Rally Chat Chester Food Festival Easter 2024

[Janine]

Thanks for the heads up. That looks awful! £110 wasted!

A lot can happen in 2 weeks

 

[G1969]

Popped down earlier and had a walk around... The field is super wet, as can be seen in the Photos. The area that I have circled in red is the highest, and if not driest, most solid, I don't think you get a choice where you park, but if you can, head for this area.

Also, if I remember correctly, if you need water they send you sown the tarmac road marked in Blue, this may be a ruse that will enable you to get to the more solid ground.

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Cheers
Red.

Thanks for taking the time to visit and report back- not looking good

 

[WESTY66]

A lot can happen in 2 weeks

Unfortunately there’s a lot of rain between now and the 24th

 

[seasideBill]

A lot can happen in 2 weeks

It sure can, but rain or drizzle is forecast 6 of the next 8 days

 

[RedFrame]

I'll pop down again on the Tuesday or Wednesday before and give you another update.

As an aside, because its so close to us I didn't take my Camelback with me, and I've not fitted Schwable Marathon Plus tyres to the new bike yet... Got back to the bike after walking the field and the rear tyre was flat...

Cheers
Red.

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[RobbyMClark]

Thanks for the heads up. That looks awful! £110 wasted!

Don't give up hope, they tried the "No refunds" stunt one year, think it was the year it was delayed.
Carol Spoke to the then organiser and I know I got a refund if not most people.

 

[Carol]

Don't give up hope, they tried the "No refunds" stunt one year, think it was the year it was delayed.
Carol Spoke to the then organiser and I know I got a refund if not most people.

They may give a credit note if not a refund. they have done that in the past.

 

[G1969]

So been cancelled!!

 

[seasideBill]

Haven’t had the email yet, but not surprised given the pictures posted here yesterday

 

[scotzsue]

Haven’t had the email yet, but not surprised given the pictures posted here yesterday

Not had it either, really disappointed, woiuld have been our first trip away, I've already had one' wont be easy getting an Easter pitch.
edited to say it has just arrived at the need for cancellation, but would not have been happy to park on that field.

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[WESTY66]

Now the big scramble starts to find somewhere else to go

 

[seasideBill]

There’s a clear trend towards wetter winters, pitching on grass might become increasingly problematic.

 

[G1969]

Sensible approach, I suspect a few more will follow suit. We will have to campaign for more hard standing areas

 

[Cal54]

Six of us all in our own units now scrambling to try and find somewhere for Easter. Looks like it will be a carpark for us as not prepared to pay bank holiday rates on sites!

 

[scotzsue]

Six of us all in our own units now scrambling to try and find somewhere for Easter. Looks like it will be a carpark for us as not prepared to pay bank holiday rates on sites!

Wish you luck habe spent from my last post trying to find somewhere reasonable for the weekend for us.
Didn't fancy this one though

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[RedFrame]

Six of us all in our own units now scrambling to try and find somewhere for Easter. Looks like it will be a carpark for us as not prepared to pay bank holiday rates on sites!

You'll be lucky to get on the Little RooDee, I know it's expensive but I would book Delamere or Heathfield.

As an aside, you don't have to be a member of CCC to book Delamere.

Cheers
Red.

 

[DavidG58]

For a minute I thought it might be delayed till summer again I would be booking that

Can’t see us risking Chester when Easter is this early again

Hope you all find somewhere else to go, we are off to ‘our’ beach , I have already told too many about that spot so not saying again

 

[Cal54]

Delamere appears to be full!!

 

[RedFrame]

Delamere appears to be full!!

It's offering me a pitch, Grass only, no electric... which is what you'd have at the Racecourse.

Cheers
Red

 

[scotzsue]

RedFrame weird is showed as full for everything when i looked before, wonder of they have opened some previously closed pitches.

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[Cal54]

Thanks for the info but we aren’t really interested in grass pitches with the weather forecast as it is. Also I think the price is too rich when no electric!
Luckily we are now sorted - we are having a house party but with the campers being used for sleeping! I think there will be a bit of alcohol consumed especially as one of the group has a birthday on the 29th

 

[jockaneezer]

What a shame it's been cancelled, the missus has been practicing her off road skills for just such an event !

 

[Augusta08]

I'm visiting Chester the week before Easter (my son lives there) so can recee the Roodee if that helps. Wednesday 27th?

 

[RedFrame]

I'm visiting Chester the week before Easter (my son lives there) so can recee the Roodee if that helps. Wednesday 27th?

The camping has been cancelled.

Cheers
Red.

 

[poppycamper]

Same thing happened at the 2000 F1 Silverstone Grand Prix held at Easter... although slightly later on 23rd Apr..
Carparks were a mud bath..

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[Janine]

Same thing happened at the 2000 F1 Silverstone Grand Prix held at Easter... although slightly later on 23rd Apr..
Carparks were a mud bath..

My son thought he’d go to The Festival of Power at Santa Pod since Chester was cancelled only to find that it’s also been rescheduled due to the weather.