HCI Spring Gala & Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 14th to Sunday 18th May 2025 ( 4 nights)
Woodland Waters Holiday Park, Willoughby Road, Ancaster, Grantham. NG32 3RT.
Welcome to a New Venue and a more informal format for the HCI AGM.
This year we are heading to Ancaster in Lincolnshire. The settlement of Ancaster sits astride the old Roman Road of Ermine Street midway between the market towns of Grantham and Sleaford. There is a bus service to both, plus a railway station within walking distance of the site giving access to Nottingham. The area abounds with a number of incredibly picturesque historic houses you can visit, including Belton House and Belvoir Castle. The city of Lincoln with its Cathedral and the moving International Bomber Command Centre is only 20 miles away.
Some of the highlights for this year’s rally programme will be:
Wednesday. Arrival, informal get together.
Thursday. Free time.
Friday. AGM meeting 2pm when you can have your say on the running of the club.
Saturday. Free time during the day followed by an evening Hog Roast.
(Vegetarian and Gluten free options available)
Woodland Waters Holiday Park is set in beautiful peaceful wooded valley covering 77 acres with many marked walks. Available on site is Woody’s bar which has an excellent range of Ale’s and menu of Homemade locally sourced food. There are 5 fishing lakes on site and daily fishing tickets can be purchased. Full services of showers, toilets and electric hook-up are included in the price.
Rally Fees will be £150 per unit of 2, Single person £115, Extra person £30.
This includes Pitch Electric Hook-up and a Hog Roast on the Saturday evening.
For booking information please see the latest newsletter
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HCI Rally to Suffolk Brecks
2nd – 6th June 2025 (5nts)
The Suffolk Becks Bash will take place at Little Lodge Farm, Santon Downham, from Monday 2nd June to 6th June 2025 (5 nights) departing on Saturday 7th June
This is a new rally venue for HCI although personally we ( Sally & Pep ) have stayed on this site many times. We will have our own field/paddock surrounded by horses that are brought to the farm for a holiday in the Thetford Forest. There is a river at the bottom of the adjacent paddock which is very good for swimming, paddle boarding and canoeing. There is an on-site outdoor mobile bar providing bottled beer, draught lager, wine etc. They also provide breakfast rolls, burgers etc. Usually, a very quiet site but there could be some air traffic from the nearby USAF airbase at Lakenheath.
The nearest shops and pub are located at Brandon approximately 2 miles from site so, with that in mind, we would recommend that you bring enough supplies for the 5 days. This is lovely walking and cycling countryside with near by High Lodge Forest Activity Centre for those that want to venture out on forest trails. We will probably cycle out with a willing group somewhere !!. There will also be a group walk and a couple of other ideas in the pipeline.
Please note that there is are no electric hook-ups, toilet or showers but the usual water, toilet emptying facilities and bins are close by.
The rally fee will be £120 for 2 people for 5 nights (£110 for singles).
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HCI Rally to Weymouth
Details to follow
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HCI Rally to Stoke Bruerne
Details to follow
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
We are proposing to hold a 6 night rally at Stoke Bruerne Rally from 25th June to 1st July 2025 should there be sufficient interest. To make the rally viable to the campsite owners we would need to have 25 plus vans. This is a lovely site beside the Grand Union Canal. There is no EHU but water and an elsan disposal point are available.
There are a number of options available at extra cost:
1. A group pub meal.
2. A coach trip to Bletchley Park home of the code breaker’s. The current entrance fee is £20 plus the coach fee depending on numbers.
3. An Indian Buffet.
4. Fish and chip van one evening on site (Howes fish and chips) delicious.
5. A few surprises.
This rally field is very popular and we may have to pay a non refundable deposit hence the reason for asking for expressions of interest. If you are interested please let us know and which optional extras you would be interested in.
Please contact Pete & Barbara Smith at pjsmith808@btinternet.com or Mobile No 07831352656
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HCI Rally to Bedfordshire Steam Fayre
Details to follow
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