Thanks Dave For Organising May Meet

[time2travel]

Hi Dave - Thanks for arranging - a chance to put a few faces to names

Great entertainment and lots of cake I have never seen so many cakes outside of the bakers - recipe for Ginger/chocolate cake would be appreciated

Also a chance to watch the kiwi thief in action!! They didn't even miss the lights !!!!!

Hope to catch up with you and Jay Jay in August - We will make sure that anything we want to hold onto is fitted in a block of cement !!!!

THank you again

Barbara

[romingtim]

Thanks from both of us too Dave.

Meet was great and really brilliant to see so many people there too. At this rate we'll have to start booking whole sites and not just rally fields.....lol

We had a really good trip back, very little crosswind and the van towed like a star, almost forgot I had it behind me most of the time!!! We had virtually no hold ups either and made it home in just under 3.5 hours.

Hope everyone who stayed on has made the most of the lovely weather we left behind, Pauline always promises to bring it with her and we leave it behind for others

Was nice to put some faces to names too, and meet all the new members we now have in the group too.

For Dave and everyone who was involved in the discussion about LED lights for our vans the site is www.ultraleds.co.uk.

When you go onto the site you'll see pictures of the bulb you want to replace so you don't even need to know numbers etc.
I used the flat G4 replacements in Ruby, but check the sizes as the ones I bought have been superseded although I think the 23mm diameter ones should be fine.

See you all soon

Tim & Kris

[kiwidave]

Hi all,

Firstly, thanks everyone for such a great weekend, It was a real pleasure meeting you all and I do have to say sorry for the guitar ( I WILL take lesson's honest ;D ).

I hope everyone had a safe trip home, and to those staying a few days, enjoy the great weather.

I talked to Paul on the way out, and we can have the rally field at this site again for a meet on 11th, 12th, 13th September, I have tentatively booked this. I will start a new thread and a poll ( Oh yes... a poll....how I have missed poll's ;D ;D) to see who would like to attend or if anyone has a better idea, we might have to organize the local pub this time and go up for a Sat night meal.

The cost will be the same as this last meet.

Lyn, I have checked out the festival site, thanks for that, I will be booking my tickets and will most definitely be seeing you there, I hope that Jayjay can make it as well.

Thanks for the site info about the bulbs Tim, I am going to go on a spending fit I can tell

May 10, 2009 16:56:40 GMT time2travel said:

Also a chance to watch the kiwi thief in action!! They didn't even miss the lights !!!!!

We will make sure that anything we want to hold onto is fitted in a block of cement !!!!

Barbara, I am getting jacks and stays, as I am thinking I might have to work my way up to wheels and trims, followed by a ladder so I can get the TV Aeriel ( although Martins Sat dish is starting to look good, where did he say he was staying ) but If you are thinking cement, I will remember to bring a jack hammer!!

Thanks again all, It has been a great weekend, and I am already looking forward to the next.

Cheers
Dave

[kiwidave]

P.S I will post the recipe for the Alberts Square for Cas and the Choc / Ginger crunch.
Dave

[Cas @*(0)*@]

Thanks Dave for a chilled weekend .... loved the guitar playing, will sit closer next time
Sorry we never got our foody chat .....

Lovely to meet lots of new people, hope to see you all again

Sadly can't make the Sept dates, as they stand ... already booked elsewhere that weekend
If any change's count us in

[dorsetdimension]

Dave

We would like to add our thanks for a really good week-end. We called into Devizes on the way back and swept the towpath ready for Martin's visit next week with his bicycle !!! We must take a picture of our unit , so that at the next meet, we can check that nothing has gone missing in the night.

BEEP BEEP !!

Keith and Gail

[Dabs]

Hi Peeps
So sorry for having to dash off home sharpish on Saturday eves,as a result I didnt manage to get round for a chat with everyone.

Thanks to Dave for organising the meet,good one!!And thanks for making a lone Bongoist very welcome! It was very strange being the only Bongo in the village

Thankfully things werent as serious at home as first thought,hopefully be able to make the next one and do a catch up meeting people.

Cheers
Dabs

[niloc]

Hi Everybody
We would like to add our thanks to Dave for organising a really great weekend and what an interesting group we turned out to be! I know we didn't meet everybody, but that was because all the time was filled with chats to everybody else, and walking the dog several times with the others. We also came back with several bottles of bubbly because you were all drinking by the time we got to the club room. And special thanks to Jay Jay and Dave for the entertainment.

Hope to see you all again in September

Colin & Janet

[Graham]

Hi all

Pauline and I just wanted to add our thanks to Dave for organising such a lovely meet, we loved the jamming session that Dave and JayJay provided for Saturday night.

It was great to see everyone there and meet some new friends as well as renewing acquaintances from previous meets. What a great set of lovely friendly people we have got on here.

