Rally Thorpe le Soken, immediately after The Bash - 26th May - 2nd June 2025

[MisterB]

Hi Dave
Curry Chicken tika Jalfriezy. £21
4 nights with Electric.£80 - £30 deposit. = £50
£81 total
Is that correct can I pay in one payment or do you want curry paid separately.

Les

Hi Les, 4 nights inc EHU = £80, plus one curry @£21 = £101 minus the £30 deposit already paid, so i make that to be £71 outstanding .... happy to accept £81 if you really want to overpay (or ive got my sums wrong, weve tried counting but weve only got 40 fingers and toes between us both ....

when are you arriving/leaving please?

Thanks Dave

 

[Theonlysue]

Hi prawn madras please
Thanks

 

[Les]

Hi Les, 4 nights inc EHU = £80, plus one curry @£21 = £101 minus the £30 deposit already paid, so i make that to be £71 outstanding .... happy to accept £81 if you really want to overpay (or ive got my sums wrong, weve tried counting but weve only got 40 fingers and toes between us both ....

when are you arriving/leaving please?

Thanks Dave

Hi Dave, it’s 4 nights from 26th leave 30th please.
I paid balance on 28th February.
Hope that’s OK
Thanks Les

 

[ChrisL]

Hi, can you fit me in for Thorpe? I've already booked and paid for Stowe Marie so it would be for the whole week.

 

[MisterB]

Hi, can you fit me in for Thorpe? I've already booked and paid for Stowe Marie so it would be for the whole week.

I've responded and allocated you a place, thanks

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[ChrisL]

I've responded and allocated you a place, thanks

Thanks David, all paid up.

 

[Langtoftlad]

Dave MisterB - do you happen to know if any of the three pubs in Thorpe-Le-Soken are dog friendly?

Asking for Stella .

 

[Holly's mum]

Dave MisterB - do you happen to know if any of the three pubs in Thorpe-Le-Soken are dog friendly?

Asking for Stella .

The Crown was last year, as we went in with 2 dogs.

 

[Langtoftlad]

The Crown was last year, as we went in with 2 dogs.

Once googled, sort of gives the game away

 

[Oscar]

The Sports & Social Club on Station Road is also dog friendly

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[TheTwoOfUs]

Hi Dave
Just looking at site facilities etc and how far things are for geriatrics like us to walk to and noticed there are showers and toilets
Can we use them as it would save us lugging a full tank of water all the way down there ?
No problem if not but just thought I’d ask
See you soon
Merilyn

 

[MisterB]

Hi Dave
Just looking at site facilities etc and how far things are for geriatrics like us to walk to and noticed there are showers and toilets
Can we use them as it would save us lugging a full tank of water all the way down there ?
No problem if not but just thought I’d ask
See you soon
Merilyn

Yes, the toilet block is adjacent to the rally field is of a very high standard (hopefully attendees from last year will support that comment?) so not far to walk. The pubs etc are about a ten minute walk from the rally field, either along the entrance track and then public footpath or about 15 mins through the fields along a very flat and access road, into the back of the village.
The shortest route to the social club (cheap drinks!!) is via the entrance track and is about two minutes from the site entrance. Just smiffy managed it last year (far too many times apparently.... according to local legend !!) and even made it back ok!!

There are several fill points around the rally field and one just as you arrive. You may be asked to go into the rally field, fill up at a water point and then drive out of the rally field and then back in again to be sited, just to avoid the hold ups we experienced last year as most people turned up 'empty'. It's NOT an issue to turn up empty, just so long as Rob and Lee know you need water when you get onto the rally field.

 

[MisterB]

Dave MisterB - do you happen to know if any of the three pubs in Thorpe-Le-Soken are dog friendly?

Asking for Stella .

There are three pubs, one 'bar' which is more of a restaurant (but also has a beer garden) and the social club, so plenty of watering holes, I think most of them also welcome well behaved dogs, but as they're about two minutes apart its not too far to move to the next one if they don't ..!

 

[TheTwoOfUs]

Yay fantastic that sounds great ! I’ve got my trusty watering can so no problem and think we can manage to hobble to the nearest pub
Thanks so much for the info
Can’t wait

 

[Langtoftlad]

There are several fill points around the rally field and one just as you arrive. You may be asked to go into the rally field, fill up at a water point and then drive out of the rally field and then back in again to be sited, just to avoid the hold ups we experienced last year as most people turned up 'empty'. It's NOT an issue to turn up empty, just so long as Rob and Lee know you need water when you get onto the rally field.

Usually travel with full water tank but may arrive empty this time as I'm coming directly from the Swaffham bash [anyone else] and that, notoriously, only has one fill point.

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[Holly's mum]

Usually travel with full water tank but may arrive empty this time as I'm coming directly from the Swaffham bash [anyone else] and that, notoriously, only has one fill point.

