Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: SussexCarole
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 11:29 AM

We wish you could both have been here too....we have saved the top tier of the cake and we will celebrate with you at the Getaway. BTW we have a friend of yours - Barbara - staying with us later this week.   xx

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: jacqui.c
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 11:21 AM

Just looked at the photos. I wish we could have been there too!

Belated happies Andy - and many happy returns.

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: GUEST,vectis at work
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 11:07 AM

Happy belated birthday Andy

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Crane Driver
Date: 24 Apr 06 - 06:45 PM

Why thank you Gnu - I think I'm getting the hang of this 'getting older' business - just as long as I don't have to grow up!

Andrew

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: gnu
Date: 24 Apr 06 - 04:32 PM

Happy Birthday CD!!!!!!

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: My guru always said
Date: 24 Apr 06 - 04:30 PM

Great Piccies Micca, Thanks!!!

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Apr 06 - 04:17 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: treaties1
Date: 23 Apr 06 - 06:39 PM

Thanks Micca, keep them coming, it's surprising what you miss when you are actually there.

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Micca
Date: 22 Apr 06 - 05:50 PM

There are a selection of Images of the Wedding here at Miccas pix I am sorry for the delay, real life kept getting in the way since I got back,Cd will be on its way to Andrew and Carole asap

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 22 Apr 06 - 03:30 PM

It's the only 'Good wedding' I've ever been to, and I've been married three times!!!!
Giok

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 22 Apr 06 - 02:25 PM

Andy and Carole,
Thank you for such a wonderful week leading upto Andy;s and my son Toby 21st on the Thursday.I will not forget it in a hurry the best wedding i been too for a very long time.
Scooby

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: treaties1
Date: 22 Apr 06 - 02:15 PM

Refresh
Some great pictures well worth a look
Thankyou for refreshing happy memories of a brilliant wedding
Theresa

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Crane Driver
Date: 21 Apr 06 - 06:34 AM

Yeah, well, we've been off the Handel for years, Micca!

Andrew

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: GUEST,micca at work
Date: 21 Apr 06 - 06:14 AM

I especially liked the Registrar's remark at the end of the music " makes a change from Handel"!!!

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 21 Apr 06 - 03:23 AM

I'd like to say that we felt highly honoured to be present at such a wonderful event.    IF we ever get round to tying the knot I'd love it to be an event like yours - filled with music, love and laughter.

Luv

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: SussexCarole
Date: 20 Apr 06 - 06:24 PM

Thank you all for giving us memories that will last a lifetime. We strolled over to the Surf Bar at our local on Friday night expecting maybe 20 or so tired travellers to be there and...wow.....there were at least 70 of our friends already singing...and the singing from thereon was just wonderful!

Saturday morning's Register Office ceremony was as informal as we could have hoped for and we had music and singing and even waltzed up the 'aisle' to Michael Turner's Waltz much to the **** of the Registrar! She soon mellowed and said that she really enjoyed our laid back approach and especially our music and song. Thank you to all who joined with us on the web cam.

And then back to Gower and the party! We were restricted to 50 (ish) guests at the formal 'do'...and when we arrived back at our village we had a total of 150 wonderful friends who joined us to celebrate. We jumped the broom...and sang and danced and drank and ate all the way to Midnight.......with a brief pause at 6.30 when a few of us went down to the beach to 'chill out'.

Two of our favourite Catters who couldn't be with us in person were with us in spirit. Jimmyt surprised us with a gift of a toast of fine sparkling wine..and I sang a special song to toast Jimmy with our guests on Sunday(remember our party went on for quite a few days)!

And Sorcha, who sent us the Chugwater chilli mix all the way from Wyoming. Baked potaotes without Sorcha's chilli? Never!

Thank you all who have posted photos, they are brilliant. We also have a dvd & cds of photos which have kindly been given to us. We will post more piccys as soon as we can.

And the belly dancing! Wow was that a treat...and 'Sixteen Stone' & Geoff Duck with his duelling banjos and so many people who sang songs especially for us. How can we ever thank you enough?

Singarounds on Gower every evening until Wednesday (with friends who stayed with us on Gower) at the Brittania and the Greyhound were just superb...and then we were off to Llantrisant and then on to Miskin for the Easter festival

Thank you Andy & Jillie for a wonderful Miskin......just remember that the bride was a Miskin virgin!

As we said before, memories to last a lifetime.......thank you

Carole & Andrew xxxx

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: skipy
Date: 15 Apr 06 - 06:24 AM

Thanks for that, I was right in my ealier post, pity we did not get to chap.
Skipy

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Apr 06 - 04:37 PM

Skipy you may see me on one of the earlier photo's with Khatt sitting in my knee, and me grinning like a Cheshire cat!!
Giok

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: skipy
Date: 14 Apr 06 - 04:27 PM

Nothing wrong with most of your photos, they are a great record of the event, well done.
But! who are you?
Skipy

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 14 Apr 06 - 04:03 PM

Giok:
Take it all back. Apart from the appearance of "Demon Eyes" on some of the shots you would be hard-pressed to improve on those photos. And the shots you would see on prints (from your 35mm camera) would then lose something in translation to computer.
Don't knock yourself. They look great!

