Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: black walnut
Date: 21 Apr 04 - 05:22 PM

:-(
I'll be coming to Europe from Canada, but not until July.

~b.w.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: GUEST,JohnB
Date: 01 Mar 04 - 04:08 PM

I guess I qualify as a North American, although the title ex Brit Canadian would be more appropriate. I will be in England at this time, unfortunately not able to make your gathering. Our Morris side are dancing at the Rochester Sweeps Fair. So I hope to see any of the Miriads of Mudcatters who will be there instead of here.
JohnB

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Letty
Date: 16 Sep 03 - 02:30 PM

And here's the new thread, which I nearly missed:
click!

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Letty
Date: 16 Sep 03 - 02:16 PM

Already looking for cheap flights from Cork (!!!). So put me down as a definite (inshallah).


Yes, I'm actually moving by the end of this month. I'll try and integrate into Irish society for a bit now, after having become an honorary German (at last night's party). Am already feeling sad that Cork lost out to Kilkenny at the big hurling match last Sunday, so the basics are there.

Love,
Letty

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 09:11 AM

I'd like to come, I'm eager to come, and I'm planning to come - but it depends on the costs of repairing and repainting my house. Can say more in a few months. But if there is the slightest possibility I'll be with you again there next year.

Wilfried

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: mooman
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 11:47 AM

Well the Good Lady and I will be coming from across the water for DEFINITE!

Thanks Greg and Eric for all your work in organizing this and I am certain it will be every bit as enjoyable as previous EuroGatherings.

UK Catters...you are lucky to have the choice you do...for many of us outside the UK it is the only feasible weekend.

Peace

moo

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Oaklet
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 11:32 AM

I love you too Skip, and always have. Really, I couldn't have married a nicer bloke. What about having the gathering in Skegness in March? Only a thought.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 08:38 AM

Oaklet, you are a darling. And a rodeo rider par excellence of collective nouns. I feckin' love you. And Eric, my common-law distaff, even if that pigtail is a bit tickley.

I think it's time for a new thread.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 07:52 AM

Quite right, Oaklet, and please add my thanks too - except for the "husband" bit:-)

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Oaklet
Date: 06 Sep 03 - 12:16 PM

Skip, I think that organising the 2004 gathering might have been a thankless job until, that is, someone actually thanks you. It might as well be me. Thanks Skip, for being the best husband that anyone could have wished for. The farm will be available to accommodate a smattering of Mudcatters. This might become the collective noun.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 06 Sep 03 - 12:03 PM

Would love to be there, but won't quite commit yet. See, I'd also like to be in Padstow for Mayday, lots of tradition down there and I'd like to sample it especially as some dear friends (Dave Webber/Anni Fentiman, Ben Campbell, Breezy etc) go there every year. But then again the UK2004 gathering is tempting too. Perhaps I can drive up from Padstow on the Sat afternoon, be there late evening...oh heck, too hard to choose right now. It'll have to be a spur of the moment thing and we'll sleep in the back of my car if we have to. Only eight months of agonising left to do...

Mind you, it's good to be spoiled for choice, I guess.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 06 Sep 03 - 11:13 AM

Thanks John for your very kind offers. They are much appreciated.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Sep 03 - 09:19 PM

If anyone is thinking of coming from america/canada etc, the plane might land at London or manchester, there is buses and trains direct to Hull from London, and loads of buses from manchester airport to Hull, then there is regular buses from Hull to Barton area, I think its The East Yorkshire Bus, co. Number 350, its not much [about £5?], but put your name here, and you might get a lift off anyone coming from London or Manchester.I can't say for definete yet wether I am going, but I would like to, and if I do, I wil be happy to give lifts to anyone coming via Hull, ie bus station, train station or ferry place, to exactly where it is.I know its a long way to travel for some people, for a weekend, but if you stayed longer, for a week etc, you could see the local area, there is loads of history in Yorkshire/Linconshire, ie York is nice, and Lincon etc.jphn

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 05 Sep 03 - 08:28 PM

Firstly, the location is down to the organiser-Munster (Wolfgang), Brussels (Mooman) Groningen (Letty's home town) The next meeting is not actually in Hull, it is over the river because Greg lives there.It could have been Cleckheaton, but there isn't enough room and accomodation is relatively scarce.

Secondly,Hull is just a rough geographical location for information purposes only. I'm glad some people have COMMITMENTS, because there are many of us who also have commitments, including trying to make this gathering as successful and magnifient as the last three.

