Calling All Central Scotland Bushcrafters!!

[CraigM9]

On reading the feedback of the successful regional meets (scotland and the northern meet), I'm wondering what the interest would be for arranging a series of dates throughout the year with like minded bushcrafters across central scotland to meet up informally. Perhaps one day/weekend every month or two to share skills etc.

Your thoughts please? Any interest?

Cheers,

Craig.

 

[jamesoconnor]

i'd be up for it! i really enjoyed the last scottish meet and the more of them the better it would be.

regards
james

 

[JohnC]

Yes, I'd be interested

 

[MagiKelly]

Interested. Usual problems of venues and suitable dates to sort out. To be honest this mat tie in with Tobby's post about the Clyde Valley as that venue has the posability of being available for smallish regular meetings with major meetings a few times a year.

What may be an idea is a regular monthly meeting but at different locations. West coast one month, East next, then Central etc. That way a different person is acting as host each time.

 

[JFW]

Yes guys definitely interested, some good ideas there MK. The usual problem is of finding a site that will accomodate 20 or so people. All the sites I use have limited accessibility and are only suitable for about half a dozen folk, so if there are sites available I'm up for it.

Cheers

JFW

 

[CraigM9]

Thanks for the feedback guys - this is in line with my own thinking.

Does everyone so far agree in principle to MagiKelly's suggestion of an alternative host & venue each month?

I'm happy to produce and post a list if people could provide me with dates and venues. I have access to a site in Perthshire which could be used a few times a year with the landowners permission.

This could be the start of something very worthwhile!

Cheers,

Craig.

 

[CraigM9]

JFW,

Where abouts in clackmannanshire are you? I'm in Alva if you ever fancy a pint and a bushcraft chat!

Craig.

 

[Wayland]

I'm only a sassenach but I'm interested too...

 

[soa_uk]

I'd be provisionally interested....
... as a Sassenach living in the Highlands....

 

[MagiKelly]

I'd be provisionally interested....
... as a Sassenach living in the Highlands....

We better make it somewhere that suits hammocks then

 

[soa_uk]

We better make it somewhere that suits hammocks then

Well, I also have a goretex army bivvy arriving, just in case...

 

[MagiKelly]

Well, I also have a goretex army bivvy arriving, just in case...

Once you take to the trees you will never go to ground again

 

[JFW]

JFW,

Where abouts in clackmannanshire are you? I'm in Alva if you ever fancy a pint and a bushcraft chat!

Craig.

I'm in Tilly so a meet up would be ideal. I'm a bit busy over the next couple of weeks but I'm sure I could fit in a quick pint in the Cross Keys. Maybe we should continue this by PM.

Cheers

JFW

 

[Grooveski]

I'm game.
Jeez Wayland, a sassenach viking - dunno, we've already got plenty of targets .

If we're piling up ideas/locations: I go out to Scotty's farm at Wishaw every spare weekend I get to chuck some arrows about. Folk are welcome to come along for a bit of field archery.

I'll sign us up for hosting a survival bow building session sometime. There's a derelict hazel coppice that would provide plenty of 2-3" dia trunks and endless arrow shafts. Hazel's just the job for gardener's bows as it's not prone to the shakes.
Before the time I'll cut and dry some and they'll be ready to work with an axe and knife, or they can be worked green with stone tools.

....interested in non-projectile-related outings too, and will have a word with the laird about maybe letting upwards of 100 folk loose on a quiet corner of kintyre for a week in the summer.

 

[gregorach]

I could well be interested, depending on location - public transport can be a bit limiting in this regard.

 

[gaspode]

count me in

 

[prp90]

i would definatly be interested (crapy job permiting)

i guess it is a small world after all i also live in clackmannshire, in sauchie

paul

 

[Grooveski]

Is there a hall in Sauchie, by any chance?

Sorry, idle curiosity....
There's a Saracen's Head down in norfolk that I passed a few weeks ago. Y'know, that kind of curiosity .

 

[Toddy]

i would definatly be interested (crapy job permiting)

i guess it is a small world after all i also live in clackmannshire, in sauchie

paul

It sure is; one of my grandmothers came from Sauchie, the other from Tullibody. Their families had lived in the area from before the Industrial Revolution.
My grandpa caught a four foot long pike in the Delph....which I believe is now a housing estate

Cheers,
Toddy

 

[Doc]

Well, of course, i'm interested too. So lift available if you want it, Dunc (and anybody else for that matter)