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18-10-2007, 03:36 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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| | | CLUMBER PARK Saturday
Stu and I are planning on Clumber Park this Saturday. A couple of other WAB members have pencilled this in too, though I'll let them confirm on here should they wish.
Anyone care to join us for the day? |
18-10-2007, 03:46 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Haydon Bridge (that's in Northumberland)
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As in worksop way? national trust property type place?
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18-10-2007, 03:58 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chilterns
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sound like it could be a plan  - are you bringing your better half boddie ?
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18-10-2007, 04:02 PM
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i'm up for it, sounds like a groovy place, plus free cos i'm a fully paid up member!! 
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18-10-2007, 04:11 PM
| | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chilterns
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just say where and when bod - you've got my mobile (though i'm currenly in a no signal zone) if you want to touch base on the day - i take it your numbers have changed tho since your move to doncatraz ?
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18-10-2007, 04:15 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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Mobile numbers are the same.
Have yet to firm up times, will need to speak to Stu first. Should be a good day though.
Charlie is on a hen do in London town, so I have a pass out. |
18-10-2007, 05:48 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sheffield
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I'll be there over the next three days ... I'll get the duster and hoover out tomorrow
A good place to meet would be at the main car park by the cycle hire or by the conservation centre next to the cricket ground.
It would be good to see everyone  |
18-10-2007, 06:01 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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18-10-2007, 06:10 PM
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That sounds like a plan
What sort of time are you thinking of John? |
18-10-2007, 06:19 PM
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I'll be there recording around 7.30am and at the conservation centre about 9 ish. Its quite a central location.
btw Mobiles are pretty useless in many parts of Clumber. |
18-10-2007, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman  | Awww Jules, must we only meet in our dreams
The thought of Andrew and Pete hugging me  ... My reputation |
18-10-2007, 06:45 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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What if we say 10.30'ish somewhere to cater for those travelling. How does that sound? |
18-10-2007, 06:54 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sheffield
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10.30 sounds like a good idea to me Andrew.
The main car park may be full but there's plenty of car parking by the cricket ground ... and almost anywhere else too really.
It should be a very good day. |
18-10-2007, 08:10 PM
|  | Administrator and Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the Malvern Hills
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10.30 is OK with me. |
18-10-2007, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by StuartDH 10.30 is OK with me. | Stu .... we do mean am |
18-10-2007, 08:55 PM
| | Administrator and Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the Malvern Hills
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no way...i thought we were all going to head off down the park at 10:30 on Saturday night to celebrate watching England thrash South Africa in the rugby world cup...I've even gone and spent £1.85 on a bottle of Blue Nun 
Who on earth gets up before midday at the weekend?  I might have to reconsider now |
18-10-2007, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by StuartDH no way...i thought we were all going to head off down the park at 10:30 on Saturday night to celebrate watching England thrash South Africa in the rugby world cup...I've even gone and spent £1.85 on a bottle of Blue Nun
Who on earth gets up before midday at the weekend? I might have to reconsider now | I've just found Blue Nun at £1.60 a box plus the latest odds on England beating South Africa ... I'd get there at 6am Stu |
19-10-2007, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by StuartDH Who on earth gets up before midday at the weekend? | or any other day of the week ( tis a work day and ive just got up - first action after breakfast , clearly to log onto wab - this home working lark is a good gig )
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19-10-2007, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman | thats okay jules - if you start driving now you can be there by 10.30 tommorow to deliver the hug in person
(we really need to schedule a kent meet sometime -wildwood centre perchance)
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19-10-2007, 12:48 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Leigh, Lancashire
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Will be thinking about you all - have a good day - afraid I'm working - but I might manage to nip across on Mon - tho would there be any point when you will have picked everything
Pauline |
20-10-2007, 12:08 AM
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I've just finished cleaning up Clumber for the visit ... boy, was it a mess after our week of fungi activities
Don't worry Pauline ... loads of fungi left
Right, I'm off down there to pick the remaining Ceps |
20-10-2007, 06:01 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Leigh, Lancashire
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Originally Posted by FungiJohn I've just finished cleaning up Clumber for the visit ... boy, was it a mess after our week of fungi activities
Don't worry Pauline ... loads of fungi left
Right, I'm off down there to pick the remaining Ceps | LOL Thinking of you as I struggle into my works clothes . . . look forward to seeing some finds on here later . . .
Pauline |
21-10-2007, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by PMG LOL Thinking of you as I struggle into my works clothes . . . look forward to seeing some finds on here later . . .
Pauline | We found the cafe and Lake Pauline ... Oh, and Graham made friends with a Nuthatch |
21-10-2007, 08:59 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nottingham
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Had a good day on Saturday, it was a pleasure to meet Fungi John again who was with Les and his dogs. Made me feel like getting another dog myself, they're beautiful well trained animals; a real joy.
Stu and Andrew turned up rather late, not that it mattered, sitting in the beautiful sunshine and setting of Clumber Park.
It was good to see them again. There was no sign of eeyore or almostnormal, who we knew were coming so we set off to the shop area hoping to bump into them later. It was a good decision as we met them immediately!
I'm afraid anyone hoping for loads of photos from the meet will be disappointed, we were all far to busy having a good old natter to bother to take shots!
Take note any others for future meets, these are never serious photography exercises, they're just a good excuse to meet members of the site and have a good old chinwag!
After we'd all met, we got down to the serious business of queueing in the cafe for a drink and lunch.
Total shots taken so far..I think John took 1, Les took 1, and I took one of the cricket ground, for a reason that now escapes me!
We had another small walk around the lake side, when we spotted a gate post where someone had put some peanuts down and birds were coming regularly. I decided I had to take some shots, I mean, I've got to keep my 200+ a day average up..
Here's some of the shots I took.  < | |
