Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08

Subject: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Blowzabella
Date: 04 Jan 08 - 11:21 AM

Ok .... well ... I'm starting a new thread for this, so as not to get confused ...

The Festival that Refused to Lie Down

This is to advise that the 2008 Glasson Maritime Weekend is going ahead at Easter.

The organisers (who are presently in a state of shock *G* - they have only just heard themselves!!!) will be the same as for last year's Glasson Maritime Weekend and therefore the same people who organised the Lancaster Maritime Festival. In total, this will be the 20th year!

Some funding is coming from one major sponsor, some from Lancaster City Council and the balance will be made up of smaller income sources.

At this stage, it looks as though it will run from the evening of Good Friday, through to Easter Monday - with an improved main venue (the big performance marquee from last year will not be repeated).

An enormous 'Thank You' to everyone who took the time to send communications to the press and councillors etc - it seems it did the trick!

Please understand that the organisers have had no opportunity to make any firm plans at this stage and will have an *ahem* very busy couple of months ahead of them. Those of you who have been before will know that this is a very special festival, and the organisers will do all they can to maintain this, despite the concertina'd timescale available to them. It's a good job they hadn't booked an Easter break themselves, eh!

For further information, when it is available, please make contact via email to [e-mail] or [e-mail]

If you would like to be placed on the Festival's mailing list, please make sure you include your full name and POSTAL address. Thank you!!

Going for a lie down now ....

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: kerry and Mandy
Date: 04 Jan 08 - 12:52 PM

fab news, what a good christmas present.
good luck and hope its not toooooooo stressful.
take care
see you there. yeh haaaa

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Tyke
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 06:47 AM

Any news of the Glasson Folk Festival 2008? http://www.glassonfestival.org.uk/index.html

I went along to check out The Glasson Folk Festival in 2007 and I thought that Glasson had a lot of potential.

This is not an a tempt to high jack this thread having never visited Glasson I did so to check it out with a view to attending both festivals in 2008.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Blowzabella
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 07:26 AM

Sorry Tyke - no idea about the Glasson Folk Festival - different organisers. I haven't heard anything but I think that some people who tried to contact the organisers (to include them in a promotional guide thing, if they wanted) didn't get any info from them. That's not to say it's not happening, of course - look at our own situation!

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 11:02 AM

well done ,all the people who contacted city councillors etc.and well done David Wright and Val Simpkin.Dick Miles

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Alio
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 12:33 PM

Fantastic news Val and David - looking forward to it already!

Ali xx

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,cap'n hand
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 12:37 PM

more info, as it becomes available, will be on www.shanty.co.uk - will still be the world's bibbest gathering of sea song and shanty performers, supported by a vast array of maritime themed entertainments.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Derby Ram
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 01:24 PM

Really, really good news - well done to all those that have worked so hard to make sure the festival stays alive.

Keith & Sylvia

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Blowzabella
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 01:53 PM

Thanks for all your comments everyone - it really is appreciated
Blowz xxx

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,nauti bouy
Date: 06 Jan 08 - 10:58 AM

fantastic news can not wait we had a fabulous time last year

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,cap'n hand
Date: 06 Jan 08 - 12:47 PM

Dear nauti bouy, please provide more details. Getting a pirate crew together to raid Glasson at Easter and you sound to be the sort of salt I'm looking for.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Charmain
Date: 08 Jan 08 - 08:12 AM

Huzzah for the "Glasson" Maritime Weekend - lets hope a fair wind blows this Easter!!!

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Blowzabella
Date: 13 Jan 08 - 07:05 AM

stormalong john; hughie jones; sid kipper; dick miles; bitter end; derek gifford & andy kenna booked so far, more to follow. Four sea song and shanty venues confirmed, possibly one more to be added. Big improvement - Glasson village hall replaces the inadequate marquee, as main performance venue. Roy Palmer will give talks in parish church again.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Charmain
Date: 16 Jan 08 - 03:56 PM

What a line-up!!!

