Hogmanay Meet ?

[Toddy]

I think you're right
Maybe give ourselves a month or so and have a weekend for it ?

Does that sound okay for other folks?

cheers,
M

 

[Gailainne]

Looks like I'm going to be available for this afterall, I was heading for the sun but, circumstances have dictated otherwise.

Stephen

The skills thing, I'm sure there will be a few moments of actual bushcraft during the meeting in between the eating, drinking and staying warm

Cheers

Stephen

Wow one thousand posts, who would have believed it !

 

[Toddy]

Oh good
I'm looking forward to a totally chilled out one this time round

and, congratulations
I hit 10,000 earlier today

I think I really ought to offer a kind of competition, and since you're celebrating your own millenium I'll give you first shot
I have ten bags of tablet to be posted to the first ten folks who pm me their name and address

atb,
Mary

p.s. Sorry your warm jaunt didn't come off Stephen

 

[Toddy]

Giving this a bump before I contact WL tomorrow.
I know lots of folks have pm'd and said they'd likely be up to join us, but can't say definitely when yet.
However, is there anybody else who can before I add it up ?

cheers,
M

 

[stuart f]

Hi Mary,i think Sophie may come along too if thats alright,we will probably do the Thursday to Sunday.Do you need any cash up front or will it be just like Commrie i.e pay for the nights when we arrive?.

Cheers Stuart.

 

[Toddy]

Excellent, she's a good lass

I could add you in and pay the deposit or you could contact their office yourself and pay over the phone ?

We're supposed to pay in full 28 days in advance but this one is a one off special case.
They need the names, etc., to cover their insurances, that's why the register.

The lady on their end organising the details is named Pam, and if you tell her that you are with the bushcraft group she'll sort things out.
Failing that, I'll pay the deposits up front and we can register and sort things out when we get there.
I need to work out the cost of the chute and divvi that up too. They say £5 a day, it's so handy though that I don't think we grudge it.

Josh said that adding skirts to it helped to stop the worst of the draughts when it's bitter cold and folks are sitting blethering for a couple of hours. He suggested small tarps or green windbreaks. I've certainly got cloth, and surely it's not beyond mortal wit to figure a way to get them stable.

cheers,
M

 

[Grooveski]

Tripitaka and I had a cheap 12x8 builders tarp each that time and with your chute each eyelet lined up bang-on with the tie-on points for the string(every 2 foot?). Couldn't have been easier.

If you'd like the bigger chute I can drop off at your house no bother. Can't make the meet though.

 

[Toddy]

Josh I might take you up on that, thank you. :You_Rock_
Mine's fine if we get it high enough but the bigger one drops lower and still gives loads of space.

I'll remember that about the builder's tarps too. I wondered about creating a kitchen area when we're down at the Moot. It gets kind of crowded
and that would be a good way to create a covered workspace.

atb,
M

 

[morch]

Liz n me can make it too

Dave

 

[Mischief]

Yeeaaaa

 

[Toddy]

Brilliant

cheers,
Mary

 

[Sniper]

Mary I'm gonna try for the Mon, Tues, Wed, as well. My brother might come with me but it depends on his shifts. Looking forward to getting out.

 

[Toddy]

It'll be good to chill out

By then we probably all need it

cheers,
M

 

[wanderinstar]

Mary, Do you have directions to the venue, or is it well signposted.

 

[Barn Owl]

Mary, Do you have directions to the venue, or is it well signposted.

Ian
It's near Lanark,well only a few miles.

I access it from Ayr to Lanark road A70 just o/side the village of Riggside,where I turn right onto the road to Wiston.

If you can pull up the os map on the 'puter ,you'll get the locale.

I've no gr or the like handy and not good with links.

Tom.

 

[Toddy]

I do indeed

Wiston Lodge....ML12 6HT
http://www.wistonlodge.co.uk/faq.html

I come as though from Glasgow but find it easier to stay on the Motorway until j13, Abington and go that way. I find it's easier and actually quicker driving the motorway a bit further down than going through countryside.

cheers,
M

 

[firecrest]

what do you estimate the temperature to be?

 

[Toddy]

Right now it's about -4 oC, and from personal experience of those Lanarkshire uplands, it'll feel colder.

The closest long range forecast I can find says very cold. Not horrendously so, but with only about eight hours of daylight to warm things up, it's still going to be chilly.

Bring warm, warm stuff for sleeping

cheers.
M

 

[firecrest]

so are the actual dates 28th till the second?

 

[Toddy]

Those are the dates agreed with Wiston. If you want to camp either side of those you need to contact them yourself. The lady who deals with bookings is named Pam.

There are only a few folks who are intending to camp right through, we've left the dates wide so that there's opportunity for more to come even if just for an overnighter.

Is this the information you wanted ?

cheers,
M