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UK 2009 Meeting Update and report
Its all going well!
We're well ahead on organising this years meeting at Lumb Farm. If you've never been before here's the brief - 500 folk camping at a pub - Travel shows and presentations/demonstrations on a huge range of topics all to do with travel and biking - going on all day every day - rideouts to the scenic Derbyshire countryside - around a dozen trade stalls - and a fantastic atmosphere. Around half of the folk have done a trip of some kind - the other half have come to gather some info before their own trip. (And with so many redundancies does this mean its going to be a bumper year for folk heading off.) This is now THE national event for travellers in its 8th year and still growing. The pubs made some changes to the campsite - new fencing and a bit of concrete here and there. It looks very good and much improved. On the presenters front - we're still looking for some! We have some old favourites from previous years that fill out the rooms every year no matter what they talk about. We're still waiting for a few to confirm, as well as some new faces (always nice) we're just over half full (for presenters) so if you're thinking of presenting then don't just think - do it. It will be fun! And you couldn't have a better audience... Have a look at the form here http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/meetings/presenters A list of speakers and presenters is on the website. The timetable will be on the website a few weeks before the event. Hopefully around the end of May. Attendance will be limited to around 500 people again this year - it sold right out a month before last year. We've sold 300 tickets to date, up on this time last year, so it will sell out again this year If you book before the end of March it'll only cost you £35.00. One form per person please. http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/meetings/UK2009.php Details of the rideouts will be posted nearer the time. If you want to trade at this years event please use the link on the UK meetings page. Author and general all round good egg, Sam Manicom organises the 60 volunteers needed to run such a big event and does an excellent job. He's still looking for a few volunteers mainly to man (lady?) the gate and sort any problems with the digital projectors/laptops etc. If you can help in any way please contact Sam through this website or on the booking form, under volunteers. Questions Anyone? Glynn |
Coo, dunno about the good egg bit Glynn, but its always good to be able to help out. Having been to the Ripley Meet for a few years now, I know how much rides on people mucking in. :mchappy:
If anyone can help out we are still short on crew for the Gate, Registration and the Digi Tech team. A couple more people to help clear up early Sunday afternoon would also be really helpful if you are up for that. We try really hard to leave the place spotless and HU is always welcome at Lumb Farm, in part because of that. The Gate Crew is a fun job and a great opportunity to meet people. It also sets the mood for everyone when they arrive. :welcome: We had loads of compliments about the volunteers last year. So nice to arrive at the end of a long ride and to be greeted warmly, to be told where to sign in, where to set up camp, where to get water and where to get that first pint (of something stronger)! Volunteers usually sign up for a couple of 2 hour stints. First timers to the meet are welcome. The Registration Crew make sure that questions are answered, that people are signed in, get their T shirts, know where the ride outs leave from and so on. It's the hub of the event. :thumbup1: There's a little more to think about with this role so it helps if you've been to a Meet before - you'll already know the lay of the land then. If you fancy helping out on this we'd need you to do a couple of 4 hour shifts over the weekend please. You'd more than likely be on at peak arrival times to help out Helen and her assistants who are very kindly doing 8 hour stints. Registration is also where all the Raffle prizes are going to be laid out during the day on Saturday. Everyone can pre view the goodies then. The Digi Tech Crew help make the talks run smoothly. We've all the right equipment this year but it very much helps people doing presentations if they know that things are set up so that their talks kick off on time, and that if anything goes screwy during the talk, :helpsmilie:there is someone in the room to help out. The beauty of this job for volunteers is that they get to be in the room this year so can listen to/ watch the presentations. If you are interested please get in touch so I can let you know how this is going to work. We need 9 people for the rota and I've 6 so far. You'll need to know your way around laptops, digital projectors and Powerpoint. In total we have about half the volunteers needed so far so please do get in touch if you fancy helping out. As Glynn says, the best place to get your name up for this is on the registration form when you book but please do PM me if you've already booked and I'll get back to you asap. Looking forward to seeing you at the meet. Cheers, Sam |
Sorry if i have missed it but , what dates is it on for this year ?
