Splitting the Eastern region

[Spinbitch]

***Please read below before voting***

Hi All

I'm looking for feedback on this idea, we're thinking about creating 2 mini-regions out of the eastern region in the hope that this will encourage more of you to attend meets – because they’ll be closer to home.

It’ll work by putting Cambridge and Norfolk together to form Eastern North, with Suffolk and Essex forming Eastern South.

Regional co-ord’s will be responsible for organising meets in their region as normal and we’ll need at least one new one to manage the north (so register your interest here).

There’s nothing to stop these 2 regions arranging a joint meet once in a while if that’s what’s wanted – but it’s not encouraged on a regular basis (as it would be no different to how it is now). And of course if anyone from the north wanted to attend the meet in the south (or vice-versa) there’s nothing stopping them – just as there’s currently nothing stopping anyone from attending meets in other regions.

I don’t expect this to make a massive difference straight away but hopefully, by having more meets more locally, over time we’ll get the region back on it’s feet and get more people involved in the social side of the club in the process.

So thanks for reading, please vote in the poll and let us know what you think – or if you think you have a better idea let us know that too!

Cheers
Chris

Oh, and anyone not a member of the eastern region that votes shouldn't be surprised if their vote gets deleted. This is a local vote, for local people!

[kevseymour]

LOL, excellent copy/pasting!

[Spinbitch]

lmao Did wonder how long it would take you to notice.
Think of it as the upmost admiration for your work Kev.

[A2!]

May aswell split them, I only tend to visit ones local to me. Can always travel up to a northern meet if I fancied.

[millsyD]

i think its a good idea personally for the reasons stated.it should create more interest from members within as the meets will all be closer to home so easier to attend.

[MarkW]

Something that needs to happen imo.

Needed this when I was RC really, tis a BIG region!

[kevseymour]

We've just completed this on MK3OC, mood seems positive so far. Now's the time of year to get it done too, with the weather (and thus interest in meets) picking up.

[MarkW]

^^ Yes indeed.

Maybe I should come back! lmao

[Soul]

Sounds like a good idea to split

[humbucker]

awww go on then, seeya southerners, might make it to a 'northern' meet now. does that mean i have to bring a sack of coal and talk about "t'pit" a lot?

[tuffty]

think the results speak for themselves lol

[vxlgsi]

id come along to a meet if it was local ish to me

[A2!]

Suffolk meet round mine, bring beer and i'll have the food on the bbq haha

[vxlgsi]

Bring beer... your folks own a pub? surely bring your own burgers would be better!

[A2!]

Pretty sure we could just have a bbq at the pub, food and booze on tap. Happy days!

[vxlgsi]

thatrs that organised then, just need a time and date.

[A2!]

Shall we say the Saturday 23rd, late afternoon, say 16:00.

[Spinbitch]

I'm game as I think i'm off.

[vxlgsi]

should be ok with me.

[tuffty]

mmmm bbq havn't had one for a while lol

[vxlgsi]

did you just live on them for 3 days?

[Spinbitch]

Yep, he was a right greedy fcuker too!

[vxlgsi]

Yep, he was a right greedy fcuker too!

he didnt bring a super size steak that takes up the whole BBQ did he.... thats perfectly normal.

[tuffty]

Yep, he was a right greedy fcuker too!

pmsl remind me again, who was it that was re joining the que for the bbq whilst still eating a burger from the last time up?

[A2!]

Ok done, spread the word! I'll start a meet thread