For the last few years, check the threads, there haven't been cries and moans from people in europe who couldn't come, just apolgies or best wishes.

Roger, Wilfried, how right you are.

What gets me is the self important-"I can't be there" attitude, as if some of you are more worth than others.Like I've said before, you didn't go to the others,never bothered to organise one, why make a fuss about this one?Everyone is welcome, there's no barrier to anyone, there hasn't been before, there won't be now.

It's up to you.

It's the Mayday bank holiday weekend. It's near Hull, but on the other side of the river.Airports are;Leeds/Bradford, Humberside, or Manchester.(Cheap fares from Jet2, easyjet and Ryanair) Ferries are from Rotterdam or Zeebrugge to Hull, and Newcastle from Imunden (but with a long drive or rail journey) You could land at Harwich and travel north.Railways to Scunthorpe, Doncaster, Hull, Selby,Goole. Motorways. M18/M180 and M62.Accomodation is being looked into and will be posted in due course. Camping facilities, food and drinks, eating out etc are being arranged and explored.

If you can't, won't, refuse, or unable to come,for what ever reason, then wish everyone a good time, send your best wishes and enjoy what you are doing instead.

So who's on the possibles list?

Skipjack

Eric the Viking.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Aug 03 - 01:15 AM

It is not Wales?   In August?

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 29 Aug 03 - 11:51 PM

Oaklet-When is the Goat And Compass Allotment Society Annual Meeting And Ball?

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Oaklet
Date: 29 Aug 03 - 10:18 PM

What about having it in Peterborough in March?

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Aug 03 - 09:07 PM

Its the most like Wales without going there.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: MudGuard
Date: 29 Aug 03 - 06:51 PM

It is near Hull because the organizer (Skipjack) lives near Hull...

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: brid widder
Date: 29 Aug 03 - 06:31 PM

It is of course correct to say you will never find a date that suits everyone... and a tradition as ancient as 4 years... nearly... is worth maintaining, probably. As catsPHiddle said not many UK catters have attended in the past... they are not likely to on Mayday weekend.

I am one of the large band of Hull catters... I just wondered why you have chosen our town?... granted it's quite a nice place ... and under normal circumstances you would find lots of friends here... but on the weekend you have chosen those friends won't be here... well not many of them. It is not just a matter of doing what we want to do...we have other COMMITMENTS... Beardy & I... and I daresay others are committed to Moor & Coast which is run by other friends who we would be letting down. I hope you all enjoy your time in my home town, I am really sorry I won't have what will probably be the only opportunity I would ever have to meet you all. I would suggest that you keep the date and change the venue... to Whitby perhaps!!

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 29 Aug 03 - 06:09 AM

Roger - how right you are!
But this seems only to be true for the UK: This year's meeting in the Netherlands (thanks, Leticia!) didn't face such problems.
The date was the first weekend in May - so let it be with Skipjack, too!

Wilfried

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 29 Aug 03 - 03:40 AM

How many 'catters does it take to organise a Mudevent?
One to have the idea and energy and do all the hard work and 100 to tell him/her that it is on the wrong date and in the wrong place at the wrong time....

RtS

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Aug 03 - 04:23 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Oaklet
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 12:06 PM

How about having it in December - around the 14th, then we can take in the Barrow Lawn Roller Fest 2003. Only a thought.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 11:22 AM

I want to meet jOhn from Hull. His unusual keyboarding skills and unique way with words have bewitched me. The man can turn a phrase! Unfortunately, I've already booked passage on a ship leaving for England in June and the date cannot be changed. Perhaps another time ...

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: mooman
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 11:05 AM

Hope you can come jOhn...

If not for the music then for the bear...

moo

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 10:51 AM

It don't mean that English folkies wont be able to come, it just means they be free to choose something else to go to if they want. Not starting this debate again!

And as for you JOHN-you've got to be the Cubby contact for the Satardasy night feast! (So you cant b aniwear els!

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Noreen
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 08:21 PM

English folkies (and residents of Ulpha) can come if they choose to, greg.

Life is full of choices....

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: greg stephens
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 09:42 AM

Well, Ulpha, actually.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: greg stephens
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 09:41 AM

Ulpa

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 09:38 AM

oh, i neber heard of that one, where is it?

