johnrh
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Hi to fans of the Volvo 240. Planning a lunchtime chat on Sunday 8th February. We're meeting at the Broughton Shopping Park, just off the A55 near Chester. I'm not doing any shopping, personally, but they do have 2,100 car parking spaces and a choice of places to eat on site. www.broughtonshoppingpark.com/Obviously, taking a chance with the weather at this time of year, but life's boring without risk! (If there's a lot of snow, I might give it a miss). On Sunday, the park's "general opening time" is 11:00, but the Costa opens at 9:00 so I assume there must be earlier access to the car-park. We'll aim to find the most remote corner of the car-park, so we can line up the 240s (and any 260s) together. If you happen to be the first there, please bear this in mind. Anybody is welcome, but if you're coming in another car, it would look good to keep all the 200 series parked together please. It is very informal. I won't be booking anywhere to eat or organising any supporting activities. However, there are dozens of shops, so any partners/family who find the 240 chat boring have another choice! We already have a few confirmed attendees from the UK 240 owners Facebook group, but the more the merrier! Cheers John |
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johnrh
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Jan 27, 2015 17:20:15 GMT
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I sent a courtesy email about our meet to the shopping park management, and received this welcoming response:
"Hi John
Thank you for the heads up.
As long as you position yourself somewhere slightly away from the main car park as you've already stated I have no other issues. We just need to make sure any potential gathering of people viewing your cars are safe away from the road and high traffic/footfall areas. Having said that please don't feel you need to hide in a corner of the car park as it would be lovely for people to get the chance to see them, I'll probably be down there myself!"
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johnrh
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With attendees from various forums and facebook, it's looking like a decent turn-out a week today, if all goes to plan!
Some nice standard cars, and a few turbo conversions included, so please come along if you have a 240, or like them.
John
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johnrh
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For 240s attending from the South, there is a convoy planned from near Birmingham. If anyone wants to join that, PM me and I'll put you in contact.
John
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taurus
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darn- I live just down the road from there but I'm working all day. Hope you have a good time. I haven't got a Volvo but I'd have popped in for a chat.
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johnrh
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darn- I live just down the road from there but I'm working all day. Hope you have a good time. I haven't got a Volvo but I'd have popped in for a chat. Shame. We'll take photos |
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johnrh
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Four days to go and the weather forecast looks passably good... cloudy but dry. Quite a few lined up to attend now - I'm looking forward to it!  John |
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Ian
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Just to let you know, Broughton Park does get pretty busy in that car park, it would have been an easier meet last year before they built the cinema and new restaurants, which have taken away a lot of the car park.
Hope the weather holds, could be highs of 8 degress at the weekend!
The car park is almost always open, so you wouldn't have any access issues, but if you do plan on a remote area of the car park, you couldn't be any further away from Costa in the corner. I would say the best place to park would be by the Mill house pub, as that the least used part of the car park,
Good luck to everyone that attends, I also do not own a volvo but will try to call down if I can.
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Last Edit: Feb 4, 2015 8:19:44 GMT by Ian
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johnrh
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Just to let you know, Broughton Park does get pretty busy in that car park, it would have been an easier meet last year before they built the cinema and new restaurants, which have taken away a lot of the car park. Hope the weather holds, could be highs of 8 degress at the weekend! The car park is almost always open, so you wouldn't have any access issues, but if you do plan on a remote area of the car park, you couldn't be any further away from Costa in the corner. I would say the best place to park would be by the Mill house pub, as that the least used part of the car park, Good luck to everyone that attends, I also do not own a volvo but will try to call down if I can. Hi Ian, thanks for the useful info. I've never been to Broughton Park. Hope to see you. John |
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taurus
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Glad you had a good turnout and a good time. I was sad to be in work just around the corner - but I was cosy and warm whilst thinking about you all larking about outside.
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