Fox and Hounds 2006

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Cats
Date: 11 Dec 06 - 06:27 AM

we have.

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: old girl
Date: 10 Dec 06 - 06:29 PM

We will be there---------If the van makes it, if not has anyone got a spare bed? Rose and Dave

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Cats
Date: 10 Dec 06 - 06:47 AM

This year, next year...... Yes 2007. See you on Saturday. Wassailing at 11.15.

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Hawker
Date: 09 Dec 06 - 07:10 PM

Good news indeed, I take it you mean April next year? 2007? Not long till the anniversary Fox & Hounds!!!!!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: My guru always said
Date: 09 Dec 06 - 05:08 AM

Thanks for letting us know Cats, it's good news! Good Health to you Honey!

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Cats
Date: 08 Dec 06 - 02:32 PM

For all of you who were at the Fox and Hounds this year, I just thought you would like to know that the new Children's Hospice South West, who we collected for this year, has just been completed. It is now being equipped inside and will be taking its first children in April this year. Thanks to all of you who supported us.

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Splott Man
Date: 19 May 06 - 11:18 AM

It's a pity I wasn't there, years ago I wrote a parody for a local singer who had a penchant for deaths in songs. I managed to dispense with 329,265 souls.

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Abuwood
Date: 19 May 06 - 06:59 AM

Super weekend, fab food, fab ale and good company.
Thanks for all you hard word.
Shame we didn't get round to the sacred tart, next year perhaps.
Date in the organiser already!
Love Ali & Steve

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Hawker
Date: 17 May 06 - 01:26 PM

OK I'll keep the kettle on!
Cheers, L

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Cats at Work
Date: 17 May 06 - 09:23 AM

Thanks, Hawker. I didn't sing 'Oaks' or 'All Quiet' with you so we'd better have a rehearsal....

If all goes well next week, I might even drop in on my way back, beg a cup of tea and go to rehearsal from yours............

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Hawker
Date: 16 May 06 - 06:00 PM

I have a cunning Plan Cats, It involves a special 10 tors - Ill talk to you about it at rehearsal next week!
Or did we rehearse enough last weekend?
Good luck on 24th by the way incase I forget ;0)
Cheers, Lucy
Photos will be ready soon........ some are not too complimentary - sorry!

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Scooby doo
Date: 16 May 06 - 02:51 PM

I will be sleeping when you all go up on the Tors.
Scooby

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 16 May 06 - 01:04 PM

I've made a TENtative entry in my diary for next year. But I'm going to ask if that helicopter can drop me off on the Tor Sunday morning!!

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Cats
Date: 16 May 06 - 12:59 PM

Perhaps it ought to be a Tor Relay..... song by song or verse by verse.... One group go to the very top and sing the verse while the others stand at the bottom and join in the chorus, then the next person goes to the top .......

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Jillie
Date: 16 May 06 - 12:22 PM

Couldn't cope with too many more , there wasn't a lot of room. Oh now Hmm could be cozy couldn't it. Yay lets have more.

Jillie

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 16 May 06 - 11:46 AM

A lovely weekend, many, many thanks to Kathy & Jon for all the hard work put in to make it another success.

Excellent singarounds, good company & of course stunning views & great singing on the top of the Tor,

Hope there will be many more singers up there next year for the 10th Anniversary!

Rosie S

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Geoffp
Date: 16 May 06 - 07:51 AM

Must add my thanks for the weekend Kath and John. Singing excellent and company great.

Diary is booked for next year but we will have to think of some more "Ten" celebrations.

Cheers
Geoff

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,GeoffP
Date: 16 May 06 - 07:48 AM

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Jillie
Date: 16 May 06 - 02:01 AM

What 'e said! Best change of mind I've had in a long time.

And Lucy, sorry we didn't say goodbye, thought you were behind us and there you was GONE!!


Jillie

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Brian
Date: 15 May 06 - 08:09 PM

Cheers Cats, but I think the thanks should go to Bendigo. He's been doing the job for so long, you just have to point him in the general direction and he wanders his way round the room picking out the singers all on his own.

If Phot had turned up, the weekend could been re-Christened (or is it re-Paganed) as the 'Gerbils & Kittens 2006'

J&B

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 15 May 06 - 07:34 PM

Thanks for such a relaxed and friendly weekend. A proper unwinder.

