Middlewood Scout Camp Meet

Matt Weir

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Thanks for the insight Gearpac :)

I can understand the point you make about the squizzles. I have been down to the site a few times to suss out the lay of the land and did notice that the place is heaving with them. I also spotted a few rabbits as well.
 

Gearpac

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Rabbits, pheasants and sqizzles on site especially down the far end of the site.. and the odd fox too. Once spotted dear out on the fields near by at dusk once, just as the ground fog was coming up.. stunning and spooky.

Those squizzles are a real pain. Especially at this time of year the weather is chilling down and they are hording food for hibernation/winter so do watch your gear. They have chewed through tupperwear containers in seconds to get at some food in the past but usually only where food has been left out to give them an idea its there. So a tidy clean camp and you shouldnt have any trouble.

A couple of the central glades if not roped off for seeding at this time of year should give you a moderate range for archery.. or i guess a kind word with the farmer might let you use the fields on the access road. When we held events there he used to let us pop a few cars that couldnt fit in the carpark on the field.

And oh, off season the water can sit static in the site ring main pipes (1.5" hdp) for a few months at a time, so I would recommend you give all the toilets a flush and run the stand pipes for a min or two, to ensure you getting airated fresh water, when you get on site, unless other people have been using it before you. The water is drinkable and never had a problem straight from the standpipes, but there are a couple of hundred meters of pipe in which the water can sit static in, out of season, so possibley a reasonable precaution.

I think i am busy on the sunday, but I might try and pop down for friday and sat night if thats ok.
 

Matt Weir

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You'll be most welcome to pop down Gearpac.

As far as I am aware there are groups using the site up until our weekend which was the first weekend available to book but that's not to say that all the standpipes are fresh so thanks for the tip.

Oh and welcome to BCUK mate.
 

Matt Weir

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Well,

As far as I could see the 'main' area - the equivalent to the parachute area at Deli - is near to the car park so I don't know if folk want to camp near that or set up a similar area further in. That would mean sorting a 'chute I suppose?
 

Matt Weir

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It can be daunting to walk into a meet when you have no idea who anyone is so for the benefit of those in this position look out for this ugly git...

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Matt Weir

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The website list the address with a grid ref but no post code...

Middlewood Scout Camp Site
off Leigh Road
Worsley
Manchester.
N.G.R SD 737006
Tel: 0161 790 0335

The garden centre which is at the back has its address listed as...


Worsley Hall Garden Centre
Leigh Rd, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire M28 2LJ
Tel: 0161 790 8792

So I'd imagine that they share the same post code.
 

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