Hello from the Midlands

[Andy Harvey]

[quote name="Teresa Herefordshire"]Gloucester, Cheltenham and Worcester all run along the M5 so I guess that's why they're connected together that way. And I think a few people from Worcester joined Gloucestershire group so they spread up that way. (Is that correct Andy?)

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Teresa.



Yes you are right but also one of the first users of Gloucestershire 4x4 Response was the out of hours doctors service in Worcestershire. As no-one else was covering Worcestershire we stepped in. After this we got some members from Worcestershire and the CVEC there started to engage with us and that's pretty much how it all came about. There are a lot of similarities in the areas and easy connections between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire (the M5 mainly) except during the floods (took me 5 hours to get from Birmingham to Gloucester on that friday.

[Teresa Nahajski]

I remember it well! :shock: Took me 3 hours to get home from Worcester to Bromyard and luckily got through before a landslide blocked the A44. I was in a petrol Shogun Pinin and that was the day I decided I needed to buy a Discovery and get a snorkel! Don't think the snorkel would have helped much with the landslide though. :oops:

[Andy Harvey]

There were bits of the inside lane on the M5 that a lifeboat would have been more appropriate!.

[Teresa Nahajski]

[quote name="Andy Harvey"]Tim, Theresa.

Gloucestershire now covers Gloucestershire and Worcestershire and is now actually Gloucestershire - Worcestershire 4x4 Response. We actually are part of the Worcestershire Communitee Volunteer Emergency Committee (CVEC).



Next Meeting is a week on Tuesday (20th October) at the Aviator pub on Staverton Airport. You can get directions on the Gloucestershire Website (still gloucestershire4x4response.co.uk but son to be gw4x4r.co.uk)[/quote]



So ... has Tim made a decision yet?



Andy - does this pub do coffee/food as I'll probably be going straight from work?

[Andy Harvey]

Theresa.



Yep the Aviator does Coffee and food, it is a restaurant as well as a pub with a good range of pub food.

[Tim Childe]

[quote name="Andy Harvey"]

Next Meeting is a week on Tuesday (20th October) at the Aviator pub on Staverton Airport.[/quote]



Ahh just realised that this is tomorrow :o :o



If I can get a baby sitter, I'll try and get down. Unlikely, but I will try

[Tim Childe]

90% certain it's a no for this time. Wife goes out on a Tuesday and I get to look after the kids.



I'm sure you'll meet again, and I'll try and get down then.







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[peter willis]

Theresa.

nice to see you last night was very nice talking to you



and like we said see we don't bite :lol: :lol:



see you again sometime soon i hope



pete

[Teresa Nahajski]

Thanks to you all for making me feel welcome. Hopefully we can work together on some of the shows next year and it's good to exchange ideas. Seems silly not to when we're so close. I think getting the CRB-checker in to do the forms on site is an idea I will definitely steal from you if I can organise it as they know what they're looking for better than we do.



Also will have to come to another meeting as they do nice toasties! 8-)



Don't know about not biting, but I did overhear a conversation about disciplinary procedures which was a bit perturbing! :twisted: That's Gloucestershire folk for you I guess ...

[Tim Childe]

Sorry I couldn't get down this time, maybe the next one as I'll have more notice to get a baby sitter....



When is the next one???