rambo1969

I spoke at length to John today who is still quaking and trying to wind down after the show. He's still too busy so far to read any of the comments on here what with cleaning up and repairing the site.

 

He is concerned about the issue of first comers roping of larger areas than they need and will have to find a way to police that.

 

However he's adamant that he provided well over the legal requirements of toilets and hired a local firm to supply them and empty and clean them on a daily basis. He's dumbfounded that a certain few should think that he instigated or was even aware that there would be no 'flap'!! To that end there is always the permanent toilet block with proper porcelain pans. However he's quite prepared to increase the portaloos by a substantial amount for next year. But is quite convinced that the complaints about toilets will persist like they have done since the show was first conceived.

 

My advice is " Take your own F*cking loo" like I do when I go to Normandy and any other rally. The £10 that some are whinging about will just about buy four coffees in most establishments.

 

Ron

You was doing really well until the last paragraph.

Why should we take our own loo's when we are charged an extra £10 for toilets and showers?

I would say that there was nearly enough toilets, it's the type that everybody was p*ssed off with.

Sadly, it does sound like the new owner really does not care, which I cannot understand.

Good of you to come on here ron.

Every other show I go to has excellent toilets and does NOT charge MV's to enter.

Take the great dorset steam fair; no charge for MV's, show held on fields with NO permanent facilities, and yet clean toilets everywhere and at least 4 shower blocks. Steam engines need HUGE amounts of water, and yet no problems with water supply.

You can put on the best show on earth, but people will ALWAYS remember the toilets!

I was in the americas field, there was enough toilets, but, toilets without a flap are NOT acceptable.

The toilets would also be better being spaced out more. all the toilets in americas field were together and by the entrance.

Sadly, americas field was a free for all, people camped in the roadways and huge areas roped off and people taking up to much space, sadly, the twickenham off roaders were not asked to run the americas, which I feel caused the problems, it also meant there was no off road corse in operation.

What we, as MV owners find hard to accept is that every other show gets it right, and lets us in FREE!

TBH, if I could find another show were I could go for a week, I would stop going to W+P, which is sad as I have been going for 25 yrs bar once.

He got the toilets and showers spot on at folkstone, imo, how on earth did he muck up at the hop farm?

3 of us used a 9x9 for years.

Beds arranged in a U shape.

All parties Must be tidy though!

I arrived on the sat before the show.

Big queue to get in, but I did arrive early, but the security were stopping and talking to people as they entered the hop farm which in turn caused queues, which led to the roundabout being blocked on the main road!

Booking in was easy.

Went straight to the americas field which was full of roped off areas, there where only 2 spaces left, and my group were camped all hotch podg.

Shed loads of civvie tents and cars as you entered the americas field, and people were even camped on what should of been roadways.

The main reason americas field was so bad, imo, is because the twickenham off roaders were not marshalling this year and the field was a free for all. Some of the twickenham off roaders were camped in the field and they told me they had not been asked to marshall the field, which also meant no off road course, which was a shame as alot of people enjoy it.

No tank rides either.

Toilets in the americas field were a disgrace!

No flap portaloos and not enough of them, and all up by the entrance.

When you consider that every mv paid an extra £10 this year, as oppossed to £10 per group last year, this is a p*sstake.

There is no reason why each field cannot have good clean toilets and showers-same as we had at the racecourse.

I go to the dorset steam fair, which is held in a field with no permanent facilites, and yet they got it right, and the steam engines need alot of water. The steam fair is also free for mv's.

I was told the new owner was spoken to about the toilets, and his reply was 'if you don't like it, don't come'.

I did use the pod showers which were excellent, but spoilt by the fact that as you left the pod you stepped into a load of mud! Why were the showers not seated on plastic pallets?

On the last day, wood chipping were laid around the pods, but what good is it on the last day.

The living history was brilliant- really take my hat of to those guys.

My friend came for the 1st time in his mv and said he would not come again, I asked him why;

'its the only show that charges, the toilets are awful and the food stalls overpriced'.