We had a lovely 5 mile walk on Sunday when most folk had gone and thanks to the loan of Glen's map we only got lost once! ;D But we'd have never been able to do it without the map, thanks Glen and Claire for the loan, we will post it back to you.

We got back today after a good journey with no hold ups, when we left there was only 2 units Roger and Ellie left they were both stopping another night before heading off for further adventures in their respective vans.

I think we should be OK for the September meet, lets hope we can get a few more coming and fill that field.

Graham and Pauline

[Graham]

Forgot to say Pauline will be putting a review of the meet with pictures on the main website when she gets around to it so look out for that, I'll put a post on here with a link when its done.

Graham

[roamingsue]

Dave was a star! Thanks a million and a very good site too. Can I put in a plea for the kiwi cake recipe? Actually just publish the lot they were all brilliant. Good to put some faces to the names.

[Pauline]

It was a great weekend wasn't it!

Lots of lovely cake - and in answer to those wagging fingers from people who will remain nameless (Keith! ).... because it was carrot cake I feel it was part of my 5 a day! ;D

Thanks Dave for such a great weekend - I've added the review and some photos:

www.smallmotorhome.co.uk/meets.html

[kiwidave]

May 11, 2009 21:10:41 GMT roamingsue said:

Dave was a star! Thanks a million and a very good site too. Can I put in a plea for the kiwi cake recipe? Actually just publish the lot they were all brilliant. Good to put some faces to the names.

Hi Jenny,

It was a great meet and I am really looking forward to the next, I have posted the recipe for the Alberts Square for you, and will post the Ginger Choc Crunch as soon as I get to type it from the book.

Cheers
Dave
ALBERT SQUARE


England may have the famous Albert Square known to all Coro fans, but New Zealand also has its own which has been around just as long.


The New Zealand Albert Square is a very delicious cake with a vanilla and coconut icing and comes from the Edmonds Cook book.


The Edmonds cook book needs no introduction to anyone from NZ, given its proud 90–year history of popularity and success. But it is interesting, all these years later, to reflect on the humble origins which have led to it becoming a household name in this country.

It all started in Lyttelton, last century, when 20–year–old Thomas J. Edmonds developed his own baking powder in response to the need of dissatisfied customers who came into his grocery store complaining about the unreliability of the baking powder then available. In 1879 he sold his first batch of 200 tins, telling his customers that their baking was 'sure to rise', and before long the housewives of Canterbury were clamouring for more of the tins bearing his distinctive rising sun with cakes trademark. The rest of New Zealand soon followed suit and in 1907 the first edition of the Edmonds Cookery Book, with its 50 pages of 'economical everyday recipes and cooking hints', made its appearance. Every couple who announced their engagement looked forward to receiving their free copy – a practice which lasted for some years.

Sales of the baking powder continued to rise in spite of competition from some fierce contenders for the business and, by 1915, sales were equivalent to six and a half tins for every family in the country. Seven years later Thomas Edmonds opened his factory, which was to become a Christchurch landmark for nearly 70 years.

During the Depression it became the first factory to introduce a 40–hour, five day week and this forward thinking ensured that none of the workers, many of whom had been with the firm for an impressive number of years, had to suffer redundancy. And the city of Christchurch also gained from this remarkable man's generosity when he erected a band rotunda (now a restaurant) and a clock tower to celebrate his firm's 50th anniversary in 1929. This was followed by the creation of a park behind the factory which later became city property.

As Edmonds increased its range of products the success of the cookery book grew and more than three million copies have now been sold – making it not only a bestseller among cookbooks but the biggest–selling book ever published in New Zealand.

For anyone wanting to try this delicious square the recipe is as follows:





Method:

Preheat oven to 180C and grease a 20X30cm tin, then line the base with baking paper

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy

Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition

Beat golden syrup and vanilla essence into the mix

Fold in the currents

Sift flour, Baking powder and salt together and fold sifted ingredients into the cream mix alternatively with the milk

Spread into prepared tin and bake for 30 min or until centre springs back when lightly touched

When cold, ice and cut into squares


To make the icing:


Mix Icing sugar, essence and sufficient water to make a spreadable paste

Sprinkle with coconut.


Enjoy!!

[Graham]

May 13, 2009 6:48:32 GMT kiwidave said:

May 11, 2009 21:10:41 GMT roamingsue said:

England may have the famous Albert Square known to all Coro fans,

Dave, Albert Square is in Eastenders, Coro fans will know Coronation Street.

Graham (big Coro fan, but hate Eastenders)

[kiwidave]

May 13, 2009 6:53:19 GMT Graham said:

May 13, 2009 6:48:32 GMT kiwidave said:

May 11, 2009 21:10:41 GMT roamingsue said:

England may have the famous Albert Square known to all Coro fans,

Dave, Albert Square is in Eastenders, Coro fans will know Coronation Street.

