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MX-5 New Year Brighton Fish and Chip Run

29^th January 2012

 Hello everyone (South East / North Thames/ West London and any other area)

Here’s your chance to participate in the Brighton Run, and get together with like-minded people and, with luck, enjoy a drive down to the coast in crisp winter sunshine.  Then it will be fish and chips on the pier and as usual I will book 100 places eeek...!!!

Meeting Points

North Thames Members - Eric Terry (Eric ET), meeting at M25 Thurrock Lakeside Services at 8.30 to drive to Clacket Lane Services and meet with South East.

South East (Kent) Members - Sarah (Mazda Chick), meeting at Clacket Lane Services on M25 Westbound. Get there from 9am with the aim of leaving at 10am. You will be able to get breakfast or coffee before we leave and toilet facilities as normal.
Suggested route directions which use the A22 and A275 route avoiding main highways can be downloaded from here , and the link to the route map is
 http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Westerham+TN16+2ER&daddr=BN2+1TW&geocode=FQRYDgMdXpkAACkRPER30VXfRzGDbKbILq4OHQ%3BFSJwBwMd4-r9_ymb1S5Pp4V1SDGHtUBwx-4_iA&hl=en&mra=ls&dirflg=h&sll=51.045711,-0.082397&sspn=0.490405,1.668549&ie=UTF8&ll=51.045711,-0.048065&spn=0.490405,1.668549&z=10

South East (West Sussex) Members -  meet up with Paul Cleaver at McDonalds on the A24 at the Buckbarn crossing [ RH13 8LW] from 0915hrs for 1000hrs departure.  We can then take a leisurely run down to Maderia Drive, Brighton and meet up with the main convoys when they arrive from Ockham and Clackets Lane. Paul will hand out instructions on the day.

West London Members Helen will meet at Ockham Common Visitors Centre, Boldermere Car Park, Old Lane, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1ND.  This is on the A3 just south of Junction 10 of the M25 (you have to approach it from the slip road off the roundabout of the A3/M25 junction). Get there from 09:00 with the aim of leaving at 10:00. A copy of the suggested route (as used in previous years) can be downloaded from here.

Other members are free to meet at whichever of the above meeting points is convenient, or make their own way to Brighton.

We have reserved the right hand side of Palm Court for you all from 12.00 -13.00.  People will have to say” MX5” to be put to the right hand side of the restaurant. They will only hold the reserved seats up to 1pm.

They can offer the same, cod, chips and large soft drink for £9.95. (Same as last year)

Brighton Pier - Fish and Chip Restaurant (Palm Court)
Madeira Drive
Brighton
E.Sussex
BN2 1TW   Tel: 01273 609361

The New Big Wheel info as follows

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING ALONG AND WANT FISH AND CHIPS.

PARKING CHARGES BRiGHTON

Maderia Drive parking charges:
1hr      60p
2hrs    £1.10
3hrs    £3.00
4hrs+  £4.00

Make sure you have enough change

Wrap up well!  See you there love Sarah (Mazda Chick)  South East Joint Area Coordinator

If you fancy a ride on the new Brighton Wheel located right on the Sea Front at Madeira Drive - further info here : http://www.brightonwheel.com/.          Cost is £8 per adult.

Have put this in the diary. Dry for roofs down I hope!

Will there be a convoy back? I haven't been through the Cuilfail Tunnel in Lewes for a longtime and fancy taking that route home

 Hi Dan

It is up to you to find your own route home so looks like you will be having  a route via the Cuilfail Tunnel me thinks and tops down if it is dry, however I may still have my hard top on the car if weather still iffy, it lives outside all year so winter months it has the hard top on to protect the soft tops life.

Cheers

Sarah (Mazda Chick)

The weather last time was fantastic. There are of course other things to do in Brighton after lunch - shopping in the Lanes etc. The parking charges are pretty low in Madeira Drive at that time of year (but don't forget to bring some change though).

 Hi Sarah,

Please could you put us down for fish & chips,Lynda's said she will drive us to Brightion in the mk1 i brought her for christmas & as it's the day before my birthday she would even buy the fish & chips. Many thanks & a happy new year to you & Martin, may see you monday at whistable, Jon & Lynda xxx

 Hi Jon & Lynda

Someone has been lucky girl, glad you had a good Christmas will add you to the list, and hope to see you on the 2nd Jan at Whitstable

Happy New Year

Love

Sarah & Martyn xxxx

 Hi please put us down for fish and chips x2 will be our very first social get together thanks steve and marian

stevo mazo:

 Hi please put us down for fish and chips x2 will be our very first social get together thanks steve and marian

Nice one Steve  

Hi Sarah & Martin Yes can you put Sheila a I down for fish & chips please

                                                                   Many Thanks xxx

 Hi Steve, Marian, Dudley and Sheila

Thanks guys looking forward to seeing you all on the 29th January

Thanks and Love from

Sarah and Martyn xxxx

 Sarah,

me & the missus will attend....please put us on the list for fish 'n' chips

thanks

Big Kev

 Hi Folks

Could anyone meeting up with me at McDonalds, Buckbarn  please let me know by either posting here  or email, so I know who will be with me for the run and the fish and chips.

Route details for the drive will be given out on the day.

Many thanks

Hi Sarah Paul 

I'm afraid i will be unable to make this one, I  can only walk a few yds now,    I go into hospital 1st Feb for surgery,  they have decided that my blockages are to dangerous for stents so they are going to do arterial bypasses in both groins and tummy   hope you all have a good day and the weather is good to you.

Pete Killner

Hi Peter Sorry we wont see you at the fish and chip run. So we hope all goes well for you and your operation and we  look forward to seeing you very soon

all the very best love Dudley and Sheila xx

Hello Peter and Mogs

I have sent you an email seperately but I know everyone who knows you in the Club including me and Jenny too, will be thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recovery so you can both get back to better health to resume more MX5'ing!

With all our best wishes and kindest regards

Paul and Jenny