Depending on the weekend we pick (and this will rely on Getaways, West Ham playing at home and other fixtures), there are several Mudcatters' nearby who would be willing to turn their houses into Doss Houses for the duration. This would mean cosy mixed and indoor camping (for that read cramped floorspace next to other people who fart, snore and belch for their country).

For a small fee, I'm happy to provide some of the food (I knew all those years in a vegetarian restaurant would be useful!) and there are lots of places around to get food cheaply and not so cheaply! The pub has a large garden and there is a park nearby so lots of space to run children round in. The pub has the merits of being near shops, public transport, has a bus stop right outside it and has been known to serve pretty good beer. There are some locals who could be persuaded to join in and we might be able to set up a "live link" to Mudcat, just to piss off those who can't be there!

It is not too far from Stratford, gateway to the Continent, so our European chums can make it via the Chunnel, City Airport less than 2 miles away, Stanstead airport about 20 miles (with a direct bus link to Stratford) so there really is no excuse!

LTS