General Chat

Account would have to be taken of people living as far afield as Scotland, Wales and Ireland when choosing the location. Birmingham isn't central to the whole of the British Isles, but it does have the NEC and is a main junction for rail and road links, as well as having an airport. CB >|<

Sorry to pour cold water on your idea but ITV don't own this site.They have bought Friends Reunited NOT GR. If you intend to still hold the meet then Derby is in the middle of the country and Chatsworth House is a big Mansion.Have acres of brilliant grounds. We had all this last year as Jenny(Mommylonglegs)was hoping to hold 1 big meet for Gaynor Bear. Sue

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A middle of the map meet sounds ideal, but ideal for whom ? Those who live within a couple of hours away. Looks fine on the map but remember its further in real life ! It took us five hours to get from cornwall to harlow at xmas, so from cornwall to say birmingham, think of a days travelling, hotel stays possible flight costs. Thats the reason there are many countrywide meets rather than one huge one. As others have said, good luck, but the same idea comes up, along with the threads each year, and in the end they are abandoned for smaller regional meets. Its not impossible to do a mid country meet, and call it a giant meet up, but youll find only those within comfortable distance will attend, with an exeption of a very few, who can find the time and money to travel the length of the country. Elaine x

try this BB dutyoffice at itv(.)com xxx

I have only found a contact email for the shareholders side if it.can anyone else find one? BB xx

Watching'' The Real Dads Army'' last night suggested that Worcester was about the heart of the country..........there are a couple of BIG houses out that way..........wonder if they would do a Garden party Bob

ok,will go and see

OK, Baby Butterfly! It was your idea originally, so why not check out the ITV website and see if there's a 'Suggestion Box'? If there is, tell them that you know thousands of people will be interested in attending the event - existing GR members AND potential new ones, and see if you can whet their appetite for bringing in loads more dosh. Let us know how you get on. Good Luck! CB >|< :>)

Ive never been to one either...i'll be a newbie too.But we could all be famous,ITV could make a programme about it!then we'd all be stars! BB xx

We would have to get permission to have a Glastonberry / bury??? type of do. AND, I'm not standing for hours at a 'bucket' type toilet! Deanna X :-0)

I would love to be able to come to a meet. Apart from my Gaynor Bear handovers, I have never been able to go to any :-( Liz

can u imagine the chaos at train stations across the country?lol BB xx

A big one in the middle sounds good , NEC good idea, deffently think ITV could have a hand in organising, even if they charged a small amount to get in to recoup some of the cost....sounds good cant wait lol

This was suggested last year and the year before - oh and the year before. the sheer logicstics of organizing such a massive meeting - lol - how many members are there? good luck in your endevours

I could search through my wardrobe for a big tent! LOL

I agree With CB - one big one in the middle would be better - it sounds like a great idea!! But maybe a headache to organise. Anyone own a field for a picnic! Kaz :o)

Good idea CB.You never know ITV might be intrested. BB xx

the travel cost alone could reach half a million LOL Paul

I think one big Meet in the middle would be better than two separate ones for North and South, otherwise people would be meeting the same ones from their own area that they'd already met. Not wishing to pour cold water on the idea, because I think it would be great, but given the problems some of us have had with organising the Gaynor Bear Relay, it could prove very difficult, especially if you have lots of organisers. Given the amount of interest in genealogy and family history that's been sparked off by TV programmes recently, it would be very good publicity if GR booked the NEC in Birmingham for it and incorporated the Society of Genealosgists' fair as well. It would be nice for them to show some involvement. However, given the state of my son and his belongings after spending days at pop festivals in fields when it's rained, I don't much fancy that sort of thing, but if you 'youngsters' want to, go ahead! LOL CB >|<