Dave the Bear wants to travel.....

[cath's mg]

Thanks to everyone at The Ship in West Hanninfield who made Cath and I most welcome last night when we handed Dave the Bear over to Dave & Rhona .
Hope to meet you all again soon

[phizzphotography]

Hi John,

Can collect Dave from the New Forest at the beginning of October, take him off to Abingdon for the October Fair and a visit to the MG Museum? As long as he is house trained of course.

Hi,
All being well I will be bringing DAve back down to New Forest for a few days R&R after his day with MGs-on-Track around the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit on Monday 30th September. I will PM you nearer the time to arrange a day and convenient collection for point for Dave and yourself.

Splendid

[John W]

Update on 'Dave the Bear' and his travels.
Dave & Cath (cathsmg) took Dave on holiday to the Norfolk Broads, and have been able to donate £100 to The Macmillan Cancer Support Charity..many, many thanks Gary and Cath.
http://www.justgiving.com/mgfregister2013

[adrianclifford]

He's just returned from MGFIM in Germany, I believe he's raised over €150 due to the generosity of our European friends who appear to love him, he was always seen in someone's arms or in their car. Even locals in Steffi's little village took him in for pictures while we were walking around yesterday morning. Dave and Rhona took him to the bridge on the DFDS ferry on the way out, I think he bagged the captains chair.

[Dave_T]

Well Dave has had a great trip with us to MGFIM in Germay.
The Europeans on the event also embraced the idea of Dave & he has had a great time traveling around in all the different F & TF's! €156 raised so I will check the commercial exchange rate, convert to sterling & donate (plus my bit) via the just giving page
Picture to follow soon...........

Pete & Lynn from Bristol are interested in taking him to Hawaii in early September, and we would like to take him back to Germany 20-23rd September for Mykel's Neiderrheine tour, so John W do we have a schedule for Dave?

[adrianclifford]

They seem to love him in Europe (and they were very pleased to take the hard-top last year) I hope he can make it back there for the Neiderrhein Tour. I'm sure he'll raise another good sum.

I put my €10 in on the MGFIM tour John.

If we still have him (unless he's in Hawaii) we'll take him on the Tunnels & Bridges Run on the 7th.

[John W]

They seem to love him in Europe (and they were very pleased to take the hard-top last year) I hope he can make it back there for the Neiderrhein Tour. I'm sure he'll raise another good sum.

I put my €10 in on the MGFIM tour John.

If we still have him (unless he's in Hawaii) we'll take him on the Tunnels & Bridges Run on the 7th.

By the look of Dave's diary (post1) he could make the Thames Bridge's and Tunnels, but already booked for the period 19th Sept to 30th Sept a joint away break with Mike & Manda with MartinC, Martin has already made a donation very early on but was unable to have Dave..

This means he could be able to become one of the 'Hawaii Five O' team, but not available to go with Dave T for Mykels Neiderrheim Tour... ..

May I thank you all for the offers for September, and as 'Daves' Grandad I'm looking forward to see the photos...

Dave still has the rest of August to fill, plus all of October, November and December..can anyone help?

PS>>Just amended this post as I have Daves Diary dates mixed up..sorry Pete and Lin, am I forgiven yes he would love to go to Hawaii

[colintf]

They seem to love him in Europe (and they were very pleased to take the hard-top last year) I hope he can make it back there for the Neiderrhein Tour. I'm sure he'll raise another good sum.

I put my €10 in on the MGFIM tour John.

If we still have him (unless he's in Hawaii) we'll take him on the Tunnels & Bridges Run on the 7th.

Even non MG local German people in blankenberg loved Dave the bear and made contributions

[Dave_T]

Even non MG local German people in blankenberg loved Dave the bear and made contributions

Yes, even complete strangers in Blankenberg who saw us photographing Dave donated money, great!

[adrianclifford]

A few pictures from Dave's visit to MGFIM.

The locals in Blankenberg loved Dave so much, they paid to have him sit in their van :



Waiting for a bus :



Lord only knows what he was doing in there :



He's quite in to the local Riesling, he's sitting by the 17th century apple press :



Now he's in the grapes waiting to be selected :



On the wood pile, can't be cold surely :

[colintf]

Super Adrian
We had a lot of fun

[John W]

Thanks Adrian..'Dave' looks so happy ..not sure what he will do come October! seem no one wants him

[adrianclifford]

Not much happens in October - February John. I can take him racing to Snetterton.

[spuddy333]

going away for a week in spain from 7th oct,happy to take him with us

[John W]

Thanks Spuddy for the offer, Adrian will have Dave at the Thames Bridges and Tunnels on the 7th Sept, However the following would also lke to have Dave in October,please could you make contact with them and arrange handovers etc..
also phizzphotography (see members list for contact details) wants to take him in October and will be picking him up from MartinC
also Karl (TFKarl) wants to take him to Cuba in October (see members list for contact details)
Regards
John Wheeler

[John W]

Just to say a very BIG thank you to all who have made 'Dave' a very happy bear and at the same time raised £445+Gift aid for The Macmillan Cancer Support Charity to date.. If there are more members that would like to help 'Dave' please take a look at his diary on post1 of this thread to see when 'Dave' has spaces to fill..

[adrianclifford]

, Adrian will have Dave at the Thames Bridges and Tunnels on the 7th Sept, John Wheeler

Will I, who's bringing him, I last saw him in Blankenberg. He went home with Dave and Rhona.

[Mike H]

And we then need to think about getting him to us for his trip to Angouleme after the Thames Bridges & Tunnels.

Is anyone on the run likely to be at Combe for the MGoT Track Day on the 9th? Combe is only 20 minutes down the road for me, otherwise we need to start thinking about possible alternatives for handover.

[John W]

, Adrian will have Dave at the Thames Bridges and Tunnels on the 7th Sept, John Wheeler

Will I, who's bringing him, I last saw him in Blankenberg. He went home with Dave and Rhona.

'DAVE' the bear...WHERE are YOU!
Please make yourself known, you are needed for the Thames Tunnels and Bridge...and more important for MIkeH

[Dave_T]

, Adrian will have Dave at the Thames Bridges and Tunnels on the 7th Sept, John Wheeler

Will I, who's bringing him, I last saw him in Blankenberg. He went home with Dave and Rhona.

Adrian, he's still sitting on my Dining table awaiting the TBT event!