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Keith · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 2:38 pm Post subject:

10 DAYS TO GO

Time to double check that your passports and travel documents are all in order.

Keith · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:50 am Post subject:

7 DAYS TO GO

Ladies: Time to start packing.
(Gentlemen: There are a few more days yet before we need to pack).

7 DAY UPDATE

It is now only 7 days to go before the start of this year’s festival.

Weather & Recommended Clothing.
The long-range weather forecast looks to be very promising with temperatures estimated to be in the low to mid-twenties. I recommend that you bring a light weather proof rain mac.
Just a reminder for our ladies to ensure they bring some flat shoes for our Saturday outings.
There is no formal dress code for any part of our festival. Please wear whatever you are most comfortable with, be it smart casual or black tie.

Meeting Place - Thursday August 16th
We are to meet at 12 noon at the Black Horse pub.
Black Horse Public House, Red Row, Beamish, County Durham, DH9 0RW.
The approximate journey times are from UK landing points are:-
2.5 Hours from the Hull ferry terminal.
40 Minutes from the Newcastle upon Tyne ferry terminal.
30 Minutes from Newcastle International airport.
For those people who will not be able to make it to the Aston Workshop in time, then please go directly to Lumley Castle. Your rooms will be ready for you from 3pm onwards but should you arrive earlier then there are plenty of nice places to relax whilst waiting for your room.
Lumley Castle, Ropery Lane, Chester-Le-Street, County Durham, DH3 4NX.
The group from Aston Workshop will arrive at Lumley Castle at approx. 4:30pm.

Petrol
Please make sure you fill up with a full tank petrol and check all your engine fluids before arriving at the castle. There is a BP petrol station just 5 minutes’ drive from the casle.

MY CONTACT NUMBER
Please add my personal mobile number into your phone and do not hesitate to call me should you experience any problems once you are in the UK. 0044 (0) 7973 113 280

Keith · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:40 pm Post subject:

5 DAYS TO GO

Time to clean & polish your cars.

Keith · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:21 am Post subject:

3 DAYS TO GO

Latest weather forecast for Lumley Castle for our event is it is going to be:-

Sunny with some cloud
Temperatures now estimated at 19 degrees
Only a 10% chance of showers
Slight gentle breeze - 2mph

Keith · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:38 pm Post subject:

Olivier has now posted up a digital copy of Road Book for the festival. You will all receive a hard copy upon arrival at the event.

https://www.lagondafest.com/home/roadbook/

Keith · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 9:13 am Post subject:

2 DAYS TO GO

This will be the last notification before we meet up on Thursday, (with a few Eager-Beavers arriving tomorrow).

Gentleman: Time to start think about packing a few things into a case.

See You All Very Soon.

Lagondanet · Administrator Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3108 Location: UK

We had a truly wonderful meeting in County Durham thanks to Keith's excellent organisation.

We met at the Aston Workshop in Beamish
We stayed at Lumley Castle
We visited Durham Cathedral
We visited the Tees Transporter Bridge in Middlesborough
We visited HMS Trincomalee in Hartlepool
We toured the North Pennine Dales & Moors
We ate, drank and danced (too much!)
We met the Phantom of the Lagonda!
We had the most spectacular firework and sound display.
The Lagonda of the Year plate was awarded to Keith Cornman

Final participation was:

7 Lagonda's

13049 - Roger & Nicole Ivett
13215 - Siem & Truida de Jong
13295 - Vincent Ameye & Francoise Vanderhaegen
13302 - Keith Cornman & Val Pearce
13380 - David Marks & Sue Hartley
13406 - Dimitri & Caroline Labis
13622 - Jane Weitzmann & Spike Hughes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13059 - Vrije Family
13365 - Rodney, John & Jack Howell
13397 - Robert Marks
13417 - Zoran, Priska, Carolina, Eva & Anna Mitrovic
13471 - Michael & Gina von Aretin
13515 - Olivier & Tchie Maingard
Sandra Dufetrelle & François Robin
Jen & Anthony Duke
Michael Pearce

Organiser Assistant - Michel Budd
Photographer(s) - Scott & Lorraine Wager

With commiserations to 13246 - Thomas & Heike Drechsler, who couldn't make it due to a breakdown in Germany.

No matter. 7 is a good number of cars and the 'people' present, with or without their Lagondas, make up the heart and soul of our Lagonda family.

Thanks & congratulations to Keith for making everything such a success.

Keith · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 6:09 pm Post subject:

Here is a link to the Durham Police website showing a brief clip of our police escort from the Prince Bishop car park on our way to the Lord Crewe Arms in the Durham Dales.

https://www.facebook.com/224330430978915/posts/1850751201670155/

It has already had over 13k viewings. Very Happy

Keith · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:58 pm Post subject:

I would like to say a huge thank you to the very talented Venera Bojkova who played the harp so beautifully for us at our gala dinner. Her skill at playing this instrument with such expression & emotion was wonderful to hear.

Here is a link to her website:

http://www.venerabojkova.org.uk/harp.html

Keith · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:01 pm Post subject:

Hi Siem & Truida

Here is that piece of advice you gave to me in September 2016. I hope we supplied enough to please you.

Op 28 sep. 2016 om 10:24 heeft Keith Cornman <keith.imprimus@btconnect.com> het volgende geschreven:

Hi Siem

As you probably know I have taken up the challenge to organise the Lagonda Festival for 2018. After your experiences in hosting a past event of this scale, are there any tips and advice you could offer to help me in this task?

Kind regards

Keith

Sufficiënt cakes maybe?

Will come back with a better answer later

Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone

Keith · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 5:13 pm Post subject:

Our very own British Pyrotechnic Supremo boss - Mr Clifford Stonestreet.
What a stunningly beautiful, artistic show he created for us. Superb!!

http://www.fullyfused.co.uk

Grateful thanks to the team of 10 who came and set up the show for us and to Martin Knight for sorting out the sound system for the display.

Special thanks to Tracey de Vere White & Cliff for all lighting in our Gala dining room.

I will let everyone have a copy of the video when it is ready.

(Dimitri & Caroline: Cliff also created the recent "Medway in Flames" display you saw. That video is on his website page)

Lagondanet · Administrator Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3108 Location: UK

The Phantom

Mitrovic · Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 627

Keith, our hero and Master!

Thank you!