Romsey Tackle Fair 2021

[BeardyRich]

I’ve been told it’s on this Sunday 3rd October at Romsey School.

[Cane]

Trains may well be the best way to get there given the present fuel problems.

[Barbelseeker]

I have no option but to use my car, I have some large items I need to transport - good job I have a 7/8th full tank. Being all motorways I should average about 65/70 mpg out my V70. I'm a steady driver and already averaged 53mpg over the last 5000 miles, that includes local and trips every 2 weeks to York to fish. So can easily get there and back. But another spanner in the works so as to speak, I may have to return home on Friday night and will not know that until Friday afternoon, so its wait and see.

[Wanderer]

Good luck for the weekend, Barbelseeker.
The comments you make about being a "steady driver" make so much sense.
With careful/ gentle use of the accelerator and sensible cruising speeds, big savings in fuel can be made.

[Barbelseeker]

Fished at Raker lakes on Sunday - I have a habit now of counting how many lorries/cars I might overtake, setting my cruise at 58mph and having classical music (101.1) on - think it was 8-10 on the way home over 80 miles. At 58 i find I blend in nicely with all the traffic on the inside lane. I know that if I go at 70mph, my consumption drops to about 38/42 mpg. Seems that everyone wants to live life in the fast lane - accelerate/brake/accelerate/more violent braking. Remember doing a trip, about 10 years ago, to Exeter Hospital on a Sunday afternoon, from where I live practically on the M1 at Junction 27 - I arrived some 4.5 hours later - 252 miles - and only touched my brakes 5 times and never changed gear for nearly 245 miles. See what I can do going to Romsey, but it will be a weekday.

[Nobby]

Well, I've had no luck getting fuel these last few days so sadly Romsey just doesn't make sense on the quarter of a tank I have left in the car.


Unless things change in the next few days I shall have to give it a miss yet again :-(

[Lea Dweller]

Well, I've had no luck getting fuel these last few days so sadly Romsey just doesn't make sense on the quarter of a tank I have left in the car.


Unless things change in the next few days I shall have to give it a miss yet again :-(

I share your uncertainty Nobby, I was not intending to go to Romsey, because I had committed months ago to a big extended family meeting on the same day. This may not now go ahead because of the fuel crisis, but a decision will not be taken until late on Friday. It is so annoying as I love Romsey and I do need to shift some surplus tackle!

[Arcadia]

I'll be stalling out on Sunday and look forward to seeing faces old and new, if there is anything anyone is after specifically please contact me as I have accrued a lot of gear over lockdown so may have what you're after.

John (Andrews)
07980 274 383

[Tonytoned]

I'll be stalling out on Sunday and look forward to seeing faces old and new, if there is anything anyone is after specifically please contact me as I have accrued a lot of gear over lockdown so may have what you're after.

John (Andrews)
07980 274 383

Look forward to seeing you John. I love reading your blog, so interesting.

[Olly]

Regrettably no visit from me - Northumberland family visit there and back this week has left me with very little fuel!