Coventry to Brighton Update 12th April 2012
Our Organisers, Ian and Kathy, have exhausted all avenues of enquiry and there is not a suitable hotel in the Brighton and Hove area that will offer us a one night booking unless we go far too early in the year or pay an excessive premium. Working on a tip off from our entrants from down south Ian and Kathy went to check out a hotel in Eastbourne and were very impressed, the owner was keen to have us there for a one night booking with secure parking in a T.A. Centre just across the road from the hotel, he also quoted a price that matched the price paid at the hotel in Brighton last year. Due to the logistics of a new venue, a new route and the rigmarole of contacting the town council to ask the Mayor to attend there is too much to sort out to hold the event in 2012. With this in mind Ian has made a provisional booking for the weekend of the 20th 21st April 2013 and it will be called the Coventry to Eastbourne. On the way down Ian and Kathy mapped out a possible new route unfortunately going to Eastbourne adds on an extra 15 miles or so, this could be reduced a little by missing out Newlands Corner but they thought everyone would want to use this venue as it has been in the run from the start. More information will be available as things progress but if you have any suggestions or comments you wish to make please contact me at harry.wiles1@ntlworld.com