Andy & Jillie

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Cats
Date: 15 May 06 - 05:12 PM

In total £329.90, but we have to take the expenses out of that, i.e flowers for the pub, printing etc, definitley in excess of £250, but how much more I don't know until the final bills come in, and they probably won't be in until the end of May. I'll let you know then.

I think Phot should have come and brought the kittens - would have gone well with the baby gerbils!!!

We have had some other suggestions for next year including the Ten Mini Tors... we make 10 small piles of stones around the campsite and people have to walk between them, camping overnight!!!!!

The Sunday nmorning walk and sing on the top of the Tors is already booked on the 'Programme', led by Snuffy. Thanks for this years walk Snuffy.. brilliant.

Thanks to Jacqui and Brian for driving on Saturday night and for all singers and non singers... and, most importantly, thanks to Dave and Frank at the pub, who actually want us back....

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Hawker
Date: 15 May 06 - 03:51 PM

And how much did we raise for the Hospice Cats?

Oooh and KB suggested Gerbil baiting be a part of next years events!!!!

Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: My guru always said
Date: 15 May 06 - 03:28 PM

A slight correction - 16.5 actually. OK, so I only made it partway but having set off at least 15 minutes late, at least I got far enough up the Tor to hear you all singing *grin*

What a fantastic weekend!! Major thanks to Kathy & Jon for all their hard work - I'm definitely hooked & would recommend next year to all keen Singers. An excellent venue with a good choice of beers, food & accomodation & also very welcoming - what more could you want? Good company, songs & singing - all present & correct, wonderful.....

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Brian
Date: 15 May 06 - 12:22 PM

As Vaughan managed to kill off the entire world twice, that may go some way to explaining how I feel today!!!

Correction to numbers that made it to the top:

Sixteen! Jessie and I were up there on the trailblazing run, and back on the campsite by 9.30 (just in time to miss the noise and the crowds). I was tempted to leave a few chocky bickies up there for you, but not wanting to cause an arguement, ate them myself (it was a pre-breakfast walk). Some of us got to the top last year too - despite the breeze.

A great weekend even though we were late on parade and I was sporting the tankard scar!

cheers

Brian

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Hawker
Date: 15 May 06 - 11:23 AM

Sussex Carole, I have searched through all my wild flower books and have been unable to identify that yellow flower you found, the pink ones with fern like leaves are Herb Robert, the other pink ones are Red Campion. The violet was the common Dog violet, but the smaller ones we saw earlier may have been sweet violet. The white flower is Greater Stitchwort. I think that was all the ones we were not sure about the names of!
Vaughan! You weren't supposed to tell them we didn't really make it last year! - I have photos to prove we did this year and will post them just as soon as I get time!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: pixieofdoom
Date: 15 May 06 - 11:17 AM

So sorry to have missed it - we'll try again next year!

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Snuffy
Date: 14 May 06 - 06:41 PM

A wonderful weekend, Cats, but we have come to expect no less.

And I definitely "led" from the rear as those intrepid singers ascended the Tor for their "early morning sing". Well it was early: well after 5 am Mudcat time when the singing started. And the total of 14 who made it to the top was .....

14 more than made it last year!!!

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: SussexCarole
Date: 14 May 06 - 05:51 PM

A wonderful weekend!   Thank you John & Cathy. Friendly people and great singing in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. The beer (thank you Lucy) and singing at the top of the Tor was excellent. The "What have you forgotten - let us get it for you in Tavistock" run was unbeievable! Where else do you get that offer from the organisers of a festival. Thanks Cathy for getting us a very much needed tin opener!!!

We'll be back next year armed with a bottle of bubbly to celebrate the Fox & Hounds weekend Birthday.

Carole & Andrew

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Morticia
Date: 14 May 06 - 03:41 PM

Thanks to all for a wonderful weekend! We managed to 'kill off' 9,876 people by the time I left at 2.30. Unless you count the fact that Vaughan killed the whole world twice.

Lovely to see everyone again and I'm so glad everyone entered into the spirit of my idea of having a death count......made it lots more fun, thanks.

