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| Jon |
Event 2 locationsCurrently looking at sites for event 2 given we've had to rethink our original plans. Before I follow these up any further I thought it best to check with everyone regarding travel and incase anyone has experience of these sites and can advise for or against.http://www.herts-scouts.net/index/wellend Just above London. http://www.spectrewargames.co.uk/Home.htm Midlands -Hereford way. http://www.phoenix-airsoft.co.uk/ Nottingham. |
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| admin |
I vote (based purely on location) on the one just above London. | ||
| Chaplain |
I'm with Admin in that one.
London for me, based purely on a milage thing. |
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| Tillymint |
There doesn't seem to be that much site-specific detail (in terms of what buildings, etc. they have) on the second two. Am I being blind? | ||
| Chase Tyrell |
I would usually be pointing at the site near London too - however it looks pretty small to me | ||
| admin |
Another thought occurs.
Airsoft sites often have extensive ruined buildings we can run around in... Fairly sure Spectre does, if it's the site i think it is. |
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| Loretta |
..stinky london.... | ||
| Shikoba |
I'd triple check accomadation at any of the air soft sites, As handy as phoenix is for me I'm not sure how great the amenities are.
Just had a heads up that Phoenix is actually pretty good, and not too far to carry at the feyu. when's about were you thinking of holding it? |
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| Ratchet |
Based just on what can bee seen on the website i think the site just above london looks like the best. plus it's the closest to me ^_^ | ||
| Logan Priest |
As much as I would like to use Pheonix just down the road, I would prefer the Hereford Site because I doubt the others have facilities to match. | ||
| Badabing |
London doesn't exist, it's just a made up story to scare naughty children.
I vote Hereford |
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| Boris Petrov |
London gets my vote... unless something better comes along. | ||
| Nate_Watson |
The problem with the London site is that it's tiny. 4 acres of woodland is a couple of large fields covered in trees. We'd be better off going to Cuffley Camp if you want somewhere near to London.
(And I'm not really suggesting Cuffley - it's a good site, but it's been overused for LRP in the last 10 years. And it has a tiny car park. |
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| Boris Petrov |
Fort Widley in Portsmouth...
It's colossal and has tunnels. Down side is that it's near Portsmouth... |
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| Jon |
So Nottingham is pretty much out then. I've contacted a few other sites now and am waiting to hear back regarding availibility. | ||
| Lily |
As long as the sites have good facilities, they're all okay - depends on how much ground coverage you want too - though gotta admit london is nearer to us - but will travel ANYWHERE for it.
Any ideas for dates as of yet? 
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| Shikoba |
nice aminities and by that I mean working loos are about all I really want from a site. Mind you I am not a fan of Cuffley, it's suitable for fests but not for something as interactive or immersive as Serenity. | ||
| Jon |
Well End is unfortunetly fully booked, looking into hiring Felden Lodge in Herefordshire and into a few youth hostels, however everywhere seems to be booked or closed for refurbishment.
If people are willing to travel I'll try and see if Pheonix way Nottingham can accomadate us, trying to find a place to run a Core planet/urban game. Dates wise aiming for end of October to give me time to get my lesson plans written as well as organising props and the like. |
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| Chaplain |
Cool stuff.
To be honest, for Serenity I'd be willing to travel. And the sooner you can get dates, the sooner I can request leave form work
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| Gonner Hendershot |
I'm willing to go as far as it takes to get to the next event. As long as it doesn't involve going through Milton Keynes again. | ||
| Grace |
Speaking for the gunsharks,
We are fairly happy to travel (our only real proviso is not Wigan) but would prefer the event to be in the Southern half of the country. As others have said for Serenity we'd pretty much be happy anywhere however. End of october sounds good for us. Grace xx |
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| Tillymint |
End of October?  *prays not the 21st weekend*
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| Lily |
Also Jien Huo happy to travel to most places... time off from work allowing! 
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| Chaplain |
Please not the last weekend in Octiber - the clocks change that weekend, the office is already on a skeleton staff, and someone's gotta make sure that Ceefax and the EPG doesn't go wacky during the change (that someone is me this time - sometimes working for the BBC sucks) | ||
| Jon |
Another day and another site regrets that they cannot accomadate our event.
Have two October dates I've been asked to avoid so I'll try as best I can. |
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| Logan Priest |
Not wishing to add flies to the engine oil, but the weekend of the 13th Oct most of the Jien Huo crew wll be at a Firefly/Farscape game (unless my diary is all humped up).
Nov 3rd could also be tricky (for any one committed to the Legion of Dreams low level). (cross fingers and hope the the best). |
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| Jon |
No worries, already trying to work around that weekend. | ||
| Chaplain |
Much appreciated guv'nor, 'specially as out of me, Ratchet, Sol, and Chris, I'm the only one with a car. |
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| Jefferson Airplane Wong |
Any of you refs ever been to Candleston, South Wales?
