Anyone going to the Wilderness Gathering?

**sallyinwales** · 09-08-2007, 17:06

Hello! New member here though I believe I know a couple of people here from elsewhere.

I'm going to the Wilderness Gathering at the end of the month and just wondered if anyone else from here was going?

**Jedadiah** · 09-08-2007, 20:09

Hi Sal, maybe just for the day on Saturday, not sure yet, why, you after a lift?

**leon-1** · 10-08-2007, 06:24

I'll be there

**sallyinwales** · 10-08-2007, 06:41

Originally Posted by Jedadiah

Hi Sal, maybe just for the day on Saturday, not sure yet, why, you after a lift?

I'll be there all weekend, I'm trading there for the first time but I'm also very much hoping to have time to say hello to people and sneak a look at some of the classes too

Nice to see another local though

**Rod** · 10-08-2007, 08:52

I'll be there for the weekend - come along to the Shadowhawk stand - my 1st time too!

**Seoras** · 10-08-2007, 09:09

Hopeing to be there. Bringing my 4 year old daughter for the first time.

Looking forward to catching up with old and new friends.

George

**Too Much Kit To Carry** · 10-08-2007, 11:00

I'll be there.

Can't wait

Phil.

**Gwhtbushcraft** · 10-08-2007, 15:22

Ill be there.

**FGYT** · 13-08-2007, 08:35

Will be there from Thursday Evening with a Mate and a large bottl of sloe Gin
as we are local it would be Rude not to go

ATB

Duncan

**Tourist** · 13-08-2007, 18:09

Sunday, I want to go to Ian Maxwells masterclass.

I'm bringing a boxhead mate who is a psychologist and he'll spend all day classifying everyone and pointing out character traits to me - not in a bad way, more of an absent minded Sigmund Freud kind of way.

**British Red** · 13-08-2007, 21:34

Might see you there then Phil Dunc Leon et al (plan to look in one day)

Red

**leon-1** · 14-08-2007, 02:54

It'll be good to meet you mate

**godfather** · 14-08-2007, 09:20

I'll be there from Saturday to Sunday all being well with the family too.

**Tourist** · 14-08-2007, 19:17

Not bothering now.

I wanted to go to a masterclass, but apparently you need a weekend ticket to book a slot on masterclasses. I can only go for a day so its a tad pointless spending the dosh for a whole weekend ticket - I'm not in the money giving away business.

Added to which I cannot get thru to anyone there on the telephone - and I have been trying for about a week. There is no point me leaving them a message on their answerphone so that they can call me to leave a message on my answerphone.

**Toadflax** · 14-08-2007, 19:34

I'm planning on going for Saturday and Sunday, but am also having problems getting through to them to make a booking for a masterclass.

Is there any way that I'll be able to recognise fellow BCUK members (secret masons' handshake or something

).

Geoff

**Tourist** · 14-08-2007, 19:49

DGC, I remember a couple of years ago members of the Land Rover forum attending the Billing show all agreed to put a CD/DVD on their vehicles radiators to aid mutual recognition...........and they did, it worked a treat for them.

So, if you are carrying a rucksac you could atttach a CD/DVD with your forum name written on it in marker pen..........how's that for a solution??? All in favour say, "Aye".

**Toadflax** · 14-08-2007, 19:51

Originally Posted by Tourist

So, if you are carrying a rucksac you could atttach a CD/DVD with your forum name written on it in marker pen..........how's that for a solution???

Outstanding suggestion, soldier!

Geoff

**Tourist** · 14-08-2007, 19:57

Thank you, Sir.

You can't really miss a big shiny CD like object.

**Dingo** · 14-08-2007, 20:46

not wanting to sound negative! but due to recent events i wonder if the gathering may be postponed/cancelled, hope not but as there seems to be no one at home?

maybe the website has some detail, i will post back after checking if there is any news. Just checked the site, no news posted so everything should be fine fingers crossed.

Adam

**Toadflax** · 15-08-2007, 11:12

Just got through to them on the phone to book my Wild Food masterclass but found that these are being held on the Friday (though the web site says Sunday

http://www.wildernessgathering.co.uk/masterclasses.htm) and I can't get there until Saturday morning.

Oh well, there still seems to be plenty of other things to do there.

