hiya,
This meet includes this years royal wedding b/h and of course May day, giving us a 5 days 4 nights for those who want it.
this will be as near as damn our first anniversary meet and seems an appropriate time to increase the fees more or less in line with comparible sites. after discussion with Gordon, (the farmer) it has been agreed that the new fees will now be £5 per person per night. this will be pegged for hopefully the next 18 months.
the other important change is going to be, after discussion with key members, the introduction of a communal fire.
we feel in order to maintain our supply of free wood it is imperative that we act now. North Wood is gaining in popularity and what none of us want, is to end up in a year or so with a sterile wood. you have left your pitches in impeccable order, no blame is to be attached to yourselves but with 20 or 30 individual fires whether for warmth or cooking, stocks will rapidly dwindle.
of course if you want to bring in your own supplies of wood, coal or crackle logs thats ok. anyone with twig burners, honey stoves hobo's etc are exempt from this ruling.
with all the dead wood to hand, i know its going to be tempting to carry on using it for individual fires, i'm hoping this is going to be self regulating however if individuals blatantly ignore this, they will be asked to leave.
i hope i have explained my motives for this clearly, it is after all to secure the longevity of our meets in a beautifull natural woodland.
ok as before, just a reminder of terms and directions.
im sure i shouldnt have to mention good housekeeping to you, but im going to anyway.
were here on trial so it really is a case of leaving no junk / firescars etc. the only thing we should leave is a good impression, take your rubbish home, there are no facilitys to leave it on the farm. this is a private site, a farmer who i know and who has trusted me. im going to be blunt here, anyone who jeopardises this goodwill will be asked to leave. live wood is to be left untouched. under 18s to be accompanied by a parent or guardian, guests or minors will be the responsibility of the person who bought them, a small section on the approach to north wood is sssi, unless otherwise instructed this will be marked and out of bounds, as will a small area adjacent to it which is personal to the farmer. the gate from the farm into the meadow must be kept closed at all times, if you open it you close it, ok happy head back on!
fees are a reasonable £5 per head per night, pay on arrival access is from 1200, unless we have made prior arrangements to get in earlier. for security reasons the electronic gates will be closed overnight and all day sunday, codes will be given out nearer the meet, possible late arrivals pm me for my tel' number. we will aim to vacate site no later than 1400.
location is opposite the belfry golf club on the A4091, OS map ref' SP189962 for those arriving early there is a large layby opposite the entrance, full address is;
Middleton House Farm
Tamworth Road
Middleton,
Tamworth
North warwickshire
B78 2BD
the fields on the approach to the wood are sometimes hired out to a private company. if on arrival there is any activity on the meadow between the car park and the wood, and you need to unload your vehicle, keep to the track, proceed with caution with hazards on at 15mph. and finally for those not familiar with north wood, this may help...
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie...68795140843595.00049740325e102c13d9d&t=h&z=16 click on the symbols for more information. oh and if you drag the orange man down to the road, you get a nice pic' of north wood too
well thats it for now, any questions just sing out
steve
This meet includes this years royal wedding b/h and of course May day, giving us a 5 days 4 nights for those who want it.
this will be as near as damn our first anniversary meet and seems an appropriate time to increase the fees more or less in line with comparible sites. after discussion with Gordon, (the farmer) it has been agreed that the new fees will now be £5 per person per night. this will be pegged for hopefully the next 18 months.
the other important change is going to be, after discussion with key members, the introduction of a communal fire.
we feel in order to maintain our supply of free wood it is imperative that we act now. North Wood is gaining in popularity and what none of us want, is to end up in a year or so with a sterile wood. you have left your pitches in impeccable order, no blame is to be attached to yourselves but with 20 or 30 individual fires whether for warmth or cooking, stocks will rapidly dwindle.
of course if you want to bring in your own supplies of wood, coal or crackle logs thats ok. anyone with twig burners, honey stoves hobo's etc are exempt from this ruling.
with all the dead wood to hand, i know its going to be tempting to carry on using it for individual fires, i'm hoping this is going to be self regulating however if individuals blatantly ignore this, they will be asked to leave.
i hope i have explained my motives for this clearly, it is after all to secure the longevity of our meets in a beautifull natural woodland.
ok as before, just a reminder of terms and directions.
im sure i shouldnt have to mention good housekeeping to you, but im going to anyway.
were here on trial so it really is a case of leaving no junk / firescars etc. the only thing we should leave is a good impression, take your rubbish home, there are no facilitys to leave it on the farm. this is a private site, a farmer who i know and who has trusted me. im going to be blunt here, anyone who jeopardises this goodwill will be asked to leave. live wood is to be left untouched. under 18s to be accompanied by a parent or guardian, guests or minors will be the responsibility of the person who bought them, a small section on the approach to north wood is sssi, unless otherwise instructed this will be marked and out of bounds, as will a small area adjacent to it which is personal to the farmer. the gate from the farm into the meadow must be kept closed at all times, if you open it you close it, ok happy head back on!
fees are a reasonable £5 per head per night, pay on arrival access is from 1200, unless we have made prior arrangements to get in earlier. for security reasons the electronic gates will be closed overnight and all day sunday, codes will be given out nearer the meet, possible late arrivals pm me for my tel' number. we will aim to vacate site no later than 1400.
location is opposite the belfry golf club on the A4091, OS map ref' SP189962 for those arriving early there is a large layby opposite the entrance, full address is;
Middleton House Farm
Tamworth Road
Middleton,
Tamworth
North warwickshire
B78 2BD
the fields on the approach to the wood are sometimes hired out to a private company. if on arrival there is any activity on the meadow between the car park and the wood, and you need to unload your vehicle, keep to the track, proceed with caution with hazards on at 15mph. and finally for those not familiar with north wood, this may help...
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie...68795140843595.00049740325e102c13d9d&t=h&z=16 click on the symbols for more information. oh and if you drag the orange man down to the road, you get a nice pic' of north wood too
well thats it for now, any questions just sing out
steve
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