We're going from the Bash too, we did the same last year and filled up when we got to Thorpe

 

[MisterB]

Just for clarity, Rob and Lee sorted it out last year so everyone was able to fill up before siting. If you arrive and need water, you might be asked to fill up then re enter the field, that might mean you're not parked next to the person you arrived with. If that's important then if you both arrive full of water it won't be an issue, however arriving together doesn't guarantee you will be parked next to each other anyway, but it's not a massive field so it shouldn't be an issue, but please accept wherever Rob and Lee site you.
Last year because the ground was very soft there were a couple of minor hiccups, but as it's a working farm they have the equipment to pull even the largest motorhome to 'safety' ...lol

 

[Kannon Fodda]

I can't see that there will be problems with water. Most of us coming from Swaffham will have limited water on board given the solitary tap there.

I recall a tap fairly central to our field. But that does risk a bit of a queue as most coming from the Bash will all arrive at a similar time. We'll play it by ear and it may be a couple will need to temporarily park up on site whilst everyone get's to do their stuff. Potentially if a few have got hoses, they could be joined to that most could then water whilst on their pitch.

Lee and I abandoned Swaffham early on the Monday (avoiding the mess of the rather soggy rugby club field that I doubt will be an issue this year), but asking the rest to await a call so we had time to be set up for the funster convoy. I think arrival worked out sometime after 1:30 to avoid carnage with any late departures at Thorpe.

 

[MisterB]

I will be sending out direct messages over the weekend re arrival times and general information, similar to last year, I will be asking for reg numbers of motorhomes for the site, inc any toads or accompanying cars plus I will need contact details (Tel numbers and full names for temp membership of the social club)

 

[ChrisL]

I have 50 mtrs of hose available (2 × 25mtrs) and if anyone has a connector we could add to that if necessary.

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[JockandRita]

Usually travel with full water tank but may arrive empty this time as I'm coming directly from the Swaffham bash [anyone else] and that, notoriously, only has one fill point.

Ditto.

We're going from the Bash too, we did the same last year and filled up when we got to Thorpe

Ditto.

There are at least two of us who are pretty adept at doing a "water relay", eh Dave?

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[MisterB]

There are at least two of us who are pretty adept at doing a "water relay", eh Dave?

Cheers,

Jock.

Yes, but we need a crew of four according to the drill book .....
Water on, number 1 delivery, 3 bars pressure

 

[JockandRita]

Yes, but we need a crew of four according to the drill book .....
Water on, number 1 delivery, 3 bars pressure

Yep, you, me, and the 2 x Fire Picquets we'll badger recruit to run out the hose.

BTW, should it not be............ Water on, number 1 delivery, 3 bars pressure, ground floor?

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[MisterB]

Yep, you, me, and the 2 x Fire Picquets we'll badger recruit to run out the hose.

BTW, should it not be............ Water on, number 1 delivery, 3 bars pressure, ground floor?

Cheers,

Jock.

Should it actually be 'branch working in the open' in our case ....?

 

[JockandRita]

Should it actually be 'branch working in the open' in our case ....?

Okay, I give in and will assume you actually ate the Drill Book Dave.

Cheers,

Jock.

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[MisterB]

Okay, I give in and will assume you actually ate the Drill Book Dave.

Cheers,

Jock.

someone had to, in order to make sure you lot knew what you were doing ...... or should i say in order for you lot to think we knew what we were doing ....lol

 

[MisterB]

Thanks David, all paid up.

Chris, did you want to attend curry night? if so can you tell me your choice of curry please? menu is on post number 188 of this thread (page 6)

 

[ChrisL]

Chris, did you want to attend curry night? if so can you tell me your choice of curry please? menu is on post number 188 of this thread (page 6)

Hi Dave, yes please, I did pay for a curry already. I can't see a menu on that post just the receipt for the booking but i'd like a lamb biryani if that's available or if not then a lamb jalfrezi.

 

[MisterB]

Curry night choices - please make sure that i have got your meals correct ...... and let me know asap if i havent ..... if everything is correct can you add a thumbs up smiley please .....

if i have missed anyone, please let me know so i can add you to the list ....

jock and Rita chicken tikka balti and lamb tikka biryani with balti sauce
Antique chicken Korma and lamb tikka masala
Les chicken tikka jalfrezi
Oscar chicken tikka korma and chicken tikka masala
welshcake lady lamb tikka jalfrezi and chicken danask
John W lamb korma and lamb danask
pj650 chicken masala and chicken tikka masala
Holly's mum chicken korma and chicken korma
Kannon Fodda chicken tikka korma
Chris RJ chicken korma and chicken korma
garjanco chicken tikka balti and chicken tikka balti
Tinker2 chicken korma and bhuna chicken tikka
Chocy boy chicken masala and chicken biryani
Marty gill and pup chicken korma and chicken tikka jalfrezi
Theonlysue prawn madras
MisterB chicken tikka biryani and lamb tikka korai
cliffanger chicken jalfrezi and chicken madras
Stagman chicken tikka biryani
ChrisL lamb biryani


dave and yvette

 

[Antique]

Hi Dave
Chicken korma not koranda
Lamb tikka masala is correct.

Many thanks once again for all your efforts

All the best
Antique

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