Camping Trip to Southwold - 11th - 13th May 2012 - Including tour of Tim Hunkin's workshop!

[Dominic Morrow]

Dear Hackerspace folks

I have a very very limited offer. I've reserved 10 camping plots (or whatever you call them) for a camping trip to Southwold. I've made this Eventbrite page

http://campsouthwold12.eventbrite.com/ 

I'm asking for a £5 deposit (of which 95p goes to Eventbrite) this deposit will be refunded in the form of coins to use at the amazing Under the Pier Show at Southwold pier. There will also be the opportunity to do a brewery tour (£10 not included). The camping and the travelling costs are also NOT included! 

Please book up ASAP to ensure your ticket. I'm going to be putting this URL out to the other UK hackerspaces by Saturday, but Nottingham has the first refusal. Any questions or details wanted ask here. 

We may also be able to organise group transport. We can also arrange that here. I've created 12 tickets but we *might* be able to take more as each tent can have an unlimited number of (paying) adults and children. Anyway it's a big deal of a trip. Will go on my own if no one else comes along. 

--
Dominic 

Nottingham Hackspace Organiser 

For more information about the Hackspace please visit us at

www.nottinghack.org.uk 

[Chunky]

Definitely up for this!
Please save a space....
Matt

[David Hayward]

I will be away! :(

Please take a balloon with a face on as a proxy David.

[Dominic Morrow]

To save a space you need to pay the deposit! 

[Dominic Morrow]

Would like to just wave this about again. I've now sent it out to a lot more people from the Hackerspace world. 

Couple of folks I thought might be interested and not heard from - Spencer, Tony, Michael E, Mouse and others. DO get your deposit in. Deadline for me on this is 16th April. 

Dominic

[Spencer Owen]

I would like to go... but I will be away camping the weekend before
and the weekend after, so at the moment I don't think I can commit the
time. Sorry. If anything changes, and if there are still spaces
available nearer to the time then I would love to go.

Spencer

[Tony Shannon]

Hi Dominic,

I'd love to, but afraid I can't as I'm having to deal with personal matters.

Hope everyone has a great time.

Regards
Tony

[Michael Erskine]

Also, I'd love to go but I have to get one weekend away from the family out of the way before I announce another! Negotiations will start on Monday.

[Michael Erskine]

I'm getting good feedback from those others I share my wages with (I've taken them out for dinner!)

We might come along but stay in a B&B. I'll have a better idea on Monday night.

[jfowkes]

I'd like to reserve a space, but I want to make sure I can get there and back. Can I get a lift to/from Nottingham with someone? Public transport is a bit hit-and-miss that far in the sticks...

On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 7:37:14 PM UTC+1, Dominic wrote:

[Andrew Sleigh]

Hi Nottingham folk,

I'm not sure if this invite has gone out to other hackerspaces; I'm a lurker on this list, but a member of BuildBrighton. My partner and I would love to come (and happy to reserve 2 spots by paying on the Eventbrite page) but I don't want to step on the toes of any nottinghack people. Is it safe for us to sign up?!

Andrew

[James Hayward]

James, I think I'll be driving and will have space in the car!

[jfowkes]

In that case, consider me going!

[James Hayward]

Make sure you sign up then!

[jfowkes]

Yep, that's what I meant by "consider me going"!

Turns out that to travel by public transport, it's either going via London and Ipswich, or Norwich and Ipswich (note the relative locations of Norwich, Ipswich and Southwold).

The train from Ipswich only gets you as far as Halesworth, and it's another 5 miles by bus (if you can get one), taxi or bike to Southwold itself.

It's hard to support public transport sometimes....

[Dominic Morrow]

Yes go for it Andrew. 

Dominic 

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[Dominic Morrow]

At this point folks shouldn't worry about transport, I should have made this clearer at the start, if need be we'll hire a mini bus. Also folks can join us on Saturday morning I would think... To be honest I've a lot more planning to do for this but once I've got the names I can do the detail. 

I'd rather folk reserved a spot but cancelled later than missed out.

Dominic 

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[Martin Raynsford]

I just signed up for this, I'll be driving over on Saturday morning and coming back on Sunday from Countesthorpe.