Graham (big Coro fan, but hate Eastenders)

Bugger!! you can tell I don't watch soaps.

[viv]

Hi all

We are home again now and had a lovely trip around after our stay at Greenhill. Thanks Dave for organising the weekend and for the lovely singing with jayjay. Wish I could sing.

Bit quiet at home now and want some more nice weather to accompany our next trip.

Unfortunately we can't make 11/12/13th September as I am on a walking holiday in St Ives for the week.

Why do nice things always come together like buses! I can guarantee if I book one thing another will come up at same time. Never mind these rallies are going to run and run and we will look forward to another one at some time, somewhere!

Thanks again for organising it all.

[kiwidave]

May 13, 2009 9:10:46 GMT viv said:

Unfortunately we can't make 11/12/13th September as I am on a walking holiday in St Ives for the week.

Hi Viv,

There seems to be a few people that can't make the 11 - 13th I can get the next weekend as well if that would be better for everyone?

Please let me know if we would prefer the following weekend which would be 18 - 20th Sep

Cheers
Dave

[martinw]

Hi all

Thanks to Dave for organizing a great weekend, and I will be at the next one.

Thanks to Viv for her good advice on the dongle, and as you can see I have taken it.

Thanks to Keith and Gail for sweeping the towpath here at Devizes but perhaps a bigger broom would have been better, the bike is covered in dust now, I will leave it out in the rain today to get it washed.

The satellite dish is working great and is (Dave) ;D staked to the ground with three, three feet long tent pegs.

See you all soon, and thanks again for a good weekend.

Martin

[kiwidave]

May 13, 2009 10:20:00 GMT martinw said:

The satellite dish is working great and is (Dave) ;D staked to the ground with three, three feet long tent pegs.

Mmmmmm.... Thanks for the warning, I will bring the peg puller

Cheers
Dave

[viv]

Seems it is going to be almost impossible to arrange dates to suit everyone. Although likely we will miss next one we will certainly look forward to the one after that. My holiday is Sat 12 to Sat 19 so will lose both weekends. Just hope the weather is kind to all of us wherever we are.

We will just have to make sure we are around for the one after next!

[jiffyman]

I may, work and money depending, be able to make either of those weekends.....

Would be good to get to meet you, PLUS, if i have the tow bar fitted, I could bring the barbecue with me.....

[kiwidave]

May 13, 2009 19:14:16 GMT jiffyman said:

I may, work and money depending, be able to make either of those weekends.....

Would be good to get to meet you, PLUS, if i have the tow bar fitted, I could bring the barbecue with me.....

Would be great to catch up and see Jiffy.

How are you looking to mount the tow bar, I wouldn't think that the Pod would be strong enough, I wouldn't mind a tow bar on Bilbo so I can bring my bike.

Cheers
Dave

[jiffyman]

I am going to get one made that comes down under the pod from the chassis, with a removable tow bar section that can be pulled out when not in use.

Best get it on the road first though!!

Leaf springs paid for, just waiting for them to be made then sent down.

Shane, my girlfriends brother is getting on well with the other one too, sorted all the electrics out so everything works...

[kiwidave]

May 13, 2009 21:34:41 GMT jiffyman said:

I am going to get one made that comes down under the pod from the chassis, with a removable tow bar section that can be pulled out when not in use.

Best get it on the road first though!!

Leaf springs paid for, just waiting for them to be made then sent down.

Shane, my girlfriends brother is getting on well with the other one too, sorted all the electrics out so everything works...

Can I ask for you to keep me posted on getting this done, as I would be very keen to get some ideas of you for doing this to Bilbo.

Cheers
Dave

[pendel]

Hey Martin. How you doing? So you got a dongle ? I will have to get one as soon as i can figger out how they work etc. Hope your enjoying your time away. Was great to see you. Penny.

[martinw]

Hi Penny

The dongle is easy to work, but outgoing email setting had to be changed, but a bit of fiddling and luck I got it working.

I am now going to try to upload a pic to the forum, if it works hope you like

Dave, just seen in a camping shop " ALL HEAVY DUTY PEG PULLERS --- SOLD OUT ;D

[kiwidave]

May 15, 2009 17:08:31 GMT martinw said:

Dave, just seen in a camping shop " ALL HEAVY DUTY PEG PULLERS --- SOLD OUT ;D

Martin,

Remember I am a Kiwi, and I am used to improvising.... where these a will theres a way.

No.8 fencing wire and a fork should do the trick

Pic looks good, I have just been out and bought myself a sat system for Bilbo, am planing to mount it all this weekend, I will be running it through the Laptop instead of a TV. ( I do love my toy's ;D)

See ya

Dave

[martinw]

Let us know how it goes

[pendel]

Was that heavy duty leg pullers Martin ?

[martinw]

I think it must have been