As well as arranging a second hotel, the Latymer Hotel, with more up his sleeve as necessary, Dave Crowley, now effectively the Lead GoldWing Organiser for the Event (or at least he’s doing most of the work) has persuaded the Event Hotel, the Beaufort Park, to release some rooms from another allocation at the same special rate, and to hold them until mid-March if necessary. Whether these extra...
The room allocation for the Event at Beaufort Park has been exhausted and although there is a possibility of a few more room there being released from another block allocation (hence the waiting lits place you will be offered if you ring up) the Organiser of the Goldwings side of things, Dave Crowley, has lined up an alternative Hotel in Chester and another good deal and because of the high demand...
Bookings for the Event Hotel are going well but the block reservation (and the special deal) expire at the end of February and the Hotel now has a waiting list of non-GoldWing guests wanting to book rooms as soon as any remainder from our block allocation gets released. It will therefore be important for any Wingers who wish to use hotel accommodation for the Chester Light Parade to grab a room from...
Bill Smith, a long established motorcycle dealership in Chester which is opening a new Honda Dealership in Chester and has sponsored the Chester Lions and has become the Event’s sole commercial sponsor. This is a stunning development which takes the funds to be collected for charity well on its way to exceeding the original £10,000 estimate by quite a long way. With this degree of support...
The Event Hotel for the Chester Light Parade, the Beaufort Park Hotel has only 11 rooms left of the block allocation for the Event, so if you are thinking of going it will make sense to make your reservations sooner rather than later. There is also a deadline to get the special rates for the Hotel which the end of this month, February 29th. It should be possible to make a reservation even if the...
In an encourging development, the Chester Light Parade is receiving positve comment on the GWOCGB Forum and GWOCGB Members are openly declaring their intention to come along – even though their own Club’s AGM is elsewhere on the same weekend. The Event is also being promoted on the Cheshire & Merseyside Wings Website. This is happening primarily because, Dave Crowley, the Member of...
Nigel Mackintosh, who recently retired as Federation Webmaster, is due a treat from his former colleagues of the Federation Team. Rumours are circulating that the social evening after the Light Parade could present a suitable opportunity and since Nigel has recently made it clear that it’s blondes rather than badges which he would like, a kissogram could be on the cards. The precise arrangements...