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Jan 08 - 05:51 PM

excellent.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: kerry and Mandy
Date: 17 Jan 08 - 01:02 PM

fab line up so far, cant wait.
we already got accomadation booked. he he he

kerry and mandy

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 18 Jan 08 - 06:02 AM

me too.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 20 Jan 08 - 04:57 PM

I believe there will be a few gigs at Lancaster Maritime Museum.
We[Bitter End shanty website] have just received a signal (confirmed by a usually reliable source) that the Lancaster Shipmates Skull & Cross Bones is flying over Lancaster Town Hall!
Thanks to all of those people who supported the continuance of the festival by writing to the media, councillors etc - IT'S ON.
It will take place on Good Friday evening, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday & Easter Monday, as last year with the focus being Glasson Dock, but with some events in St George's Quayside pubs and the Maritime Museum. As before, there will be a service between Lancaster & Glasson Dock with the Classic Coaches (an experience in itself)
More information will be available on this website as arrangements progress.
In the meantime, contact can be made with the organisers on [phone] or [phone].
As usual, much of the festival will be free, but to help raise funds, the Shipmates Scheme will run again to support the festival at a modest fee of £15.
AS ALWAYS, BEWARE THE PRESS GANG!
P.S. Improvements this year will include the absence of the draughty marquee: instead Glasson Village Hall will be the main venue for concert performances.
If you have not been before, why not take the opportunity to visit the festival that wouldn't be sunk!!
The organisers look forward to welcoming you all to the Festival in its 20th year.

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Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,Paul Sirman
Date: 24 Jan 08 - 07:45 AM

Great news!! See you all there

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Charmain
Date: 25 Jan 08 - 11:32 AM

Dear "Guest, The Press Gang"

EH? nothing to say for yourselves? That makes a nice change - hohoho!!

p.s Do you still run like girls?

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,The Press Gang
Date: 25 Jan 08 - 11:58 AM

Difficulties encountered by Flag Officer sending a signal on this damn thing, but the message reads , 'Watch out Chairman and Sirman and Birdseye, we will be out and about, ready to settle old scores. And for the information of Chairman, we do not run like girls, but they do run after us '.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: kerry and Mandy
Date: 25 Jan 08 - 01:11 PM

hi press gang
glad to see your on form, after all, the notes prosted round the RKA 2 years ago do still deserve some retribution. not that we are one's to stir thing's but????????????

do the girl's realy run after you?????? or is the earlier comment more accurate????

have fun guys

see you there

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Charmain
Date: 26 Jan 08 - 08:41 AM

Thats Charmain not Chairman I thank you sirs - and as for the girls running after you... all I ever saw was them running in the opposite direction - haahahahahahaaa

Are there any updates on the artists performing at the festival for the benefit of "the public"?

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,The Press Gang
Date: 26 Jan 08 - 12:53 PM

For the benefit of the public :

In addition to the much admired Press Gang, the line-up so far is :
Stormalong John; Dick Miles; Bitter End; Andy Kenna; Hughie Jones; Sid Kipper; Derek Gifford; Keith Kendrick; Geoff Higginbottom; Three-Sheets-to-the-Wind; Paul Sirman; Steve Dawes & Helen Pitt; LocTup Together; Four'n'Aft; Sylvia Needham and many still to be recruited, hopefully including representatives of our overseas allies.

In addition, the following have taken the King's Shilling:

Des Newton & Eric Greenhough (ship bottling & ropework);Punch & Judy; Kipperland; Coracleman; Inner State Theatre Co.(nautical dramas);The Chantey Cabin; Roy Palmer and the Brocklebank tug, from the Port of Liverpool.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 26 Jan 08 - 02:43 PM

Captain Gardner,is a lily livered land lubber,and as for his second in command Fathom,whoever heard of a member of the Kings Navy,with a familiar called Horace,.
The Hare should be made to walk the plank,or alternatively put in the stocks.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Charmain
Date: 28 Jan 08 - 07:39 PM

I think the hare should be made to walk the stocks and Fathom should be put in a plank... or is it the other way round?

The atists engaged so far look a likely bunch - I was very sad to hear that Louis Killen can't be with us this year...

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 29 Jan 08 - 04:52 PM

Charmain,that sounds hare brained

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Charmain
Date: 29 Jan 08 - 06:24 PM

Aye - just trying to get onto the Press Gang's wavelength!!

