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15 Aug 06 - 10:15 PM (#1810781) Subject: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Hi fellow mudcatters and folkies. If you can make it I warmly invite you to a " Folk Day at The Sair " on Sat 9 Sept. Muppets coming so why not join us for a reight good do. The Sair is a 300 year old Inn in Linthwaite, in the Colne Valley, near Huddersfield, up a steep hill called Hoyle Ing, off the A62 which runs from Huddersfield to Manchester. It is also a micro brewery serving up to 10 home brewed beers and stouts on hand pumps (from 3.6 to 8.6 strength!) as well as very fine and specialist lagers and ciders. It has 4 very distinct and seperate rooms which are ideal for doing your own thing, be it sing-arounds or musician sessions. It has stone or wood floors with pews and the juke box will be switched off all day! Proceedings start at 12.00 noon with morris dancing till about 5.00pm but singing and playing is very much encouraged throughout the day and well into the dying embers of the night. There is no camping available but campervans and caravans can be accomodated over night on streets very near to The Sair. If you PM me we can also probably put people up for the night in houses within a short distance of The Sair. I help Ron Crabtree, the owner of The Sair, to organise this annual event and would love as many musicians and singers as possible to turn up and make this day something really special. You are all very welcome and will be made very welcome indeed. Hope to see you on Sat 9th September. Chris |
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16 Aug 06 - 03:30 PM (#1811459) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy Yeah and I help as well. |
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16 Aug 06 - 03:30 PM (#1811460) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy And so does helen. |
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16 Aug 06 - 03:31 PM (#1811461) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy So come along and see us. |
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16 Aug 06 - 03:41 PM (#1811467) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: nutty The road up to the Sair is a really scarey 1 in 3 so make sure your vehicle brakes work well. |
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16 Aug 06 - 03:48 PM (#1811472) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: John J This sounds a no-no for my caravan then! Any sites nearby..cycling distance? John |
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16 Aug 06 - 03:58 PM (#1811480) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Sorry; dozy rozy and Helen also help to make sure that this event is a great success and put on some stonkingly good food so that dancers and singers/musicians can keep body and soul together during what is for many a long session from noon till late. The hill is steep at the bottom where it joins Manchester Road but I still don't think it is quite in the 1 in 3 category! I anyone decides to stay overnight in a campervan etc there are roads in an adjacent residential area that are flat or flattish where you can park up. There is also a little park further up the hill from the Sair that you can drive into, but the entrance is a bit narrow so would be no good for massive campervans or cars pulling a caravan. |
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16 Aug 06 - 04:11 PM (#1811491) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy John J. There are no caravan sites nearby within cycling distance but as mentioned above there are level roads running off the hill to the Sair which will be fine to use because most residents park their cars on their drive, leaving the road clear. There is also plenty of parking areas on the main road (Gilroyd Lane) that runs above the Sair, which runs passed Colne valley High School and Church Lane, by Linthwaite Church. These are just a five minute walk to the Sair. |
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17 Aug 06 - 04:19 AM (#1812017) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: muppett The Sair event is a definate must, placed neatly in the events calender between Whitby & Otley festivals, if last year's event was owt to go by then this year should be a humdinger of a do. Yep there is a steep hill to it, but it worth it for the beer and Helen & Dozy rozy's grub alone, The spinach Curry has to be tried. So if you can make it come along. (There Soldier boy I'll collect my fee when I see you in Whitby next week) |
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17 Aug 06 - 05:41 AM (#1812061) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Geoff the Duck A pub worth visiting and landlord Ron Crabtree is a character. Haven't bee there for about 9 years sinece I stopped editing Bradford CAMRA's publication, Tyke Taverner. Quack! Geoff. |
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17 Aug 06 - 08:35 AM (#1812177) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Nice one Muppett and thanks Geoff the Duck. It sounds to me , Mr Duck , that it is high time that you paid the Sair a visit again. So are you coming? I want to see the reaction of the friendly locals etc to seeing a chap drinking out of a tankard with a yellow plastic duck floating on top of the beer. |