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Hi Mr Moto and Mick,
Mick, thanks for catching the request.:thumbup1: Mr Moto, sorry not to have got to you myself. Birgit and I have been on the road in Vietnam and are just back. Are you going to be able to make it to the meet this year? Hope so. All the best, Sam |
Probably a daft question but this is my first Ripley meet. Do Grant & Susan e-mail a pass or something or do the registration guys just have a list of people who have paid. I registered and paid some time ago so I am just curios to know how it works at the gate.
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When you register you will recieve an email acknowledging your form and thats it! For directions you need to log onto the UK meetings page. On arrival the gate staff have a list of everyone who have registered. You're then given a name tag thats used in a similar way to having a wristband. Wearing the name tag allows you onto the campsite and entrance into the presentation rooms. Glynn |
Thanks Glynn. I've found my e-mail sent to me back in November and it now makes sense.
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Anyone know what time it kicks off on thurs??
hey Ya,
Im planning on getting to Ripley on Thursday sometime, but I was toying with the idea of getting there on wed night after work now. Anyone know if camping is allowed on wed night? With regards to the schedule, if i arrive on thurs afternoon, will I miss out on alot of the talks/sessions. Also my girly is coming separately but in a car. Will there be space for a car?? sorry if a stupid question, but I am a newbie!! Looking forward to it Jus |
Hi Jus
You can arrive on the wednesday - theres always a few other folk there so you wont be lonely. The timetable should be on the website next week but not much is happening Thursday morning, don't think you'll miss much if you arrive in the afternoon. There is plenty of space for cars/4wd but they must be properly parked in the car park so as not to take up unnessecary space. Please ask at the gate where to park on arrival. See you soon! Glynn |
What are numbers looking like for this event? I really want to come but can't commit for another couple of weeks due to possible work commitments?
Thanks in advance for your response. Cheers Tom |
As of a couple of weeks ago - over 350 folk have registered AND paid. Maybe this year we will just sell out...
If you're in any doubt about coming please register first. When you've decided if you're coming either pay or send us an email asking to be taken off the registration list. The price goes up nearer the time so don't delay! We do have a stunning line up of presenters this year. With some internationally recognised folk attending. Chris Scott, Paul Pratt, Ted Simon, Sam Manicom, Peter Henshaw, Nick Sanders, Simon Gandolfi to name just a few - check the list on the UK Meetings page. I recently saw Peter and Kay Forwoods show in Germany - they've got some interesting photos - the first folk to visit every single country by motorbike (H.D. electra glide) all 193 of 'em and to see a world map with their route on it is really quite something, over 555,000 kms and still counting... They'll be doing a presentation on the Thursday evening -don't miss it! Glynn |
Getting Full - last chance!
We are filling up fast, currently at about 515 people registered and paid, so if you want to come better get yourself sorted quickly!
It's going to be a fantastic event, with one of the best lineups of presenters we've ever had, with Peter and Kay Forwood from Australia,Ted Simon, Nick Sanders, Sjaak Lucassen from the Netherlands, Sam Manicom, Simon Gandfolfi, Werner Bausenhart from Canada, Johan Lundin from Sweden, and MANY more! All three presentation rooms will be going non-stop from Thursday afternoon to Sunday noon! See here for details and registration: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/meetings/UK2009.php Note: :helpsmilie: We need someone with 4 wheels to pick up a load at two places in London (or two people to pick up one each) as close to the meeting date as possible, and deliver there latest Thursday am, preferably Wednesday sometime. One load is at Isle of dogs, the other is at Dulwich or St Pauls in the City. Thanks for your help! (no help no tshirts, video, sound, and quite a few other things! :oops2:) We look forward to seeing you there! Grant and Susan |
Whats happening when?
