Detecting Wales (July) Two Day Rally

[borderfox.1495]

hi,  any good for the barbacue good fresh beef

[altinkum]

lovely cows john pity about the detector

[digger]

Thanks for the B.n B info Rob, By the way, I heard a story on Sunday
that the 2 day rally had been abandoned, due to change of mind by
the farmer. Is there any truth in this? If so, what a bummer.  STAN

[Debbie]

Stan - I think it may be a change of venue, rather than abandoned all together.  Tafflaff and the other organisers will keep you posted.

[vitallius (Dave)]

I am hopeing to arrange to attend the two dayer, so as much info would be good,as a lot to sort out at home,cheers  ;DDave

[Tafflaff (Rob)]

Yeah Debbies right fella . We've been having some problem with the venue farms. Now We've got farms across the bridge we can use , but all farms during this time are going to  be pasture only. One idea that we've been kicking around is to hoild the 2 dayer at the begining of September , when the weather is still nice, but we've got a far better chance of stubble fields to detect on.

Feedback on this idea anyone?

[mel]

i think thats the week im away or weekend should i say
if its not id love 2 go

[parki]

Can you count me and hubby in for camping also  will also like to do a bit of fishing.Sounds good looking forward to it and meeting up with you mad lot.LOL

[coleggwent(phil)]

hi,  any good for the barbacue good fresh beef

yer the cows are thinking what is that heap of rubbish

[mike8547]

count me in love to go

[hedgehog]

Beginning of September is a good idea Rob. I took some annual leave in september last year for that reason , but it rained a lot  but you can't control the weather! Although I am starting to wonder 
Makes more sense to do it then and it is known as the rally season!

[romano-brit]

is it gonna be ploughed, or stubble?? please dont be pasture, getting fed up that green rubbish

[Tafflaff (Rob)]

Romano-Brit, that is the inherent problem with the summer , pasture, pasture and more pasture. Nearly all fields that aint pasture are growing crop. Even a lot of the pasture fields are put to silage, Timing is of the utmost essence.

This is why we are seriously contemplating, waiting until Early September and going for stubble fields. Even freshly ploughed are a pain in the butt.

The downside of this is that its hard to plan as no farmer will tell you he's going to harvest on such n such date . weather dictates when the farmer will harvest.

Add to the above factors, club rallys and other already organised rallys (weekend wanderers 2 dayer end of September) and I'm sure you'll get the picture of the obstacle course we are trying to negotiate.

When it comes closer to the time, whatever land becomes available, whether it be East or West, Wales or England, then I'm afraid we are going to have to  grab it with both hands and take it. I know theres a lot of people out there want it to be West and If we can , we will .but we are governed by a  huge amount of variables and the goalposts keep moving 

Any ideas or thoughts please feel free to add.  Theres no such thing as a bad idea...unless it comes from Kevin   

[bluebell]

have you any idea on what dates you are thinking of having this 2 day rally?

[zorro]

have to agree with you Rob, there are so many ifs and buts that whenever the opportunity comes we're gonna have to take the plunge. sure pasture isnt always ideal but, for me anyway, it'll be just great to meet up with mates from this site that will be the attraction. East or west just make sure Neil has booked the weather 
he's done a hell of a job in that department so far.