Sunday 8th November

  Would anyone like to go at for a run  on Nov 8th Sunt ????

we have three new potential members who are keen to join us Rosie and Gail you know but a new couple from Bickington has recently aquired a Mini ready for LGT next year ??


  i am proposing to leave from somewhere at 11

drive somewhere to have a picnic   (or shelter from the rain )

drive back stop somewhere like a garden centre for a cup of tea


as you can tell ive spent a lot of time planning the route   !!!!but would welcome any of your thoughts about where we can go in case your ideas are better than mine

Yes that sounds good maybe a drive to Bude like last year with a stop for cream tea on the way back

that sounds good


anyone else got any more ideas

Love to come but it's just a tad far I'm afraid

we shall miss you

Quoted from O-B

Love to come but it's just a tad far I'm afraid

i should be able to come  

thats good Kev as ive got your Gazebo Erecting Certificate you all passed with a distinction  both Day and Night ill bring them with me to hand out

so well done Goldie Mike Kev Tery Jo Jules lou Neve Ianhope i havemt missed anyone

cue for a photo oportunity i think (p2_clap)(p2_clap)

I will be there not sure if Linda is working.

Would love to come  as it's close to my birthday.... but it's little far and I have to work on the house as we want to be in for christmas.....

Quoted from Jack Knightmare

Blimey, these's a first, someone agrees with me  

Count us in!!!!!!!  

i have passed on info the bridget and mike they can come hopefully this time they will come with us ans not take thier own route !!

they have asked for a breakfast stop before we set off and Bridget is asking the Big sheep if we can call in there for a cup of tea

Hello penny count us in

thats good  any preferences where we can go???

what about up round exmoor or dartmoor

Not an expert but november weather can be dodgy especially on the moors. I thought you were going to Bude? Is Padstow too far?....

Sounds like fun - an outing to Bude or wherever.  Especially the cream tea bit!  I shall be there.  Fingers crossed for at least a little bit of sunshine.

Maybe as a future reference we could go to the Devon 'Ace' Cafe!!!!  Dont know if anyone has been there, so I dont know what its like...... but mini people meet there the last sunday in every month.........   Just a thought!!!!  

Where is Devon's "Ace Cafe" Jo?

R.
ps. If the run comes to Portsmouth, count me in!

Hi Richard
Its down by crealy adventure park just outside Exeter could be good

Quoted from richardjackson99

Where is Devon's "Ace Cafe"

Cara's Diner, Greendale Business Park, on the A3052 east of Crealy Adventure Park

Excellent, thanks.


R.


EDIT: Googled it, and then found it on Streetmap. Thank you.

Having communicated with our friends on Planet Thanet, the south east contingent of NDMR are going out on a run the same day. We are meeting at Ramsgate Lido as last year as they did a good cooked breakfast. We will meet from 10 to leave at 11 and do a similar run to last year as it worked well. Rumour has it, we may have a biker leading us.

I ask Michelle to post details of the start point and when Mags (scoobydoo) comes back from Turkey perhaps she can advertise it to SMOC members who are more than welcome.

I'll also ask Mick from LSMOC to post it on their board. This time we will have sunshine too!

we will come.

Quoted from checkmate

we will come.

That's good news. How is your car?

all fixed,

Quoted from Bumble

Having communicated with our friends on Planet Thanet, the south east contingent of NDMR are going out on a run the same day. We are meeting at Ramsgate Lido as last year as they did a good cooked breakfast. We will meet from 10 to leave at 11 and do a similar run to last year as it worked well. Rumour has it, we may have a biker leading us.

I ask Michelle to post details of the start point and when Mags (scoobydoo) comes back from Turkey perhaps she can advertise it to SMOC members who are more than welcome.

I'll also ask Mick from LSMOC to post it on their board. This time we will have sunshine too!