It's huge, has really varied terrain including sand dunes that you can hide in like they're foxholes (I wonder if Dr Larn remembers Shanks' and Ronan's 'how much ammo do you have' moment with spells at the BLP?), and, most amazingly of all, is within an hour's drive of my house. Ok, so the rest of you guys might not care about that last point so much... |
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| Tillymint |
Wales? Jesus, that's a long way. Am I ever glad for UEA Norwich Games Society and their cars. *love* |
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| Chaplain |
They will have this time next month.
Stargate's next event is there. |
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| Shikoba |
Candleston is gorgious and despite being in Wales it's very accesible, it only took us two and half hours to get there from Nottingham but it is purely camping which needs to be thought about for the colder months..
Ullsethorpe scout camp in Leicstershire is nice, not huge for any outs and abouts mind. Depends what you are looking for. |
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| Bo |
What about that Cowboy Farm with the lil town?
http://www.deadwood.org.uk/ Did anybody ever ask them nicely if it could be hired? |
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| Javier |
I'm easy for location, however would liek to avoid the 7th October (have to take my dad to berlin for his 70th!)
Jeremy |
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| Badabing |
Candleston is amazing, no electricity is a bit of a bummer for radio charging and cortex setup though. Also I wonder how a gun toting modern/sci-fi game might work there given that many of its best features, including the dunes, badlands and castle, are all public access and quite often heavily used by said public. Maybe other games that include widespread use of firearm phys reps have carried it off there without issue before? If so then def worth a look. | ||
| Lily |
Candleston is great in the dry, but not so great if soggy - and like Badabing says, not great for charging electircals etc.
Ullesthorpe in Leics is good - and is usually available for hire from October i think - anytime before that is sole scout use. Large building with bunk rooms, plus two (or three) other buildings on site - not a whole lot of woodland around it, has a fire pit - but don't now how good for any "overland" linear games. There are few YHA sites that may do too - http://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/hostelpages/120.html - is one in Kent (or thereabouts)... am keeping an eye out for anything of interest! |
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| Javier |
I’ve played and run stuff at Ullesthorpe and it’s actually OK for doing overland bits, the advantage is that although the space outside is limited it’s all very “separated” off from each other bit so you can essentially circle the area as a linear, however how it would be for a fuly interactive “everybody can be in different places” I’m not sure… as it’s really hard to effectively hide from even a cursory search.
jeremy |
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| Shikoba |
Have you taken a look at
http://www.clwyd-scouts.org.uk/gladstone/index.html it's been recomended on Rule 7 and Polyapes http://www.polyapes.com/ |
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| Nate_Watson |
I've run several events at Polyapes, and it's a good site. It's not huge though - 29 acres or so, and it's shaped roughly like a dumbbell - two large areas joined by a thin corridor of land. And, unfortunately, the two buildings you can hire are on that thin corridor. So if you use one as your crew hut and one as your player hut, it can be quite pain trying to sneak your crew out to set an encounter without players seeing them go. And the other downside of it is location - it's situated just off one of the busiest parts of the M25, so trying to get down there for a Friday afternoon / early evening can be problematic. |
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| Doctor Rik |
Ullesthorpe is`nt available to LRP groups until Oct (Oct - Feb).
Another option is Harmers Green Scout Camp near Welyn Garden City (just North of London), but the only free weekend in the Sept / Oct time period is MAYBE 20-22 Oct (bad for some folks), they have a vauge provisional booking for that weekend and price wise is 350 quid. Overstone Scout Centre near Northampton is another option. 
Martin (Doc` Rik) |
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| Jon |
Problem with Harmer Green wood and Candlestone as sites is that although they have a lot of space and are great for running a fight in, they are sadly lacking in both electricity and indoor areas.
Although the lack of a warm, dry place for the crew to shelter is something that can be dealt with in summer months, during the later and earlier parts of the year it isn't ideal. The electricity supply isn't essential, however it does fundamentally alter the type of game we run on a site. Without the cortex a few plot links, the credit transfer system and cortexers are limited. We also have plans for a few new toys we want to bring out next event. Location wise I've been ringing around a few places and am currently scheduling to visit both Pheonix urban airsoft and Deadwood at Wattlehurst farm sometime over the next few weeks to get a feel for the sites and discuss the possibilities of us using them. |
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| Bo |
Yay! So they do rent out to non cowboys? |
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| Jon |
That's what I'm off to negotiate next weekend. | ||
| Broz |
We're cowboys...cowboys IN SPACE!!!
spaceships, drinkin', whorein', shootin', more spaceships, guns, more guns, big guns, thinly failed referances to the Millenium Falcon, thinly failed referances to Bob Fett, more spaceships, fightin', figthin' in bars, bounty hunters, even more guns....what sane person would turn down such an unremitting joygasm? Anyway the place is called Deadwood, just communicate with them by alternating the words "hump" and "Bun tyen-shung duh ee-Dway-Ro" (and possibly the odd "Lovejoy") and we'll be in. |
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| Keeper |
And in my head, I'm singing "Cowboys in Space" to the tune of "Men in Tights". It's been a long day...
