutually beneficial financial agreement with the venue and rearrange the trip for a later date when we can all relax in safety and enjoy ourselves in the traditional NMS manner.

[DigitalLemming]

I have to agree with you Elfman, and while I hope that this has passed by May, realistically it looks like it won’t be, at this time I think we keep things as they are, if the venue wants to cancel and refund that is a decision for them. As a group we can take a look at this closer to the time and keep hoping for the best at the moment as I’m sure we all are anyway.

[ELFMAN]

Agreed, despite my ‘Heavy’ post, I have absolutely everything crossed all the time, which causes its own set of problems... The main thing is that we all stay safe and use our common sense, look after one another and get through this, which I’m sure we will. As the old George Harrison song says: “All Things Must Pass”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pPTHem2iu0A

[marchutch]

I think Boris Johnson’s statement this evening pretty much guarantees this event will be off. Let’s wait and see though.


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[DigitalLemming]

The general lockdown for all of us runs until the Easter weekend at the moment, depending on whats happening at that time they'll re-evaluate and I would suspect extend it further.

At the moment, cross fingers and hope for the best, we'll take things as they come.

[Magoo]

It’s a minimum of 3 weeks lockdown to see if they get a handle on it. I haven’t heard from the venue as of yet, I’ll leave it til Easter when the government are looking at if we continue on the lockdown. Nobody will be in the offices for where we’re going but when i know anything, you will. It’s a very unsettling time for people and I for one just want everyone to stay safe and well, if Bakewell doesn’t happen then it doesn’t happen.

I’m currently not at work as considered vulnerable and I’m sure this will be affecting other households, everyone stay positive and if you need a FaceTime call with my amazing chat then let me know!! Haha

Side note: Andrews already sick of my calls haha


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[ELFMAN]

As you said, the main thing is that we all get through the next few weeks and months safe & sound. We’ll have plenty of time to get together when this is all over, so I hope Crombers has his barman’s apron on standby - he’s going to need it!!!

[Magoo]

Afternoon all,

To keep everyone informed I’ve been in contact with the people who manage the venue. Everyone who has a booking at one of their places in the next 12 weeks was required to fill in a form and they will only deal with the lead traveler, I believe they’ve been getting some nasty emails from people who don’t seem to understand everyone is affected. They are then looking at what can be done for each separate booking

Hope your all well!

[cuddles]

What will be will be xx

[MiniMpi]

Thanks for the update Megan ;)

[ELFMAN]

Thanks Megan. You’ve done all you can under these extraordinary circumstances, I hope we can rearrange the trip (or any trip) at some point, but as has been said, there are more important upcoming events for you to think about!

As for the venue getting “pelters” from people who are presumably upset at missing their holiday, some eejits STILL don’t seem to have grasped the severity of the situation, they’re probably the types who were/are still flocking to the countryside at the weekends, spreading the virus and cleaning out village shops... I know it’s bad news for us, but the entire Tourism industry (and many others) is going to do well just to survive the loss of business, so I’m sparing a thought for their predicament.

In the meantime, all we can do is Stay at Home, Support our fantastic NHS (and all the other vital workers who are keeping the country afloat), and by doing that we’re literally saving lives. There’ll be plenty of time to enjoy each others company and our magic wee motors when this horrible episode is over. Stay Safe everybody!

[Magoo]

Hi guys, hope your all well and keeping safe! I’m watching the news like I’m sure most of you are, obviously with the further 3 weeks on complete lockdown takes us to the end of the week we’re away so Bakewell Tour is most confidently not happening. As previously said the company are looking at each case individually. I’ll be in touch with you all ASAP, hopefully with options and not just bad news.

Stay well peeps!

[MiniMpi]

Much appreciated Megan ;)
Bound to happen with the way this virus is going unfortunately.
Thanks again for letting us know.

[marchutch]

Thanks Megan. A real pity but nothing to be done. Thanks for all the effort you put into planning this.

Guess I’ll cancel my leave from work......


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[Magoo]

PM’d you all guys! Please check and respond ASAP

[badwolf340]

PM’d you all guys! Please check and respond ASAP
All good from us Megan

[MiniMpi]

Lou and myself are really looking forward to The Bakewell Tour 2021 :)

[matsarm]

A good outcome! Thanks for sorting it all [emoji4]

[MiniMpi]

Sweet !!

[Magoo]

Having heard back from everyone and with a majority vote on rebooking we gave the company the dates of the same week next year and can confirm we are rebooked for Tuesday 4th - Friday 7th May 2021, there is no additional cost for accommodation etc as we are moving from one bank holiday week to another. We are going to close this thread and move to a new one with the new dates to try and make it easier for communication...

[Track Ali]

Excellent news. Well done Megan. Looking forward to 2021! :thumbs up: