Wimbotsham? - Page 2

Mr Gazza · 04-07-2021, 06:43 PM

I had news from the Fenman committee this weekend that they have decided to cancel it again this year.

In fact the committee vote was just over 50% in favour of going ahead but the nay vote left them too short handed to run the show. They decided to give it a miss and spare the village from a mass invasion while the pandemic is still at large.

So that's that. Roll on 2022..

Grumpy · 04-07-2021, 07:21 PM

That's a disappointment. The Fenman is such an enjoyable day.
Next year it is, count me in.

04-07-2021, 09:16 PM

That is sad, was going to make an effort for this one too…

Doggy · 04-07-2021, 09:52 PM

Oh dear, sad news . I enjoyed my visit the other year . Roll on 2022

utopia · 04-07-2021, 10:15 PM

Yep .. it'll be missed for sure.
One of the nicest bike gatherings I've been privileged to attend.
And I'm sure most of the prospective attendees will have been double jabbed.
But hey-ho.
Roll on another year.

Mr Gazza · 25-04-2022, 09:31 AM

I'm not sure if I have mentioned this elsewhere before?
The latest on the Fenman show at Wimbotsham is that it is cancelled again this year.
It's not at all certain that the show will appear again. The committee has pretty much disintegrated and morale is very low.
In some ways the show was a victim of it's own success and had far outgrown the village in recent times. Unfortunately some of the less nice members of the motorcycling fraternity were less than polite to some of the local organisers trying to make it a lovely day for everyone, and this left a nasty taste with those who gave up their time to help on the day.

So that one is consigned to history for the time being!
I have heard that a few are trying to re-invent the show, but this will be at a location outside the village and take quite a different form.

If you do happen to cruise through Wimbotsham, you can pause by the pub and glance over to the village green bench which is now dedicated to Capo.

Jez900ie · 25-04-2022, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Gazza

I'm not sure if I have mentioned this elsewhere before?
The latest on the Fenman show at Wimbotsham is that it is cancelled again this year.
It's not at all certain that the show will appear again. The committee has pretty much disintegrated and morale is very low.
In some ways the show was a victim of it's own success and had far outgrown the village in recent times. Unfortunately some of the less nice members of the motorcycling fraternity were less than polite to some of the local organisers trying to make it a lovely day for everyone, and this left a nasty taste with those who gave up their time to help on the day.

So that one is consigned to history for the time being!
I have heard that a few are trying to re-invent the show, but this will be at a location outside the village and take quite a different form.

If you do happen to cruise through Wimbotsham, you can pause by the pub and glance over to the village green bench which is now dedicated to Capo.

Thats too bad. Looking at the vid, it seemed like a good day out.

04-07-2021, 06:43 PM	#16
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,792	I had news from the Fenman committee this weekend that they have decided to cancel it again this year. In fact the committee vote was just over 50% in favour of going ahead but the nay vote left them too short handed to run the show. They decided to give it a miss and spare the village from a mass invasion while the pandemic is still at large. So that's that. Roll on 2022.. __________________

04-07-2021, 07:21 PM	#17
Grumpy record breaker!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Peterborough Bike: M1200R Posts: 2,154	That's a disappointment. The Fenman is such an enjoyable day. Next year it is, count me in. __________________ It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars!

25-04-2022, 09:31 AM	#21
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,792	I'm not sure if I have mentioned this elsewhere before? The latest on the Fenman show at Wimbotsham is that it is cancelled again this year. It's not at all certain that the show will appear again. The committee has pretty much disintegrated and morale is very low. In some ways the show was a victim of it's own success and had far outgrown the village in recent times. Unfortunately some of the less nice members of the motorcycling fraternity were less than polite to some of the local organisers trying to make it a lovely day for everyone, and this left a nasty taste with those who gave up their time to help on the day. So that one is consigned to history for the time being! I have heard that a few are trying to re-invent the show, but this will be at a location outside the village and take quite a different form. If you do happen to cruise through Wimbotsham, you can pause by the pub and glance over to the village green bench which is now dedicated to Capo. __________________

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04-07-2021, 09:16 PM	#18
Moco1961 Guest Posts: n/a	That is sad, was going to make an effort for this one too…

04-07-2021, 09:52 PM	#19
Doggy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Kent Bike: M796 Posts: 510	Oh dear, sad news . I enjoyed my visit the other year . Roll on 2022

04-07-2021, 10:15 PM	#20
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	Yep .. it'll be missed for sure. One of the nicest bike gatherings I've been privileged to attend. And I'm sure most of the prospective attendees will have been double jabbed. But hey-ho. Roll on another year.