Is there a programme of events anywhere on the website. I've got to decide whetehr to try to make it on the Thursday night or just come up on the Friday. It would be really useful to know what is happening when?
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whats on
There is usually a print itinary of what gows on in each of the rooms but I have not seen one this year!
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Schedule will be posted very soon, hopefully later today - we're all flat out and trying to get everything sorted, but we're running behind.
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Is it allowed to turn up on the Wednesday night ???
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Hi Glyn,
Missed the sell by date (March 31st). Is there room if i turn up at the gate, i want to camp Thursday thru to Sunday. Thanks Mel :scooter: |
Ted, Wednesday night is no problem, just eat at the Farm and they're happy.
Mel, we are full up, but there will always be a few cancellations and no shows - so get there EARLY and you should be ok. Day passes (no camping) are also available as follows: DayPass (Thursday only) £10 DayPass (Friday only) £15 DayPass (Saturday only) £20 DayPass (Sunday only) £5 If you can't make it, other European meetings are in Spain (Malaga) in mid-Sep, Germany in October and probably a UK Autumn meeting, but venue and date not confirmed yet. Grant |
Schedule Posted for UK 2009
The Meeting schedule is now posted in pdf format. It is NOT cast in stone and may well change, so check on the day! All changes and updates will be posted at the meeting as fast as we can.
See you there! |
Turn up early?
Hi Grant,
I was gutted to find registration closed on sunday evening, I had to wait to ask permission! I very much wanted to come up from Devon, a bit of a haul on a drz so was interested to see that it might be possible to get in if one arrives early. When is early?? regards Adrian |
Early and safe is by noon Friday LATEST if the weather is good, any time if it's totally crap because there's always a few who won't come if the weather is bad! :)
We hate turning people away, but we hate it more when it's overcrowded and all the problems that go with that - and we think so does everyone else. So at some point we will have to make a judgement call and close it. |
Schedule UPDATED!
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So, as I work till late on friday, I can only get to Ripley on the saturday morning. I haven't registered because of this. Does this mean that I won't be able to pay my £20 for the day as the event is now full?
I need to know so as not to waste my day coming to Ripley and being turned away |
Day Passes will be available, no worries.
See you there! |
Schedule updated - again... see above for link
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DRZ 17 L tank, Corbin seat 4 sale
Above items for sale this weekend down at the 'farm'. (see 'For Sale' forum for pic).
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Right, I can't make it and have a full ticket. Can I sell this on?
G |
Malaria pills for Africa
Anyone going to Africa this year? I figured I'd get malaria at least once in the 9 months I was there without taking anything for preventing it, but never did.
I have a couple treatments of Coartem 20/120 with a 2010 exp. date I'm looking to 'pass on' for a big discount off original price. Look me up at Ripley. |
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Ripley-thanks all
Just back home from Ripley 2009.
My first and really enjoyed the whole weekend. Great atmosphere and location, the talks were first class-and of course to put faces to names and enjoy a few beers whilst sharing info Thanks to everyone involved in making it such a success Simon |
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It really was a great event and the welcome upon arrival was superb. Great food, great people and a brilliant event. That'll keep me going for quite a while until the next adventure / event :clap: |
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+1 to that too! Huge thanks to all the Organisers, kudos to Austin Vince - the Voice of Reason ;-) Looking forward to next year already... Any appetite for a Midlands Micro Meet sometime later in the year..? |
1st class weekend
Thank you to all the Organisers for doing such a great job :thumbup1: |
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aside from thanks to everyone that organised and presented, a massive thanks to Grant for letting me have his spare inner tube, and the couple from Sunderland (sorry - crap with remembering names) that very kindly came out of their way to drop it off to me 4.5 miles outside of Ripley. How thankful was I that I attended Grants 'how to change a tyre (tire?) presentation. as you can see from the attached pic, there was no way a repair patch was going to fix 'that' tube :) (follow this link: HU - Ripley - 2009 - Windows Live if you wanna take a look at my pics of the weekend) |
Photos of the HU 2009 Ripley Event
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A huge 'Thank You' to Grant, Sue and the HU Team for a great weekend in Denby. The speakers were fantastic and I learned more in one weekend with fellow traveller's than I ever could in a lifetime on the Internet .... it's time to buy a new map and hit the road again.
