Slitherine

philqw78 wrote:You will also need club affiliation and family ties Nik.

If it isn't provided I'm not going to guess. Over to Hammy ...

Richard Collins, Jim Gibson and myself are from MK club

Nik,

David and Lynda, Peter Townshend, Peter Card and I are from Oxford.

Bob

Nic

Peter Butler,Paul Longmore,Leslie Mitchel, Dave Redhead and Matt Poole all MAWS

Dave

timurilenk wrote:Richard Collins, Jim Gibson and myself are from MK club

Did you all fancy the French then Ian?

david53 wrote:

timurilenk wrote:Richard Collins, Jim Gibson and myself are from MK club

Did you all fancy the French then Ian?

No - I do not fancy the French at all

Well I quickly did a sort of historical draw for Hammy (define what you mean by "historical draw", there are a few versions out there and most end up spurious to some degree) which he may, or may not, use.

Personally I don't mind how its done - in fact I sorted Hammy's list alphabetically by surname and you get a perfectly good draw that way

Gordon Malcolm, Mike Shepherd and Steve Price all from Berkeley Vale club.

If you go historical and date I think David F. and I can pretty much work out our first round...

Steve

Some practical, non-draw-related questions:

Is the on-site parking adequate, or is there a risk we might have to park elsewhere, if so are there any recommendations?

Is there a charge for parking?

kevinj wrote:Some practical, non-draw-related questions:

Is the on-site parking adequate, or is there a risk we might have to park elsewhere, if so are there any recommendations?

Is there a charge for parking?

Parking is free, there are a decent number of places outside the venue, as long as you get there early (which as tournament entrants you will) you should be fine. The main show doesn't open till 10:00 IIRC

Thanks Hammy, is it still the case that we won't be able to get in before 9:30?

kevinj wrote:Thanks Hammy, is it still the case that we won't be able to get in before 9:30?

Probably.

They seem rather cagey about letting non traders or event organisers in too early.

hammy wrote:

kevinj wrote:Thanks Hammy, is it still the case that we won't be able to get in before 9:30?

Probably.

They seem rather cagey about letting non traders or event organisers in too early.

Last year they let us into the cafe to wait for the opening time of the main hall.

I have a bad feeling that I have not got any masking tape I knew I needed something.

If anyone has some that they could bring it would be really handy.

hammy wrote:I have a bad feeling that I have not got any masking tape I knew I needed something.

If anyone has some that they could bring it would be really handy.

Got some put it in my bag will give you it when i get there.

Hammy,

I will bring some. I also have two 3' x 5' felt cloths which I will put in the car if you want them.

Bob

viking123 wrote:Hammy,

I will bring some. I also have two 3' x 5' felt cloths which I will put in the car if you want them.

Bob

Beat you by a minute but since you have cloths as well you win

viking123 wrote:Hammy,

I will bring some. I also have two 3' x 5' felt cloths which I will put in the car if you want them.

Bob

Cheers Bob,

The cloths would be nice as well.

I have yet to check the stationary stocks I have here.

Many thanks to Hammy and the Expo crew for putting on the event, I had a great time with the Tupi and was very pleased with my overall results, all my games being in a good spirit I felt with great opponents.

Steve P

I fully agree with Steve. It was good to see so many unfamiliar faces, I think this is a great format for bringing new people into events.

Thank you,

Kevin