Wed Aug 24, 2016 5:09 pm
Time to look at this
I suggested that a committee be set up to include Forums & FB groups who have stands there
the reason being is the The National Festival "garden" is a BMW Show organised by the BMW Car Club GB for ALL enthusiasts
the only way it can improve is to bring in new people and fresh ideas
Richard Baxter and the directors as up for this and so far e30 zone, BMW 5 forum, Custom Cars, BMW e39 Owners, e36 Coupe forum are up for it. TMC and M3 Cutters i am waiting fro them to come back to me
While i would love to see it move to a track, i count it will. There is a significant cost involved but if the numbers for Gaydon move up significantly be next year i don't see why it can't be move. Garden has to be embraced for what it is, a static show
By including forums it has changed a bit over the years but they need included in more of the main area ( cutters moaned about this, but they did get hard standing as per their request, but thats another forums issue to raise)
There needs to be better use of the hard standing, this years "driving area" was a waste.
The stage was a good idea, ut it needs to be better set up and needs to look a lot smarter
Traders, times have changed hence we see less traders
Who would the members like to see there, how would you incentivise traders to come
Marshals, again an issue. I have suggested that each forum provide 1 marshal. The layout needs to be finalised a week before and a briefing done on the saturday afternoon. Its simple really, want to be part of it, join the committee and marshal. The main point of this is that each forum/display group will know where they are and can direct their members there.
The displays, more so the regions & registers. It needs to be more of a display and not like a car park. More space beaten cars, will fill out any spare space and if there is more space between cars there's less chance of them damaged when people walk past them and will be easier to photograph
food, this year we had more options but i still think they can do with bringing in another option. and mover them to an area which can accommodate more seating. I like to eat when i sit down, not stand. Also more bins. Such a simple thing but makes a difference
Kids & families.... thoughts
all feedback welcome, don't just sit there and slag it off, suggest improvements after all it is for you guys that the show is done