Meets in Kent ????

[The Transplanter]

Just moved this way from West London and interested to know whats about

[jabbo]

Whereabouts in Kent you at dude?

[The Transplanter]

Nr Leeds fella

[jabbo]

We have a monthly VW meet in Gillingham if you're interested. It's predominantly aircooled, but water pumpers are more than welcome.

[The Transplanter]

Cheers mate I will bare that in mind, but I was kinda hoping for something more general and not VW

[jabbo]

Yeah mate that's cool. If you manage to find a decent retro meet give me a shout I'll be interested. ASlternatively, there's a few Kent peeps popping up on here now, you could always try arranging something yourself.

[rmad]

We did manage one in Dartford once, but I don't feel right trying to arrange another when I don't have a Retro on the road. Is Dartford too far inland anyway?

How about that retail park at Rochester/Strood (ME2 2NU)? There's loads of parking (except at busy cinema times, but even then there's probably enough) as well as restaurants - or just McDonalds for refreshments. It's quite a photogenic location too:

[posam]

I'd certainly be up for a retro meet- Strood/Rochester's only about 5 min's away for me Dartford would be fine- although I would have thought Bluewater would make a better venue for refreshment's/parking than Dartford ?? (and must be closer to you Rmad )

If you just want big open spaces with slightly unusual backdrops for photo's there's a few places around Chatham Maritime that are quite good...

[jabbo]

The Rochester business park is pretty empty most week nights, especially towards the back of the cinema car park (I'm sure that makes me sound like a dirty perv ). Alternatively bluewater isn't that far away. Plus that pub we went to before had ample parking.

[rmad]

Bluewater is actually a good idea, but it's so close to me I feel guilty for saying it! ;D
It's relatively quiet on weekday evenings, and the multistorey parking is a] covered and b] photogenic!:

;D

[grizz]

OOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh

Goose flesh, bumps on me skin moment there... RMad the pic in the carpark !!

I am in Warren Wood Estate , Rochester, so this is good.

Distance is a relative thing..... RMad you could drive from Greenhithe down here, fetch the Rochester/Gillingham/Strood/Rainham Brood, and then Convoy back to whereever.
Chatham dock area where the Uni is going up etc is also Photogenic-ish. With some good sodium lights etc.

I really need to get a car now !!

Excuse the bike theme.... but to show the sites......

Mile up the road on City way:

Rochester Castle.... road right up there.


Medway Bridge, Sunset and a couple of car profiles..... or sepia tone line-up along the river??






ETC.... ETC .... ETC....

There are some great venues for photograpy, which I do like.

Eynsford springs to mind, it also has a very photogenic Ford (Watercrossing ;D ;D ;D)

[rmad]

It's likely that the first meet will be a weekday evening and dark, certainly the Eynsford idea is a good one for the summer.
I've been wanting to try and get some shots with the neon signs in the Medway Vally park though, so a winter meet on a quiet evening would be really good there!

[grizz]

I aint no genius on the camera front, but do like to play and take a zillion pics, sometimes one or two come out real good.

Will keep an eye on this thread.

[wagoneer]

Oi Rmad, want a lift to Rochester then
I'm in for a weeknight meet under the bridge, Bluewater's just too lazy!

[rmad]

wagoneer said:

Oi Rmad, want a lift to Rochester then
I'm in for a weeknight meet under the bridge, Bluewater's just too lazy!

I'm in! We could try that 'neon'shot too...in fact if we had a power supply (inverter) we could set up all sorts of lighting! ;D

[skamanfrank]

Hi there,

I won't be along anytime soon I expect, but would definately be up for some meets in the summer when I get the car working again!

Only suggestion that I'm familiar with so far is bluewater but as long as nothing is too much further I'd be there, trotting across from Brentwood, Essex- J28 of the M25

Actually this probably isnt a good idea.... everytime I've said I'll come to a meet my cars broken before hand.... but hey, it's already broken so what else can go wrong?!

Frank

[The Transplanter]

Oh no what have I started ;D

Maybe organising something for spring/early summer would be best as it will enable the word to spread around

Organising a meet is the most soul destroying thing ever when you only get a handfull of people turn up

[grizz]

Just remembered, I am in Kent, and there are a few more guys between the M25 and the coast.

Anything developing here yet ?

No, my car is SORN,no Tax, no MOT , Not insured. ;-)

[posam]

still up for this.. not sure which car I'll be in.. hoping to get the steering rack sorted in the clubby early May.. but the strada's all good

[posam]

Just a quick bump as we're getting towards the middle of May- are people still up for this ??

Would be good to get a firm date and location.. otherwise this will end up fading away into a .. ooh.. it's almost winter.. didn't we say we were going to.....

You never know.. if we get a decent enough turn out we could turn it into a more regular thing.. they seem to manage alright oop north with meets and stuff..