Blackpool illuminations

smog monster · 30-09-2007, 22:46

Been thinking of having a run over to Blackpool with the kids to see the lights , just wondered if anyone was fancying a run over there too , maybe meet up with a few other skoda owners on the way

Think the lights are on till beginning of November so bit of time left before they go off lol

PEMBO · 03-10-2007, 16:02

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Originally Posted by smog monster

Been thinking of having a run over to Blackpool with the kids to see the lights , just wondered if anyone was fancying a run over there too , maybe meet up with a few other skoda owners on the way

Think the lights are on till beginning of November so bit of time left before they go off lol

Me and swmbo are heading there too from smoggy middlesbrough, sometime in november. Ill post up the date when I ask her tonight

smog monster · 03-10-2007, 22:09

Cheers for that PEMBO , by the way next time i,m the the S.Modeller l,ll have to say hi

Keep meanin to pop in and show simon my new wheels lol

VRSPhil · 06-10-2007, 19:51

I'm up for a run over to Blackpool if I'm available.

smog monster · 06-10-2007, 20:32

Apparently the best night to go is the last nite of the illuminations (sunday 4th Nov) as there is a big fire work display .

VRSPhil · 06-10-2007, 20:37

I can do that.... The only dates which I couldnt make would be Sat 20th. Sat 27th and Sunday 28th. I don't expect it to be planned around me though!

smog monster · 06-10-2007, 20:42

Nor me on the 20th / 27th & 28th , be better going for the last weekend 3rd & 4th Nov . VRSPhil u in redcar tomorrow , i,m at the folks for sunday dinner again lol give u a flash if i see you

VRSPhil · 06-10-2007, 20:44

I'll keep my eyes out if I'm out and about

PEMBO · 07-10-2007, 13:12

4th of Nov should be ok for me too, but Ill have to do some begging with SWMBO

Question is.....Where do I park?

The only times I used to go to Blackpool which used to be every year, was in a coach full of friends & family that we borrowed off Arriva

VRSPhil · 07-10-2007, 13:21

There are loads of car parks...

smog monster · 07-10-2007, 19:33

Best one to park in is the mulit-story one underneath the police station on Bonney Street / Chapel Street (right behind sealife centre) police in & out all the time , cctv & undercover , two minute walk to the sea front too .

VRSPhil · 07-10-2007, 19:34

I love the drive over the 66 and down the M6

smog monster · 07-10-2007, 19:38

Yep it is a very good run , A66 should be ready to open up fully soon , they have been making it dual for a while now , last time i used it few weeks back it was all new tarmac & lines painted on it , be a lot better when it opens up fully . Often have a run up to Penrith market on a saturday or over to Keswick / Kendal , better still the pizza shop in Appleby In Westmoreland , the two lasses who own/run it are from Darlington , still dont sell parmos yet tho .

VRSPhil · 07-10-2007, 20:34

I went over the 66 last Sunday, it was in a similar state - finished but still coned off. They're probably just waiting for a batch of gatso's!

smog monster · 07-10-2007, 22:28

I use that stretch of road quite a bit (Scotch Corner to Penrith) , you sometimes see the odd camera van but now i think the police will be s**t hot when it opens up fully .

Hopefully we,ll get a few to drive over to Blackpool end of the month

Give the A66/M6 some stick

VRSPhil · 08-10-2007, 21:30

Shall we confirm the 4th then?

PEMBO · 08-10-2007, 21:36

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Originally Posted by VRSPhil

Shall we confirm the 4th then?

Pending a word with SWMBO, and my mum being out of hospital, Im up for it

smog monster · 08-10-2007, 21:52

What time we looking at to set off , got to get the two rug-rats out of bed , and the wife lol

dougie vrs · 08-10-2007, 21:58

fireworks on 3rd and 4th ,hope you all have better luck than me, in blackpool on sunday and had major engine failure. very depressed..weather was brilliant though

VRSPhil · 08-10-2007, 22:15

I was thinking we would set off about mid day? I'm easy, though

30-09-2007, 22:46	#1
smog monster Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North East Posts: 599 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Blackpool illuminations Been thinking of having a run over to Blackpool with the kids to see the lights , just wondered if anyone was fancying a run over there too , maybe meet up with a few other skoda owners on the way Think the lights are on till beginning of November so bit of time left before they go off lol

03-10-2007, 22:09	#3
smog monster Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North East Posts: 599 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations Cheers for that PEMBO , by the way next time i,m the the S.Modeller l,ll have to say hi Keep meanin to pop in and show simon my new wheels lol

06-10-2007, 19:51	#4
VRSPhil Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 2,206 Thanks: 178 Thanked 189 Times in 134 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations I'm up for a run over to Blackpool if I'm available. __________________ Octavia vRS WRC

06-10-2007, 20:32	#5
smog monster Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North East Posts: 599 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations Apparently the best night to go is the last nite of the illuminations (sunday 4th Nov) as there is a big fire work display .

