Fonz
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East Anglia Region PVS Convoy 2008
I’ve nominated myself as the East Anglia Region’s PVS convoy coordinator after my experience with montly meets at Santa Pod convoys and following my successful convoy last year with South Central
As shown here
EA Region
SC region PVS convoy
I have posted a thread (here) to collected details, ideas, thoughts and comments for 2008's convoy but with little commitment as seems to be standard in EA 
So to try and encourage interest i have firmed up details.
Due to the shape of the region I suggest having two routes which converge to meet, travelling as one from there on.
Route 1 Norwich>Thetford>Barton Mills**>Newmarket>Cambridge>Bedford>Podington
Route 2 Ipswich>Bury St Edmunds>Barton Mills**>Newmarket>Cambridge>Bedford>Podington
**Routes join here
bold type indicates an RV point, normal text indicates route direction
Route 1
Meet A - A47/A11 Services/car park off roundabout (Norwich)
Photo
Depart 0335
Meet 3B - Service station (Barton Mills) A11,A1065, 1101 roundabout
Arrive 0420
Depart 0430
Meet C - Tesco (Milton, Cambridge) A14 J33
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Arrive 0455
Depart 0505
Meet D – Bedford BP Station A6/A421 junction
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Post Code:A6/A421 interchange junction MK42 9BF
Arrive 0615
Depart 0625
***Meet with South Central Region
Meet E – Santa Pod
Arrive 0700
Route 2
Meet 1 - Ipswich ASDA (A14)
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Depart 0320
Meet 2 - Bury St Edmunds J43 (superstore)
Arrive 0350
Depart 0400
Meet 3B - Service station (Barton Mills) A11,A1065, 1101 roundabout
Arrive 0420
Depart 0430
from Meet 3/B the convoy is as one as follows the route as shown below and detailed above in Meet B to E
These timings based on a 0700 [ ]gate opening, each RV point has a 10min worked in delay to allow for any late arrival & welcoming people to the convoy
Note that Meet D is at Bedford services, where a BP is located.
It was used last year by the SC Conovy as a toilet and refreshment stop and is well worth remembering before arrival on site with inflated prices
It is also the point where EA and SC region convoys meet and continue on to Santa Pod
Note that the route map below shows the two different routes branching to meet at Meet 2B
Route 1 shown in Red
Route 2 shown in Blue
(ignore the orange line)
Anyone is free to join at any RV meet point - please show your interest here so people know their are going to be others at the meet point along the way
SC will be at Bedford (meet D) and will wait for you if anyone is expected
post your name, and point you will join the convoy 
[Edited on 28-05-2008 by Fonz]
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gianluigi
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i'll be going up on the saturday with Will94.
fonz- why arent you camping?
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jamesvalver
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im going up on sunday morning in the xe 
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Fonz
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not camping? see this http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=429586
i was going to be running the Zr but i had a HG failure so now working on the organising team (i'll have a stop watch!) will be busy all day and in no state to drive up in the evening!
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gianluigi
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quote:
Originally posted by Fonz
Zr
HG failure
why am i not suprised 
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jamesvalver
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this is the route for sunday morning is it not?
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Fonz
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that it is my man!
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jamesvalver
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Meet 2 - Bury St Edmunds J43 (superstore)
Arrive 0725 0350
Depart 0735 0400
so meet at tescos in bury at 7:25am or 3:50 am?
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Fonz
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oh! soory that was my notes....will edit now!
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Fonz
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edited
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jamesvalver
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3:50am!!
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Chris F
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have work so will be going up on my own!
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Fonz
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quote:
These timings based on a 0700 gate opening, each RV point has a 10min worked in delay to allow for any late arrival & welcoming people to the convoy
this is what i did last year - CS stand organisers requested we were there early to set up....
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jamesvalver
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i wasnt plannin on leavin till about 5:30
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Fonz
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so be it, but this convoy is set up as a bit of fun, to allow people to meet others in the region, some company on the journey, particulary so early and to unknown places to arrive at Santa Pod on time....
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K 5ive
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Why is there a need to leave in the early hours of the morning? Whats wrong with arriving saturday arftenoon to early evening? 
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Fonz
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some are busy Saturday until late at night
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K 5ive
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So is there a convoy for camping then?
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gianluigi
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quote:
Originally posted by K 5ive
So is there a convoy for camping then?
me and will are going from ipswich saturday afternoon. your welcome to convoy with us if know where we can meet you. give me a u2u
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