JANUARY
28th January Regional Dinner The Best Western Hotel, Buckingham MK18 1RY Check Regional Website The hotel can be booked for one or two nights. Dinner and Dance Saturday evening.
FEBRUARY
11th Febuary Sausage and Mash St. Nicholas School Six Hills Way
Stevenage
SG2 0PZ Adult: £3.00
Child: £1.00 Pre book by 1st of February for catering purposes, contact Chris 01438 221663/07739854950
Doors open 5.30pm
Men do the cooking, ladies natter and bring a pie for desert. Remember your plates, cutlery, cups etc. Tea and coffee will be available throughout the evening.
26th February Sunday Dinner Bucks Head, little Wymondley Large £8.95, small £7.50, under 12’s £5.45 (prices subject to change) This is a lovely pub meal with all your camping friends, a great way to catchup and meet new people over great food.
Pre-book with Chris Emmings by 1st February
MARCH
10th – 12th March Regional Workshops Westcott Sports and Leisure Club, Aylesbury, Bucks HP18 0PD (off the A41 between Waddesdon and Bicester) Map Ref 165/171161
Camping for everyone but if you want to find out about being any one of the following; Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Youth Officer, then come to the workshops during the day on Saturday.
17th – 19th Invite From Beds DA The Cock PH, Broome, SG18 9NA £11 pupn
St Patricks Party Saturday evening in the village hall
This is an invitation from Beds DA
31st March- 5th April DA AGM Radwell Mill, Radwell, SG7 5ET £10.00 pupn 5 day meet, AGM Saturday, Radwell Village Hall, 4pm. Everyone is welcome to join us for a fish and chip supper following the AGM, fish and chips to be ordered prior to the start of the AGM.
APRIL
7th – 9th April Working party weekend Hertford Club Site, Mangrove Road, Hertford, SG13 8AL Map Ref 166/334113 Each year we like to do a working party at Hertford Club Site. We tend to use this site for many meets throughout the year and always get a good price. We feel it is only natural that we help keep it looking nice.
More than just pulling weeds and painting fences (don’t worry there is plenty of that!) The working party is a great time to socialise with people you may never talk to at a normal meet.
Please bring old clothes, paint brushes and gardening equipment with you as there are only limited tools supplied. We will be given a list of jobs to complete when we arrive. (we do not set the jobs the site does!)
You may notice that there are no fees listed for this meet, that is because the site allows us to camp for free in exchange for a bit of elbow grease. This does mean that anyone camping with the DA will be expected to pull their weight. If this is a problem for any reason, please contact Liz Collins.
Over the last few years it has become a tradition to hold a soup competition for Saturday lunch, which is open to every one. The D.A. will provide the french bread for the soup.We also hold a fish and chip supper Saturday evening for those wishing to order we order on site.
14th – 17th April Easter Meet Westcott Sports and Leisure Club, Westcott, Aylesbury, Bucks HP18 0PD (off the A41 between Waddesdon and Bicester) Map Ref 165/171161
£11 pupn This is an invitation from Oxford DA
Site opens: 2pm
21st – 23rd April
Loves Lane
Loves Lane, Ashwell, SG75HZ Map Ref 153/25339
£12 pupn A quiet little meet on a lovely little site, just a short walk from the charming and historical village of Ashwell.
Site Opens at 10AM on the Friday
28 April – 1st May Birthday Meet
(May Day) Hertford Club Site, Mangrove Road, Hertford SG13 8AL Map Ref 166/334113 £12 pupn Bank holiday weekend. Come and join us in celebrating our 75th birthday.
Full programme throughout the weekend. Please Click Here for the programme.
Invitation to Beds, B H&M and Oxford DA’s
MAY
5th -7th May Reginal Youth Rally & Family Weekend/ Regional AGM
Home Farm, Cople Road, Cardington, MK44 3SN TBC Much like our own AGM (see above) but for the whole region. The AGM is on the Saturday at 4pm. There will be socials in the evenings.
There will be a full programme for this meet, please check back later or the regional website for more information.
12th -14th May Willington Loop Willington Loop, near Bedford MK44 3QA Map Ref 153/115503 £8.00 pupn A quiet site away from the roads, nearby is a navigable river / canal. Just outside the site is a cycle path / walkway which will take you into Bedford if you wish
24th May – 09th June THS at Weymouth Holwell Farm, Weymouth DT3 5DF MR194/665827 £8.00 pupn Ideal for motor homes, close to the bus stop and park and ride.
Contact Liz Collins for more information.
26th – 29th May Oxford DA 48th birthday Aston & Cote Village Hall, Aston OX18 2DU £11:00 pupn Come and celebrate Oxford DA 48th birthday. Use of hall over the weekend and toilets available.
This is an invitation from Oxford DA
JUNE
9th- 11th June Brookfields 54 Mill Lane, High Ongar, CM5 9RN Map Ref 167/565036 £tbc This is an invitation from Bucks Herts & Middlesex DA
Site opens 2pm
16th – 18th June Gravely Fruit Farm Graveley Fruit Farm, Graveley, SG4 7EH Booked Meet
Cost: £8 This is a new site for us this year, It is a lovely site set in the grounds of a fruit farm. You will be able to pick fruit over the course of the weekend.
