1st 2018 Green Road Run, Sunday 4th March (NOTE - change of date)

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yellodisco

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Hi folks,
Please note change of date from that published in Calendar - our first green road run of 2018 will be in the ever popular forests around Aberfoyle on Sunday 4th March - exact route still being discussed with Forestry Commission.
Usual meeting place which is the car park behind the Woollen Mill shop, just off the high street. Signing on from 10am then setting off in groups with last departure at 11am - don't be late! There are toilets, shops and fuel close by. Event is open to Land Rovers only (and Range Rovers) and there must be at least one club member in each vehicle. Non-members that want to participate can join on the day. Bring a picnic for lunch - friends and family welcome too.
More details of the routes we will be driving will be published once confirmed.

Would be great to start the year off with a good turnout so please spread the word and encourage folks to come along and give it a try. For those that haven't been to a GRR before, it's an opportunity to use your Land Rover off-road on straightforward forest tracks, and not a problem for road going vehicles on standard tyres. It's a chance to get to drive in areas not open to public vehicles, and to see some of the scenery the Trossachs offers from different viewpoints.
It would be helpful if you could post on here if planning to go - useful to know how many are likely to be there.

Plea for help - anyone??? As ever, we are still looking for members to come up with new ideas, venues, locations, contacts to approach, etc.,  for us to broaden out the range of destinations for GRRs - please give this some thought and if you have any ideas at all, get in touch.
Thanks, Alan

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genem

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Re: 1st 2018 Green Road Run, Sunday 4th March (NOTE - change of date)
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2018, 09:56:48 AM »
To confirm the venue, I've put in a bid for routes in Achray Forest and beneath Ben Venue, an area we've not been to for a couple of years. As soon as I get a response from the Forestry Commission I'll post an update.

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Korkie

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Re: 1st 2018 Green Road Run, Sunday 4th March (NOTE - change of date)
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2018, 04:27:57 PM »
Any news yet?
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Re: 1st 2018 Green Road Run, Sunday 4th March (NOTE - change of date)
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2018, 05:38:49 PM »
CU there !!!     Cheers, Ron M

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genem

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Re: 1st 2018 Green Road Run, Sunday 4th March (NOTE - change of date)
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2018, 12:25:20 PM »
Chasing for confirmation of the permission today - Admin officer is off sick, manager back tomorrow. I'll keep chasing.

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genem

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Re: 1st 2018 Green Road Run, Sunday 4th March (NOTE - change of date)
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2018, 10:16:35 AM »
Spoke with the manager today, no apparent problems so we should hopefully get formal permission tomorrow.

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Dean

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Re: 1st 2018 Green Road Run, Sunday 4th March (NOTE - change of date)
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2018, 10:07:39 PM »
Great news, thanks for chasing through Gene 👍
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genem

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Re: 1st 2018 Green Road Run, Sunday 4th March (NOTE - change of date)
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2018, 10:57:41 AM »
The Forestry Commission admin rang this morning, asking us to delay the event as Achray Forest is closed to vehicles. The Aberfoyle FC office staff had just been told to go home when she rang.
Its likely the A821 Dukes Pass will also be closed by now too, so we'd not have been legally able to link up the two parts of the route anyway.

:-(

I'll reorganise for a date in March.

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Korkie

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Re: 1st 2018 Green Road Run, Sunday 4th March (NOTE - change of date)
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2018, 12:57:08 PM »
What a shame
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Re: 1st 2018 Green Road Run, Sunday 4th March (NOTE - change of date)
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2018, 06:43:05 PM »
Just wondering if a new date has been arranged for this yet? Hoping to try and make this one as I was busy on the 4th!

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Dean

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Re: 1st 2018 Green Road Run, Sunday 4th March (NOTE - change of date)
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2018, 10:26:27 PM »
Nothing yet.  I suspect we will be in touch with the FC this next week now the snow has begun to melt away to work out a plan.

Thanks for your patience.

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