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neil29 · 5th Dec 2007, 8:37 pm

Hi all. just as a matter of interest. can someone let me know if you get a membership card,or whatever when you join the bvws.as i joined on sunday and wondered exactly how long it may take, and as i said what proof you receive.to say that you are a member. cheers neil.

Tom_I · 5th Dec 2007, 9:15 pm

Yes, you do get a membership card. I joined in a January, and I seem to remember it took several weeks before a card came in the post.

At BVWS events they will always have up-to-date membership lists, so if you haven't got a card with you, I don't think it would be a problem.

Tom

Paul Stenning · 6th Dec 2007, 9:01 am

Tom is correct. Membership cards are normally posted out in February, but you don't need one to get into a BVWS event. They will have a membership list and can check easily. You might want to take some other form of ID (driver's licence photo card) though they probably won't need it.

neil29 · 6th Dec 2007, 7:16 pm

Ok.thanks tom,paul.

masteradio · 26th Feb 2008, 12:25 pm

Hi all,

The Membership cards have not been sent out as yet.

They will now be sent out in March.

The reason for this is that I will not have received them from the printers untill late this week, so you would not receive them in time for Harpenden.

There will be people on the door to check you that you are a paid up member.

If you have not renewed yet you will be able to do that on the day before the start of the auction at 10.30 am.

Please be patient with us, we will be as quick as possible.

dave walsh · 26th Feb 2008, 1:41 pm

Due to circumstance, I'm hardly ever at home [in the North] when a membership card arrives but then I don't get to BVWS events [not yet anyway]. By the same token I am usually very tardy [but consistent] re payment of subs. We get there in the end! I'm sure we are all gratefull for the work done volountarily by Graham and the rest of the "cabinet" that keeps the wheels turning. Not surprisingly, new members might be concerned about getting access and this question comes up from time to time. Should Paul's advice be some sort of a sticky I wonder?
I got the impression [perhaps wrongly] that there might have been concerns about "intruders" ten or twelve years ago but are there still people who try to blag their way in these days? I think that I would probaly be ok without ID anyway as people tend to remember Ramsbottom... or would that work against me? Dave W

Paul Stenning · 29th Feb 2008, 9:02 pm

I have just added the auction catalogue Harpenden this Sunday to the BVWS website. Click the big link on the front page (it's a PDF file).

x72 · 1st Mar 2008, 6:05 pm

Is the timetable here: http://www.bvws.org.uk/events/locations.htm still valid? i.e. 10:00 start, 13:30 auction start?
The link to Harpenden Halls site, from the above link, seems to be broken. Should it be http://www.leisureconnection.co.uk/c...blic_hall.html ?
How difficult is it to park nearby, if arriving a bit late?
Regards,
Graham

Tom_I · 1st Mar 2008, 7:05 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by x72

How difficult is it to park nearby, if arriving a bit late?

There is on-street parking around the Public Halls. You might be lucky.....

If not there's a car park in Amenbury Lane, just across the road. It's free on a Sunday. Map and photo below. Public Halls ringed in red, car park in green.

Tom_I · 1st Mar 2008, 8:36 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by x72

Is the timetable here: http://www.bvws.org.uk/events/locations.htm still valid? i.e. 10:00 start, 13:30 auction start?

The info I have says viewing from 9:30, auction starts 10:30.

newlite4 · 1st Mar 2008, 9:22 pm

I am here in Luton near the airport staying over with my brother and his wife and kids. It is tricky to get to and from Luton at the moment because of roadworks but I aim to be at Harpenden at 9-00 for "lotting in" ready for viewing at 9-30.
Bringing: neons for GMB and TVDen and car mag with Citroen DS feature for MikeP.
I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.
Neil

dominicbeesley · 1st Mar 2008, 10:04 pm

Hello,

I hadn't spotted this thread so started another!

Does anybody actually know when the auction actually will kick off. I'll be mighty upset to go a 400 mile round trip for nothing! I'm banking on it being at 1.30

Dom

Dickie · 1st Mar 2008, 10:15 pm

Leaflets in the winter bulletin say viewing from 0930, sale starts promptly at 10.30.

Paul Stenning · 1st Mar 2008, 10:59 pm

I have updated the relevant page to clarify this. The times shown are for the swapmeet events, not the auction/AGM event.

