Mersea Island 3-5th September – updated
August 26, 2010 by: Ants
Mersea Island 3-5th September
Mersea Island Rally time – 3rd to 5th Sept, gates open midday
What you need to know though, is Advance tickets are £15, and are available until the cut off date of 18th August.
Please either send a cheque made payable to ‘Colchester DVLC’ to:
92 Lexden Road
West Bergholt
Colchester
Essex
CO6 3BW
Or you can pay via paypal to enquiries@colchesterdvlc.co.uk
Contact us (Colchester DVLC) at the above email address, or call 0779 2169796
This is our 18th Mersea Island scooter rally, for those that have never been here’s what to expect. 4 music rooms…. the main room with 10 different DJs to entertain you over the weekend, the dark side tent, the Scorcher room and the live music marquee with 3 bands playing each night. Loads of trader stalls on site, games and custom show during Saturday. Plenty of different food vendors and a proper canteen for you to choose …from, late bars, great camping and proper showers/toilets. This year the scooter only camping area has moved to the other side of the camp site, it’s strictly scooters only, no four wheels allowed! There is also the usual family enclosure, the only four wheel vehicles allowed in there will be cars pulling caravans or campervans, absolutely no cars or vans allowed. There is a separate car park for cars and vans.
Advance tickets are available at £15, or you can pay on the gate £20 per person. Children 12 and over pay full price. £5 charge for four wheel vehicles (proceeds go to our local charity The Mersea Lions). Our website is down at the moment and won’t be back up until the 12th August. You can buy tickets via paypal enquiries@colchesterdvlc.co.uk or post a £15 cheque made payable to Colchester DVLC to 92 Lexden Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3BW. Please include your name and address in all correspondence.
Advance tickets are available at £15, or you can pay on the gate £20 per person. Children 12 and over pay full price. £5 charge for four wheel vehicles (proceeds go to our local charity The Mersea Lions). Our website is down at the moment and won’t be back up until the 12th August. You can buy tickets via paypal enquiries@colchesterdvlc.co.uk or post a £15 cheque made payable to Colchester DVLC to 92 Lexden Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3BW. Please include your name and address in all correspondence.
Please remember this is a glass free rally and that wrist bands need to be worn at all times, no access to the music rooms without one.
For more information go too www.colchesterdvlc.co.uk or email enquiries@colchesterdvlc.co.uk or call 07792169796.
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Hope we have as good a turnout as last year. I will be there as will my boy and the van will be available for Camping gear, Beer and of course the odd scooter if we get a breakdown. We also need a driver if someones scooter is off the road or they don’t have a scooter and wish to join us. Cheers please reply to this post so we can start to get numbers and will advise as soon as I know the leaving time, subject to tide tables Cheers again Big Stu
Im in mate, looking forward to it.
hi boys im taking my car this year
with my two boys and there mate
Suppose I best go get a ticket and find myself a tent although I’ll probably take a parka, that might just do the job….
sorry
once again i have had that age thing
iam on holiday for mersea and did not check my dates dooooooo.
i am gutted first time i have missed it for years been a bit of a blow out this year .
but my boy josh is going with lee……/……….
I will be going as usual with my son in tow .I look foward to it wach year as its one of the best rallys IMO.
if fruityfirman can not come john t would be a good stand in same hair cut and same frame.
that is for the tug of war!
Yes boys i will be going to, can’t miss this one for anything.
diesel dave , did you get any tickets for mersea mate . or shall i order some , cheers quinny
hi quinny no i havent cant get on web site so was going to pay on gate
ok mate no probs ,ill do the same
Dave, is there any website you don’t have trouble getting on to ?
I think the Colchester DVLC website is still down.
Just send £15 via Paypal to their address in the advert above. I did, they then contacted for an address to post ticket to. Simples.
Not sure if this is an issue, but as I used the other half Paypal account, the ticket arrived today in her name…I guess one of us can go…..
Hi All
Just been on to the tide times for MERSEA
High tide is 06.48 & 19.23 and they will probably not cover the strood. So no problems with the tide and we should leave about 10.30 again?
