Sorry if this is unhelpful or appears unfriendly but there has been a bit of debate amongst us recently as to where we want to go with the group.
No problems - but I think we are misunderstanding each other, so if I summarise how we've got to where we are. I'm not trying to muscle in, just trying to organise something that I thought a few people had expressed an interest in.
There was some discussion about a visit to the Pitt Rivers museum a while ago and one or two people thought it might be a good idea to make a weekend of it if we could find somewhere to camp.
Swyn seemed to think this was a good idea and offered the use of his woods.
After the New Year Meet at Swyn's, which I attended, I got the impression (rightly or wrongly) that the Bucks Group would welcome newcomers or visitors and it seemed a good idea to arrange the visit for a weekend when people were already on site, as it may be simpler for Swyn if he already has the site open for that weekend so he wouldn't need to open it specially, perhaps just for a small number of people.
Geoff - Sorry but myself and the other Bucks lads are not in the position to offer you any 'activities', having neither the insurance, experience or frankly the desire to provide the bushcraft course that you are effectively asking for.
We've got a definite misunderstanding here. When I said activites, I wasn't implying organised activities or any form of tuition, simply that people would be on site to chat to and some of the hopeful newcomers for the Bucks Group could meet some of the long standing members. Also, those of us who find it difficult to find areas to practise bushcraft would have the opportunity to try out some of their skills.
I apologise if I have misinterpreted what I'd heard or if I've not been sufficiently clear in my previous postings - if the Bucks Group is getting too big then I don't want to intrude and if people are still wanting me to organise a visit to the Museum then maybe we can just do a day trip, or see if Swyn would open up the woods on a different weekend.
I hope this message doesn't come across as antagonistic - it certainly isn't meant to be. I can go to the Museum any day of the week, but a few people had asked me if I could organise a visit so I thought that it was a way to give something back to the community here.
All the best.
Geoff