5th Dec 2007, 8:37 pm	#1
neil29 Heptode Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Newport, Gwent, UK. Posts: 962	bvws info. Hi all. just as a matter of interest. can someone let me know if you get a membership card,or whatever when you join the bvws.as i joined on sunday and wondered exactly how long it may take, and as i said what proof you receive.to say that you are a member. cheers neil.

5th Dec 2007, 9:15 pm	#2
Tom_I Heptode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North Herts. UK. Posts: 549	Re: bvws info. Yes, you do get a membership card. I joined in a January, and I seem to remember it took several weeks before a card came in the post. At BVWS events they will always have up-to-date membership lists, so if you haven't got a card with you, I don't think it would be a problem. Tom

6th Dec 2007, 9:01 am	#3
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9,071	Re: bvws info. Tom is correct. Membership cards are normally posted out in February, but you don't need one to get into a BVWS event. They will have a membership list and can check easily. You might want to take some other form of ID (driver's licence photo card) though they probably won't need it. __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Webmaster

6th Dec 2007, 7:16 pm	#4
neil29 Heptode Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Newport, Gwent, UK. Posts: 962	Re: bvws info. Ok.thanks tom,paul.

26th Feb 2008, 12:25 pm	#5
masteradio Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Swindon. UK Posts: 10	Re: bvws info. Hi all, The Membership cards have not been sent out as yet. They will now be sent out in March. The reason for this is that I will not have received them from the printers untill late this week, so you would not receive them in time for Harpenden. There will be people on the door to check you that you are a paid up member. If you have not renewed yet you will be able to do that on the day before the start of the auction at 10.30 am. Please be patient with us, we will be as quick as possible.

26th Feb 2008, 1:41 pm	#6
dave walsh Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex. Posts: 5,817	Re: bvws info. Due to circumstance, I'm hardly ever at home [in the North] when a membership card arrives but then I don't get to BVWS events [not yet anyway]. By the same token I am usually very tardy [but consistent] re payment of subs. We get there in the end! I'm sure we are all gratefull for the work done volountarily by Graham and the rest of the "cabinet" that keeps the wheels turning. Not surprisingly, new members might be concerned about getting access and this question comes up from time to time. Should Paul's advice be some sort of a sticky I wonder? I got the impression [perhaps wrongly] that there might have been concerns about "intruders" ten or twelve years ago but are there still people who try to blag their way in these days? I think that I would probaly be ok without ID anyway as people tend to remember Ramsbottom... or would that work against me? Dave W

29th Feb 2008, 9:02 pm	#7
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9,071	Re: bvws info. I have just added the auction catalogue Harpenden this Sunday to the BVWS website. Click the big link on the front page (it's a PDF file). __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Webmaster

1st Mar 2008, 6:05 pm	#8
x72 Tetrode Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chelmsford, Essex, UK. Posts: 85	Re: bvws info. Is the timetable here: http://www.bvws.org.uk/events/locations.htm still valid? i.e. 10:00 start, 13:30 auction start? The link to Harpenden Halls site, from the above link, seems to be broken. Should it be http://www.leisureconnection.co.uk/c...blic_hall.html ? How difficult is it to park nearby, if arriving a bit late? Regards, Graham

1st Mar 2008, 9:22 pm	#11
newlite4 Octode Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bath, Somerset, UK. Posts: 1,805	Re: bvws info. I am here in Luton near the airport staying over with my brother and his wife and kids. It is tricky to get to and from Luton at the moment because of roadworks but I aim to be at Harpenden at 9-00 for "lotting in" ready for viewing at 9-30. Bringing: neons for GMB and TVDen and car mag with Citroen DS feature for MikeP. I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Neil __________________ preserving the recent past, for the distant future.

1st Mar 2008, 10:04 pm	#12
dominicbeesley Octode Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,885	Re: bvws info. Hello, I hadn't spotted this thread so started another! Does anybody actually know when the auction actually will kick off. I'll be mighty upset to go a 400 mile round trip for nothing! I'm banking on it being at 1.30 Dom

1st Mar 2008, 10:15 pm	#13
Dickie Octode Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 1,478	Re: bvws info. Leaflets in the winter bulletin say viewing from 0930, sale starts promptly at 10.30. __________________ Regards, Richard, BVWS member

1st Mar 2008, 10:59 pm	#14
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9,071	Re: bvws info. I have updated the relevant page to clarify this. The times shown are for the swapmeet events, not the auction/AGM event. __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Webmaster