RIP Calne Bike meet

[SupeRDel]

Idiots have just announced this.......

BIG announcement!!!!! This year's event will be The Calne Lions Bowood Motorbike Meet to be held in the grounds of the beautiful Bowood House. It will be on Saturday 27th July from 8am - 6pm.

Admission will be £3 for a solo rider and £5 for rider and pillion passenger. There will be lots more trade stands and an autojumble as well as motorcycle clubs,live bands, a beer tent, cafe, helmet store, funfair, food stands and much more to be confirmed.

We will have an arena where we will be having cavalcades from vintage, classic, veteran and special interest bikes with awards for the most appealing.

All proceeds still go to charity. Please keep watching for more announcements about attractions and events to keep this as the biggest and best motorcycle event in the South West!

[Dabz]

What a brilliant way to immediately kill a bloody good event.

[BB]

Not keen on the idea myself, not what Calne was all about! Is he hoping to be the new Beaulieu? :-/

[redken1]

Did the organisers not consult with other biking stakeholders like WB before taking the decision?

Just wondering

[SupeRDel]

http://www.facebook.com/CalneMotorcy...013?ref=stream

[SupeRDel]

I had discussions with the new organiser after the last event. He wanted to make it bigger and had grand ideas.

The bowood plan appeared today, nobody has been consulted in the bike world - new organiser is not a biker

Please fire your comments on facebook

[Dabz]

New organiser not a biker - this says it all

[wheelers]

strains of shepton mallet classic auction, someone else takes over and it nosedives, also the Farleigh classic mx, not Dave Kings but the Hereford one. took over and entry prices went sky high. sad news. shame Im not a facebook user....

[Dabz]

If I hadn't been on the organising committee of a big show in recent memory and have fresh memories of the long hours, hard work and politics involved in organising big public events I'd suggest we approach other towns with a view to doing a Wiltshire bikers show

[SupeRDel]

They need to keep it simple. Forget all the organising with bands and hog roasts, etc.

Have it as a simple social meet and charge a quid parking for charity and then just marshal the parking