If it helps travel plans I have space in my car and I don't mind taking a bit of a detour to pick people up (although not all the way up to Nottingham)

I also have a spare wing in my tent if anyone is lacking their own camping facilities.

Martin

[Matthew Gates]

Will be driving there from Woking, Surrey on the Friday night or
Saturday morning. If anyone wants a lift from a convenient spot (or
knows someone who does), please post here.

[Dominic Morrow]

Mouse 

Are you on the Build Brighton mailing list, quite happy for the event to be thrown open to them of course. Or I could post it on the London list... ahem.

Dominic

[Matthew Gates]

I am on the Brighton list. I shall post something there. Not on the
London list ATM.

[Andrew Sleigh]

Cool, ta. We're in!

On Wednesday, 18 April 2012 12:01:44 UTC+1, Dominic wrote:

Yes go for it Andrew. 

Dominic 

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[jfowkes]

Just to let the group (mainly Dominic) know that I've paid for my pitch. Additionally, I would like to register my interest in the brewery trip.

[Mike Pountney]

I'm coming too, really looking forward to meeting y'awl!

I'd like to register my interest in the brewery trip, but if numbers are limited then I'd be happy to forego this in favour of Tim's workshop trip.

Andrew: do you and Amy want a lift in my van? I planned to head up on the friday night, it'll be slow but there's plenty room.

[Chunky]

Yo,
Please add me to the brewery tour list.
I'll sort out camping pitch.
Matt

[Matthew Gates]

Do I have to explicitly state I'm interested in a trip to a brewery?
Consider it done.

Also, I haven't sorted out a tent yet. If someone has a big tent with
a spare sleeping patch and doesn't mind some company I'd like to share
the pitch cost with them. Shout if you're interested, but no worries
if not.

Mouse

[Spencer Owen]

I'll express an interest in the brewery too :-)

Will sort out pitch with the campsite tomorrow.

Spencer

[Dominic Morrow]

I've just booked and paid for 10 places on the Adnam's Brewery tour.

Unfortunately it's at 10:00am can you all confirm you'll be able to make it for that time? If not I'd like to cancel a few places and get my money back! I've got the option to add 2 more people if I get a response from Barney or Martin about the early start!

You get a tasting and a bottle to take home!! If you can't make 10am it might be possible to move your tour to another time but you'd not be with the group!?

Dominic

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[Mike Pountney]

I plan to head there on Friday night (from Brighton), so i'm up for the 10am start.

[Martin Raynsford]

I'll take the last slot, but I'll float, if anyone else wants it they can take it from me and I'll meet you all afterwards (having had an extra hour lie in).

On 26 Apr 2012 12:34, "Mike Pountney" <mike.p...@gmail.com> wrote:


I plan to head there on Friday night (from Brighton), so i'm up for the 10am start.

On 26 Apr 2012, at 12:18, Dominic Morrow wrote:

> I've just booked and paid for 10 places on the A...

[Spencer Owen]

There really aren't many things that can get me out of bed for 10am on
a Saturday. But a pi$$ up in a brewery is one thing that will. Count
me still in.

Spencer

[jfowkes]

I can confirm my place on the brewery tour.

[James Hayward]

How is the camping working? Do we need a pitch each or are we sharing in some way?

[Dominic Morrow]

Well if you can get someone to share with you then you're sharing... if not... you're not. It's like that really. What do you want to do?

DM

[James Hayward]

I'm happy either way, haven't contacted the site yet, will do it next week.

[Dominic Morrow]

Well I'm uncertain what everyone's arrangements are. I know Mike P is in his campervan, I'm in a tent. James F, Matt and Gillian have paid their pitches. I'm unsure what Martin, Barney, Mouse, Amy and Andrew S are doing. I know Spencer had a big tent! 

DM

[Spencer Owen]

Buying a tent and phoning the campsite are two things on my agenda for
tomorrow (not necessarily in that order though).