CHEERS
Nigel

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 14 Apr 06 - 03:49 PM

On the 'Miskin' thread, but repeated here for those who "Don't do Miskin"

Bugeilio'r Maes Gwyn: (Miskin Watch)
(tune)Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn

Idle days at Easter time
In poor, or clement, weather.
At Miskin in Glamorgan's Vale
We all will meet together.
In "The Cottage" or "The Mill"
We'll all combine our singing.
We'll meet our friends; we'll drink our fill,
We'll set the rafters ringing.

Folk may come from far and wide.
From Porth or Tonypandy.
To toast Crane-Driver and his bride.
And raise a glass to Andy
It's he who keeps us coming here
To him a debt we're owing.
He books the site, he books the 'Acts'
He keeps the be-er flowing.

For long as salt is in the sea.
Long as my hair keeps growing (o.k. poetic licence, it's in the original)
Long as my heart beats in my breast
To Miskin I'll be going.
It is a small but friendly fest.
And we all love it dearly.
That's why so many of 'The Best'
Insist on coming yearly

So once more we'll sup our ale
And raise our voices higher
Once snug inside old Miskin Mill
Around that old log fire.


Nigel Parsons 14/3/06

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Apr 06 - 11:26 AM

More piccies Sorry some of them are not too clever, I just can't get to grips with that digital camera, think I'll go back to my 35mm!
Giok

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Nancy King
Date: 14 Apr 06 - 11:10 AM

What a treat to see the wonderful pictures! It looks like a great party! And I was surprised and pleased to recognize a significant number of the 'Catters in attendance, as we've met at past Getaways. I hope even more of you will join us for future Getaways!

Andrew and Carole, it looks like you're off to a good start -- best wishes for your life together!

Nancy

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: treaties1
Date: 14 Apr 06 - 05:16 AM

Hoping for more pictures after Easter to help keep the memories and see what I missed
T.

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: GUEST,Old Bones
Date: 14 Apr 06 - 02:39 AM

Carol

I was there too!

John O (Old Bones)

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Anne Lister
Date: 13 Apr 06 - 07:35 AM

We were only there for a relatively short time but we enjoyed ourselves tremendously. Thank you for inviting us! And one day we'll get that song right - get the DVD of "A Mighty Wind" to hear it in context!

Mind you, I think you'll need a holiday after your alternative honeymoon, maybe listening to something completely different - rap? opera?

Anne and Steve

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: skipy
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 07:34 PM

Cracked it (I think):-
You have a small beard, a guitar & you wore a " middle bar " tee shirt on Monday, pity we did not get time to chat.
Skipy.

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: John Routledge
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 07:32 PM

Unusually words fail me other than to say many many thanks to all involved.The entire weekend was stupendous.

Wishing Carole and Andrew a long and happy future together.

You certainly already have amazing memories of your married life - all 4 days of it :0)

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: skipy
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 07:15 PM

What a great, great time we had, thank you so much for letting us share not just a wonderful day, but a wonderful week,
David, Kate, Thomas & Mathew, I am sure that I can add Peter & Denise as well.
Skipy.

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: skipy
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 07:09 PM

Goik!!!!!!!!!
Hells teeth, you where there so was I! & we never met, or at least by name!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Skipy
Which one where you?

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 05:43 PM

Back to 'Sixteen Stone':

It's a mercy the fire alarm didn't go off and cause a stampede for the doors; the proverb reminds us that you shouldn't put all your basques in one exit.

All right, it's rotten, but it's traditional.

Tootle pip,

Valmai

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: sian, west wales
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 05:14 PM

Am I a good judge of character or what?

Or is he just lulling us into a false sense of security?

Na - he's a good 'un.

sian

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 03:25 PM

Sian....you have nothing to worry about....the contents of the said bottle mentioned above was duly shared out and drank by many people!! Thank you!

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: sian, west wales
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 03:23 PM

Micca, I note that you don't move on to mention if my trust was justified ...

sian

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 01:50 PM

Got home about 1½ hours ago, I'm sure it was even longer coming home.
Carole and Andrew, what can I say that hasn't already been said?
That was a 'Folkie wedding' to beat them all, and I enjoyed myself so much, put more faces to more names Mudcatwise, but still don't remember all the people I met, such is the way of advancing years.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, it was indeed an 'Occasion'
Long life and happiness to you both, may you always be happy together!
Giok

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: SussexCarole
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 08:37 AM

After almost a week of glorious singarounds here on Gower, we're off on a relaxing?! boat trip around the Gower coast this afternoon. Then we're off down the M4 to Llantrisant tonight to see John Connolly & then heading for Miskin tomorrow and to Newport Club on Thursday night to see Mike Nicholson.