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17 Aug 06 - 07:34 PM (#1812616) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy By the way. I forgot to mention that we are still seeking more Morris dancing sides to join us for the day. Things start at about 12.00 noon (approximately!) and dancing will continue till about 4.30/5.00pm. Thereafter, and during the day, it's a case of getting snuggly in the Sair playing or singing your hearts out to your hearts content. If you are a Morris side (from all persuasions) you will be very welcome indeed to join us on the day. Free food will be served to you for your valient efforts. If you are not a Morris dancer but have connections with someone who is please pass this invite on and ask them to PM me. The more the merrier! Many thanks Chris |
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17 Aug 06 - 08:17 PM (#1812680) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy P.S I will be away at the Whitby Folk Week so will not be contactable for a while. Please keep this thread going in my absence. Many thanks |
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18 Aug 06 - 07:16 PM (#1813385) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy refish |
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19 Aug 06 - 10:36 AM (#1813760) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: GUEST,Rambler I happened upon this folk day at this inn last year and stayed till the end. Great pub interior for sessions, great range of micro brewery beers ( about 10 different beers and porters, out of which only 6 were still on at the end of the night!), great people, great singers and musicians ('Muppett' and 'The Free sandwiches' folk band were the stars!). Roll on 9th Sept, it's a great day at The Sair. |
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20 Aug 06 - 12:26 PM (#1814468) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: GUEST refresh |
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21 Aug 06 - 05:29 AM (#1814934) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: GUEST,Little Musgrave Am changing the strings on the old geetar as we speak..... Those who have posted are indeed right, it was great last year. I went last year as a) it's local to me b)there was the promise of 'free sandwiches'. I was only slightly disappointed to find that 'free sandwiches is actually an excellent 3 piece folk 'n' klezmer 'n' everything else band. See you all there.... |
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28 Aug 06 - 08:35 PM (#1821175) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: GUEST,Soldier boy Very good feed back about the Folk day at The Sair in Whitby last week and many thanks to Partridge and Dozy rozy for doing a brilliant job to help me to spread the word. Definately lots of Mudcatters will be checking their diaries and will be hoping they can come. |
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29 Aug 06 - 08:35 PM (#1822233) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy refish |
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31 Aug 06 - 11:10 AM (#1823607) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy refresh |
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31 Aug 06 - 01:09 PM (#1823687) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: GUEST,comer-inner This was a brilliant day last year. I arrived about 2.00pm intending to stay for an hour or so and ended up staying till the end. I even joined in with the singing, which was a first for me! |
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31 Aug 06 - 03:39 PM (#1823809) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Partridge I cannot recommend this day enough, not only is the beer brilliant, the company surpasses it. Looking forward to meting you all again. love Pat x |
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31 Aug 06 - 04:24 PM (#1823855) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy welcome one and all. |
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31 Aug 06 - 06:27 PM (#1823992) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Richard Bridge Sounds excellent but much too far to go and a 'vanning problem too. Oh, and it clashes with my mother-out-law's birthday party too. |
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31 Aug 06 - 06:42 PM (#1824000) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Thanks Partridge and dozy rozy. Sweet babes. Bless you. Richard Bridge, there are no vanning problems - plenty of roads nearby where you can campervan overnight. Hope you enjoy your mother-out-laws party do but you are missing out on a very special occasion. |
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31 Aug 06 - 07:11 PM (#1824021) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: fi_in_nz We'll be there, and my sis is coming up from Brighton. Finley might even give us a toot on the whistle if we're really lucky. Jamie has the whole day off and will no doubt be bringing whistle, banjos and voice, but he doesn't have a geetar at the moment (he was borrowing one and has had to leave it in the last house and his is in NZ), so loan him one if you want a rollicking version of Listoonvarna. I'm sure all of Whitby will be there if D-R has done the PR job I'd expect of her. ;-) F |
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31 Aug 06 - 07:52 PM (#1824071) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Nice one fi in nz. There are always the spare 'session' guitars available in The Sair. |
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01 Sep 06 - 12:11 PM (#1824671) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy refresh |
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01 Sep 06 - 03:11 PM (#1824831) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Partridge Don't miss this. Pat x |
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01 Sep 06 - 06:51 PM (#1825010) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Mrs.Duck Do they allow kids in? We've already got number one son babysitting this weekend can't imagine he'd agree to two in a row! |
