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Posted
  • Location: Leigh On Sea - Essex & Tornado Alley
  • Location: Leigh On Sea - Essex & Tornado Alley

Hi Guys

We now have confirmation that the 4th Netweather Summer Storm Chasers BBQ Will be held on The Weekend of the 21st and 22nd July in or Near Gosport (Hampshire).

Paul Harvey (Aka The Storm Fisherman) has kindly accepted the Mantle from Cumbria (2011) Evesham (2010) and SE Essex (2009) and will I am sure post up all the details of the exact location in the next few weeks. After the last 2 successes of the Camping Theme we will once again become Boy Scouts and Brownies in erecting Tents and BBQ's.

Think I am right in thinking this years location also has a Sea View of the Solent/English Channel so if we can get a Plume event it could be emotional!

Regards

Paul S

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  • Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
  • Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

With this being so close to Arizona, not sure if I will have the money. Sure I can squeeze a few quid from somewhere though!

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  • Location: gosport
  • Location: gosport

Hi All

Just a quick post i will get some more info up later

THE VENUE IS STOKES BAY GOSPORT ON SAT 21st JULY 2012.

The veiws from Stokes bay are stunning with vistas over The Solent and the Isle of Wight,

  • The BBQ will be held at stokes bay on one of the large beach greens or even the beach?
  • With plenty of parking or is a maxium 10 min walk from the campsite.
  • Please bring your own food and drink.
  • BBQ and cooking utensils will be available.
  • The prices for campsite are £15.00 1-2 man tent, or 3 man tent £18.00 all that is required to book is a telphone no and name.
  • The camp site is only a few mins walk from the beach.
  • please make your own arrgements they have been fore-warned
  • If the the weather is inclement the campsite has its own club bar,shop toilets and showers and the tent area also has power plugin points as well.
  • The website for the camping/caravan site is www.kingfisher-caravan-park.co.uk
  • The telephone number is 02392 502611 office hours
  • There are also bed and breakfast places,hotels etc near by .
  • The main rail station is portsmouth harbour where there is a foot ferry to gosport , just beside the station down the pontoon walkway on your left when exiting the rail station not the isle of wight ferry terminal.
  • The ferry runs from 5.30am till midnight then the night ferry runs till 4.30am so a spot of night clubbing is available is so required .
  • or by road M27 junc 11 then the A32 to Gosport follow signs to Stokes bay
just to add the weather can be great at times ,especially the thunderstorms which have at times spawned the odd water spout or tornado. where one has actully gone through the king fisher campsite but if there is no storms the sun sets can be quite photogenic.

i include a couple of photos of the area. i will post more info later.

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One of the large greens in front of the beach.

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veiw of stokes bay facing west.

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  • Location: Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire
  • Weather Preferences: Stormy...
  • Location: Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire

just as foot note to the previous post

if anyone needs any additional info, directions etc

please dont hesitate to ask i will try to help where required.

Paul H

The storm fisherman

Can I be uber girly and ask for recommendations on a B&B ?

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  • Location: gosport
  • Location: gosport

Can I be uber girly and ask for recommendations on a B&B ?

Hi clare i will try find out but the problem is the olympics ave room prices are about £70-80 may better to share if poss.

just found this one looks good in photos price pretty good single from £35 doubles from £45 (no food available), Acorn lodge ,3 spring garden lane gosport,PO121HY

and is about a 1.5 miles away from the campsite/bbq area.

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  • Location: South West London
  • Weather Preferences: Stormy
  • Location: South West London

Excellent went to Uni in Portsmouth!

I will be bringing a power kite down to play with along there, perfect conditions!

This is in the diary so I cant miss it like last year :p

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  • Location: Stanley, County Durham.
  • Weather Preferences: Anything Extreme!
  • Location: Stanley, County Durham.

Might come to this with my girlfriend. We have a bit of experience of camping. If we can do it on the North York Moors in February in gales and sleet I'm sure we can manage on the south coast in July!

I need to make sure I can afford it nearer the time, but I would definitely like to go.

I've never been anywhere on the south coast apart from Dover.

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  • Location: Dorking, Surrey
  • Weather Preferences: Anything extreme
  • Location: Dorking, Surrey

Hi all

just to keep the BBQ thread bumped up list

i have found news artical relating to the tornado that hit the caravan park .

http://news.bbc.co.u.../uk/1482301.stm

looking forward to another, just bumping up the thread
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  • Location: gosport
  • Location: gosport

Hi all

With a month to go to the this years BBQ time to bump this thread up.

hope everbody had a good time out in the plains this year with lots stories to tell with videos and pictures too show.

