Hi, I'm back from Belfast and sort of in one piece... so tired!! Fox and Hounds is at the F&H at Bridestowe from 11 - 13 May. The pub offers hotel rooms, a bunkhouse where you can book a bunk in a shared room or book a whole room for a group or family (very useful if the weather is bad), an excellent campsite with hook-ups for campers and caravans if you want them. The hotel rooms, bunkhouse and hook-ups need to be booked in advance. To book accommodation phone Frank, the landlord, on 01822 820206 or Dave the manager. This makes you a resident of the pub for the weekend. Pay him on arrival. The tickets for the weekend are £5 or if you can only come fro a bit then we ask for a donation. Just let us know you are coming you don't have to book in advance but we do like to know about how many to expect. We sing in the Skittle Alley, which is separate from the main pub and is, therefore, quiet. Frank is Irish and loves having us there, not just because we drink lots of beer but he loves 'the craic'. The sessions tend to be Friday evening, Saturday lunchtime, Saturday evening and Sunday lunchtime until about 3pm. We take it in turns to sing around the room, ably assisted by Bendigo the Fox. Beginners are very welcome. We all have to start somewhere, and, we are very proud to be able to say that there are people who are now singers who started at the Fox and Hounds Weekends. The whole ethos of the weekend is that it is not a festival but a very informal weekend and there is really no pressure to do anything. If you want to play there are no separate sessions, you take your turn as we go round, poems, stories and monologues, even the odd spot of juggling, are all welcome. (Fire eating outside, please). On Sunday there is a leisurely walk up the Tor at the back of the pub for an early morning sing – quite spectacular and worthy of a special song! All proceeds from the weekend go to local charities or children's charities that local folkies are involved with. In past years we have made donations to the Dartmoor Rescue Team, helped bring a child from Chernobyl for a holiday in Cornwall and, last year, helped set up a school in Angola. On Saturday night it is the tradition that Jon and/or Kathy sing a song and as we do we put round a glass for you to put in donations towards a specific charity. The collection ends when we stop singing whether or not we have got round the room! If you want directions on how to get there either pm me or put a post on here and I'll put them up. Love to see you.