Looking at SMOC board Gary has posted a brunch run on the same day for their members. I was hoping we could combine again but we'll wait for Mags to come back. I liked our Ramsgate start, it was dog friendly.

i had noticed that too, was going to suggest a joint run; but thought best wait untill mags is back,  these things have to go through the committe,  but we will be starting with you on planet thanet.

Yep, we'll have 3 cars and a bike marshal leading the way so only a few cars short of Grand Tour. Michelle can you add details of the start point again sometime. Thanks.

Quoted from Bumble

Yep, we'll have 3 cars and a bike marshal leading the way so only a few cars short of Grand Tour. Michelle can you add details of the start point again sometime. Thanks.

Here's the link to the post for the last run:
http://www.smallcarsbighearts.co.uk/soapbox/m-1226864154/

Includes googlemap of route we did last time, and I think most of the basic details are the same...

Thank you.

  FAO NORTH DEVON

                  For the North Devon Branch of the NDMR we shall be meeting at Morrisons Bideford at 10.00 am in time for a cooked breakfast or cup of tea for our Slimming World Members and will depart from there at 11.00

if you want to give the Breakfast as miss just arrive by 11.00 we should be easy to find

Via a secret route will eventually get to Bude for a stroll along the Canal to the Beach and then leaving at 2 ish will stop at Merrry Herriers Woolsery for another cup of tea !!!

lets hope the weather is good  

Quoted from Bumble

Yep, we'll have 3 cars and a bike marshal leading the way so only a few cars short of Grand Tour. Michelle can you add details of the start point again sometime. Thanks.

For the few who are going let's hope the weather is better than today. I feel sorry for the Old Crocks run today.

I believe we agreed to leave 11 ish to allow those who are allowed it, a cooked breakfast. And fish and chips at Whitsable!?  Hopefully we can fit in Herne Bay too. We might even see SMOC on their run at the same time.

We are hoping to come along but really depends on wether Neil has to work, won't know until later this week  

Quoted from Bumble

For the few who are going let's hope the weather is better than today. I feel sorry for the Old Crocks run today.

I believe we agreed to leave 11 ish to allow those who are allowed it, a cooked breakfast. And fish and chips at Whitsable!?  Hopefully we can fit in Herne Bay too. We might even see SMOC on their run at the same time.

Michelle was saying the same thing earlier as we were driving along in the howling wind and pouring rain    

i dont think we will !!!!!!!!!!

hi can we come on our motorbike
jay and sarah

So, who's going on the run. Devon or Kent regions.

We are in Andrew's car. He feels he needs to work from home but I want him to have a day out.

Hmmmm....... Just seen a weather forecast for sunday. Bude sunny, Ramsgate rainy. Is that not a repeat of last year?

Think positive Rita.  I shall be there with Gem and the boys, Michelle will be our motorcycle marshall, Lisa is working and Nigel won't be in from Saturday night work until late so I think we wll have to let him off this time  

hi guys were be there sunday if im alive as im working sat night,14hr night shift,need to give bike a run
jay and sarah

ooooooooooo forgot can we come along forgot to ask????????????

i will be coming  

Quoted from Bumble

We are in Andrew's car. He feels he needs to work from home but I want him to have a day out.

And this is the weekend they will pay me overtime as we are so far behind at work!

(Andrew on as Rita........ but not for long as my new laptop arrives next week.)

we are going   everyone is welcome

Well I hope the weather bucks it's ideas up before Sunday it's bucketing down on the Planet at the moment - what was it I said about thinking positive - sunshine sunshine sunshine

we will be at ramsgate, come rain, come shine.

Sorry, I can't make it this time. I'm away in Somerset visiting a friend in hospital. Hope I can see you all again soon.

thats OK Mike we shall miss you though

are you able to come to the late Christmas meal???

yeah i will be up for coming on a road trip where is everyone meeting lotty.

morrisons at 10 if u want breakfast, if not come at 11  

Quoted from checkmate

we will be at ramsgate, come rain, come shine.