06-10-2007, 20:37	#6
VRSPhil Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 2,206 Thanks: 178 Thanked 189 Times in 134 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations I can do that.... The only dates which I couldnt make would be Sat 20th. Sat 27th and Sunday 28th. I don't expect it to be planned around me though! __________________ Octavia vRS WRC

06-10-2007, 20:42	#7
smog monster Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North East Posts: 599 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations Nor me on the 20th / 27th & 28th , be better going for the last weekend 3rd & 4th Nov . VRSPhil u in redcar tomorrow , i,m at the folks for sunday dinner again lol give u a flash if i see you

06-10-2007, 20:44	#8
VRSPhil Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 2,206 Thanks: 178 Thanked 189 Times in 134 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations I'll keep my eyes out if I'm out and about __________________ Octavia vRS WRC

07-10-2007, 13:12	#9
PEMBO Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, home of legends :P (not the worst place in the UK at all...honest guv) Posts: 3,041 Thanks: 176 Thanked 100 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations 4th of Nov should be ok for me too, but Ill have to do some begging with SWMBO Question is.....Where do I park? The only times I used to go to Blackpool which used to be every year, was in a coach full of friends & family that we borrowed off Arriva __________________ Average 39.01 MPG (REAL) over 10,192 miles YAR! Subliminal Advertising..Buy PEMBO a PINT!!!! YAR!

07-10-2007, 13:21	#10
VRSPhil Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 2,206 Thanks: 178 Thanked 189 Times in 134 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations There are loads of car parks... __________________ Octavia vRS WRC

07-10-2007, 19:33	#11
smog monster Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North East Posts: 599 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations Best one to park in is the mulit-story one underneath the police station on Bonney Street / Chapel Street (right behind sealife centre) police in & out all the time , cctv & undercover , two minute walk to the sea front too .

07-10-2007, 19:34	#12
VRSPhil Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 2,206 Thanks: 178 Thanked 189 Times in 134 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations I love the drive over the 66 and down the M6 __________________ Octavia vRS WRC

07-10-2007, 19:38	#13
smog monster Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North East Posts: 599 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations Yep it is a very good run , A66 should be ready to open up fully soon , they have been making it dual for a while now , last time i used it few weeks back it was all new tarmac & lines painted on it , be a lot better when it opens up fully . Often have a run up to Penrith market on a saturday or over to Keswick / Kendal , better still the pizza shop in Appleby In Westmoreland , the two lasses who own/run it are from Darlington , still dont sell parmos yet tho .

07-10-2007, 20:34	#14
VRSPhil Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 2,206 Thanks: 178 Thanked 189 Times in 134 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations I went over the 66 last Sunday, it was in a similar state - finished but still coned off. They're probably just waiting for a batch of gatso's! __________________ Octavia vRS WRC

07-10-2007, 22:28	#15
smog monster Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North East Posts: 599 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations I use that stretch of road quite a bit (Scotch Corner to Penrith) , you sometimes see the odd camera van but now i think the police will be s**t hot when it opens up fully . Hopefully we,ll get a few to drive over to Blackpool end of the month Give the A66/M6 some stick

08-10-2007, 21:30	#16
VRSPhil Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 2,206 Thanks: 178 Thanked 189 Times in 134 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations Shall we confirm the 4th then? __________________ Octavia vRS WRC

08-10-2007, 21:52	#18
smog monster Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North East Posts: 599 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations What time we looking at to set off , got to get the two rug-rats out of bed , and the wife lol

08-10-2007, 21:58	#19
dougie vrs can i get a mk2 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: glasgow Posts: 370 Thanks: 66 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations fireworks on 3rd and 4th ,hope you all have better luck than me, in blackpool on sunday and had major engine failure. very depressed..weather was brilliant though

08-10-2007, 22:15	#20
VRSPhil Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 2,206 Thanks: 178 Thanked 189 Times in 134 Posts	Re: Blackpool illuminations I was thinking we would set off about mid day? I'm easy, though __________________ Octavia vRS WRC

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