Royal British Legion car boot sale

The next Royal British Legion Car Boot Sale will be held in Dempsey Barracks on Sunday 7 May 2006. All proceeds to the Poppy Appeal Benevolent Fund. More details here http://www.rblpaderborn.netfirms.com/Speci...nts/carboot.htm

Date is already in my diary. We have been collecting stuff to sell since the last one!

Looking forward to seeing you.

Good to know... The rest of the Hagen Lot is probably going to attend it too..

For the yanks here (like myself), perhaps you could explain exactly what a "car boot sale" is. While you're at it, you might also want to give a clue where Dempsey Barracks is located. The web site said something about Sennelager, which I assume is a town. I've never heard of it, so it must not be near where I live.

Stewart

Sennelager is a town near Paderborn (type Husaren Strasse, 33104 into map24.de).

Car Trunk Sale doesn't sound right . It is where people can sell their second hand goods. I'm pretty sure it does say Flohmarkt on the Poster.

More information can be found on The Royal British Legion and its work on the Website. www.rblpaderborn.netfirms.com.

It's a Yard sale - substitute the yard for "car boot". Sell your tat to others

It's great fun seeing what people try to sell and what others surprisingly enough actually buy!

Thats the whole fun about it. And if you are lucky enough to get a bargain that someone is selling and not knowing how much it is really worth, then all the better.
I have done many a bargain on a "Flohmarkt" and sold the Item again on the ebay with a huge profit

Ah, it's a flea market. How nice. Thanks to both of you. The words "car boot sale" or "car trunk sale" brought to mind a shadowy character selling black market items out of the trunk/boot of a vehicle parked on some dark street corner. In other words, not exactly something I would really want to participate in. I therefore suspected it was something else, but wanted to make sure exactly what.

Stewart

@Far-Lands, Neil bought a Raclette grill for €8 last October!

Ours cost over €40...

We're still collecting stuff to sell that day. Hope the weather is going to be good.

I suppose its like a smaller vesion of a garage sale, but out the back of a car boot, well set up on a table

A few Questions from Jaygee

How Big is this Boot Sale?
Is it worth the 1 hour journey from Hannover??
Will there be a English Food shop Set up?
Can I get in the NAAFI?
Is the NAAFI worth getting into these days?
They are Open to the public! Passport needed?

A few answers from bbulldog

How Big is this Boot Sale? not that big
Is it worth the 1 hour journey from Hannover?? we will be there so it is worth it and we are making the trip too, is just over an hour from us.
Will there be a English Food shop Set up? Not sure if Steve will have his van there, he did last time but we can find that out
Can I get in the NAAFI? No
Is the NAAFI worth getting into these days? Dont know havent been in for a long time
They are Open to the public! Passport needed? Yes at least one pasport is needed to get into camp

The British Legion will be open for Bacon / Egg sarnies or a breakfast, there is normally a Fish n Chips van too. There is also a Fish n Chip shop just up the road.

Then I shall see what Her in doors says? shall need a designated Driver
Let yous Know!

I've not seen them open for at least two weeks, so not sure what the score there is.

... and remember, anyone coming into Sennelager should have a look in the Sennelager REWE, you'll find frozen UK sliced bread, baked beans, Walkers huge bags of crisps, John Smiths 500ml cans €1 as well as many other home favourites (Marmite included )

Ok, which one of the FFM lot are responsible for this incredible act of profiteering:
I am shocked!

12,99 plus post 3,90

These lot are responsable

Elke, Cecil & Ryan Gray

http://www.a-taste-of-britain.de/

@Mack, Good tip with REWE, will they be open on a sunday (7th May)

blimey that's cheap... where's Sennelager?

near Paderborn another hour up the road from us..

Yes they are open Saturday afternoons.

If you are coming in to Sennelager via A33 Autobahn, come off at the Sennelager exit (there is only the one), follow sign post for Sennelager and the REWE is on the right by the Volksbank.


As Bully says, its just by Paderborn.

just have to work out now how many cans I need to buy to make it worth the trip up

save you taking them back we can have a party on the sennelager ranges

@Jaygee, it would be great to meet you and of course it's worth making the trip up.

@Loopy, if you want to join us, your accommodation is secured - you can come to Hagen on the Friday...

I'm intending to have a look around and say hi to the "Hagen Shirts 'n' Skirts" so you'll get to meet me as well what more could you ask for

I'm tempted, very tempted, (especially as I still haven't met the elusive Mack ) but unfortunatley I'm brassic already this month and I'm having to ration [img]http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/ernaehrung/food-smiley-005.gif[/img] as it is...

shame, as Mack could have done some shopping for me as well

great Mack will be good to see you again.

I've just realised this is on the 7th :doh: so I might come up after all - as already have the Hagen lot in my diary for that weekend.

If there are a few people about maybe we can have a jar or two the evening before...

Have opened a post about it! Meet-up in Hagen

Cheers Bombi, but...

After checking with the potential designated Driver (and appointment keeper) the wife informs old Jaygee (head like a sieve) that we have a Confirmation to attend to.
Church, lunch, coffee cake, and a Sherry shall now take up my entire Sunday!
can`t even go Fishing!!
Was looking forward to a rumage through other peoples rubbish, and a meet up with some of you lot! but alas...

Nice to see where your priorities lie...

Why is it that the women are always the ones with the diaries?

That's just the way it is!

be lost without mine, although if I ever have a husband ( ) he'd best have his own... have hard enough problem organising myself!

Any more BBers (or TTers) carbooting? Is it worth having a rendezvous point, or do all roads lead to the beer tent?

Aha, so that's the only reason you're joining us!

damm, rumbled although it might also have something to do with Mack bringing me some Smiths

The hagen lot will be there selling so get your scates on and come and buy something from us, we have some good items for sale

Glad to hear you call yourself a member of the Hagen lot!

We had a great time and were able to sell quite a few things which was great.

Many thanks to all of you for supporting our Carboot Sale. The money goes towards what I believe is a worthy cause, which could not be achieved without your help. Once again, many thanks.

it does indeed, when I told my Dad where I was going he said make sure you buy something... exact opposite of what I usually get told!

Was nice to meet you Dusty

Very true, great to see you again and it makes it all the more worthwhile when it's going to a good cause..

Nice to meet you too Loopy

Glad to hear It all went well.
And you all did`nt get thrown out and barred from next year!

well since you mentioned it i wondered why everyone clapped when we left.