Will try & get some of our wonderful memories on the thread tomorrow morning - otherwise will be after Miskin.

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: SussexCarole
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 08:28 AM

Here we go...and apologies to anyone we have forgotten to add to the list

Abuwood - Alan WW - Barbr'y - Breton Cap - Black Belt Caterpillar - Boats - CatsPhiddle - Col K - Cllr - Crane Driver! - Clive B -Champagne Carol - Dr Price - Eyelander - Emma B - Frog - Frogette - Geoff Duck - Giok - Jimmyt (in spirit) - John Routledge - Jude L - Lady Elizabeth - Madlion - Mootlefish - Mrs Duck - Miskin Man - Michael in Swansea - Madame Gashee - Micca - MCP - My guru always said - Marje - Pat Spoons - Richard Atkins - Snuffy - Selchie - Scooby Doo - SueVG - Skippy - Skipper Jack - Splott Man - SussexCarole! - Sorcha(in chilli) - Sian west wales - Tabster - The Admiral - Treaties1 - Valmai Goodyear - Vectis - Zany Mouse - 8 Pints

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Richard Atkins
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 08:20 AM

DVD to Carole and Andrew this weekend. It was their special day so I can,t auction one for Andy,s charity at Miskin. The Belly Dancers could have raised loads of dosh though! :>)   A wonderful wedding ,thanks C&A

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: GUEST,Micca
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 07:02 AM

Sorry, Guest above is me, Micca

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 07:00 AM

Sorry but my pix wont be available until I get home after next Monday, Many Thanks to Carole and Andrew for a wonderful w/e. Thanks also to Sian, west wales for her "vote of confidence", I mean, who else would hand over aa sealed bottle of Single Malt to ME and ask that I "dispense it to those as wanted to try it"!!!! i can count them on the fingers of one hand with my fist closed! anyone who thinks I might have compromising pix, get yer bids in NOW before publication!

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: SussexCarole
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 06:37 AM

We've been working on a Catters list......think it is at about 52....watch this space

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: My guru always said
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 06:33 AM

Bu**er, forgot I could have raised a few shekels by dangling the belly dancing photos threat.....

Is there a possibility of a Catter Attendees list? I did think about it on Saturday & promptly forgot as I was sorting the 2 1/2 minute workshop!

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Abuwood
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 04:50 AM

I have to add to this thread to say a big Thank You to Carole and Andy for really wonderful weekend. It was lovely to meet so many catters and folkies in such a beautiful setting.
Barb - you have only Carole to blame for the basques, Jane did a grand job educating us in the Egyptian art! Emma - your bank account was obviously not large enough to prevent publication, you should have have called me!
Hope to see lots of old friends and new in Miskin - Andy says he can squeeze us in. I am sure it will be more comfotable than the basque!
Love Alison

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: GUEST,Scooby Doo
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 03:57 AM

No,We will give him back after Monday Lunchtime at the Windsor Hotel where the festival ends with a brilliant session.
Scooby

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 12 Apr 06 - 03:50 AM

Scooby....Souh Wales is welcome to him, although I claim the insurance payout if anything happens to him *joke*!!!

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: SussexCarole
Date: 11 Apr 06 - 08:33 PM

We'll be there Mick along with other Gower fugitives!

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: GUEST,Dr Price
Date: 11 Apr 06 - 08:23 PM

...and join with us for John Connolly (sorry, Scooby!)at Llantrisant Folk Club, the Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun - come on, Andrew and Carole, Olly and I drove to Gower TWICE during your special weekend, and we loved every minute of it!

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: SussexCarole
Date: 11 Apr 06 - 07:59 PM

What a wonderful time we had! We enjoyed every minute of our celebrations. What memories we have!

Thank you all so much! We've just finished our last Gower singaround...the rest of our Honeymoon moves on to Llantrisant, Newport & then Miskin.

Hil & Sian - thank you for the pics. They really capture the happiness and fun we have had during the last 5 days.

We think 52 Catters celebrated with us, with their voices, instruments and wonderful friendship. More tomorrow...hmm looking at the clock that should have been...More later

Carole & Andrew xxxxx

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: GUEST,Scooby
Date: 11 Apr 06 - 06:52 PM

I get the 200th post.
Scooby Doo

Subject: RE: Crane Driver & SussexCarole - Wedding 8 April
From: GUEST,Scooby
Date: 11 Apr 06 - 06:50 PM

Dont forget Wednesday night in Pontyclun, Llantrisant folk club with John Connerly(spelt incorrect i think).
See you all there.
Scooby