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Hawker
Date: 14 May 06 - 03:21 PM

Yep a great weekend, great singing, good friends and too much beer! (same as usual) not as much hedonism and debauchery as promised, but next year we'll really let our hair down for the 10th. The highlights for me were my 2 babes singing a song penned by my eldest, The top of the Tor sing - beer WAS consumed - was it heard in Lydford? The Passing helicopters gave us wide berth, so we guessed we were too loud for them! Barbara singing her American songs was great too. I really enjoyed the recording of the death toll in the songs, perhaps for next year, as it is the 10th we could count the number of times hanky panky occurs and/or quantity of beer consumed - all in song of course!
How about an apropriate song list for the tor walk - The Lark in the clear air has to be one.
Thanks one and all for a great time, good company and fantastic singing, lets do it all again next year.
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,hawker
Date: 14 May 06 - 03:02 PM

Cats what was the final death toll for the weekend?

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Cats
Date: 14 May 06 - 01:56 PM

Glad you made it eventually..
Thanks to everyone for this weekend... it was brilliant to see you all there. Snuffy ~ thanks for taking all those intrepid [?] singers up to the top of the Tor for the Early morning sing... A Definite for next year, when it will be the 10th birthday.   Any ideas? Skittle Alley booked, Cake booked. candles bought .......

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Brian
Date: 13 May 06 - 03:02 AM

Mission aborted yesterday. 30 mins to re-scheduled liftoff.

We WILL see you there

J&B

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Hawker
Date: 12 May 06 - 12:44 PM

Well be off in about an hour see you all there
safe journey all
Cheers Lucy

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Brian
Date: 12 May 06 - 12:28 PM

Jacqui has 'reminded' me to pack my tankard - I even have the scars to prove it!!!!

Brian

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Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Brian
Date: 12 May 06 - 12:26 PM

We're running several hours late, but will be on our way in about 30 mins.

see you there

J&B

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Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Cats
Date: 12 May 06 - 12:11 PM

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Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Cats
Date: 12 May 06 - 12:10 PM

Never mind George, next year is the 10th birthday so you can't miss that one. The birthday cake is booked already!!

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: MBSGeorge
Date: 12 May 06 - 10:05 AM

Shame I could have done with some Debauchery and Hedonism - I'll behave this year I can start being the embarrassing mummy next year!!

George

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: MBSGeorge
Date: 12 May 06 - 09:54 AM

We won't be able to make it this year but hopefully next year we shall be there.

George

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Cats at Work
Date: 12 May 06 - 05:38 AM

It's today... yippeee. Looking forward to seeing you all. It's been a bit of a bugger being so poorly this year that I haven't seen you all yet.

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 12 May 06 - 03:28 AM

Hils,

There's a beck/burn/stream to get over (through.) I'd suggest "sensible" walking shoes/boots or wellies, it's lovely up there & well worth the effort.

See you all soon,

Rosie

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 12 May 06 - 01:45 AM

I just been on the weather forecast for Okehampton as thats the nearest and its going to be fine all weekend so keep fingers crossed.
I am off on the start of my travels soon,so i will see you all down there.
Scooby.

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Hawker
Date: 11 May 06 - 05:26 PM

Oh God! The gerbils are coming tooo!

who cares what the weather is like! It was cold last year at the top of the tor, but we were warm from walking - and got back in time for a cooked breakfast in the hotel!

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: Cats
Date: 11 May 06 - 03:46 PM

Either that or bring a towel! The weather forcast for this weekend is the usual F&H weather - snow [it did snow at Elephants Nest 10 years ago this weekend, rain, hail, mist, fog, thunderstorms and ..... SUN! Take your pick!!!
see you tomorrow.

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: My guru always said
Date: 11 May 06 - 03:37 PM

Cuppa's abounding, thanks All!!!

Does one really need walking boots? I was going to be using my sandals as normal, but I suppose there'll be a dew in the morning, so maybe wellies will be best :-)

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Brian
Date: 11 May 06 - 03:10 PM

No Scooby. We're the realists. We were at the last 'Elephants Nest'.
Wind, Rain, Snow, Floods (at least there was in our tent!), and flying marquees!!!!

All that on the same weekend in May and only 6 miles down the road from the F&H.

Take the sun cream and your thermals, and your wellies, you never know what you'll get.

see yer there

Brian

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Scooby doo
Date: 11 May 06 - 02:52 PM

Your a pessimistic

Subject: RE: Fox and Hounds 2006
From: GUEST,Jacqui
Date: 11 May 06 - 01:28 PM

Yet!