Author Topic: To Long Itch and beyond - 2018! (Read 7543 times)

Polar Bear · « **Reply #25 on:** 18 December, 2017, 09:35:15 am »

The ALC bunch are a relatively small subset of the regular Long Itchers. And as Kim says, they'll likely try to do both.

Will you be coming to Long Itch then Pedders?

JBB · « **Reply #26 on:** 18 December, 2017, 05:58:18 pm »

14th is definitely out (sailing commitments) , 19th I can currently do.
J

cycleman · « **Reply #27 on:** 18 December, 2017, 07:29:32 pm »

Me and Apollo can make either dates

Polar Bear · « **Reply #28 on:** 18 December, 2017, 08:08:27 pm »

Quote from: cycleman on 18 December, 2017, 07:29:32 pm

Me and Apollo can make either dates

What weekends aren't you available?

Torslanda · « **Reply #29 on:** 18 December, 2017, 08:11:35 pm »

Can someone bring me up to speed? I thought we were doing 11th~13th.

#1 son has his 18th birthday on the 20th, so that weekend is a no-no.

Help! Confuzzled and discombobulated . . .

Kim · « **Reply #30 on:** 18 December, 2017, 08:20:55 pm »

Quote from: Torslanda on 18 December, 2017, 08:11:35 pm

Can someone bring me up to speed? I thought we were doing 11th~13th.

That was the original plan.

Then some royals announced they were going to have a wedding.

It's a long-standing^[1] tradition for YACF to have a camping weekend on royal weddings, with a view to providing a beer-and-bikes-based excuse for avoiding as much bunting and tedious tabloid telly as possible. Polar Bear therefore mooted the idea of moving the May Long Itch camping trip to the following weekend.

Various people have then commented with their likely availability on the new date, in the hope that it might turn out to be an unambiguously good (or unambiguously bad) idea. No chance. Faffers gonna faff.

_{[1] For small values of 'long'.}

Torslanda · « **Reply #31 on:** 18 December, 2017, 08:23:26 pm »

OK. Got it. Thanks, Kim.

Whilst I admire the 'not the royal wedding' weekend concept as a thing, it can't be done without transplanting the whole family to Long Itch. Not happening . . .

Butterfly · « **Reply #32 on:** 18 December, 2017, 08:44:25 pm »

We'll obviously be at the ALC AGM, as I'm chairing it. It will probably be a Royal Wedding free weekend. We would certainly try and make Long Itch too if it was the previous weekend.

Kim · « **Reply #33 on:** 18 December, 2017, 09:04:23 pm »

Further observation: It's already been noted that the Royal Weeding clashes with some sort of major sportsball event. This would seem like a suboptimal time to be loitering within pubbe.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #34 on:** 18 December, 2017, 09:06:39 pm »

Agreed Kim. We might be at a different location though depending upon Loadsabikes and other factors.

Pedaldog. · « **Reply #35 on:** 18 December, 2017, 11:50:06 pm »

Quote from: Polar Bear on 18 December, 2017, 09:35:15 am

The ALC bunch are a relatively small subset of the regular Long Itchers. And as Kim says, they'll likely try to do both.

Will you be coming to Long Itch then Pedders?

All being well, Yes.

Torslanda · « **Reply #36 on:** 19 December, 2017, 12:10:09 am »

So am I correct in thinking the 'plan' is to have consecutive Long Itch weekends in May?

I'm sorry to appear thick/pedantic/obsessive about it but I'm committed to 18th-20th May already. A coming of age is a significant thing, when it's your first born doubly so . . .

Polar Bear · « **Reply #37 on:** 19 December, 2017, 06:42:19 am »

Just the one Long Itch in May. Will be the weekend of 12th. Venue is uncertain but will be in or near to Rugby.

More Long Itch in July and September, hopefully at Wing and Silverdale respective.

loadsabikes · « **Reply #38 on:** 23 December, 2017, 08:27:36 am »

Sorry for the silence, been up to my eyes in it.
I will get back to you in the new year and firm up arrangements.......just need to build the toilets and shower!!

Torslanda · « **Reply #39 on:** 23 December, 2017, 08:43:05 am »

Quote from: loadsabikes on 23 December, 2017, 08:27:36 am

Sorry for the silence, been up to my eyes in it.
I will get back to you in the new year and firm up arrangements.......just need to build the toilets and shower!!

Long Itch on Tour is turning into a barn raising? Like Harrison Ford in Witness?

Polar Bear · « **Reply #40 on:** 23 December, 2017, 08:49:35 am »

Quote from: loadsabikes on 23 December, 2017, 08:27:36 am

Sorry for the silence, been up to my eyes in it.
I will get back to you in the new year and firm up arrangements.......just need to build the toilets and shower!!

Showers at Long Itch. Erm...

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #41 on:** 05 March, 2018, 12:02:07 pm »

Okay, I was wondering yesterday, what if any are the dates at which I might be able to turn up at Long Itch and spend some time with Yacfers eating chips, drinking bears, dancing with beers, that sort of thing?

Torslanda · « **Reply #42 on:** 06 March, 2018, 05:50:45 pm »

AFAIK the dates punted in the OP haven't changed.

The venue might but, as yet, we don't have any details.

I think our glorious leader needs to update us.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #43 on:** 06 March, 2018, 05:58:37 pm »

Date for Long Itch in May is 11th to 13th. Venue is as per usual due to the potential new venue not being ready in time.

Info about the ride and any other activities will be forthcoming in due course.

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #44 on:** 06 March, 2018, 06:07:34 pm »

''Rugby! who wants to go to Rugby!?'' (from the filmn)

ImightbeupforitinMay. Would be mine firstest ever proper campin' twip! Got me tent, got me bag, got me mat, got no mates! call me Billy.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #45 on:** 06 March, 2018, 06:21:01 pm »

OK Billy. Are you joining us?

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #46 on:** 06 March, 2018, 06:25:08 pm »

Quote from: Polar Bear on 06 March, 2018, 06:21:01 pm

OK Billy. Are you joining us?

Hopefully yes! something might crop up, but hoping to wriggle very hard indeed.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #47 on:** 06 March, 2018, 06:27:32 pm »

I'll start a separate thread for the May event in a day or so.

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #48 on:** 06 March, 2018, 06:47:46 pm »

Balls, just checked the diary, got tickets for a classical concert on the 12th, following weekend would've been purfick, swmbo's busy as well. Oh well, have fun on this one, ooooo I'm all dissappointed now....

Polar Bear · « **Reply #49 on:** 06 March, 2018, 07:06:32 pm »

That didn't take much wriggling.