jimmy2spanners
Membership Secretary.
Hi all important notice regarding the Triple Rally
Couple weeks after this years rally I had a phone call from the manager of Langney sports club. He regrettably had to inform me that the new owner of the club cannot accommodate the riders club there anytime after 1st July for next year and any further years. So we have lost our traditional date of mid July. This came as a half hearted surprise as in a way gut feeling told me I was expecting a call like this especially when a new owner has invested in Eastbourne borough football club (Langney sports ) and wants the site solely for football , training etc . The new owner still would like to host our rally but not anytime after July 1st.
We looked at alternative dates but were either too early in year or was too close to two other rallys like Inbetween next years international and new forest. We felt it was unfair to be a week before NF rally so at the moment we have a provisional booking of 28th -30th June. I’ve discussed this with region 18 and 20 committee and both regions reps and we have recently sounded it out to our region members. We’ve had mixed feedback so now is the time to put to the wider membership.
Some feedback and ideas included cancelling for next year or totally ending it. Continue with new date but look for somewhere else for 2025 etc
We’ve been fortunate for many years of having free storage and logistics with the rally gear but as most now know BNM Mike has retired meaning this year we moved the gear to new storage site that we now have to pay for out of rally funds.
The triple is very much a well established rally in the clubs calendar and together with having to pay for storage it was felt cancelling the triple is viably not an option.
The best we can do for next year is go with the offered date of 28th-30th June 2024 which is only three weeks earlier than our traditional date. It’s a week after NF rally and a week before the lakes.
Once we, the regional committee of 18 and 20 have had a discussion and a decision made then we can confirm the outcome at the reps meeting in October if no sooner.
Thanks for listening
Jim region 18 rep
Mike region 20 rep
Couple weeks after this years rally I had a phone call from the manager of Langney sports club. He regrettably had to inform me that the new owner of the club cannot accommodate the riders club there anytime after 1st July for next year and any further years. So we have lost our traditional date of mid July. This came as a half hearted surprise as in a way gut feeling told me I was expecting a call like this especially when a new owner has invested in Eastbourne borough football club (Langney sports ) and wants the site solely for football , training etc . The new owner still would like to host our rally but not anytime after July 1st.
We looked at alternative dates but were either too early in year or was too close to two other rallys like Inbetween next years international and new forest. We felt it was unfair to be a week before NF rally so at the moment we have a provisional booking of 28th -30th June. I’ve discussed this with region 18 and 20 committee and both regions reps and we have recently sounded it out to our region members. We’ve had mixed feedback so now is the time to put to the wider membership.
Some feedback and ideas included cancelling for next year or totally ending it. Continue with new date but look for somewhere else for 2025 etc
We’ve been fortunate for many years of having free storage and logistics with the rally gear but as most now know BNM Mike has retired meaning this year we moved the gear to new storage site that we now have to pay for out of rally funds.
The triple is very much a well established rally in the clubs calendar and together with having to pay for storage it was felt cancelling the triple is viably not an option.
The best we can do for next year is go with the offered date of 28th-30th June 2024 which is only three weeks earlier than our traditional date. It’s a week after NF rally and a week before the lakes.
Once we, the regional committee of 18 and 20 have had a discussion and a decision made then we can confirm the outcome at the reps meeting in October if no sooner.
Thanks for listening
Jim region 18 rep
Mike region 20 rep