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Post by The Saint on Jul 28, 2021 20:34:24 GMT
Fantastic itinerary Gene! Really looking forward to the meet, superb The Saint
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Post by Sam Tyler on Jul 28, 2021 22:28:18 GMT
Yet another superb itinerary lined up, what a weekend it promises to be. 9½ weeks to go!
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Jul 29, 2021 9:07:42 GMT
Thanks for the update on the itinerary Gene, just been studying that, looks like something to look forward to definitely!
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Post by Vienna on Jul 29, 2021 15:22:53 GMT
Gene, it looks a fantastic itinerary for what should be a brilliant weekend in Manchester in early October! Thanks again for all your effort Cheers Vi
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Post by Del Boy on Jul 29, 2021 22:12:36 GMT
I've just had a butchers at the itinerary Gene and it's a cracker. Can't wait.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Jul 30, 2021 8:36:13 GMT
9 Weeks to go...
FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED, SOME OF US WILL BE HAVING BREAKFAST AT 8AM SHARP IN WETHERSPOONS WHICH IS A 5 MINUTE WALK FROM THE HOTEL. ALL CARS SHOULD BE ON CAR PARK OPPOSITE HOTEL (CITIPARK DALE STREET)
EVERYONE TO MEET IN OUTSIDE THE PREMIER INN MANCHESTER CITY (PICCADILLY) at 8.45am.
THE MEET WILL COMMENCE ON FOOT AT 9am SHARP! DON'T BE LATE. Part 1: This part of the Meet will be by way of a walking tour. This will cover just over 2 miles and will take roughly 2 hours and 15 minutes. - S1E1 - Sam is run over
- S1E4 - Gene & Sam talk about corruption while drinking a bottle of Scotch / S1E2 Kim Trent is arrested near some white dog shit
- S2E4 - Sam spots a newspaper clipping in a puddle as a Beauvoir Girl is thrown from a car
- S1E1 - Vinyl Heaven / S1E2 - Kim Trent robs the Jewellers & June gets shot / S1E7 - Gene & Sam go for a curry & Sam has a flashback
- S1E5 - Gene chases the Capri / S1E5 - The Soccer Fan Fight / S2E7 - Hattershall Boxing Gym
- S1E3 - Sam walks back to Gene with the bacon sarnies / Gene reverses through boxes / Gene reverses and spins Cortina
From here it is a 2 minute walk back to the hotel where we will get into the cars for part 2 of the tour. ALL CARS SHOULD BE ON CAR PARK OPPOSITE HOTEL (CITIPARK DALE STREET)
Part 2: This part of the tour will cover roughly 35 miles in total. - Various episodes throughout both series - Stopford House - The Police Station (I think it is free to park here but if not it will be a minimum charge for 1 hour of £1.50)
- S1E8 - Woodbank Community Centre. Sam finds out about his Dad
Now we will drive towards the next location, stopping for lunch at a specially selected pub.
PARKING AT THE PUB IS ON THEIR OWN PAY AND DISPLAY CAR PARK. THE CHARGE WILL BE £3 PER CAR WHICH IS RETURNABLE IF YOU TAKE YOUR TICKET INTO THE PUB AND BUY FOOD AND DRINKS.
PLEASE RESPECT THE RULES OF THE INN AND DO NOT BRING IN YOUR OWN FOOD AND DRINK. IF YOU WOULD RATHER NOT DRINK OR EAT WHAT THE PUB HAS TO OFFER, THEN PLEASE CONSUME YOUR OWN FOOD & DRINK IN YOUR CAR IF NECESSARY.
Immediately after a 90 minute break, we will drive just a few hundred yards to the next location.- S2E8 - Frank Morgan meets Sam at the Tyler Family Churchyard
- S2E1 - Murder on a bus. Gene & Sam investigate a murder near the viaduct
- S1E4 - Sam's childhood home
- S1E8 - Sam's second childhood home
- S1E2 - Gene & Sam chase Kim Trent along the canal towpath / Gene, Sam & Leonard hide in an Ice Cream Van / S1E5 - Gene chases a Capri / S1E8 Closing view of Cortina
- S2E2 - Dilys' News Stand / S2E5 - Sam is tripping / S2E5 - Ray finds a girls shoe behind the phonebox / S2E6 - An overdose victim is found / S1E4 - Gene drives to the Abattoir.
From here it is a 5 minute drive back to the Hotel Car Park. We should be back at the hotel for around 5.30pm.
DRIVERS: I will hand out addresses on the morning of the meet with any specific info you may need. It is expected that you will have navigation of some kind (or one of your passengers will have Google Maps on their phone) which will make the journey very easy indeed. If however you would prefer all the location addresses in advance, please let me know and I will send them to you via email so you can study the routes in advance.PASSENGERS: If you are a passenger on the day, it is expected that you will offer at least £10 to your driver to cover the fuel expenses. This is really appreciated and will ensure that those who do drive will be happy to again at future events.Any questions regarding any aspect of the itinerary - especially drivers, don't hesitate to ask me. I'll help all I can. As you can see, it is more important than ever before that we can rely on you as drivers to turn up for this event. It would leave everyone in a total mess if a driver failed to show. Here is just a small sample of the excellent locations we will be seeing on the day. During the walk... Any questions? Please get in touch. Incidentally, those joining us on Saturday, for the Saturday evening, you'll be pleased to know that I've planned a very interesting pub tour that takes in some marvellous pubs, not least of them being what is regarded as the real life inspiration for the Life On Mars pub - The Railway Arms. Obviously, this pub tour will be conducted on foot and covers in excess of 2 miles so if you don't think you could manage it, you are free to spend Saturday evening doing your own thing. Gene.
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Post by Brown Granada on Jul 30, 2021 12:22:06 GMT
The Saturday evening pub tour sound great Gene. Looking forward to that especially as I have never been to Manchester before.👍
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Post by Del Boy on Jul 30, 2021 19:40:30 GMT
Good news about Saturday night Gene. I'm also a newbie to Manchester so this will be a nice introduction to the citeh.
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Post by John Steed on Jul 30, 2021 19:55:48 GMT
I am also looking forward to the Saturday pub tour as I have never been drinking in Manchester before Steed
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Post by Peter Picard on Jul 30, 2021 21:40:02 GMT
A really good selection of locations Gene, will have to dust the discs off. Looking forward to this meet.
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