malcolm , if you can be bothered to read , i apologised for that.
my teeth are fine, which is clearly not the case with your brain.
you have your facts wrong about travelling times to sheffield by train.   
if you have ambitions to get a high position in the EFDSS, getting a clear grip of facts is essential.
there are clearly people in the higher echelons of the EFDSS WHO COULD NOT ORGANISE A PISS UP IN A BREWERY.
Malcolm, I witnessed your organisation of Whitby festival, and while I have some criticisms of you, [your a mediocre cricketer] and you seem to enjoy pretending to be the archtypical Yorkshireman
" Hear all, see all, say nowt, tak' all, keep all, gie nowt, and if tha ever does owt for nowt do it for thysen"
however,you did manage to organise Whitby festival for many years in a very competent fashion, I think you would do a better job in the EFDSS than the present management ... but dont make their mistake of living in a fantasy world.

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