In unrelated news, if anyone wants to a large but weather beaten tent
with missing or broken poles and still damp from Eastbournes weather,
you're more than welcome :-)

Spencer

[Matthew Gates]

I already posted to see if someone has a spare spot in their tent
which I might occupy for a share of the pitch cost. If nobody pipes
up by next week I'll be running down to Halfords to get a cheap tent,
and have my own pitch.

Mouse

[James Hayward]

Well mouse, I'm going to buy a tent next week, so you are welcome to a spot in it! Thought I should get one a I'm also planning to go to EMF camp!

[Kate Bolin]

If y'all need tents, I work at a place that sells tents. And all that camping stuff.

And I can bring them in on Wednesdays so you don't have to pay shipping.

Email me offlist to find out more.

--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[James Hayward]

I've now acquired a four man tent, and paid for a pitch.  Mouse I think has one of the spots in there, but if anyone else needs a spot to sleep then shout up!

Also, I will be taking James F down on the Friday night, there are two spots available in the car if you want a lift.

J

--
Kate Bolin
www.katebolin.com

[Chunky]

Yo James,
Any chance I can bagsy a space in tent and car?
That'd be great.
Later,

Matt

[James Hayward]

Yes and yes!

[Matthew Gates]

James,

I'll eagerly take you up on that - thank you very much! I'm going to
be going on the Friday night too - getting a lift up most of the way
with the Brighton folks. My number is 07784 367301. We should
arrange a back-up meeting plan in case there's no mobile reception at
the site.. i.e. a note left at reception with the location and
description of the tent or something like that. Possibly some sort of
flashing LED attachment on the tent. :D

If you would like money ahead of time for the pitch, just shout and I
can paypal or bank xfer some to you - else I'll bring cash.

Mouse

P.S. I've been putting off arranging anything until today because I
was studying for the MITx electronics exam which was this weekend. The
exam went well, and procrastination on the subject of the camping trip
seems to have paid off because without really trying I have gotten
myself a lift and a spot in a tent. :D You guys are wonderful!

[James Hayward]

Cash on the weekend is fine! Will text you the pitch number so you can find us. We probably won't be there until 9pm, I'll have to practice putting the tent up!

[Dominic Morrow]

Could you all confirm when you've paid your £10 for the brewery tour? It needs to go into the Nottinghack account please as I'd like to claim it back (I've paid £100 myself). If you need the bank details please mail me direct.

Dominic 

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[Michael Erskine]

I was just awarded freedom of the weekend (at the 11th hour) and as usual none of the others in my family unit want to come along. Is there a spare seat in anybody's vehicle? If so I am definitely coming.

[Dominic Morrow]

Brilliant! There must be a seat somewhere 

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[Spencer Owen]

Probably. I'll be finishing work at lunchtime, so leaving early
afternoon-ish. If that works ok with you then no problem.

I want to make sure I'm there in time to pitch my brand new tent in daylight :-)

Spencer

[Michael Erskine]

On 3 May 2012 23:55, Spencer Owen <spe...@sowen.com> wrote:
> Probably.  I'll be finishing work at lunchtime, so leaving early
> afternoon-ish.  If that works ok with you then no problem.

That might be made to be possible! I will have had a long day on site
the day before so I could argue for an early finish at work!

[jfowkes]

I've arranged a lift with James Hayward on Friday afternoon. I'm pretty sure I can get the time off work, but I'd like a backup plan in place if it all goes wrong.

I can get a Nottingham->Norwich train which arrives in Norwich at 2022 on the Friday night. In the unlikely event that I have to stay at work, could someone provide a lift from Norwich to Southwold? I will pay for petrol, and provide thank-you beer/food/other.

James

[Dominic Morrow]

If it all goes Pete Tong I'll come and get you from Norwich in the van. You can also try and get a lift on Sat with Martin. 

But really stop being a pussy (cat) and tell your boss to spin on it. I do that all the time which is why I had to leave Nottingham! 

Dominic 

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[jfowkes]

Assertiveness? Me? I think that'd require a complete personality transplant.

[Dominic Morrow]

Interesting experiment 

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[Michael Erskine]

Is there space on the brewery tour?

Michael E.