Just got back from a week at w+p.

I had a brilliant time, the weather was superb.

The toilets and showers that I used were excellent, apart from today. The toilets were overflowing with poo!

It looked like they had not been cleaned today.

Numbers of mv's was down on last year by about 30-40%, imo. I was in green camping and it was only about 2/3rds full.

Walking the stalls it seemed very quiet, and the bars were also quiet of an evening.

I honestly believe the new owner will move the show to stoneliegh, and change the format towards more living history/re enactment.

Hi guys, as many of the regulars on here know, I have not posted for years.

I was very critical of certain parts of WP when it was at the hop farm, and this year have been to the race corse for the 1st time.

Heres my take on the racecorse.

I really liked the new site.

The layout of the stalls was a bit hard to figure out, a bit hodge podge, but soon found my way around.

Quadbikes/motorbikes.

I was on site for 9 days and did not see ANY lunitics on quads/bikes, I think the layout helps stop people flying around like lunitics.

I was in the kitcheners field and there was a young lad about 10yrs old on a small motorbike wearing a crash helmet and protective clothing and closely supervised by his dad, he was only doing about 10-15mph and stopped whenever a MV approached.

The barmy army had their party on tues night, and it did go on until late, but, I slept through it and they raised alot of money.

Toilets.

Now, as many of you know, these were my biggest complaint at the hop farm.

Every single toilet I used at the racecorse was SPOTLESS!!

I was camped in kitcheners and had toilets and showers at the entrance and had use of the public camping toilets and showers. They were spotless every single time I used them, the gurkas were brilliant at keeping them clean.

It just shows that if we can have good toilets at the racecorse, we could of had them at the hop farm.

The only minor gripe was that the plastic portaloos were the 'non flap' type, not very nice.

Overall, 9 out of 10 from me.

I did'nt see a cd player in the drivers cab, was it hidden?.......:-D

Not military, but very good.

Daddy, it's ok to click on.

http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=94408

Sometimes marmite, you can be very 'short' in your replies.

Perhaps, 'I moved it because I thought you would get more help in other chatter', would have been better.

Onsie's=new gucci kit for next years shows!

My niece got one, didnt have a clue what it was, most upset when I called it 'a big baby grow' !!!

Was'nt there talk of them building a marina?

The hop farm will probably concentrate on weddings/functions and other rallies.

I believe the mini club have one there every year.

Am I reading the plate correctly?, restored by MOD in 1990?

Very nice by the way.

Bet the wines gone already rosie..............................

No pots and pans dave?...........................:nut:

Agree with the above.

Well this year, an absolute 1st, NO SOCKS!!!!!

Got a new bosch 18 cordless drill, electric sander, morakniv knife(very very nice), timex watch and loads of other goodies.

What about you?

Happy dog with his crimbo bone;

His name is malcolm, right little git!!

Sat at the computer one night, I think to myself 'dogs very quiet', went and found him, little git had nicked my reebok trainer!!!!

Merry crimbo to all the team..........

Sack of prezzies!!!

Big sack prezzies at the end of my bed!!!!!

Ive just peeled all the potatoes!!!

I think the problem is that when the public have paid to come to a mv show, they think it is thier right to play with the mv's.

Is this the last christmas ever? Are all the shops closed for a month after christmas?

The reason I ask is that M+S and tescos were packed today!!!...................

I'm not saying this applys to everyone who owns a ww2/rare mv.................

I have seen some owners who are very very protective of thier rare/ww2 mv's, which I understand to a certain degree.

When the public look at my landy, i'm quite happy to allow them to sit in it, and the kids love to sit in it!!

Very important to inter act with the public, IMO.

Even the good guys can't be trusted these days.. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/bbc-rogue-traders-presenter-dan-penteado-jailed-for-24000-benefit-fraud-7952899.html Notice Matt Allwright didn't report this one on his program :shocked:

Just goes to show how stoooopid some people are!

That looks like a good day out, but clashes wth chatham, decisions decisions....

IMO, dymms hall will regret this.