Ok so it looks like we will probably be there Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon. Much shorter than I was hoping but that's school holidays for you.
I may have just not found it but is there a list of workshops running? Specifically for the Saturday. Or is it more informal than that?
Thanks.
Hey Bob, There's no list of workshops, it is more informal that that, there will be stuff going on Friday and Sat, not a lot Sunday. I can say that the plan at the moment is that we have some polish chaps sharing Polish cooking over the weekend, so that will be the main focus for those days.
Is there a bring and buy?
Not that we've organised, I can't think an area to have it to be honest as we've no spare sheltered areas and there's no building for us to use. So, the quicker version is no bring and buy, sorry.
I am another of the sub zero group coming to the moot. I do have a couple of questions:
I have paid for the ticket, gone out of my bank account, but not received a ticket is that right? Am I still on the list?
Is there plenty of room for a large tent? I have a 10 man artic tent ( about the same size as a 3m bell tent) or do I need to bring a smaller one?
Really looking forward to this now that Finland has had to be postponed for another year.
Hey Pete, I'll be sending some emails out the next couple of days that will have more info, you're all good though, your number is '161' (that's not a reflection fo how many people are going!)
I would say that a smaller tent would be wise unless you're sharing the space, there are limited flat level areas, the main camping area has a slight slope with some flatter areas, the trees are mostly on a slope (thinking of hammock people here).
For general info:
Ultimately we've not used the site before so there's some unknown in how it all pans out, we've got a good area for cooking, prep and hanging out, there's other fire pit areas, we can have fires if they're raised off the ground, there's enough camping area, although a limited amount is on truly flat ground.
The car parking is away from the main camping and event area(150-200mt) so we'll be moving stuff down manually, wheelbarrows and if the quad/trailer is available with that.
Other than the Polish focused cooking at the weekend there's no set plan for the week, although we know that it will be dictated in part by butchering and cooking in the early days, moving on to smoking, baking etc.
Forest Knights (Wayne, Beth & Karl) will be doing the majority of the cooking workshops, Andy the outdoor chef from Ireland is still working on getting over but there's complications with covid etc over there so he may/may not be there, so we'll see how that pans out.
Forest Knights are also doing the Breakfasts and Evening Meals that people can book the day before, starting Monday (we can sort this out Monday on site, or people can post in here, or drop me a line) I don't know what the meals are going to be but knowing them they will be delicious and substantial. Breakfasts will be £3.50 and evening meals will be £7.50
Just a reminder to everyone, the site we're using is:
'Daniels Grove'
Cranham Scout Centre,
Cranham,
England,
GL4 8HP