If anyone needs information etcplease feel free to give us a shout and also veiw the info at the start of the thread

i will post some maps up shortly.

paul

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  • Location: Cumbria UK
  • Weather Preferences: Cloud 9
  • Location: Cumbria UK

update extra time England Italy i am booked into a hotel in Gosport , for Janette will have to see what tent i stay in on the night.

Tom offiside italy nearly scored

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  • Location: South West London
  • Weather Preferences: Stormy
  • Location: South West London

Might bring the 4m power kite down with me, could be entertaining!

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  • Location: Horsham West Sussx
  • Location: Horsham West Sussx

Might bring the 4m power kite down with me, could be entertaining!

Might bring the number of the local hospital just in case. lol

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  • Location: gosport
  • Location: gosport

Might bring the 4m power kite down with me, could be entertaining!

HI Dave there is always pleanty wind early eve then as the sun goes down ithe wind dies away

Might bring the number of the local hospital just in case. lol

the local hospital if you can call it local is the queen alexandra (QHA) in cosham about a 20 min journey

but i am sure we will not need the hospital as we are all good sensible adultsPosted Image i will leave it there!!!!

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  • Location: Basildon
  • Weather Preferences: Stormy
  • Location: Basildon

I have a family christening to go to this weekend - of all weekends!!.

Why did my family decide to have so many babies this year? There will be four of them by this point!

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  • Location: Cumbria UK
  • Weather Preferences: Cloud 9
  • Location: Cumbria UK

What an afternoon hope we do not get anything like todays weather for BBQ erm or maybe we do

http://www.thewestmo...eland_and_Eden/

Our main street flooded. Cant ever remember that happening The lightning was tremendous.

Tom

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  • Location: gosport
  • Location: gosport

Hi All

Just a quick post i will get some more info up later

THE VENUE IS STOKES BAY GOSPORT ON SAT 21st JULY 2012.

The veiws from Stokes bay are stunning with vistas over The Solent and the Isle of Wight,

  • The BBQ will be held at stokes bay on one of the large beach greens or even the beach?
  • With plenty of parking or is a maxium 10 min walk from the campsite.
  • Please bring your own food and drink.
  • BBQ and cooking utensils will be available.
  • The prices for campsite are £15.00 1-2 man tent, or 3 man tent £18.00 all that is required to book is a telphone no and name.
  • The camp site is only a few mins walk from the beach.
  • please make your own arrgements they have been fore-warned
  • If the the weather is inclement the campsite has its own club bar,shop toilets and showers and the tent area also has power plugin points as well.
  • The website for the camping/caravan site is www.kingfisher-caravan-park.co.uk
  • The telephone number is 02392 502611 office hours
  • There are also bed and breakfast places,hotels etc near by .
  • The main rail station is portsmouth harbour where there is a foot ferry to gosport , just beside the station down the pontoon walkway on your left when exiting the rail station not the isle of wight ferry terminal.
  • The ferry runs from 5.30am till midnight then the night ferry runs till 4.30am so a spot of night clubbing is available is so required .
  • or by road M27 junc 11 then the A32 to Gosport follow signs to Stokes bay
just to add the weather can be great at times ,especially the thunderstorms which have at times spawned the odd water spout or tornado. where one has actully gone through the king fisher campsite but if there is no storms the sun sets can be quite photogenic.

i include a couple of photos of the area. i will post more info later.

post-10173-0-98375800-1332173346_thumb.j

One of the large greens in front of the beach.

post-10173-0-71385600-1332173398_thumb.j

veiw of stokes bay facing west.

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  • Location: Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire
  • Weather Preferences: Stormy...
  • Location: Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire

Hi all

just a couple of questions

1. how many are coming to he BBQ?

2. What time are we going to meet ? may i suggest 7PM

3.is there anything that is required apart from the BBQ GEAR ?

Hi Paul..I'm a definate maybe......was planning see what everyone was doing then bring snags, beer,salad and maybe cake ...that's all the main food groups covered?

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  • Location: gosport
  • Location: gosport

Hi Paul..I'm a definate maybe......was planning see what everyone was doing then bring snags, beer,salad and maybe cake ...that's all the main food groups covered?

Thanks claire

i cleaned the BBQ this afternoon all working fine it might be a good idea to meet up and then do a supermarket run as they shut at 10pm and they are only short car drive away

the are has a couple of picnic tables i try and get one to put the bits and pieces on

paul

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