Family friendly ride day with bbq and family entertainment

**R1madness** · 11th March 2010, 11:28

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** · 11th March 2010, 11:38

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

**BabyBandit** · 11th March 2010, 12:14

Sounds like a good idea. I' d be keen

**neels** · 11th March 2010, 13:13

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** · 11th March 2010, 15:41

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** · 11th March 2010, 18:11

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

**SDU** · 12th March 2010, 13:45

Can I bring my kids

might have to get a sidecar

**cruza** · 12th March 2010, 16:26

Originally Posted by rumgirl

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

as someones birthday coming up soon aye RG

**JellyBellyKelly** · 12th March 2010, 18:29

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

**R1madness** · 13th March 2010, 12:20

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:Me** · 13th March 2010, 13:17

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** · 13th March 2010, 20:29

Originally Posted by 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...

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** · 14th March 2010, 09:29

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....