Moot 2020 Is it or is it not
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If you have any savings you are unlikely to qualify for universal credit as far as I can see.
There are so many people all trying to register for it at the same time, that the system keeps crashing. I got UC for a while some years back and it wasn't worth the effort for the little i got; then the hassel/farce/'owed repayments' when i stopped it mafe the whole affair more of a nightmare than the prospect of just not buying stuuf beyond subsistance!
Maybe if the goverment sorts something out that will actually benefit the self employed i may look again
Maybe if the goverment sorts something out that will actually benefit the self employed i may look again
Thanks Paddy, the system says that it's processing payment, I think it's a bit slow sometimes coming from the bank through paypal to us, could take a week or two.
FYI, was paid via bank giro. Far as I am concerned its got 4 month to clear !!!!
If we can not have the site then no one can. The fresh taps water will still work, I can dig a Long Drop, I can hide in the woods for 2 weeks ....
If we can not have the site then no one can. The fresh taps water will still work, I can dig a Long Drop, I can hide in the woods for 2 weeks ....
Forestknights will be supporting the Bushmoot this summer as usual. Unless Boris tells us we cant.
My income is totally derived from the Bushcraft courses we run. So my income has gone to zero. Business expenses are almost the same.
its a very stressful time for a lot of us small businesses. I’m not eligible for Universal Credit. My wife has returned to front line NHS from retirement to help out with critical care.
No access to the grants and may not be entitled to all other support according to HMRC. Although the chap I spoke was not certain as he had been drafted in to cover staff sickness.
So I’d urge folk that are looking to go to the moot and Do other activities this summer please support your local small businesses. otherwise they may not survive
My income is totally derived from the Bushcraft courses we run. So my income has gone to zero. Business expenses are almost the same.
its a very stressful time for a lot of us small businesses. I’m not eligible for Universal Credit. My wife has returned to front line NHS from retirement to help out with critical care.
No access to the grants and may not be entitled to all other support according to HMRC. Although the chap I spoke was not certain as he had been drafted in to cover staff sickness.
So I’d urge folk that are looking to go to the moot and Do other activities this summer please support your local small businesses. otherwise they may not survive
Just touching bases on the Moot.
We've still got little idea if it's going to be able to go ahead or not but given that we have 3.5 months I'm hoping, along with many others that it's going to go ahead, I've been hesitant in promoting it for the last while due to the situation with the virus, the lockdown and the open ended nature of all that.
So, the plan at the moment is that we will be having the Moot rather than wait and see what's dictated us by circumstance, and jumping if we can do it, and moaning if we can't. It takes too long to pull the moot together to leave it to the last minute.
It's fair to say that even if the Moot goes ahead it might be a bit different this year, people circumstances could be vastly different to normal, so the format of the Moot might be a bit different, some might not be available to come or some might be more available than before, we might have distancing rules still in place (but be allowed to have the event, who knows) and things like that, we will create a schedule/programme around whatever we need to. I think though that the important thing is that if it's possible we all have a safe place that we can get together, get out in the open and enjoy ourselves.
The situation with taking money and refunds is still the same, if it's paypal it will incur the PayPal fees and if we refund it will be minus their fees but the full amount we receive, if it's a bank payment we can refund in full. Any money paid is safe. It's worth noting as well that if we get an official go ahead any tickets bought will not qualify for refund, we can refund if the event if cancelled because of issues beyond our control.
So, it's full steam ahead and we'll see where we end up, I might contact some of you to see if you're up for doing stuff or even if you're planning on coming, whatever helps me plan and organise things.
Thanks all
Tony
We've still got little idea if it's going to be able to go ahead or not but given that we have 3.5 months I'm hoping, along with many others that it's going to go ahead, I've been hesitant in promoting it for the last while due to the situation with the virus, the lockdown and the open ended nature of all that.
So, the plan at the moment is that we will be having the Moot rather than wait and see what's dictated us by circumstance, and jumping if we can do it, and moaning if we can't. It takes too long to pull the moot together to leave it to the last minute.
It's fair to say that even if the Moot goes ahead it might be a bit different this year, people circumstances could be vastly different to normal, so the format of the Moot might be a bit different, some might not be available to come or some might be more available than before, we might have distancing rules still in place (but be allowed to have the event, who knows) and things like that, we will create a schedule/programme around whatever we need to. I think though that the important thing is that if it's possible we all have a safe place that we can get together, get out in the open and enjoy ourselves.
The situation with taking money and refunds is still the same, if it's paypal it will incur the PayPal fees and if we refund it will be minus their fees but the full amount we receive, if it's a bank payment we can refund in full. Any money paid is safe. It's worth noting as well that if we get an official go ahead any tickets bought will not qualify for refund, we can refund if the event if cancelled because of issues beyond our control.
So, it's full steam ahead and we'll see where we end up, I might contact some of you to see if you're up for doing stuff or even if you're planning on coming, whatever helps me plan and organise things.
Thanks all
Tony
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Sounds pretty fair Tony, as you said it's a lot easier to cancel than rush around sorting everything at last minute.
I'm still down to attend and you can put my name down for a workshop or two as well
I'm still down to attend and you can put my name down for a workshop or two as well
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