Northern Bushmoot

[Matt Weir]

Well,

Time flies and here we are having just got back from Delamere. Is there any news on an official Moot there?

 

[PJMCBear]

I don't know of an official 'Moot', but I'm sure it would be well supported by the community. It is an excellent site with great facilities. Perhaps the powers that be should take up Goose's offer of a tour.

 

[wanderinstar]

HELLLLLOOOOOO Tony. Now that you have the Summer Moot over, how about casting an eye a bit further North. Delamere perhaps?

 

[wanderinstar]

Just bumping this up.
Any thoughts Tony?

 

[gorilla]

middlewood meet on the off topic threads is north!

 

[wanderinstar]

Sorry?????

 

[Matt Weir]

Gorilla,

Ian is talking about an officially organised 'Moot' rather than my unofficial 'meet'.

There are many 'meets' that are organised by individual members that are not sanctioned by BCUK.

Hope that is clear

 

[gorilla]

aaaaaaaah - the perils of being drunk and not reading the thread properly.
now i'm sober, a proper moot would be great!

 

[Matt Weir]

aaaaaaaah - the perils of being drunk and not reading the thread properly.
now i'm sober, a proper moot would be great!

lol, I'm a bu66er for that myself

 

[rancid badger]

HELLLLLOOOOOO Tony. Now that you have the Summer Moot over, how about casting an eye a bit further North. Delamere perhaps?[/QUOTE

To me and I suspect, a lot of other folk, Delamere is north west (again) as far as England goes, we should really be looking at Kielder or Hamsterley Forest's for next year

regards
R.B.

 

[Goose]

HELLLLLOOOOOO Tony. Now that you have the Summer Moot over, how about casting an eye a bit further North. Delamere perhaps?[/QUOTE

To me and I suspect, a lot of other folk, Delamere is north west (again) as far as England goes, we should really be looking at Kielder or Hamsterley Forest's for next year

regards
R.B.

What are the facilities like at Kielder and Hamsterley? At Delamere everything is there, lots of places for camping and hammocks, buildings and barns for classrooms, water points, toilets and showers, a lake, lots of woods and places to have communal fires, not to mention good road access! The facilities are already in place for large numbers of people, you may not need the facilities for a couple of bushcrafters but you do when you up the scale of numbers.(only so many holes you can dig under trees!)

I know I am biased, as Delamere is local to me, but it is a case of not being able to please all the people all of the time. If there are other places that are suitable post them up and maybe organise a meet, others may enthuse about it as much as they do about Delamere!

 

[Lodian]

Yeh i agree with goose aswell as many others on the forum Delamere is great i stay over 400 miles from and traveled with Graham S, but it was well worth it,and I REALLY think some deep thought and attention of the powers that be should be put into this.

Lodian

 

[wanderinstar]

Bumping this up.
Again.

 

[Wayland]

We're looking into a North Moot later in the year, it will be after the Summer Moot in South Wales

Any further news?

 

[Dave]

Sounds like a good idea.

 

[MikeS]

We are definately interested depending on dates etc.

Just a quick question about Dalamere, I notes from a previous post that the is space for group fires, does this mean that there is no facility for individuals to have a fire for a meal or brew ? (This is one of the best bits of the Wilderness Gathering for me)

 

[Wayland]

There are plenty of communal fire pits, there are also raised hearths provided by the site that are mobile or you can always provide your own hearth.

 

[Goose]

We are definately interested depending on dates etc.

Just a quick question about Dalamere, I notes from a previous post that the is space for group fires, does this mean that there is no facility for individuals to have a fire for a meal or brew ? (This is one of the best bits of the Wilderness Gathering for me)

Just as Wayland says, there are a couple of BIG fire circles around the site with "terraced" seating around(wooden benches) and there are a few ground fire pits around the different sites. If you want an individual fire and are not near the pits there are dozens of altar fires available to keep the fire off the ground, fires aren't an issue but scorch marks all over are!

 

[EdS]

that photo looks familiar.

 

[MikeS]

That sounds great. If only more places did it