SHOW: Mon 25th August: Cilcain Village Show (Bank Hol)
Helpers Needed!
Tim
Just a reminder for helpers on the day please!
We will desperately need some help on the monday morning to set up the artificial cave in the morning and then help man the stand and do SRT demonstrations in the afternoon!
Also remember we need help on the pantymwyn show (on the saturday) too!
i'll be on both
:-D thanks. setup for Cilcain can be anytime (i.e. friday/saturday morning - show starts at midday.
Am meeting organiser of cilcain on friday to sort exact logistics in terms of when we can get set up.
I'm coming to the cilcain show and might pop to the pantymwyn show as I'll have the little one.
What time on Monday Tim ?
Getting there myself approx 08:30 - could do with helpers from 8:30/09:00 ish onwards please... :-)
dylan - pantymwyn one - we'll be there from 09:00. shown starts officially 12:30 :-)
Will be there as soon as I can.
Same here :woohoo:
Me and Mrs. Sweetie are planning on leaving Penrhyn bay at 9 ish x
I cocked up! The show is starting earlier than normal this year - it offically opens at 11am!
I'll probably get there a bit before 9am. (probably more like 8am) to start doing a bit of setting up.
IF ANYONE SEES THIS IN TIME WHO IS COMING TOMORROW MORNING - PLEASE CAN YOU BRING SOME ELASTIC BUNGEE CORD THINGS.
Excellent day and event and many thanks to the following who came and gave their time and helped so much;
Tim (Organiser, Hero, stalwart)
Mike (Set up and fled)
Tony (Hero stalwart)
Dylan (Hero stalwart)
Sweetie (Farted about and left)
Les W (Stalwart and afternoon booze splitter)
Ken (Stalwart and afternoon booze splitter)
Doug (Stalwart and afternoon booze splitter)
Ant (Hero stalwart)
Me (Hero, stalwart, trooper, drowned rat)
Wendy (Kept Les in-line (mostly))
Katie (used a baby as an excuse for looking around the show)
Mrs Sweetie (guest appearance)
Tony A (flash appearance)
Vikki (Announced she didn't know she had come and then did fuck all ;) )
There was a constant flow of people using the cave and both the SRT rig and ladder rig. Many DVDs and cards were handed out with some people asking to come caving with us and some very handy local contacts being made.
Murf won a commendation in the scarecrow competition (that is actually true).
No children were injured but several adults made "moaning" noises in the cave and one came out with "red ribs" which were clearly like that before he went in.
Well done everyone.
:)
Ian
Excellent day indeed and we had some great feedback from the event organiser. Our stand went down really well and she would love for us to return again next year.
Doug (Stalwart and afternoon booze splitter)
Did you not know that we have now given up slavery in the UK I was simply taking my break.
[quote="Doug" post=23738]Doug (Stalwart and afternoon booze splitter)
Did you not know that we have now given up slavery in the UK I was simply taking my break.[/quote]
What makes you think slavery has been abolished in the UK ? :blink:
I'm a little upset by Ian's comment above. Let me outline what I contributed to the day:
1. Fitted back and side's to the gazebo which was also supplied by me.
2. I was one of the few UCET members to actually go through the cave.
3. Carried a load of stuff from the church.
4. While some of the more amateur members of the team were left demonstrating the very basic skills required for caving such as srt and going in a cave, I was demonstrating the more advanced skills required such as drinking and "round buying etiquette"
[quote="Sweetie" post=23740]
4. While some of the more amateur members of the team were left demonstrating the very basic skills required for caving such as srt and going in a cave, I was demonstrating the more advanced skills required such as drinking and "round buying etiquette"[/quote]
That's a very good point indeed ;)
I'm actually thinking of hosting a round buying etiquette course as I've noticed a few members of the club are a bit rusty :whistle:
[quote="Sweetie" post=23742]I'm actually thinking of hosting a round buying etiquette course as I've noticed a few members of the club are a bit rusty :whistle:[/quote]
LOL :lol:
You missed sarah for the supply of cake (quite importantly)
On a serious note - massive thanks to everyone for helping, which all started last week getting the bloody cave. Then Friday working out the new arrangement and setting the basic scaff up at pantymwyn, All day for the show itself. Then the same again today. Not thrilled at having to empty the trailer out again to hose it all off inside before returning it on wednesday but its been 100% worth it. Spoke to a number of landowners over the last few days and plenty of potential new members. And more to the point its raised our profile in the local area massively.
I really can't thank everyone enough!
It terms of gear returning....
Sweetie - will bring your gazebo on Thursday night (glan)
Murph - your two white tables will store them until you're good and ready.
Mike - got that other ladder here (with the sharp wire strand), a wire spreader and and i think your srt kit might be in the landy too?
If theres anything else I've missed, don't worry - I'll find it tomorrow when i empty and sort everything out :-)
I've not opened the donation box from today yet - on Saturday we (i!) forgot to put a box out but people did donate and murf has taken it for 'safe keeping'. It wasn't much (probably because there was no donations box) i think he said there was about £11 or £12 quid or something like that.
i would like to echo tim and ian's wishes and say a BIG thank you to everyone who helped out over the weekend
i tnink it was worth it and we should defo do it again next year.
and can we have a few more cavers actually going through the cave . pussies
i didn't go through - but that ok coz i f'ing hate caving.
Hey you little shit I was not even at that show but I will be at the next one showing people how many of those abacus beads I can shove up your arse and I will probably get a commendation medal
for bunging you up so that you cannot open your mouth to make false allegations against your fellow
cavers thanks to all for the people who saw this there were 1,000 hits in 15 minutes.
mick
hahahaha
Murf,
Regardless of you not being at the show - you DID win a commendation for best scarecrow and I have the certificate for the club minutes.
I also believe a photo was taken and I hope to see it on here soon.
I accept your apology.
;)
Ian
[quote="Ian" post=23749]Murf,
Regardless of you not being at the show - you DID win a commendation for best scarecrow and I have the certificate for the club minutes.
I also believe a photo was taken and I hope to see it on here soon.
I accept your apology.
;)
Ian[/quote]
i can substantiate that , we decided to call tim's manacin murf and entered it into the scarecrow comp :P :P :P
Sorry for missing all shows so far. Any more?
Couple of pics from my phone. Other pics of 'Murf' and his commendation are on my other camera. I can't upload video's from my phone onto here but they have been posted on facebook (will add links to video's tomorrow)
It was a fantastic show and our stand looked pretty impressive indeed. Will bring my spare big TV for the next one.
a couple more - one when i got the trailer back home - and one from the pantymwyn show.
Ally tower - with 4x outriggers - with a rope/ladder off each side (i.e. 4x the capacity). Large TV.
2x ladders and 2x srt ropes - gives option of races.
also i have a small (i.e. handy to transport setup) PA system - i did consider bringing it for these shows. Could do a 'talked' through demo of a rescue etc.