Rotary Day -2025; Saturday, 12 July 2025

[Lisa]

Message from Charlie on the Rotary Day 2025 FB page :-

For those who haven't seen the news, there has been a fatal fire at bicester heritage over night. It's not for us to speculate, nor do I think it appropriate for me to chase them about our event. I've dropped my contact a message and will leave it with them to get back to me, as soon as I get an update I'll let you lads and ladies know.

[Lisa]

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES - 1ST JULY

will close entry/tickets/places midnight on the 1st of July. Hopefully giving you all time to square your shizzle away. Again, there will be NO exceptions and NO entry on the day.

[AMH]

Hi, we're up for this but neither of the Facebook links are working. How do we pay?

[AMH]

Managed to contact Charlie on Facebook so all paid. 

[Casey]

Well done Ann 

[Lisa]

Please add Jim Metcalfe (Lennycroft) to the list - has paid and will be joining us on Friday evening

Is Martin H not coming seeing he started the event?

[Lisa]

Just checked with Charlie re facilities on the day :-

Bicester has a collection of vintage and classic workshop. Toilets, food, sometimes a bar on site. There is also a track day taking place next to us, so you shouldn't need to bring much.

[Lisa]

I'm Going:

casey - (PAID)
Clive & Lisa - (PAID)
DaveCollins (Dave & Sally) - (PAID)
AMH - (PAID)
Jim ( lennycarloff ) PAID
Roger Worthington Ellis - PAID
Jamie R - (PAID)

[Casey]

Last chance to book your place at this event!

The event organiser, Charlie Walford, has just posted this on Facebook:

Charlie Walford
Admin

!!FIRST WARNING!!
Morning @everyone I reckon for those not self employed Friday is likely to be pay day, so cut off for tickets is going to be MIDNIGHT ON THE 1ST OF JULY.
As it stands we have 16 spaces left, so it's first in best dressed. When they are gone they are gone, that will be us at an extra agreed capacity with Bicester so I can do sweet FA about more tickets.
AGAIN there will be NO exceptions on the day. No matter how bigger a deal you are in your own tictok feed.
1 admin point. I'll bang up a full list of those confirmed as paid on the 2nd. I'm a heathen and don't bank online so will be working off a pre printed list on the day, any concerns about payments please fire me a message prior.
 "oh my transfer should have gone through by now" wont be humoured, we all know the line...find another route....
Exciting times, only 16 more sleeps till 7s day, or was it dorito day, rotary day, rotarstock, brappage....

[Lisa]

Just to let people now, that it appears that we only have access to the hanger area so if you have any chairs etc that you want to bring to sit down on bring these, but according to Charlie this will depend on space available.  Also not sure about being able to get coffee or something to eat there so you might want to come prepared.

Note sure where this is or whether it will be open on Saturday   https://bicestermotion.com/latest/new-onsite-cafe-opens

[Lisa]

Update from Charlie in case anyone has missed this on the FB page:-

The 'gates' will open at 09:30, we have the hangar until 17:00, I would encourage you all to try and get there in the first couple of hours. When you approach Bicester Heritage/Bicester Motion, we will enter the site at gate 8. 5mph on site please, it's an active airfield and other events are taking place.
All names/reg will be checked at the gate, all occupants given a wrist band. Please wear it when in the hangar, those without will be asked to leave.

I'll be in the hangar parking you wonderful people up, I've got a cunning plan, it will be a bit of a squeeze but worth it, so please bare with me when taking direction for where to park.

We will fill up from the back of the hangar, so drive slowly in when you approach it, it'll be become clear on the day. For those who don't know me, ginger hair, ginger beard, probably hungover, you wont miss me.
As you might imagine with recent events at Bicester they are VERY strict on no smoking in the hangar or general dickheadery, that includes vapes, rolling burnouts, revving up on arrival, anything that might be deemed a fire risk - any of that and you/potentially all of us are straight out. I'm sure you can all appreciate why.

There are WCs on site, food as well, so bring your sandwiches or some money.

At lunch time I thought we could have a move around of cars and get groups together who want team photos, for those there in the past that worked really well. It also then allows those to shoot off who want to leave.

If you are unsure if you have paid me, drop me a line and I'll confirm either way, failing that check your bank transfer.

[Casey]

Postcode for the venue is OX27 8AL - use gate 8 (A4421, Skimmingdish Lane), marked on attached map


The organiser, Charlie Walford, posted this on the Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/565377610787094) yesterday:

Getting rather excited for the weekend I must admit.
The 'gates' will open at 09:30, we have the hangar until 17:00, I would encourage you all to try and get there in the first couple of hours. When you approach Bicester Heritage/Bicester Motion, we will enter the site at gate 8. 5mph on site please, it's an active airfield and other events are taking place.
All names/reg will be checked at the gate, all occupants given a wrist band. Please wear it when in the hangar, those without will be asked to leave.
I'll be in the hangar parking you wonderful people up, I've got a cunning plan, it will be a bit of a squeeze but worth it, so please bare with me when taking direction for where to park.
We will fill up from the back of the hangar, so drive slowly in when you approach it, it'll be become clear on the day. For those who don't know me, ginger hair, ginger beard, probably hungover, you wont miss me.
As you might imagine with recent events at Bicester they are VERY strict on no smoking in the hangar or general dickheadery, that includes vapes, rolling burnouts, revving up on arrival, anything that might be deemed a fire risk - any of that and you/potentially all of us are straight out. I'm sure you can all appricate why.
There are WCs on site, food as well, so bring your sandwiches or some money.
At lunch time I thought we could have a move around of cars and get groups together who want team photos, for those there in the past that worked really well. It also then allows those to shoot off who want to leave.
If you are unsure if you have paid me, drop me a line and I'll confirm either way, failing that check your bank transfer.

I'm looking forward to this large gathering of Mazda Rotaries! See you all there on Saturday 

[Lisa]

FROM CHARLIE:-

Right then, this is the plan!! Hence the bare with me on the day for parking, it'll be tight but I think well worth it. The rotor in the middle will be colour coded, I believe we have enough yellow, white and red cars coming to make that work. The rest of the colours are indicative.
The "stars" of 6, i will ask you all to park end in/nose out. The cars to the sides will be nose to tale. The cars first in against the far right wall, will be facing in.

Drones. If you want to fly a drone inside or out you need to fire over paperwork, email me ASAP at charlie@uptonbridgefarm.com and we can square that away.

Wristbands. Will be handed out on arrival at the gate. Please be sure to wear it, or have it on you, when inside the hanger.

Hangar doors will open at 09:30. Looking forward to it.

[clive]

Found an old board from the last True Rotorstock from 2013 !

[AMH]

Found an old board from the last True Rotorstock from 2013 !

That sticker is still on my car.


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