Parking at Whitby

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: Tootler
Date: 12 Aug 14 - 01:55 PM

I was responding to earlier comments about the P & R.

I usually spend 2-3 days at Whitby but I live reasonably near so I travel daily.

I've not yet tried the Whitby P & R so I don't know how effective it is but it's long been needed. Last time I went to Whitby was for the quilt show. My wife has a blue badge and we got into disabled space down by the Spa no problems which has not been the case in the past. We've usually dropped her by the Spa then I've taken the car to find somewhere to park.

Whitby (the town) is heaving at this time of year regardless of FW. Prices in pubs, cafés etc are the same during FW as any other time. At least I've not noticed any difference. The folk week is based in a popular holiday town with all that brings.

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: Tootler
Date: 12 Aug 14 - 02:45 PM

There, I've gone Vinyl :-)

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: Mysha
Date: 12 Aug 14 - 03:00 PM

33 rpm or 45 rpm ... ?

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 12 Aug 14 - 04:07 PM

Presumably 78 rpm, Tootler!?

I am intrigued by your comment re Saltburn ("Rubbish! I spent most of yesterday in singarounds"). You may well have spent the time in singarounds, but in doing so you will have observed that any participant would have been extremely fortunate to get to perform more than one song at each of them. There were only two singarounds programmed during the afternoon - and these overlapped - then a very brief "music and song session" in the early evening, a festival folk club in the evening and a late-evening sing. So, even if one could have attended all of these (which I myself couldn't), I'd say that one's own singing opportunities were very limited, and in any case not necessarily the right occasions for trying a brand new song out for the first time in public.

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: nutty
Date: 12 Aug 14 - 05:27 PM

You missed the sat evening singaround in the Victoria then, Dave. The problem was not one of shortage of singarounds but of an abundance of local singers all willing to perform - but this really is a thread creep and belongs in the Saltburn FF thread

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: Noreen
Date: 12 Aug 14 - 06:12 PM

Tootler, it may be your experience that Prices in pubs, cafés etc are the same during FW as any other time but it's not been mine- the most extreme being in excess of £4 for a pint in the Black Horse last summer.
I'm very sure that the locals there were not being charged that.
Hence it was our only visit to said establishment- a shame as we've had good sings there in the past.

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey
Date: 12 Aug 14 - 07:32 PM

In the years when I was involved with the festival I made a point of getting round as many of the likely or not venues as I could over the year.

Just listening and talking to the locals was useful and it was a good way of finding out where the best pint might be found as well as indulging one of my hobbies - having a pint.

I only ever visited the Black Horse once "out of season" as it were and found the prices extremely expensive. I can only assume that the locals were paying the same price as myself.

I know there are some of the festival venues that have a two tier price list and find that abhorent but don't know what can be done about it.

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: Jack Campin
Date: 13 Aug 14 - 03:57 AM

We hatched a plan in the Black Horse last week to charter a Ro/Ro ferry and moor up in the Harbour to provide town centre parking for Folk Week

I suppose you'd have to show you could sing a shanty or play or dance a hornpipe to get your car on it?

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey
Date: 13 Aug 14 - 06:18 PM

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey
Date: 13 Aug 14 - 06:24 PM

Whoops dyslexic finger!

Under water parking in the harbour was suggested years ago but the harbourmaster said he would need to charge more than the council charged for the normal car parks.

This was because of the high cost of registering at Lloyds and having to prepare daily changing maritime maps for the harbour.

The council said the system was working well.

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Aug 14 - 06:40 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 14 Aug 14 - 01:34 PM

Ref the Parking At Whitby song, if anyone's going to Moira FFF this weekend I might be persuaded to sing it at the Mudgather, Hils!...

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Aug 14 - 06:29 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Parking at Whitby
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Aug 14 - 06:04 AM

All together now!

"oh we do like to be beside the seaside ......