East Anglia Group!

[Biddlesby]

Merry Christmas all, looking foward to some good 2006 camps.

Oh, and I've lost my knife again...

 

[Yggdrasil]

Hello all! i hope you are all having a brilliant christmas. My parents have bought me a spokeshave, a lemon wood bow stave, a billy can, a crook knife and a book entitled ''primitive technology, a book of earth skills'' which looks really good. My parents are so cool...
I havnt been posting hardly at all recently but i will start again
Rob

 

[R-Bowskill]

Happy Hannaukah, Finally got through the snow and Ice to a computer.

Looks like I'll be having to live bushcraft in a months time as just got notice from the landlord. Added a few more scars and stitches to my face curtousy of real ale.

Apart from that I'm doing OK and will be off to the coast for a forage once this snow stops coming down.

 

[MikeS]

Happy New Year to Everyone.

Mike

 

[R-Bowskill]

Anyone wants a coastal forage I'll be between cromer and overstrand for the next 48 hours. Will be sleeping near overstrand where the greater reeedmace grows.

Anyone is welcome to pay me a visit.

 

[Biddlesby]

With a bit more notice I would have joined you!

 

[sam_acw]

I'd be interested in joing up with you guys as I'm back in the UK for the moment.
I'm based near Huntingdon

 

[Fenlander]

Just to let you guys know (especially all those newby's who have contacted me 0) I will be unable to organise an EA meet until at least the middle of March, due to other commitments

 

[Biddlesby]

There is always the garveston site if you're just looking for a field to camp in....

 

[lord lurcher]

Biddlesby, is that Garvestone between dereham and wymondham?

 

[Biddlesby]

The very same. I prefer to spell it Garveston, as do some others, but the village sign says Garvestone and a few signs even say Gaverston(e).

 

[lord lurcher]

Do you know if they will allow a meet there ? we can always go to thje woods for the day? thetford is close and lots even closer! i have been sounding out lots of places, asc yet to no avail but i will keep trying!

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

hi richard here, anyone planning stuf in the near future, i'm afraid my computers been playing up again so not been able to keep up with news, anyone want to have a local meet?
i have new kit to play with(again)!

biddlesby, if you can get the campsite details i would be up for it.

 

[ozzy1977]

Does the East Anglian chapter meet up regular, or is it only occasionaly. I would love to meet up but sadly I work weekends and 2 evenings during the week. hopefully to change though.

Cheers

Chris

 

[Biddlesby]

Most meets happen at the weekend, although I'm sure a weekly meet would be possible.

I've emailed the Norfolk Scouts. I will take photos of the site at the weekend.

 

[lord lurcher]

Nice one biddlesby! Even if the site isnt perfect i'm sure we could all make the best of it, beggars cant be choosers etc etc. Rapplesby i thought you'd been abducted by aliens? I'm up for a wander anytime, be interested to see new kit as well, let me know if your about this weekend

 

[Biddlesby]

The field itself:
http://fatgerbil.kayssplace.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=62&g2_serialNumber=1

There is also a small row of trees down one side.
http://fatgerbil.kayssplace.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=66&g2_serialNumber=1

[edit] Not sure why they're not embedding...

 

[Fenlander]

Caretaker and myself are organising an Easter meet in a woodland he has access to, near Rutland Water. Dates are 14th - 17th April.

The site is approx 42 acres mixed woodland with 2 areas of flat grass, there is an area for parking with portaloo facilities and a standpipe for water. It is run as a Hawk & Owl centre and nature reserve. Most Sundays part of the wood is used by the Rutland Bowmen for archery and axe throwing.

The site is between Oakham & Stamford quite close to Rutland Water. We will send exact details to everyone nearer the time.

A couple of restrictions on its use;

A) there is a part of the wood he does not want us to go in (still leaves 30 acres), B) no alcohol,
C) no rubbish left on site.

Fires are not a problem but care needs to be taken.

The cost for the weekend will be £10 per person.

There is a limit of 20 people for this meet, so get your name down quick

If insufficient numbers from the EA group are interested, it will be advertised to everyone.

Thanks to caretaker for sorting this :You_Rock_

 

[Biddlesby]

I should be OK to attend, as always.

Cheers caretaker!

 

[Ranger Bob]

All things being equal....I should be there!