Re: SER1 Sweet 60th /Brainstorming/ 1.Resumee

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Hi Uli,

I expect the Series One club will already have an organising committee
arranged to get things up and running for the 60th Anniversary, what I
was thinking was organising a get together for Garage members at the
event so we could meet up with each other, and maybe have some sort of
presence there, in the form of a display or stand, to let other people
know of the Garage's existence. Selling things like t-shirts and the
like would be a good idea though, and maybe the mugs that we talked
about some time ago.

The 50th Anniversary event was held at Shugborough Hall in
Staffordshire, and is the home of Lord Lichfield (famous Royal
photographer). It was a fantastic event and must have taken a great deal
of organising. There were around 450 Series Ones there, and many people
had travelled great distances to take part. Some of the specialist
dealers like Dunsfold were also there, as well as some of the other Land
Rover clubs. I can't remember the exact dates, but it did not coincide
with other events like Billing etc, but Land Rover had some big displays
at Billing that year, and had obviously made some effort for the
celebrations.

The sponsorship idea to help people from overseas to get there is a
good idea, I remember some Series Ones at Shugborough had sponsor decals
on their sides, including some of the cross channel ferry companies - so
it might be worth making some enquires.

I should think you would need to write to The Legend, or suggest it to
the Series One club to organise visits to Gaydon and Solihul, they may
be able to organise some sort of discounts for overseas travellers who
have made lots of effort to get there.

Cheers
Mark
Halifax UK



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