Ian Beech - arrangements

[simpo two]

UPDATED 21 Feb

Dear All,

Thank you so much for all your kind and often moving comments on my last thread concerning Ian. Gussie and the children read them and it gave a lot of comfort to know that so many people thought so well of him.

FUNERAL: Tuesday 28 February. All PHers are invited. Please see my post on page 2 of this thread for all times and a map.

COLLECTION: As you may know Ian was a great fan of the Avro Vulcan; any donations should be sent to 'Vulcan to the Sky' www.tvoc.co.uk/index2.php This group is trying to get a Vulcan back in the air, and you can donate in Ian's memory by visiting their website and clicking on the 'e-donate' tab.

FLOWERS: If you wish to send flowers, please send to Gussie at her home address (quoted with permission here): 1, Cowslip Walk, Foxes Meadow, Wiggenhall St Germans, Norfolk PE34 3FD.

I'll be there on the day, along with PetrolTed and many of the PHEA crew, and I hope you can make it too (with large V8s if possible), to see Ian off in the style he wished for.

Thanks folks.

John
www.phea.co.uk

>> Edited by simpo two on Tuesday 21st February 17:57

[neilmac]

We and the Griff will be there to say a very sad farewell....

Neil & Caroline

>> Edited by neilmac on Saturday 18th February 20:20

[omitchell]

i will be there too

[gtr-gaz]

I'll be there too, John.
No V8 for me at the moment though.

[simpo two]

gtr-gaz said:

I'll be there too, John. No V8 for me at the moment though.

Wot no Ultima? You have 10 days to fix it, otherwise we'll push the bastard there!

[simpo two]

We now have our three 'transport' cars; many thanks Toffer and Steve.

[F.M]

This is going to be some cortage...

[iluvmercs]

Just to copy what I said in P&P, I'll be there, but only have my 6 cylinders!

Just to ask in here about poss meeting points, as I'm none to good with a map

Hopefully see you all at the FF next Sunday

Darren

[Ian V]

I will be there hopefully in the 400se if I get it back together today. So lots of v8 noise for Ian from me.

John, I will have a think regarding meeting points. I assume that you will be coming up to Kings Lynn via the A10. I'll get back to you during the week.

[simpo two]

Ian V said:

I assume that you will be coming up to Kings Lynn via the A10. I'll get back to you during the week.

Thanks Ian. As people will be coming from all directions I think it needs to be somewhere fairly close to Wiggenhall. Looking at the map, somewhere on the A10 to the west of Downham Market looks ideal - is there a handy Tescos etc?

I'll be coming up from the Ipswich direction, so for anyone who wants to join up earlier, I can schedule other minor RVs along the route, or people can just wait in a handy layby and tag on the back. Let me know if anyone's interested in this.

[blue-lightning]

John,

I will be coming across from Lowestoft, so Im sure we can meet somewhere on route.

Steve

[tuxman]

Hi Jon we will be there sorry ultima is off the road too would love to have it there for Ian but its going to be away at emerald being mapped .let us know were to meet and what time and we will be there .Simon and Dawn .

[gtr-gaz]

John, tried to e-mail you this morning, but it's come back to me!

Gary

[blue-lightning]

Same here John, tried to email you a couple of times this morning and they bounced back

[gtr-gaz]

If anyone's coming along the A47, then the meeting point we had at "The Bucket and Spade Raid" might be ideal. Tescos, just off the Hardwick roundabout A47/A10 interchange.

[scott64]

as posted on other page
Thetford is not a bad gathering spot as would bring most people together, or there is a pub at the downham/kings lynn junction at Sdradset (large car park)

[smedlen]

We'll be there so add a very noisy Chimaera to the list.
Tescos just off the hardwick roundabout would be a good final meeting point.

Steve and Sue

[simpo two]

Sorry about the e-mail; my ISP has just been taken over so I guess they forgot to plug all the wires back in

The A10/A47 junction Tesco looks easy to find and would do, but I'd prefer the A10 further south near Downham Market if there's anything suitable there?

[gtr-gaz]

simpo two said:

Sorry about the e-mail; my ISP has just been taken over so I guess they forgot to plug all the wires back in The A10/A47 junction Tesco looks easy to find and would do, but I'd prefer the A10 further south near Downham Market if there's anything suitable there?

There's always the Little Chef on the A10 at Downham Market? Don't think there's much else out that way.
www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=562801&y=303495&z=0&sv=PE389LT&st=2&pc=PE38+9LT&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

As long as you don't want anything to eat though!

[jjustin]

scott64 said:

as posted on other page Thetford is not a bad gathering spot as would bring most people together, or there is a pub at the downham/kings lynn junction at Sdradset (large car park)

I'd be up for meeting in Thetford with anyone heading from that direction, then it's an easy drive to Kings Lynn and then the Tesco's in Lynn would be a good place to meet more before the final leg.