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: greg stephens
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 09:34 AM

Wrong,John. Ulpha Treacle Mines Festival is on Feb 30. Big day in those parts.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 09:31 AM

anyway-i just looked at a list of festibal dates for next year, and i reckon you should hold it on the 30th and 31st of February, as it wont clash with anything then.john
i cant see no things for them dates anyway, maybe is some, not sure, no big events though.john

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: greg stephens
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 09:28 AM

Any American Mudcatters coming over for this feel free to get in touch if youre going to be around England fo a bit. As has been pointed out many times on this thread, the date selected is the one weekend of the year when you can more or less guarantee that english folkies won't be able to come, but that doesnt mean we wont be glad to meet people before or after the actual event.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 09:19 AM

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Oaklet
Date: 09 Aug 03 - 10:48 AM

And having it in central Wales or Nepal. And re-naming the thread. I have just made a bit of a mess on the carpet.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Oaklet
Date: 09 Aug 03 - 10:29 AM

My husband is away at the moment, so what do think about re-arranging the thing for November 2005?

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Pat Cooksey
Date: 09 Aug 03 - 06:56 AM

I should be in the U.K. around this time, I'll maybe come up to
Hull for a couple of day's.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 09 Aug 03 - 01:34 AM

I might go to this gathering, if i can be arsed and i'm not doing nowt.When is it?

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 05 Jun 03 - 10:26 AM

Well, apart from moving the date to the last Saturday in October, the Venue to Manchester and the name to Swinton Folk Festival, I wouldn't do a thing with it. I think it's perfick...

I'll try to get there (Couldn't do Europe this year. All to do with a 30th wedding anniversary. Or was it a bucket of whelks and a rubber hose...?)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 04 Jun 03 - 06:02 PM

feresh

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 30 May 03 - 05:17 PM

I like piccies Eric.....besides if I can only be there in spirit I want to see what I am missing!!!!

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 30 May 03 - 03:59 PM

Hi Terry K, haven't heard from you in a long time. Are you keeping well?

Andrea-we could have the eurogathering "car boot sale"

Cat, why ask for piccies? The reports will contain numerous lies and exagerations as usual! 'Specially if them Americins come visiting !

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: mouldy
Date: 25 May 03 - 03:07 AM

Got the cookie reset!

Eric - I'd feel like a spiv flogging stuff out of the boot of me motor (which stays packed that weekend between fairs anyway)! Hopefully I will be able to get Ruth to come. She'll need a break from A level revision.

Andrea

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 24 May 03 - 03:55 PM

Any gathering or festival will clash with something. If anyone is going to a gathering or festival at anytime PLEASE let us know all about it and post lots of piccies!!!!! It would be great if we could be in 2 or 3 places at the same time but alas modern technology hasn't advance to those stages as yet.

Good luck in your organising Greg...if I can make it even for a day I will try.......remember pictures so we can put faces to names!

Cat

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 24 May 03 - 01:56 PM

Sorry if my comment earlier suggested I wanted the Eurogathering date to change - I merely stated that it clashed with a lot of things and, as others said, many of the local mudcatters will be away elsewhere. I would not wish the Eurogathering to be combined with the Yorkshire gathering as I agree it stands on its own and Yes it has always been on the May day weekend. If it attracts a different set of people so be it!

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Terry K
Date: 24 May 03 - 03:36 AM

Here's a suggestion - why don't all the people who don't like the date start a new thread and complain about it there, instead of trying to put a downer on the whole thing. I think its been made quite clear and I'm going to do my best to be there - thanks, Greg & Eric.

cheers, Terry

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 23 May 03 - 04:53 PM

Thanks, Kieth.

But Oakley,don't you want visitors from foreign shores to witness the "Barton beer barrel emptying contest"? Anyway, you could organise another "Son of Euro" in September, and link it to the "Barton Beer Barrel emtying contest". I'm sure Skipjack will enter twice!! or thrice if given the choice or weekly. Anyway it'll be in time for the heavy rock version of "2nd of May" !! (only joking - such a beautiful tune)

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: Oaklet
Date: 23 May 03 - 02:11 PM

Skip, could you consider having it in September instead? Or have you forgotten the Tripe Festival in Barton.

Subject: RE: Start saving, North Americans; MudUK2004
From: selby
Date: 23 May 03 - 01:47 PM

If you want to go to Moor and Coast or Upton or Hastings GO

If you want to go to the Euro Gathering that has always been on that date GO.

If you want to go to the Yorkshire Gathering GO.

They are all seperate events and the individual orginisers work hard in set peramiters to achive success, if you cant attend give support and encouragment, don't try and change the date just because it clashes with something you want to do.

Best of luck skip in your planning
Keith