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: kerry and Mandy
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 04:44 AM

is that possiable???????
we thought thier wave was of indeterminable length.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 06:08 AM

they remind me of The Navy Lark and HMS Troutbridge.
a gang of bumbling fools and incompetents.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: kerry and Mandy
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 06:51 AM

be careful what you say dick, they may be listening???
wouldnt want to see you in the captains blue holding chamber, ive been there and it's not nice.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,Paul Sirman
Date: 03 Feb 08 - 08:47 AM

I totally agree with Captain Birdseye about Fathom although I wouldn' t say it to his face let alone Captain Gardner

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,The Press Gang
Date: 03 Feb 08 - 10:19 AM

Beware Birdseye, Sirman, Chairman and the two young ladies, Kerry and Mandy ! We have a little list and also the facility of three blue holding chambers, in Glasson at Easter.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: kerry and Mandy
Date: 03 Feb 08 - 05:12 PM

whilst sir we are flattered at being called young, one of us is not a lady, as well you know.
but we can now see where Mr Sirman and Captain Birdseye are comeing from.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 03 Feb 08 - 06:47 PM

Birdseye,has been honing up his Kung Fu,he also has his pea shooter ,he is well prepared.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,Paul Sirman
Date: 04 Feb 08 - 07:54 AM

By the way Kerry, when they locked you in a blue holding chamber, at least they let you out. They forgot about me. Strange that! Captain Birdseye, you will glad to hear that my better half is placing a large order for pea shooters

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: kerry and Mandy
Date: 04 Feb 08 - 02:14 PM

fab we can line up and give them a full broadside and pepper thier bottoms for them?????
ah! they might like that, better not.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 01:30 PM

refresh.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: kerry and Mandy
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 02:48 PM

the press gangs gone very quiet???
do you think we've scared them?

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Charmain
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 08:28 PM

Naah - they'll just be a while thinking up their next "broadside" (so-called) bless their breeches...

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,Blowz
Date: 06 Feb 08 - 01:59 PM

Oooh - Charmain - speaking of breeches - you've just reminded me ... must send a signal to the Admiralty Board's tailors ... or there'll be none!!!

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 06 Feb 08 - 02:36 PM

extra large for Horace the Hare.so we can suffocate him,and have him Jugged.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Charmain
Date: 06 Feb 08 - 05:47 PM

The Press Gang minus their breeches - what a terrifying thought!!!!!

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,The Press Gang
Date: 07 Feb 08 - 04:26 AM

In the interests of the defence of the realm, this debate has now been officially closed, by order of the Admirality Board.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Blowzabella
Date: 07 Feb 08 - 11:43 AM

There is a pdf of the Festival's interim newsletter available on Bitter End's website now. The link is HERE

Since that went to print, Tim Laycock has also been added to the guestlist, as have newcomers The Young 'Uns, from Hartlepool.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 08 Feb 08 - 09:53 AM

very good.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 08:31 AM

GlASSON MARITIME WEEKEND
21st – 24th March EASTER 2008
Good Friday (evening) – Bank Holiday Monday
Lancaster District's 20th Annual Celebration of Sea Songs,
Shanties and Matters Maritime, Featuring The World's
Biggest Gathering of Sea Song & Shanty Performers:
Hughie Jones • Stormalong John
Sid Kipper • Dick Miles • Andy Kenna
Armstrong's Patent • Bernie Davis
Derek Gifford • Geoff Higginbottom
Steve Dawes & Helen Pitt • Bitter End
Keith Kendrick • Paul Sirman
Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman
Four 'n' Aft • Trim Rig & A Doxy
LocTup Together • Richard Grainger
Three Sheets to the Wind
Johnny Collins • Jim Mageean
Endeavour Shantymen

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: GUEST,Blowz
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 02:53 PM

And Tim Laycock and The Young 'Uns ... and lots of other things too - Talks by Roy Palmer; visiting vessels; nautical dramas; guided walks around the village and the area; vintage buses; ships in bottles; knot-tying and ropework; coracle making and demos; Kipperland (nothing to do with Sid); Punch & Judy by one of the country's foremost Professors, Clive Chandler, the Chantey Cabin and .... The Press Gang! All set in a most remarkably picturesque location. And all free of charge, with the exception of one, possibly two, concerts and the vintage buses. Donations, though, are most welcome.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: The Sandman
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 06:07 PM

Donations, though, are most welcome.
can I donate Horace The Hare to the RSPCA.

Subject: RE: Glasson Maritime Weekend - Easter 08
From: Tyke
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 06:30 AM

This is looking Good