Due to lack of space, there are only 20 pitches available, so this will be a booked event.
For pricing and booking information, please contact Christine Emmings 01438 221663/07739854950
To get to the site: Just turn in entrance of the fruit farm gates off B197 just 1/4 mile north of Graveley.
> Best post code is SG4 7EH Once off the road turn sharp right and
> follow the track. Keep straight on for 250yds and follow signs for car boot sellers.
> Your ground is next to the CL site
22nd -26th June Regional Summer Meet Hertford Club Site, Mangrove Road, Hertford SG13 8AL
Map Ref 166/334113 Please see Event website for further details.
30th June-2nd July Ampthill Queensman Football Club, Lawrence Park, Ampthill MK45 2HX £9:50 pupn This is an invitation from Beds DA
JULY
7th -9th July Swimming Pool meet Hillcrest 43 Meadow Road, Great Gransden, Sandy, SG19 3BB Map Ref 153/264559 £11.00 pupn The unheated swimming pool is open twice during both days for a small charge
Site opens 4.00pm
14th-16th July Musgrave Arms Musgrave Arms, Shillington, Hitchin, SG5 3LX Map Ref 166/121326 £8.50 pupn Meal in the pub Saturday evening, some also go Friday evening as well.
21st-23rd July Henlow Lakes Henlow Lakes, Henlow SG16 6DD 153/189379 Cost: £tbc
Booked Meet A great site for all the family! Henlow Lakes has just got better and better every time we go back, it is always a treat to see the improvements the wardens make each year. The site has a large playing area and several games courts for everyone to enjoy. There are also several fishing lakes and licences/ gear available from the site. There is also a few walks around the lakes to enjoy and a nature reserve just adjacent to the site.
This is an invitation from Bucks Herts & Middlesex DA.
AUGUST
19th August St Nicholas Working Party St Nicholas School , Stevenage,
CANCELLED
25th -28th August BH&M DA Invite Home Farm, Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire NN12 7SD Map Ref: 152/746497 £9:00 pupn For those who don’t want to/ cant go to the NFOL, but still want to camp, BH&M DA have this covered with an invitation to join them for their meet at Home Farm. Site opens at 4pm Tel: 07776 077762 (Sites Officer)
Email: bhmda@outlook.com
Directions: please see Your Big Sites Book
For more information please check BH&M website.
SEPTEMBER
1st -3rd Sept Cambridge Club Site This is an invitation from Fenland DA This is a BOOKED meet, please contact Eve Wann 01733 755209 or 07758 858393
This is an invitation from Fenland DA
8th-10th Sept DA FOL Hertford Club Site, Mangrove Road, Hertford SG13 8AL Map Ref 166/334113 £12.00 PUPN The theme for this years lighting up competition is Pirates.
Invitation to BH&M and Beds DA
Site opens 1pm
15th-17th Sept Brookfields 54 Mill Lane High Ongar CM5 9RN.MR167/565036 £8:00 PUPN Hall available both evenings, enjoy some ping pong or darts. The committee will be providing cheese and wine on the Saturday afternoon. Site Opens at 2.
22nd – 24th
Sept Great Gransden Hillcrest 43 Meadow Road, Great Gransden, Sandy, SG19 3BB Map Ref 153/264559 Cost: £11.00 pupn Pancake Meet, join us for pancakes, hot chocolate and camp fire songs on Saturday evening
The unheated swimming pool is open twice during both days for a small charge
29th Sept – 1st October Loves Lane Ashwell, SG7 5HZ MR153/253398 £10:50 PUPN 3 electric hook-ups available, contact stewards prior to the meet if required. Marquee available all weekend. We will be holding a Macmillan coffee morning Saturday afternoon cakes and donations appreciated.
OCTOBER
13th -15th October Working Party Hertford Club Site Mangrove Road, SG13 8AL MR166/334113 Cost: Free of charge, inc. electric hook up
A hard standing pitch with electrics. Please bring old clothes, paint brushes and gardening equipment. We will be given a list of jobs to complete when we arrive. Soup competition for Saturday lunch, anyone can contribute. French bread provided by the DA. Fish and chip supper Saturday evening for those wishing to order.
This is a BOOKED meet. To book a place please contact Chris 01438 221663/07739854950
Please book by 24th September
27th – 29th
October Halloween Meet Home Farm, Cople Road, Cardington MK44 3SN Cost: £9 pupn Halloween party Saturday evening in the village hall
This is an invitation from Beds DA
NOVEMBER
11th November DA Dinner Cromwell Hotel Old Stevenage
SG1 3AZ Book with Liz Collins, you can stay for one or two nights, meal and disco Saturday evening
See The Hedghog (DA Digest) for more information
17th to 19th November Musgrave Arms Musgrave Arms, Shillington, Hitchin, SG5 3LX Map Ref 166/121326 Cost: £8.50
Dinner Saturday evening.
This is an invitation from Beds DA
DECEMBER
2nd Dec Card Swap St. Nicholas School Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG2 0PZ price per adult & child tbc Please pre book for this meet due to catering arrangements Call Christine Emmings 01438 221663/077398549 to book. Cost and opening times tbc.