Good stuff looking forward to seeing you, fingers crossed for sun (or at least no rain  )  

yeah i will see u at morrisions at ten ish for breakfast see u tomorrow lotty

hello everyone long time no see!!! Stu Ben and Ruby will be there 2moro i am on parade with the Rainbows but will catch up with you all soon xx    

thats lovely see you tomorrow

i'm keeping my paws crossed - but the bbc weather site reckons sunny intervals on the planet tomorrow!! woo hoo!!

of course it's lashing it down now, and one of my cats is attacking the rain drops on the window..... the non furry boys have at least stopped racing around the flat and are in fact asleep now. I may join them in the land of nod - but i've just started watching the full monty now - good film!!

Hope the weathers better for both runs than it is here at the moment, it's absolutely lashing it down

We're home after a nice day out. The weather was kind to us and I'm sure Michelle will put a picture on taken during a sunny interval. We met up with 4 cars from SMOC. I think they would have liked to join up with us, they would have been welcomed.

Glad you had a good day, sorry we couldn't join you   Neil was working ......yet again.......maybe next year  

we are all back safely too after going down several Devon Dual Carridgeway (ie those with grass in the middle!!)

it was bright a Sunny  no rain although we could see where several of the Roads were flooded earlier in the day   we finished off with a cream tea

we had a great time, thanks to michelle, carol and the boys,  rita and andrew,  it was good to be on a run again, all be it a small one.   just had some lovely mussels  which we brought from whitstable fish market
and we didnt mind the mini sandwhich.

Thanx for another great day..... it was nice to catch up with you all!!!!  See you all very soon.......  

Here be the piccies from the Planet Thanet Coastal Cruise:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=123559&id=751233276&l=00494e2062

There was blue sky on occasion and definite hints of sunny intervals....

It was like a mini Grand Tour whereby we had a biker leading us. You guys in Devon must have felt the same as you had Jay leading you AND you had real Devon roads. We had a few detours round remembrance day services, which was acceptable.

good photos, ( thanks for not takeing one of that hot chocolate that i had.)

Almost, we had a lovely day but no biker leading us

Quoted from party-ring

Here be the piccies from the Planet Thanet Coastal Cruise:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=123559&id=751233276&l=00494e2062

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Great photos Michelle, wish we had been there  

I have some sad news to add to Sunday, after we arrived home Nigel had cooked us some dinner, then I dropped Michelle home and came home to find Jess, my cat, collapsed just inside the cat flap.  She had had either a stroke or a seizure, not too sure, but she was obviously seriously ill.  Michelle came over, she also contacted my neighbour.  Michelle rang the vet and my neighbour and her husband took us over.  It seems as though Jess had a rather large tumor in her stomach and there was nothing that could be done for her apart from putting her to sleep.  She was nearly 14 years old,

I am really missing her and keep on looking round thinking I'm about to trip over (which was the usual, as she was always under my feet).  I was too upset to post this any sooner and also I did not want to spoil the comments about Sunday, it was such a great day - until I got home.  

You were kind enough to tell me sunday and the circumstances and the shock of your pet's demise is very upsetting. Many of us on the board understand how you are feeling. When we lost Heidi we only went a few days before we started to look for another. Never could we replace her so I went for something completely different and boy I got that!

Maybe think of visiting a local animal shelter. We found taking Smoky on at 18 months potentially easier than a kitten with claws! You might come away with a pair.

Thank you Rita - sadly Jess was one of a pair - her sister Sam decided that when Dave died she wasn't going to stay down here with me, so she opted to go up on his cloud with him, now he has Jess as well.  I can't think about another pet at the moment, but maybe in a while.

Carol I'm so sorry to hear the dsad news about Jess I know what you mean about looking round and expecting to she her there.

Take care

Mark x

oh Carol so sorry to hear that news poor old Jess im sure you made the right decision but its so hard the house must be very quiet with her

thinking of you  

So sorry to hear about Jess we know just how you feel, thinking of you  xxxx