Hiya Liz
Long time no see! An East London gathering in Oct sounds a tempting thought. I might even be able to combine it with revisiting that lovely little Brixton Garden Village, where I was dragged up!
Inevitably it will clash with something, however, as there is the Captain Cook Festival in Whitby between 23 and 31 Oct. The shanty festival part of it (in which the Shellbacks will be singing) is I think on the last weekend - tbc.
Also, would there be a (safe) place to park a campervan?
"I though I heard the old man say ...!"
Alan
BTW What do you mean "its not too far from Stratford" - its about 100 miles down the M40 and then across London! I believe Shakespeare took 4 days to make the trip!