Jack Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Morning guys. Would like to let you know that the Gathering of Eagles 2006 now has it own website http://www.gatheringofeagles.co.uk bear with me as it is me who is building it....so your patience is required! We hope that the site will help keep everyone up to date with this very special event, it really is one of a kind and we can post up the latest news and details and also allows us to post up images of the event once it has finished. It would be appreciated if any of you guys who attend the last event have any images of the weekend that they can send me as then I can post them up so please do send to jack@gatheringofeagles.co.uk And the email address for Clive or Neil is info@gatheringofeagles.co.uk Thank you to all and look forward to seeing to over the weekend as this will be the first 'event' for my now finished GMC8) Best wishes and again bear with me whilst we build the site. Jack. PS. Many thanks to Madman for headsup and the uploading bit of the site :wink: cheers mate....you have to get over here for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 Great to hear from the younger generation, you are the future keepers of our history and it is vital that you carry it on.Well done!!!! Kind Regards Merry Chrimble Degsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 So, who else can make it? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Jack it sounds good, do you have any further info on the camping arrangements ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Hi mate. The organiser should hopefully come on and give us some more details 8) But I am looking forward to setting up a HMVF tent city . Would be good to meet somewhere on the way and convoy up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 7, 2006 Author Share Posted January 7, 2006 I will also print of the details and hand them out at the next Dorset MVT meeting........... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 Just a quick one to see who is thinking of attending. I know for sure that Kev and I wil be driving up from Dorset and would be nice to arrange to meet up with people on the way and to see if we can build a nice convoy on the way up. Cheers. Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotty Dodge Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Hi Jack I have booked in!! I spoke to clive a few weeks ago and it sounds quite good! On the saterday i think theres going to be a road run to all the places of interest where the american were based in the local area, on the sat evening theres going to be a demo of a working search light and then i think it going to be a static display on the village green on sunday! I will great to be able to put some names to faces! Best Regards Rowan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 .........and then i think it going to be a static display on the village green on sunday! Well that B**ggers our camping then. Anyone got any further details on the camping side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 .........and then i think it going to be a static display on the village green on sunday! Well that B**ggers our camping then. Anyone got any further details on the camping side? Hi Colin. ............I am working on it? You coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotty Dodge Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Hi Colin & Jack If i remember correctly colin has arranged a field near by for camping i think thats what he said anyway! as will need camping as well! Will you guys be traveling up on the friday or sat morning Best Reagrds Rowan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Nah,.. I think your Babel Fish needs new batteries. What I actually said was, I'm equipped to sleep and victual in the back of the Jimmy and any old lay by or car-park will do for me. With 60 gallons of water, a generator, microwave, kettle, TV and shower built in, fields are pretty much an unnecessary luxury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotty Dodge Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Hi Guys If remember correctly colin has arranged a field near by for camping Sorry i Meant to say clive!!! :oops: Best Regards Rowan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 Ok chaps. By your beds :shock: Will have more details later but camping has been arranged. Will be speaking to Clive tonight and then I will be able to fill in thge blanks 8) Cheers. jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 Just updated this topic ........please have a look at the first post 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 Afternoon all. Just a quick up date. Vehicle entries have now closed with it being over subscribed :shock: Here is just a selection of vehicles that will be attending; 7 x GMC's 1 x M24 Chaffee Light Tank 20 x Jeeps 2 x Dodge Command Cars 15 x Dodge WC's 1 x T16 Universal Bren Gun Carrier 2 x DUKWS 1 x Harley 1 x Matchless 1 x Ariel Re enactment groups; 4th Wiltshires Thunder From Heaven Screaming Eagles 101st North West 1st Allied Airborne Garrison Living History Group Keep you eye on http://www.gatheringofeagles.co.uk for updates. Best wishes. Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted May 22, 2006 Author Share Posted May 22, 2006 Just a taster of the weekend..........I am still trying to dry out! some cool dude dancing :wink: ...wasn't me. More to come..........well we did take over 300 pictures :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 You can never take to many pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berni Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 glad you had a good time, me & russ popped up late on sunday afternoon but some of the guys had already pulled out. we left when andy started moving the hetzer. big piece of kit in a small square :shock: our show was rained out completly which was a shame but i'll post some photos on the glos thread. i spotted dotty dodge (rowan) with his dad in one of your pictures.... see you at nibley rowan.... hopefully i'll meet some of you at horndean. ta Berni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted May 22, 2006 Author Share Posted May 22, 2006 Hi Berni. Sorry we missed you :oops: we pulled out about 13:25 and I put the jimmy up between the Hetzer and the rocks on the green :shock: as the other exit was blocked by cars :twisted: Rowan left at the same time, despite the rain it was a very special weekend. It was our first show since finishing the jimmy and was slightly nervous driving up to Aldbourne as it or I have never driven that far before :oops: :shock: ........but I do like adrenalin :shock: Screaming Meemie performed faultlessly all the way and I was in the good company of my friend Kev in his Dodge and we had a great reponse when we drove through Tidworth 8) It was wonderful to meet some other Jimmy drivers (us brothers most stick together.....and sisters :wink:) and we had great fun on the convoy, well organised and well attended. The family and I slept in the back of the truck and we did rough it but we knew that we had to do a recce to found out exactly what was what and it was great to meet the HMVF guys, Rowan, Whistlingwolf and Shopnut......we had some fun! 1. Yours truely....note the .45 :wink: nice Diamond T was spotless, well wasn't when we had finished going through that green lane :shock: 2. Neil Stevens one of the organisers looking ahead at the convoy 3. Shopnut, 3rd left......taught me how to tie my tarp down, nice one Rob 4. Some of us outside Chiltin Foliat lodge 5. Start of convoy 6. My good lady in the middle 7. Some 'brothers' 8. Some GMC's 9. Cool dude Whistlewolf :wink: 10. Crazy American who was filming the whole event for Don Burgett and a documentry. 11. Selection of dudes 12. Convoy stretching right back to the church in Marlborough town centre 13. History talk by Neil Stevens at Ramsbury airfield. 14. reenactors on the Green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Looks like you had a good one, and you've got some nice kit Jack, sorry we missed it. Lets hope the weathers better for the next event! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 After looking at those pics Jack, I really, really, really think you should get a mohawk. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotty Dodge Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Hi All This was a great event and i was really glad me and my dad attended. Even though the rain was a pain in the a** it didnt really ruin the sunday events i just made everythink and everyone wet!!! I have to say the road run on the saturday had to be best bit of the weekend i really enjoyed taking the dodge off road for the first couple of miles and will definatley do it again if i get the chance. Jack it was great meeting you and your family and i really hope you enjoyed the weekend as much as me and my dad did. Best Regards Rowan Will add some photos when i get the chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistlinwolf Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Good to chat to you at the weekend Jack. My mate wants to know why the picture outside Chilton Foliat Hall looks like its mine and Julies wedding photo Road run was great fun, apart from the lunch stop, that must have been Wiltshires bleakest spot, good thing we had our cook house with us in the Ambulance. More green lanes needed in future. You de gunged the Jimmy yet? Its the first time in my life I have camped in a tip and hopefully the last. Why were we in that crappy field when the other one actually had grass in it as well as soil Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny loot Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 wolfie how did you beat us up the m1? great weekend even in the rain..thanks to neil, clive & everybody that came along ,it was great, keep posting the photo`s i didn`t take any pictures jonny loot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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