Beaulieu bumps GDSF
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 7:40 am
A mite early notification, and perhaps of little interest to BXers. Sure to create a stir in the Autojumble trade. Beaulieu Autojumble has decided not to remain on its traditional 2nd weekend of September date but be a week earlier, 5th -6th of September. That sets it directly against the equally strong Great Dorset Steam Fair. Many Jumblers and others are habitually present at both these events, even camping out in the South West between the two consecutive weekends. It makes no sense for Beaulieu to go head to head with GDSF, both events create business for the other. Forcing traders to take a side is chumpsville. It will be interesting to see if this clash remains scheduled, and quite what fall out will accrue. Such things can have long reaching effects that are not easy to forecast.
For myself its annoying as the Microcar mob have the Hatton Garden job as the National Microcar Rally in Warwickshire on the same sweet weekend, assuming it would miss Beaulieu. So we risk a low turnout from the South West now as Micronauts do frequent Beaulieu, even as stall holders, as I used to be. I no longer do anything at Beaulieu after a confrontation with the organisers, who I found unbelievably arrogant, even when proved wrong. Not the only one, either. Their loss. Also Warwickshire is a handy distance for me to drive a Microcar up to Hatton.
For myself its annoying as the Microcar mob have the Hatton Garden job as the National Microcar Rally in Warwickshire on the same sweet weekend, assuming it would miss Beaulieu. So we risk a low turnout from the South West now as Micronauts do frequent Beaulieu, even as stall holders, as I used to be. I no longer do anything at Beaulieu after a confrontation with the organisers, who I found unbelievably arrogant, even when proved wrong. Not the only one, either. Their loss. Also Warwickshire is a handy distance for me to drive a Microcar up to Hatton.
Still its free information.