Newark Gathering 29-31 May 2015 - Official Announcement

The 13th CCS/CPL Annual UK Gathering - Newark

29 - 31 May 2015

You are welcome to join us for the annual gathering at Smeatons Lakes, Newark, Nottinghamshire.

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Collectors of stoves, pressure lamps & blowlamps are all welcome. Please bring along some of your collection for display! It is also a great opportunity for swaps & trading with other collectors!

Originally a weekend event, many people now arrive early. The field is booked from the Wednesday at our special rate. Please come along even if it's for the Saturday night.
No need to book but if possible drop me a PT to let me know you're coming so I have a rough idea of numbers.

Cost is £6.50 per night per tent, caravan or campervan. Extra tents & gazebo's housing displays are free.

We look forward to seeing you there!

More info: DO NOT BOOK IN at reception. Please just pop in to reception & tell them you are attending the Classic Camp Stove's rally or the 'lamp & stove rally' & they will likely point you in the right direction. I will collect the pitch fees during the event.

A key-card for the main gate barrier is available for a £5 deposit. If you are arriving after 6pm please park up & walk around to the rally field & borrow someone's card to gain access. If the warden is still about & sees you she may let you in herself but please don't disturb her otherwise. Alternatively, from Thursday give me a ring on the mobile & I will let you in. Email me for tel. number. There is a height restriction barrier which is closed around 8pm, preventing high vans or caravans entering or leaving the site. If it is closed you will need to park up until the following morning. It may be possible to come to some arrangement with the warden so if this is an issue give the site a ring. Normal vehicles are not affected.

The normal rate for the site is £15-17 per night for 2 people with a car. Our discount rally rate of £6.50 per night per tent, caravan or campervan does not include use of the main toilet & shower block. We do have access to the basic mens & womens 'Anglers Toilet' on the site which is just toilet & sink. If you wish to use the showers in the main block by reception there is a fee to pay (£1 I think). The shower block uses a numerical key entry system. In the past some people have paid their fee & passed the number around. This has upset the site manager & as a result you may find they open the door for you rather than giving you the code. If we are trusted again this year please respect the system & pay the fee otherwise it may be difficult to secure the venue or goodwill in future years.

We are also asked to keep dogs on leads & not allow them to foul the rally field - obviously accidents do happen in which case you are respectfully asked to clean up after your dog. The site provide a dog walk area.

There is fishing available on site but it needs to be booked in advance.

There are no hookups on the rally field

TRADERS - For Trade application please contact me by PT.

Smeatons Lakes - website

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Early this year... I'll be there

 

Me too, good job I hadn't already booked off the first week in June. Oh well, we haven't got so long to wait.

 

You making a week of it again Matt ?

 

From Tuesday till Sunday I'll be there. There's a bank holiday antique fair on the Monday so if I find anything I can bring it up.

I've got to sort more things out to get sold this time. I'm running out of space so I need to thin a few things out.

 

Don't suppose your Aida 245 would be amongst your items for sale ?

Gotta be somewhere near finished now hasn't it ?

 

Haha funny, no. I'm still waiting to find the missing burner parts to make it functional, until then I'm waiting for a spot to hang it.

There'll be a few stoves for sale, unfired number 12, RM 320 (if I finish it in time), a lamp or two. Whatever else I find laying around that I can bring myself to part with.

 

Now come on Matthew. You know that its traditional for you to buy something from me at newark. I also have lamps and stoves looking for a new home. Lets hope that the weather will be kind to us.

 

You got that little red coleman with my name on? I've developed a thing for little colemans since that 201 I bought off you at Ashover. I just haven't found any since.

 

I have three in stock ready for you including one new in box and another 201 new in box. Bring plenty money and the sloe gin.

 

Oooo, one to light, one to look at and one for you to keep. I'm good for 201's. I've got plenty of sloe gin so half a glass and I'll have that new one off you at a bargain price.

 

Not sure I can make that date. Have to check with my boss but mostly they don't like us taking leave in bank holiday weeks. ::Neil::

 

I was quite taken by those small Colemans too.. I might be interested if the price is right...

 

I wish I had the gift for selling like you do Nigel, you've got orders placed months in advance. I really will try to sell some stuff this time, I just hope someone wants my unfired number 12 stove.

 

...as a chock for the caravan wheel.

 

Might be all its good for David, you never know.

 

Davids playing mind games Matthew. He so wants your No12.
Gniess. The price is always right. I have a selection of lamps, stoves and seal kits for sale. Bring plenty of the secret cash that the wife dont know about.

 

I should come and see you at home first to make sure I get first dibs on the good stuff. I know, I know its all good stuff.

 

Shhh, don't give the game away, Nige....

 

I'm seriously considering going over to this. Would it be worth travelling over from Ireland I wonder. Have many people from overseas attended at past events? Any nighttime entertainment?

 

Absolutely worth the trip, we have members travel from overseas, someone else will be able to tell you where but I think I'm right in saying Belgium. Members from all corners of this country, you wouldn't regret it. People start turning up from Monday before the event so you'd probably be best to come for a bit longer.

Evening entertainment, are you kidding? We're lamp collectors our entertainment is lighting the lamps and making as much light as we can. If we don't get funny looks from the campers across the field we need to light more lamps.

 

USA - Alan Wenker and Chuck Wilkins in separate years.
Israel - Doron Papo.
Belgium - Wim and family on a couple of occasions.
Holland - Bart Meijer twice and, er, what was his name...

Oh, and George Linnekar from the very north of Scotland which, strictly speaking, isn't international but might as well have been - many hundreds of miles including a plane flight...

 

It sounds like good craic. I have a VW camper so I would be bringing that with me along with herself. Has the makings of a good trip. Only problem is to persuade the other half

 

I think it was Arjan and his girlfriend from Holland, David!
Also Erwin (Tracer) from Belgium.
And heaven knows what the cat will draw in this year...

Best regards,

Wim

 

Yes, it was Arjan - I just couldn't recall his name - thanks.

Erwin, too...

 

Yes, and what about me in 2010 David?

 

Forget 2010 Jean, when are you coming to visit next?

 

Who knows Matthew, it's a long way to come. We travelled by train last time and including changing trains about 4 times it took 10 hours!

 

And worth very hour.........

Cheers

 

Nice photo Ray must have been taken in a brief moment it stopped raining.
Al