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[The Matt]

Hi guys,

The dates are now set and firmed up:

http://www.forums.re...l?m-1325836925/

We're going to head out on the first Wednesday in September (5th) and back on the Tuesday after (11th).

Cheers,

Matt

[ministar]

Ah thats great news. Can't wait =)

[retroracer1275]

just told the college tutor im not coming in on these dates, his reply was "oh, i will sign you in so you keep your EMA" LOL legend!

[Jamie_hail]

Excellent - its already booked off work!

[Beej123]

Really fancy this but I don't think any of the club are going! Might have to go next year

[minikidx14]

Really fancy this but I don't think any of the club are going! Might have to go next year

That doesnt matter. Im not even in a club!

[Beej123]

Yeah but it's a long time on your tod! Haha

[The Matt]

To be fair, I don't think it matters too much. Use the forum to get to know other runners even if you don't go this year. We are all a friendly bunch and there have been plenty of people over the years that go on their own.

[ad53ggz]

you get my pm over there matt?

[The Matt]

Yes buddy, just replied.

For info though, the ferry times aren't 100% confirmed, but are MOST likely to be 10:00 outbound on the 5th and 14:01 return.

We use Norfolkline for the ferries and we sail Dover - Dunkirk.

[retroracer1275]

still OK for help for the new comers?

i wouldn't know where to start with booking the ferry etc

[The Matt]

Yeah sure, that goes for anyone that needs any help.

The main reason we're not including ferries as a part of the run is that we get no discount, so there's no point us having to handle all that money and all the booking references, it's better if people handle it themselves really.

OK, I'm going to update the RR site soon, but basically:

Outbound ferry (Dover-Dunkirk) will be at 10:00 on the 5th (Wednesday) of September
Return ferry (Dunkirk-Dover) will be at 14:01 on the 11th (Tuesday) of September

Book the ferries with Norfolkline, the price (today) is showing as £29.00 each way, it may well go up a bit, it may well go down a bit. It is possible that a few people will opt for the return ferry to be on the Wednesday (12th) so they get an extra day out there, or so that they can hotel stop on the way back. I may be doing a hotel stop on the way back as it does make the return journey a lot easier especially if you've got a long trip in the UK to get home from Dover.

WIth Norfolkine, they are normally pretty flexible with the ferry. For instance, we've had a lot of people book the 14:01 ferry but gunned it back and got on the 12:01 for no extra charge. I can't guarantee they'll do this for free every time, but they normally do help out with it as long as the ferry isn't full (which is probably pretty damn rare).

If there's no enough info there, then PM me on the retrorun.co.uk forum (just so all the messages are in the same place) and I'll book them for you if you send me the money. ;)

[The Matt]

Oh, and apparently a few runners booked their ferry fares through Quidco last year and got some cash back because of it.

[The Matt]

Wowzers!!!!

3 people already booked!

[BenH]

Hi Matt, just need to check with the lads in my holiday group at work that its ok for me to be off and then i can go ahead too :) got a few questions but il see if i can get the time off first!