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01 Sep 06 - 07:28 PM (#1825035) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: GUEST I've never known a problem with kids.Bring em along. |
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01 Sep 06 - 08:08 PM (#1825057) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Thanks dozy rozy, Partridge and Mrs Duck. Ron crabtree, landlord at The sair, has no embargoes about children at The sair, so long as they are well behaved and under control and not running about under everyones feet and not too noisey. But I do think that all children should be tucked up in bed by 10.00pm at the LATEST to allow grown ups to chill out and enjoy the rest of the night so they can relax and enjoy themselves. Hope this answers your question. Chris xx |
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02 Sep 06 - 10:57 AM (#1825357) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Only one week to go! |
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04 Sep 06 - 01:07 PM (#1826674) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: GUEST,comer-inner It's worth going just for 'The Free Sandwiches'! Also, because of the excellent layout of this old Inn, musicians and singers can get cosy in the good-sized no smoking room ( a perfect 'session' room) whilst The Free Sandwiches band do their stuff in the evening. There is also another large seperate room at the top end of the pub which means you can have a full musicians session in one room and a dedicated sing-around in another room. I am not a CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) member but the pub and it's micro-brewery real ales are so good that in 1997 it was voted NATIONAL CAMRA PUB OF THE YEAR. It is always in the Good Pub and Good Beer guides ( look up 'The Sair' or 'Linfit Brewery') and all its ales are fully CASK MARQUE accredited. It is worth coming to The Folk Day just to check out and explore the pub and it's ales. (I'll take my commision in beer tokens thanks landlord!) |
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04 Sep 06 - 09:48 PM (#1827098) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Just to confirm, the morris sides coming to The Folk Day at The Sair are Kirkburton Rapiers and Powderkeg border morris team who will be strutting their stuff between 12.30 and about 4.30pm. Both are really good sides with lots of vibrant colour and character. You'll love 'em. During the day and thereafter will be cosy sessions of musicians and singers doing their bit inside The Sair until the dying embers. Not forgetting "The Free Sandwiches" folk band in the evening. Once seen and heard - never forgotten! It's a family event so all kids are welcome but all children should be out of The Sair by 9.00pm so grown ups can chill out and enjoy. See you Saturday. |
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05 Sep 06 - 02:46 AM (#1827182) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Red and White Rabbit hi all will try to make it at some point but have to do some guided tours during the afternoon and have a birthday party to go to at night if I dont get there have a great time Sair is a great pub and beer fantastic - get yourselves there!! |
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05 Sep 06 - 11:55 AM (#1827522) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Thanks Red and White Rabbit. why not divert your guided tours to The Sair? I'm sure your groups would be delighted. |
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05 Sep 06 - 05:24 PM (#1827808) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy The rule about children in the Sair is not hard and fast.Ron the landlord has always welcomed families and relies on the discretion of the parents regarding time to leave.Please feel welcome to bring them along. |
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05 Sep 06 - 08:29 PM (#1827980) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Quite agree dozy rozy but I still maintain that children should not overstay their welcome in a pub and should be not be seen and should not be heard after 9.00pm. |
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05 Sep 06 - 08:35 PM (#1827986) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Especially when children in the Sair always seem to end up in the smoking parts of the pub and not in the no-smoking room. Surely this is bad for young kids. |
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06 Sep 06 - 01:09 AM (#1828117) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy Sorry, but that is your opinion and not Rons.And if you cared so much about the effects of smoking on the little darlings you would stop smoking yourself. So to recap.There is no hard and fast rule regarding children.Anyone in doubt should contact the landlord, Ron Crabtree. |
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06 Sep 06 - 08:43 AM (#1828322) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy And another thing, you old misery guts.You become more like the childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by the minute. |
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06 Sep 06 - 10:07 AM (#1828400) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: muppett Looking forward to it, How's Bev and Helen's curry coming on. Will be there from early evening till the end. |
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06 Sep 06 - 01:42 PM (#1828570) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Partridge Only thursday and friday to get through - looking forward to seeing you soon Pat x |
