Towersey - who's going?

Subject: RE: Towersey - who's going?
From: bubblyrat
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 10:13 AM

The guy with the Buddhist flag should not have flown it in such high winds----he should have waited for Karma conditions !!

Subject: RE: Towersey - who's going?
From: Noreen
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 07:04 PM

Yes Ed, 'Cum On Feel The Noize' was the first encore performed by the Imagined Village, thanks for reminding me!

It was good fun for all concerned, though Martin had to keep referring to his words :0)

Subject: RE: Towersey - who's going?
From: bubblyrat
Date: 04 Sep 09 - 06:42 AM

On another thread,about flags and flagpoles,I have aired my misgivings about the Towersey campsite . I was very concerned that so many tents,many of which had LPG bottles outside,were so densely packed together,even to the extent in many cases,that their guy-ropes overlapped,in some cases actually onto designated footpaths.Many caravans and camper-vans appeared to be too close together to be able to comply with the H & S LPG Gas Regulations--I may be wrong,but in my opinion,H & S and / or the local Fire Dept. could have had a "Field Day" last week.I also saw cars being driven well over the campsite speed-limit,and dogs running around off the lead despite the rule to the contrary.
                Towersey is a big accident just waiting to happen.

Subject: RE: Towersey - who's going?
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 04 Sep 09 - 07:01 AM

Shrewsbury is too, and a smidgin closer IMNSHO.
I saw guy ropes on the Towersey corridors for cars, they remained intact. Folkies are pretty good by and large but we are talking percentages, and not 100 either.

The real problem is that there are Folkies and there are festival goers. Shrewsbury was veering to the latter and by all accounts that is accelerating. But that is the intention. Cambridge - watch-out!

On observation I would prefer to trust Towersey management and punters, any day.

Subject: RE: Towersey - who's going?
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 04 Sep 09 - 07:03 AM

Yes Ed, 'Cum On Feel The Noize' was the first encore performed by the Imagined Village

Many thanks for that conformation, Noreen.

Ed

Subject: RE: Towersey - who's going?
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 04 Sep 09 - 07:11 AM

Karma onditions - ha ha ha ha
ROTFLMAO

Subject: RE: Towersey - who's going?
From: Steve in Sidmouth
Date: 04 Sep 09 - 08:23 AM

Permanent campsites have to comply with Rules and Regs as regarding spacing of units, firebreaks, etc. Temporary ones do not, as far as I know. At Chippenham it is all laid out to the inch (25.4 mm!) just as a permanent site would have to be. Whether this is choice by the organisers or a requirement of the local council I don't know - but it is local, not national rules.

Agree about the excessive speed of a few cars - I was nearly swiped by an official (Towersey) Landrover at the entrance to site 2. A steward who was checking my wristband pulled me out of the way. I was sufficiently annoyed to complain - luckily I did this to the woman (Sue?) who was the site 2 manager and she appeared to take it seriously. I'll prepare a diagram suggesting changes in layout and send it to the organisers. Most of the official vehicles at Towersey were being driven slowly and setting a good example.

On another 'rules' issue why can Towersey have amplified music after midnight on Sunday and Sidmouth cannot?

Subject: RE: Towersey - who's going?
From: Old Vermin
Date: 04 Sep 09 - 09:32 AM

Heard amplified music after midnight on Sunday, but thought it was a car system.

As for the young lad who got into his car across the fence from my tent after Tickled Pink and started his engine and eventually just sat in it, after he had had the speakers on loud and his mates had gone to get taxis...security man had a wrathful Old V in pyjamas to deal with. He was an ex-dibble.

Bloke was spark out in the driver's seat, utterly pissed, key in ignition, engine off by then which was probably after I'd flashed a torch at him.

Conversation along the lines of 'You are technically drunk in charge of a vehicle - get in the passenger seat now - listen to me [all x 3 or 4] - when you feel cold and wake up, move the vehicle away into the corner - [x 2 or 3]. Reinforced by threat to have him nicked.

Driver looked a mix of sheepish/defiant as he drove off the next day.

Security guy as an ex-dibble had apparently missed the change in the law whereby RTAs now said to apply on private land. Probably as well...

Heard the same day "Must take this eye-liner off - don't want to get pulled by the cops...they'd never believe...But I am *completely* legal."

Subject: RE: Towersey - who's going?
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 04 Sep 09 - 09:41 AM

"On another 'rules' issue why can Towersey have amplified music after midnight on Sunday and Sidmouth cannot?"

Different local authorities, different bugbears. Sidmouth has to apply for temporary licences on all of the sites it uses, and my understanding is that the local authority has a thing about late night noise on a Sunday across the area as a whole - not just as it applies to the festival.

Still, it gave us a good reason/opportunity to introduce silent disco, which was a massive hit.

Subject: RE: Towersey - who's going?
From: bubblyrat
Date: 04 Sep 09 - 09:52 AM

He was,indeed,drunk in charge of the vehicle.In fact,the very act of sitting in the vehicle with the keys in his possession,even with the engine NOT RUNNING,puts him well in the shite ! Unless the law has changed since I gained my RSA "CPC(National Freight)" ..?? Even parked in the drive outside your house (you don't have to be on the road !).