Andrew |
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| Bo |
Any luck with the 'Deadwood' site, Jon? | ||
| Jon |
Deadwood is a yes, however the weekend that we penciled in for I've found clashes with the last Nyctophobia event of the year. Will have to get back in contact with Papa Bear and examine our options.
Also scouted out Pheonix and will have to get in contact with them with dates and a few questions once we've assimilated our expedition. |
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| Bo |
Papa Bear! Now you've just gotta love that. Glad the site is ok. All those hours of idly browsing the net pays off in the end I suppose. Do I get a finders fee? 
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| Lily |
And we continue the Cowboys in space song...
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| Shikoba |
Deadwood would be wonderful though clashing with nycto is not so, What other dates do they have free? Can't be soon enough in my books 
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| Javier |
I'm assuming that was the 6-8 October Nycto event?
(last one I can see on their website) was that the only one they had? (mind you wouldn't have worked for me anyway due to prior commitments) Jeremy |
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| Jon |
That's the one, problem is we have between the Jien Ho and Leaf on the Wind two October dates out, Nycotphobia another date, September dates are difficult for deadwood which leaves the 21st which may be pushing things a little too late in the year so may result in them having to take down the teepees.
What may happen is we work on the old saying that patience is a virtue and reschedule Deadwood for October next year and try to schedule Phoenix for next spring. Might have time for a Serenity Christmas episode if everyone wants to meet up for a social. |
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| Jon |
Yes, have an XP. * *Serenity Lrp does not operate an XP system. |
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| Shikoba |
Is it that the 21st of october is bad for them or you guys? | ||
| Lily |
All Teepee's aside - definately cannot come soon enough! (enthusiasm, you see!)
If you are looking for an indoor site at somepoint, we used one in wales that was very Core world, with indoor garden, two huge rooms, large kitchen and huge amount of bunk spaces (plus two separate chalets for the crew), you should take a look at Manorbier - there's not a huge amount of outdoor space with cover (though you could notify the airbase next door that we are doing stuff as they have armed guards!), there is a private beach area, and the indoors is top sci fi area. South Wales. Very sci-fi! http://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/hostelpages/129.html For a future reference mabe...
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| Javier |
and as I recall we've used that site up until december (correct me if I'm wrong) with no problems whatsoever.
and it's deceptively easy to get to for it's positon! |
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| Prince |
Well, deepest darkest Wales it may be, but it's got to be better than Wigan.
Ian |
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| Binidj |
Inevitably, whichever date is decided upon, some people aren't going to make it. I'd suggest just deciding what date suits the organisers, that you can also hire an appropriate site for (Manorbier is looking very nice for a Core World location) and just post it. I strongly suspect that you'll fill the event, even if one or two of the crews attending the first event can't make it.
Candlestone tends to be very booked up during the year but is, indeed, a very fine site. Although rumour has it that they're thinking of putting power in sometime soon we got round the problem by hiring in a "portable" generator. |
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| Nate_Watson |
*ahem* Please can we replace the word 'could' with the words 'definitely should'?
We used to inform local police about our fantasy games - if we're going to be carrying stuff that looks like real guns anywhere near a military base, they really need to know. Manorbier looks fantastic, by the way. |
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| Jeff Milhaven |
Some of my lot have already told me they will cancel whatever they need to to attend the next one. We're just waiting on a date. PS Can we book yet? |
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| Lily |
Can we, huh huh?? Can we? Yeah, we're much the same - as soon as there is a date, we'll be there...
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| Shikoba |
Absolulty. heck even if we have main events a christmas character social would be wicked. we could all dress up in our sunday best and see what some folks actually look like under the mud, blood and fluff. |
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| Gonner Hendershot |
I'd probably look pretty much the same, but with slightly less bullet holes. | ||
| Jon |
We're currently looking into Manorbier for a later in the year event but unless stated otherwise the next event is aimed for Spring 2007. | ||
| Prince |
Aw shucks
We were all looking forward to a late year Serenity... I'd bought new toys and everything. Ian |
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| Jeff Milhaven |
Boo! Hiss! Here's hoping for Manorbier. Oh yeah, Can we book yet? |
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| Javier |
Hey, well I'm gonna go with the positive point in the statement, namely
"We're currently looking into Manorbier for a later in the year event " but then I'm just that sort of guy
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| Lily |
Ummm can we book yet? I mean, we could date the cheques for 2007 and everything 
Here's hoping for manobeir too... |
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| Jon |
Patience please, good things come to those who wait. | ||
| Shikoba |
No opening bookings in the next two weeks.
darn it i can't wait till next year, patience has never been something I am good at. oh well I am sure we can cram some socials in. |
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| Gonner Hendershot |
Mmmm, social cramming. | ||
| Lily |
"Social Cramming..."
Mr Hendershot - whatever do you mean?? Yup, social is the way to go...
Patience... patience... now, what did that mean again?
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