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06 Sep 06 - 08:34 PM (#1828810) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Thank you very muchly muppett (with the double t's !) and Partridge and dozy rozy there have been some last minute glitches but all sorted now. Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday. At the end of the day the day will be what we make it to be. |
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07 Sep 06 - 01:30 AM (#1828971) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy Lets hope it's not a full moon, or you know who will have grown a profusion of facial hair.Oops, he did already! |
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07 Sep 06 - 10:46 AM (#1829228) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy It is going to be a full moon. Yikes!! |
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07 Sep 06 - 12:58 PM (#1829324) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy The peas are pea-ing. The ham is ham-ing. |
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07 Sep 06 - 01:46 PM (#1829374) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy And the folk day at the sair Is going to be smashing |
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07 Sep 06 - 01:49 PM (#1829378) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy 50 !! |
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07 Sep 06 - 03:10 PM (#1829427) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Partridge Just tommorow to get through............... full moons tonight! |
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07 Sep 06 - 06:23 PM (#1829571) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Awhoooooooooooooooooo |
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08 Sep 06 - 05:40 AM (#1829852) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy refresh |
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08 Sep 06 - 07:08 AM (#1829875) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: muppett eeeeeeeeeh it's almost time, I'm reight looking forward to it and the grub. |
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08 Sep 06 - 09:11 AM (#1829948) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Aye lad and it's gonna be reight grand weather int' bargain |
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08 Sep 06 - 03:22 PM (#1830165) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy I've spent all day slaving over a hot stove, chained to the kitchen sink and without a word of thanks from anyone! |
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08 Sep 06 - 07:24 PM (#1830320) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Oh dozy rozy thank you so much for all your support and cooking such magnificent ham shank and peas. Carefully soaked peas and the tenderest of ham, my saliva is dripping already. I'll come over and un-chain you from the kitchen sink tomorrow. |
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09 Sep 06 - 06:49 AM (#1830560) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Lovely day. Be there or be square. Turn up anytime. proceedings run from 1.00pm till the early hours of the morning. |
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10 Sep 06 - 07:06 AM (#1831074) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy Thanks to all who came and made a fabulous day. |
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10 Sep 06 - 02:26 PM (#1831245) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy I'll second that. You were all brilliant and made it a fantastic day. Many many thanks to one and all. |
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10 Sep 06 - 07:02 PM (#1831464) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: dozy rozy I've just spent the evening in the Sair.Not a drop of beer to be had.It all sold out.Enough said. |
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10 Sep 06 - 07:22 PM (#1831480) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Thanks dozy rozy. I can confirm that we on Folk day drank the pub dry. Only Becks lager and Strong Bow cider available! It's a micro-brewery with 10 different ales and we drank it dry. How good is that! That is a true sign of success. Well done everyone and what a good do. Thank you. |
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11 Sep 06 - 05:16 AM (#1831703) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: GUEST,Little Musgrave Well a great time was had by all I saw. I was there from start to chucking out time. My fingers still hurt from all the playing. Only 12 months to go til next one then..... |
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11 Sep 06 - 12:07 PM (#1831914) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Thanks Little Musgrave. I am delighted that you had a great time and I am pretty certain that that will be the consensus of everyone that attended. |
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12 Sep 06 - 04:33 AM (#1832444) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: muppett Yep it was a great event, even though I had to sup Strongbow on Sunday eve. Well done Chris, Bev & Helen, See you at Otley this Weekend. |
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12 Sep 06 - 08:37 AM (#1832568) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy very regretably Muppet I have to go to a wedding this weekend so can't make Otley. Some people arrange these things in a very mistimely and irresponsible manner! |
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20 Sep 06 - 07:30 PM (#1839585) Subject: RE: Invite 9 sept - Folk Day at The Sair From: Soldier boy Has anyone seen my tankard? left behind on Folk Day!! |