[Dominic Morrow]

Yes probably I need to book you and Martin on. I'll call them later. Can everyone make sure they've paid for their tour.

Michael please can you also transfer £6 deposit!

Dominic

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[Matthew Gates]

On 8 May 2012 11:12, Dominic Morrow <notti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can everyone make sure they've paid for their tour.

Argh, didn't do this yet. Will arrange it tonight. Apologies.

Mouse

[James Hayward]

Neither did I! Sent it now.

[Dominic Morrow]

Itsallright

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[Michael Erskine]

I'll do my bank transfers tonight (I need the online banking gadget to
do that). I'm so chuffed to be coming along - I hadn't thought it
possible until now so I refused to get excited! I still have to
placate the rest of the family though. They let me off the leash from
time to time and when they do I run free and wild!

Oh, these are all metaphors -- I shall be doing NO RUNNING!

[Matthew Gates]

Bank transfer done. I have no time to get excited. Wah!

OK, I'm a teensy bit excited.
Just a bit.

[jfowkes]

Do we have any particular plans for food over the weekend?

Just thinking about what I should bring along...

[Michael Erskine]

Hmm, I can't locate my Trangia cookery. My plan was to live on instant noodles and coffee but it may be chips now!

[James Hayward]

I'll have my Trangia with me. It still needs christening!

[jfowkes]

Just transferred my £10 for the brewery tour to the hackspace account, sorry it's late.

[Spencer Owen]

Me too

[Michael Erskine]

I transferred mine the other day too, along with £6 for deposit.

[Mike Pountney]

Aye, brewery tour money now paid. WOO!

[Martin Raynsford]

Home now, all safe and sound, let me be the first to say thanks for a great weekend, looking forward to seeing you all at the next meet (dmmf?)
Martin

On 11 May 2012 09:12, "Mike Pountney" <mike.p...@gmail.com> wrote:


Aye, brewery tour money now paid. WOO!

On 11 May 2012, at 09:00, Michael Erskine wrote:

> I transferred mine the other day too, along wi...

[Spencer Owen]

I'll be the second to say thanks for a great weekend! Had a fantastic
time. You guys are awesome!

Spencer - also back safe and sound

[Dominic Morrow]

I too had a fantastic time. A weekend to remember and what super weather. I'm back at Nottingham Hackspace and just tried out the MIG welder here. It's doesn't work quite as well as Tim's so I'm going to read up on how they work and try and find out what's going wrong. 

Dominic

[Matthew Gates]

I had a fantastic time. Can't wait to see all the pics - especially
the KiteCam ones. I'll post a link when I've had a chance to upload
some somewhere. Thank you all for your excellent company, and
especially Dominic for arranging everything, James for the tent spot
and Mike P for the lift share.

I hope to see you again in the near future.
Mouse

[Michael Erskine]

That was a lovely weekend! I need to know the _exact_ specs of
Martin's kite as I will be putting it on my CV :)

I'm having difficulty describing the weekend to people - photos will
help! I'll be uploading tonight to Picasa or Flickr. We should also
put everything on the wiki page to spread the love and let everyone
know how cool these events are.

[Dominic Morrow]

I'm in the process of uploading my photo's and I'll probably put them on Picasa. Do we think they should also go onto the Nottinghack Flickr page?

Dominic

[Michael Erskine]

On 14 May 2012 11:08, Dominic Morrow <notti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm in the process of uploading my photo's and I'll probably put them on
> Picasa. Do we think they should also go onto the Nottinghack Flickr page?

Sure, unless we hit our Flickr limit!

[Matt Lloyd]

yes get it all up on flickr, there is not limit as is paid account

Sorry i missed it sounded like a lot of fun, liked Spencer's tweets on saturday morning while i was stuck at work.


'RepRap' Matt

[jfowkes]

What a brilliant weekend! Thanks to everyone who provided me with all the bits and pieces of camping stuff that I neglected to pack for myself.

[Michael Erskine]

On 14 May 2012 13:56, jfowkes <james...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What a brilliant weekend! Thanks to everyone who provided me with all the
> bits and pieces of camping stuff that I neglected to pack for myself.

You need a generic camping checklist!