Geoff

**FGYT** · 15-08-2007, 11:24

hope you make it Red

i should have a few spare beers

Cant see it says any day for the master classes on the site ??? ( opps just found it

)

if they are on Friday i Hope the Dont obstruct the extra Friday events as im looking fwd to watching David Budd wack hot metal

ATb

Duncan

**Tourist** · 15-08-2007, 11:42

Originally Posted by dgcalvert

Just got through to them on the phone to book my Wild Food masterclass but found that these are being held on the Friday (though the web site says Sunday

) and I can't get there until Saturday morning.

Two of them are doing the organising, apparently. I got thru to one of them who told me to contact the other one ??????? he also told me ALL MASTERCLASSES are on the sunday at 10:00AM, nothing about friday.

DGC, so, are you going to display a CD? I will probably still go on sunday but miffed at not being able to do the Masterclass.

**Roger** · 15-08-2007, 13:14

They are Sunday. I was mistaken as this had been discussed at an earlier date.
Sunday without a doubt.
Roger
Wilderness gathering ltd

**Tourist** · 15-08-2007, 13:30

Originally Posted by Roger

They are Sunday. I was mistaken as this had been discussed at an earlier date.
Sunday without a doubt.
Roger
Wilderness gathering ltd

Roger,

May well be.

But I'm still not buying a whole weekend ticket to attend a masterclass if I'm only there for the day. As it appears now you need a whole weekend ticket £70.00 and a masterclass ticket £17.50 to attend a masterclass - a tad expensive for a three hour experience.

Added to which, Dominic refers people to you because he does'nt know and you do not answer the phone, which is either engaged or on answerphone. There is no point me leaving you a message on your answer phone so that you can respond by leaving me a message on mine.

The reason I was calling was to find out details, times and dates of events, because:

1. I have yet still to find the TIMETABLE OF EVENTS word doc download that you refer to on your website. And,

2. there is no mechanism for checking availability of places on masterclasses other than by telephone, emails seem to go to Dominic, who as I said above, refers people to you.

**FGYT** · 15-08-2007, 14:18

i rang a week or so ago to check camping stuff cant remember who i spoke to

The time table of events is supposed to be up a couple of weeks before the event once every body running stuff has confirmed etc
by my reconing thats around the end of this week

I didnt know the master classes where only for weekend ticket holders definatly not on the website that or if it is its not obvious theres lots of pages of one word links dotted around so i may have missed one

ATB
Duncan

**Toadflax** · 15-08-2007, 14:26

Just got through to Dominic, who confirmed that the masterclasses are indeed on Sunday so I've managed to book in for the Wild Food one I wanted. I'll be there from first thing on Saturday morning. Would be there Thursday evening but can't really get out of my son's birthday on the Friday (and he doesn't want to come along).

Originally Posted by Tourist

DGC, so, are you going to display a CD? I will probably still go on sunday but miffed at not being able to do the Masterclass.

Yes - I'll hang a CD round my neck (natural cordage of course!) or on my rucksack.

Geoff

**FGYT** · 15-08-2007, 15:57

Originally Posted by dgcalvert

Yes - I'll hang a CD round my neck (natural cordage of course!) or on my rucksack.

Geoff

only one i can find is a freebe from teh Mail (mother in law though we might like it

)

so if i can change my Forum name to
" The Best of Bananarama "

ATB

Duncan

**Tourist** · 15-08-2007, 17:38

Originally Posted by FGYT

so if i can change my Forum name to
" The Best of Bananarama "

Call me Blondie......

**dominic** · 16-08-2007, 19:56

Originally Posted by Tourist

Not bothering now.

I wanted to go to a masterclass, but apparently you need a weekend ticket to book a slot on masterclasses. I can only go for a day so its a tad pointless spending the dosh for a whole weekend ticket - I'm not in the money giving away business.

Added to which I cannot get thru to anyone there on the telephone - and I have been trying for about a week. There is no point me leaving them a message on their answerphone so that they can call me to leave a message on my answerphone.

Masterclasses are on Sunday morning, if they are not full then they become available to Day Visitors on the Sunday, so if thats the day you were thinking of attending it would be worth asking at the gate which masterclasses have spaces left on them

Timetable of events should be online in the next couple of days, we aren't able to confirm them until we've had all the information back from the various instructors which means we have to leave it until the last minute. There are lots to choose from this year too.

**Tourist** · 17-08-2007, 08:20

Originally Posted by dominic

Masterclasses are on Sunday morning, if they are not full then they become available to Day Visitors on the Sunday, so if thats the day you were thinking of attending it would be worth asking at the gate which masterclasses have spaces left on them

Can you ensure then that the people on the gate know what is available and do not need to spend half an hour running around finding out, I for one would appreciate it.

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