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Evening if you have no joy there we have a local company that rebuilt my 24 volt starter the other year,unfortunately its in Leicester which is a way from you,if you need the details let me know. Simon

Evening I am a bit confused about the last point that the Imps and the Mvt are as bad as each other as I have been attending the show for a while now and have always paid the £25 entry fee,as far as I understand being an MVT member did not get me into the show free.l have looked on the website and it doesn't say that being in the MVT will get me in free(or if it does I missed it). Simon

Thats a great shame shame as we have been for the last few years and it`s a very good show and you get to see vehicles that don`t always come further south. Simon

Just to add my bit, I go to the show to also meet old friends and hopefully make some new ones and to look at the vehicles that I will never be able to own and to pick up the odd essential bit and piece, as there are only two of us and one vehicle the extra £10 won`t be that bad but I will expect the showers and toilets to be all up and running in all the fields on the Friday before the show starts and not the middle of the week. I do sympathise with those with lots of vehicles and the rein actors as this will put there costs up. I also hope that this is not the start of yearly price increases but just a one off. It would of been more diplomatic if they had left things the same the first year that they are running the show and explained that from 2017 there would be an increase and why. Simon

Evening, does anybody know anything about the Ash for cash do thats on this Sunday at the Ashdown camp as it clashes with Newark so was wondering what is there etc. Thanks Simon

Thanks for posting the pictures and explanations as I find this very interesting as it`s part of WW1 you never normally hear about. Thanks Simon

Thanks both of you it was the internet based one villiersparts.co.uk we are having trouble getting in contact with. Did you get a quick response and have you got your bits from them. Thanks Simon

Evening this is a very long shot but does anybody know if Villiers spares of Braintree Essex are still going as a friend and I have tried to get in touch with them recently but have had no joy and its a long way to drive to see.If anybody does know please drop me a mail. Thanks Simon

Evening I have just started Enigma by Hugh Sebag-montefiore and so far have learnt a lot I didn't know about the subject,very interesting. Simon

I haven't brought a 9x9 but did buy an American marine tent from them,when it arrived it was faulty with a few problems, i rang them and they agreed to pay the return postage and send out another tent once I returned it,they sent another tent out and included a cheque for the return postage,so I thought that was very fair as most people won't pay the return postage. Simon

Evening, is there anybody at the W@P Show yet as most years someone is there and normally there are photos on here and it's part of the build up. Thanks Simon

Evening, we are coming over in September to the tank museum at Munster and also hoping to do part of the West wall,can anybody recommend any museums near either of these two,in particular WW2 we like bunkers and military vehicle museums but are open to all suggestions. Thanks Simon

I will be going tomorrow for the weekend with the Dodge. Simon

Evening me and the dodge and one of the bikes will be going along with some of the Land rover 101 club and a few other people we know. Simon

Evening a quick update the battle reenactment is the first weekend in August not the end of May and is being run by a group who are using the museums grounds, the Norfolk Military Vehicle Group are having a day there on the 24th of May,does anybody have any further details. Simon

I would of happily done it but I had already committed to work all day and can't get out of it with out upsetting other people(the customer and the tiler who is booked for Monday)..Hence the plea as I have asked everybody I know and they are working or have family commitments. Simon

Hi Help is needed this Saturday to tow a 25 pdr from Bramcote barracks to the Holiday Inn just of junction 2 of the M6,it`s approximately 6 miles and needs to be there at 18:00.There has been a reunion organised at the Barracks and then a follow on meal(with military band) at the Holiday inn.All the paperwork has been done and the escorts organised but the person originally towing the Gun has let them down.We were asked if we could help(local mvt) but i cannot find anybody available hence this plea.If you can help please ring Hutch on 07939274373(there will be free food and drink to anybody that can help). Thanks Simon

HI, a while ago I asked id they were having a military weekend and the answer was no, I have just had a look on there web site and there is a battle re enactment on the bank holiday weekend at the end of May is this the same as the military week end. Any info much appreciated. Simon

Good Evening, at the next meeting on May 7th we are discussing a possible name change and how best to take the Area forward we have various idea`s and suggestions and would like as many past/present and any future members to attend as possible, that way we can get as many idea`s and suggestions and as much feed back on our plans as possible. The meeting is still held at Sywell and starts at 20:00. Thanks in advance Simon

It`s a museum that is closing and they are selling the motorcycles and other items on one day and the cars etc on another, There is an Abbott and a Zil 131 with rocket launcher and a military Trabant also in the sale. If you go to Brightwells.com and click on the links all the photo`s come up. Simon

Thanks for the replies we are planning To go over on the tunnel and then go to Munster first and then work our way back to the tunnel via museums,places of interest etc,we like mv,sites but also anything history wise we are not taking the other half's so its all blokey stuff Simon

Evening, we are planning to visit the German tank museum at Munster later this year and are looking for places to visit on the way there or back so any recommendations gratefully received. Thanks Simon

Afternoon i forgot there was also a good local museum not far from Arnheim which the quides spoke english amongst other languages and was virtually all WW2 including a plane outside,this was well worth a visit as they had 3 wellbikes and an original container(i like motorcycles)and other vehicles including some with tracks and lots of other stuff.please see link below. Arnhem War Museum 40-45 Kemperbergerweg 780, 6816 RX Arnhem TEL: +31(0)26 4420958 Web: http://www.arnhemsoorlogsmuseum.com/

It was not that far away, it's at Vught which is just outside where the other guy lives(with the windmill),the camp is at one end of the street and the museum is slightly further up the road, the Genie museum is also on the same road, the camp museum is multi lingual but the camp itself only has an English pamphlet as they get hardly any English visitors.But its well worth a visit. The website is http://www.nmkampvught.nl/English The site is at Lunettenlaan 600,5263 NT Vught. Simon

Evening the windmill in question is very nice we went to have a look at it,while we were out there we also went to the local concentration camp and museum, which was very sobering, I know its not WW2 but the local Genie(like our REME) museum was very interesting and the quides were very friendly and gave us a guided tour. Simon