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A big thanks to Grant & Sue and all the team that made this years HU meeting the best so far. Nice to see so many freinds again and meeting some new ones.There should be some sort of awared for Colm O Flanerty for working with Nick Sanders on his presentation. All the best we will be back next year.
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Damn, didn't make it due to putting my back out on Tuesday, the thought of camping when you can't stand up straight was too much for me.
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My first HU meet and certainly not my last! A great weekend with a fabulous bunch of people. Can anyone help me out though? I watched a chap on Saturday who gave a talk on his trip to Central Asia, I think his name was Paul Mercer. Paul was kind enough to answer a few of my questions and he wrote down his email address which I have now lost! Does anyone know his name on this site so I can PM him? :thumbup1:
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Just wanted to add my thanks to everyone. I had a great weekend and though the speakers were wonderful. I've come home and told my partner I"m off next year" AND SHE SAID OK!!!!!!!!!
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simon diddnt get to thank you for your help on cook out can you contact me thanks danny ,great weekend and thanks to all that helped
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I cannot thank Alec from Core Racing enough for coming down to bring me some parts for my Aqualine Safari tank and on top of it all, he fitted it for me in the field.
Best customer service I've ever seen! |
Thanks for a great weekend.
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Hi MysteryB, because I'm new on the HUBB I can't send you a PM untill I've posted 8 times!
my email is Thanks for your help! |
I'm the Colm (not "Colin") that was busy biting his tongue the entire time during Nick Sanders' un-prepared presentation.. So much for "the luck of the Irish"! It could have been any one of the Digi-volunteers that got that hour though :).
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Another year another great meet!
Every year I come out of a HU meeting thinking "best ever meeting" and then come the next one, and then again it surpasses my expectations!
So once again this year I find myself thinking "Best meeting ever!". The presentations were incredible and the line-up of speakers was particularly impressive! It was also brilliant to meet again with old friends from previous years, or few last seen on the road in South America! Fantastic also to meet new people, make new friends... One particular chap (don't know his name :confused1:) found himself very popular with the ladies: he had a lowered XT600 that brought a lot of interest as he found himself (and his bike) surrounded by the ladies who wanted to sit on the bike! I did! So, you see, sometimes size does matter! :thumbup1: See you all next year! |
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Hi Peak.
I saw your post where you said that you'd lost my e-mail address. It's paul-marie-mercer 'AT' tiscali 'dot' co 'dot' uk Whilst I was hugely nervous about doing the presentation, I thoroughly enjoyed doing it and was a bit embarrassed at the applause! I still consider myself a 'novice' but am planning the next jaunt. Thanks to everyone who made the weekend another resounding success. Cheers Paul |
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Ha ha, yes Maria we were swarming around him weren't we! ;) It certainly is a bike that i'm thinking about getting now! Just need to start saving! I too had a great weekend, some fab presentations & as always met some great people & can't wait for the next one! Although I came away with a terrible cold & cough which I still haven't managed to shift! :thumbdown: Sharon :mchappy: |
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Brilliant yet again - really enjoyed all presentations now both of us reading the books we bought thanks to everyone
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If I may add kudos as well - my 1st meeting and I really enjoyed it. Inspirational stuff.
Does anyone know whether the presentations have been posted anywhere? Some very useful stuff from the medical ones would certainly be good to have online for reference... Cheers! Alex |
Apologies....
I really had intended to make the meeting and I had even booked my place but age must be wearing me because I got home from the TT and I was off on the wednesday after the meet to France so I used the week end to chill out instead. I am so glad to read everyone enjoyed it and maybe just maybe I may make it next year.
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