Family friendly ride day with bbq and family entertainment

[R1madness]

I am thinking of holding a family friendly ride day to a closeish destination where we can set up for the day, have a bbq, maybe hold a sack race or egg and spoon race etc etc... possibly i will take a mini bike and a helmet (if council allows) for the kids to have supervised rides.

As this will be a family day it seems to me that it would be easier and more sucessfull if mum or dad brought 1 kid on the bike and we encouraged the other parent bring the rest of the family in the car.

I have not got a firm date in mind but maybe Sunday 18th April. It will depend on the numbers that want to go, same goes for the destination.

Anyone that is interested please indicate your interest on here. I will only orginise it if there is enough interest.

[JellyBellyKelly]

yes very keen - what a fantastic idea!!!!!

[BabyBandit]

Sounds like a good idea. I' d be keen

[neels]

Sounds like an excellent plan, if you find somewhere trail bike friendly I could bring one for the bigger kids to play on as well.

[Emlyn]

Hey R1, sounds like a fantastic idea :)
We camped out at Hurunui river a month or so back, there is lots of space and there were some youngsters with trail bikes heading off to near by tracks. Maybe that could be a destination to consider?

Also, if its possible to organise a few cars to carry gear that may allow for a few more folk to ride... see how things pan out :)

Cheers
Em :)

[timg]

I'd be in for a ride - kids have long gone :woohoo:

[SDU]

Can I bring my kids:innocent:

might have to get a sidecar

[cruza]

yes very keen - what a fantastic idea!!!!!

Halswell park has the model trains running on a sunday, playground , bbq tables , sports fields, and big paddock to one side (texco have some diggers in there at moment) , mybe option for mini bike idea, Could do ride and have that as end spot, Happy to trailer couple big bbq's to there as it's local . better start looking for a ttr50:scooter: as someones birthday coming up soon aye RG:shifty:

[JellyBellyKelly]

i'll be driving the kids, so can pick up a few more if needed so their oldies can ride their bikes.........

[R1madness]

ok there seems to be a bit of interest so i will check out some venues, hallswell quarry sounds like a good one tho... i have a soft spot for model trains myself... and i will start the process of checking with the council about booking an area. I have a minimoto i will bring for kids to ride but if anyone knows of a pw50 or similar we could borrow as well and maybe a kids quad that would be cool. I will try to get some of the wholesalers on board and hope to be able to give away a kids bike jacket or similar as a spot prize. To enter you will only need to turn up.
I will supply the van for any gear that needs taken but would like to do a enmass collection on the Saturday afternoon so i am not running around like an idiot trying to get everyones stuff sorted.

Cruza cheers for the offer to transoprt the bbqs. I was going to hire them but if you know of a couple o big ones we could borrow let me know.

[Buddha#81]

I'd be in too, if you find a bike friendly spot i have two kids bikes a quad and pitbike. Anyone wanting to attend without kids I got two and happy to lend one.....Free of course but you take full responsiblity hehehehe, have you ever played with a grenade with no safety pin?

[been_there]

ok there seems to be a bit of interest so i will check out some venues, hallswell quarry sounds like a good one tho... i have a soft spot for model trains myself...

Its Halswell park not the quarry so no trains there. The park is where Halswell Rugby League club is situated
Link to train website http://www.csmee.org.nz/about.html

[R1madness]

Cheers for that been-there, im not from that part o town so dont really know my way around over there...

Kids are not compulsary feel free to come and join in even if you dont have any.

SDU i think you would need a pretty big sidecar to bring your "kids" lol....

[Flip]

Might pop along. Can I bring Ted?

[been_there]

Sunday 18th of April is cool by me...What do others think?

[JellyBellyKelly]

groovey 18th april sounds good - shouldn't be too cold then............

work has a bbq built onto a trailer, so i'll see if we can get that (lift up both sides of trailer and wa-lah there is the double sided bbq) :)

[PeterJ]

I would be keen, unfortunately I am supposed to be going to Blackball for lunch that day!. How about the Saturday of the same weekend?.

[KiwiPhoenix]

I'm also in for this! I will have my MIL here from Scotland so it would good for her to meet you and see that you aren't all hairy-assed bikers! :rofl: ok, maybe some of you are!! I'll pencil it in!!!

[R1madness]

Peter J, sorry Saturday is out. I work saturdays lol.

Rumgirl, if you could ask about the bbq that would be great thanks.

Sunday the 18th of april it is. Still waiting on confirmation from the council but that appears to only be a formality.

[JellyBellyKelly]

sorry can't get work bbq........ will offer my 3 burner gas bbq instead

[Peeteey]

This is a great idea! I'm in but I don't have a family (yet). Instead I have a mad wife, does that count?

[KiwiPhoenix]

This is a great idea! I'm in but I don't have a family (yet). Instead I have a mad wife, does that count?

Don't think Mrs Peeteey would like being called mad?? :laugh: mind you she will be in good company!

[FJRider]

This is a great idea! I'm in but I don't have a family (yet). Instead I have a mad wife, does that count?

In some households ... a "mad wife" IS counted as family ... :lol:

[FJRider]

will have my MIL here from Scotland so it would good for her to meet you and see that you aren't all hairy-assed bikers! :rofl: ok, maybe some of you are!! I'll pencil it in!!!

Sooooo ... all that need to ... SHAVE ... checks may be made ... :yes:

[Peeteey]

Sooooo ... all that need to ... SHAVE ... checks may be made ... :yes:

:shit: *puts kilt back under the bed* :whistle:

[KiwiPhoenix]

Sooooo ... all that need to ... SHAVE ... checks may be made ... :yes:


:shit: *puts kilt back under the bed* :whistle:

:rofl: I know I should "Take The High Road" (google this and you'll see what I mean!) on this, but feck it....... Who said anything about it being the MIL doing the checks??? :laugh:

[Peeteey]

Hey kids, so is this all go for Sunday? Hope so and that the weather holds ... :)

[Flip]

Hi. I will try to get Ted to sit in the sidecar and pop along.

I'm not too sure of the venue also is it the Halswell Quarry?

P_

[bikee chick]

Hey, is this still on, jsut came across it and would be keen to attend with the kids and friends...if so what time and is Halswell park confirmed.