Great Northern Weekend

[Donald]

The Great Northern Weekend for 2012 will be on the 30/31st of March 2012 at the Hilton Dunkeld House Hotel in Perthshire. Full booking details are in Viva lancia. The rooms we have reserved are filling up. If you are coming, and haven't yet booked, please do not leave it too long, as we may need extra rooms.  The Hotel reservation number 01350 728333 is now open from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm. If you need any further information, please let me know. Donald  Donaldjsmith01@btinternet.com 01674 672111  

[stuwilson128]

A big thank you to Donald for all of the hard work in making the GNW such a success.  The hotel was first class, with good food and excellent service.  The tour route was thoroughly enjoyable, and was made even better by some beautiful weather   Also, thank you to David and Irene for producing the quizzes (they certainly gave my brain cells a bit of a workout!), and also to Bob Adamson for donating the trophies.  As always, it was great to see so many old friends and be able to make some new friends. 

[Colin]

Can I just add my thanks to Donald and his team for a great weekend which was enjoyed by all the family-a very sociable event where you catch up with old friends and make some new ones-and sunshine as well!

Colin Blaikie.

[Paul Greenway]

Fantastic weekend, perfect location, super hotel, top weather (forecast got it wrong again- thank goodness), lovely people and plenty of youngsters (English, Scottish & Dutch)too who all played together and had a great time.
Well done Donald & Co, these GNW's (G Sottish W in this case) never fail to impress, they just get better and better. Certainly our favourite event on the outstanding LMC calander.

[rogerelias]

So wheres all the piccys

[Peter W]

June & I would like to add our thanks to Donald for organising a really super weekend in a delightful setting. The perfect weather ensured that the scenery on the tour looked exceptional.  It was great to meet up with all our Scottish, Dutch & Northern friends plus a few from the South.

[Donald]

Thank you all for the kind words. I have also received some e mails expressing appreciation.  I was relieved that it all went so well, and so many people made the trip. Thanks are due to Bob Adamson for supplying the glass trophy for the observation trophy, and the pens. Irene hart for doing the Scottish quiz and trophies. David Hart for the photo quiz. Alan and Sheila Borthwick for some raffle prizes. Also a big thank you to Willem Posthumus Meyjes for supplying the chocolate lancia Shields, plus some other lancia stuff.
I am at a bit of a loss now as I don't have daily conversations with the Hotel management. I don't have to go round the route again to find more clues, and talk to the Distillery people. My printer is having a well deserved rest, having got through loads of ink cartridges.  I thought the Hotel staff were great. The duty managers kept in touch with me throughout the weekend, to ensure everything was going OK. I am looking forward to Durham next year. 

[adrian donovan]

Donald - it really was an excellent weekend - so many thanks from Lorna and myself for all your hard work. It was a great attendance - and the number of people who came long distances does show what a well-deserved reputation the GNW now has. The hotel was in a great location and we thought the staff were really helpful. The scenery was (of course) wonderful and we thought it was a very sociable and enjoyable event. Thanks again to everyone involved!

[donw]

Just to add our thanks for a truly great "Scotish" weekend, excellent hotel very well organised congratulations to Donald and helpers, and the hotel bill was less than expected which was a pleasant suprise!

Don & Diana