Bender survivors ??

Subject: Bender survivors ??
From: GUEST,snapperspike
Date: 01 Sep 08 - 03:57 AM

Ok, who made it through !!!!!!!
Also appologies for my absence from the final days session, but I had to return home unexpectedly.
Thanks to the "family" again, you are AMAZING
Here's to the next

Spike

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Sep 08 - 08:53 AM

Can't BELIEVE no ones replied yet !!!!!

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: Raggytash
Date: 01 Sep 08 - 08:55 AM

Still recovering

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: 8_Pints
Date: 01 Sep 08 - 09:12 AM

Left this morning at 9.30: arrived home 12.30.

What a brilliant week-end!

Bob & Sue

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: nutty
Date: 01 Sep 08 - 12:05 PM

What a weekend '''' great atmosphere ''''''''' great singing ''''''''''''and the best companions that anyone could wish for ''' AND ''' all monies go to Charity. Thanks to all involved.

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: open mike
Date: 02 Sep 08 - 12:07 AM

what does it all mean?

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: nutty
Date: 02 Sep 08 - 03:57 AM

Open Mike - the 'bender' is a weekend held in a small hamlet on the North Yorks Moors (UK) where everyone 'works' very hard singing and making music while raising money for charity.

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: GUEST,Betsy at Work
Date: 02 Sep 08 - 06:46 AM

Open Mike - definitely nowt to do with another sort of Bender.

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 02 Sep 08 - 06:59 AM

Or the ones the tree coppicers use!

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: cptsnapper
Date: 02 Sep 08 - 07:52 AM

Any idea as to when next year's will take place?

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: gnomad
Date: 02 Sep 08 - 11:18 AM

Usually first weekends in June and September. One of these years I'm going to get there.

Mickleby FC site has a little info.

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: ossonflags
Date: 02 Sep 08 - 12:34 PM

Absolutly fantastic!!! First met Mu and Jim many years ago when they ran Plough Folk Club in Whitby.
It was my first time to the Bender and wont be my last.
The hospitallity and warmth shown by the whole of thw Wilkinson familly was second to none;they made everyone welcome especially first timers - how do they remember everyones name?

The whole weekend was fantastic and standard of singing was brilliant, ok, did it matter if you waited three hours for a song? plenty of good choruses to get yer teeth/voice into.

Great breakfasts and sandwiches.and beer.Most of all it was the great sense of warmth and comradeship that came from all attending the weekend.

a big thanks to all old and new friends.

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: cptsnapper
Date: 02 Sep 08 - 02:32 PM

Was Beryl Graeme there by any chance?

Subject: RE: Bender survivors ??
From: nutty
Date: 02 Sep 08 - 02:34 PM

No ... It's been a few years since Beryl was well enough to come to a Bender.