The Unofficial August Unofficial thread.

Surely the bank holiday on the day after might be better?

Omigod! What happened to those 5 years?

I'd unofficially propose (if only to get responses in order to start unofficially planning) a camping barn[1] with grounds and plenty parking spaces somewhere aroundish the Hathersage area[0]. I have a couple of customers in that area who organise outdoor activities and the like who can advise on appropriate / comfortable places when we have a clearer idea of numbers. (I'd happily unofficially volunteer to go have a neb and do any booking stuph as it's only half an hour of so away from us here at Poggle Wood.)

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but a basic headcount so far goes something like (names as posted):

William Tasso Simon Isaacs Nige Mark Solesbury Neil Brownlee .mother

With possibles:

Lee_D (Monday) Ian Rawlings (if within Pinzmiles) Rich B Paul - xxx Austin Shackles Steve Dom J

August Bank Holiday or not ? I got lost somewhere...

Steve

The last Monday in August (apparently August Bank Holiday is always then, live and learn) and the two days before then.

Diary entry added at

On or around Thu, 22 May 2008 13:58:37 +0100, Lizzy Taylor enlightened us thusly:

So, you coming? excellent excuse for a piss-u^H^H^H^H^H^H party.

Sorry, we're definitely in France. Been long booked, with other members of family and friends so not something I can easily get out of.

On or around Thu, 22 May 2008 16:32:45 +0100, .mother enlightened us thusly:

I dunno. But I note that it's about 10 years since I started doing school contracts.

On or around Thu, 22 May 2008 19:35:48 +0100, .mother enlightened us thusly:

I've been to Hathersage once. nice scenery up there, we could go and look at Mam Tor, for example, and see if we can drive a 101 up and/or down it :-) There're also various caverns and stuff.

Things we "need":

Campingplatz Off-road site Decent pub or similar for sunday lunch other attractions. possible laning for monday morning

I've no doubt 3) can be found, especially if anyone has local knowledge, and you seem to have covered 1), I daresay it's no trouble to find 4). 5) is apparently possible.

That just leaves an off-road site for playing on (probably) saturday, I daresay there's one of them, too.

I reckon I'll be up for it. Not going to make it to Eastnor, that's for certain.

It would indeed be slightly better, but I still get a 3 day birthday weekend :)

Lizzy

We'll be in, we would bring our caravan mind you?

None of this sleeping on the floor s*it!

Me and Bec are in.

Me Paul and Nige did a route round there, and we met at the Fox house Inn which is just down the road from hathersage.

Ill mail paul and see if he still has the route.

Id gladly do that again - only took a couple of hours and would fill the morning perfectly.

The pub looked really nice in side, and looked the sort to do a cracking Sunday diner..

Just don't try and get in before it opens!

Is that lane over Stannage still OK ?

Steve

Bad form replying to yourself and all... this be the place.

These be the pics

Man, im on form replying to myself today!

Ps - Becky really was not well that weekend!

That's one of my fave lanes - pics pre-purple-grumble:

post-purple-grumble:

On or around Fri, 23 May 2008 12:16:49 +0100, .mother enlightened us thusly:

Pre big-tyres, too.

On or around Fri, 23 May 2008 11:36:48 +0100, Mark Solesbury enlightened us thusly:

Chances are I'll put a mattress in the motor, rather than tow the 'van all the way up there. Have to see.