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Date: 04 Sep 95 09:58:51 EDT
From: Stefan R. Jacob (100043.2400@compuserve.com)
Subject: Introducing: EUROLINK

The following is a draft letter from and by Krister Bergknut, Hon.Chairman of the Swedish Land Rover Club ("Svensk Land Rover Klubb") but who is currently resident in Norway and also closely affiliated with the Norwegian LRC. I'm forwarding this 'as is' to let the Internet roverheads know what's going on at committee level in the European LR club scene...

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The future of EUROLINK was discussed in Hunderfossen when the Norwegian Land Rover Club celebrated its 20 birthday. Some 25 people from seven countries and 15 LR clubs took part in the discussion. ARC was represented by Andrew Stavordale, secretary. LRO had sent Sue Combridge to cover the event and she was as well involved in the discussions about EUROLINK.

The aim of EUROLINK is to link Land Rover owners in Europe, and the rest of the world, together. This will be done in three ways:
- encourage one or several clubs to arrange an annual meeting where the "grand Finale" is the first Saturday in August. With a fixed date like that You can plan Your vacations several years ahead.
- keep a current and updated list of Land Rover Clubs in Europe and the rest of the world. It was very clear in the meeting that this is an important task.
- keep a list of events over the year in different countries.

Please send a complete address of your club, with telephone and telefax-number and e-mail address if there is one. Add the mobile telephone number of some person available for contact - you might need an instant contact if you are in a foreign country and need assistance! This list of addresses might be regularly published in LRO and by ARC. We will try to make it available in Internet.

The celebration of 50 Years Land Rover was discussed and the meeting came to the following conclusion: There will be many opportunities to participate in celebrations in England 1998, for those who wish to go there and can afford it. A EUROLINK meeting in England can never compete with existing arrangements. The Dutch and/or German Land Rover Clubs have suggested that they arrange a meeting to celebrate Land Rover 50 Years somewhere in Holland or Germany. This suggestion was strongly supported by ARC, and Andrew Stavordale promised the full support from ARC. We will do our best to get full support from Land Rover - of course."

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FYI, Krister Bergknut can be e-mailed at krister.bergknut@postbox.postnet.se Maybe someone would like to offer him and the EUROLINK project a 'niche' in one of the established and well-known Roverweb-sites? Or what about http://www.tvnorge.no/~terje/ ? (you out there, Terje? Quit lurkin'...) Would seem like the appropriate place to me. BTW this EUROLINK thing is an *inter-club project* at committee level, so don't bombard poor Krister with individual mails. Instead, get in touch with your club, find out if there's interest, and have someone of at least committee status, preferably the Prez or Secretary, get in touch with Krister. The idea is to organize and concentrate, and not to scatter and dissipate efforts. Another example of what EUROLINK is supposed to be about: One project discussed at the meeting in Norway (though Krister hasn't mentioned it above) was to organize competitive events in the manner of 'Trophys' where mixed crews are teamed up from different clubs and nationalities; so, a winner would be "Team so-and-so", and not 'Club A' or 'Country B'.

Enjoy,

Stefan