Cheers stu
I here we have been Generously offered not JUST 1 Gazzebo THE SAME AS LAST YEAR, BUT 2 OF THEM. We could end up with our own event going on in side the rally, We have the booze,the seating,tables,and the Music, Just need a bit more Lighting.
GREEN ARMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10.30 is fine with me.Lets get there as early as possible and let the Magners flow
I have a powerfull little battery powered speaker system thats idea for our drinks tent and the music room lol, so if you have a small ipod,, nano or i phone, load up your sounds and you can plug it in (bring some AAA AND AA Bateries though, i will of course but it does eat them!
Has Any one got lights they can bring?
Yes I was with Daves mate Dave on sunday warching Jason Donovan, Diversity, T-Rexonasauarse, Ska’d 4 Life and confirmed with him that the two zip up tents are available for us.
Sounds like it is going to be a real good bash.
Andy – will christmas tree lights do…. HA HA hA
Alan , I would not of owned up to watching Jason Donovan………
Talking of which; fairy lights……… will be good, a glitter disco ball and anything else you wish mate, as long as it works from batteries, but really we could do with a few extra normal lights for the night time after hours drinking and banter.
Do you know when and where we can pick the tents up from?
Ah Yes – Jason Donovan – Well there was a rumour that he was going to bring one of his girl friends along. Danni did a surprise gig in a pub in somerset the other week. Anyway I didn’t go to see him I went to see the Edwin Starr Band, ASWAD and others really.
I will be seeing Dave’s mate Dave tonight and ask him when is a good time to pick the tents up. I will also ask if he has any portable lighting we can hire off him.
Just been and got me supplies for Mersea.
Case of Stella loads of red bull and Vodka.
Van will be available from 7.30 pm.
Will speak to you all tomorrow night, John Trewartha can’t make it to meeting but will load his stuff on friday morning. Happy Scootering
Stu, Its not clear, but I think you mean 7.30pm Thursday night, Not tomorrow night? Just want to make sure a load of members dont turn up tomorrow night with all there kit.
Weather reports are looking good guys!
Hello Haverhill…..Can you guys post up leaving times/meeting places for all your departures to Mersea. Some of CSC are travelling down on Saturday, leaving Cambridge at 0930 so will be around at Haverhill at 1000 or thereabouts.
We are meeting Weds night so can revise times to fit in with you guys if you can post them on CSC or here.
Cheeeers,
Phil.
Most of us will be leaving on Friday at 10.30am from The Mount Pleasant Club, Western Avenue (off Withersfield Road), Haverhill, CB9 9HJ.
We have one late rider on Friday night (that’s me). I’m hoping to leave Haverhill between 7 – 7.30pm, if work permits.
I think 3 or 4 riders from Haverhill are travelling on Saturday, if and when I find out their leaving times, I’ll post/comment here.
Just To confirm, if anyone needs anything taken in the van, Booze, crates of Larger (may be some room for the odd tent) lol. Please take to Stu’s Thursday at 7.30pm. The Main group are MEETING AT 10.15, And LEAVING Mount Pleasant club at 10.30am SHARP Friday, so Full tanks please, CLUB BANNERS AND SHIRTS ETC, We usually have a good turn out, but this year looks like its a massive turnout, so lets show everyone how well supported we are:
So far, people confirming they are coming on Friday is;
Locky,Dave M,Coxy,Neil,Stu+2,Lee+4,Ant,Alan,Colin R,Mick P,John T +1, Rich+2,Lawrence, Andy, Paul T+1
Saturday Groups;
Martin, Andrew +1, Kevin+1, Robbie, Bret +1, Darv
Well I make that 34 of us, This is set to be a record turn out for a rally, Still waiting to hear from some of our other regular members if they are definatly coming.
Weather is forcast to be Hot and Sunny, but really chilly at night, so take plenty of warm clothes and / or spirits!!
The people going Saturday might like to post what times your going and some of the CSC might travel over with you.
PLEASE REMEMBER THIS IS A GLASS FREE CAMPSITE, SO NO BOTTLES OF BEER OR GLASSES ETC, THEY DID HAVE MARSHALLS CHECKING LAST YEAR!
Cheers
Andy