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Born in Salford but raised mainly in the south, so I guess you are right. I kept meaning to say hello but the moment didn't seem right. Southern softy - sorry!!
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Hi all. This will be my first Wychwood - I'll be going with a group of 7 friends. A few questions on camping for those of you that have been before:
- Is there plenty of room for camping? I was considering taking a large 6-man tent, but was wondering whether that might prove difficult due to space constraints - would we be better off taking several smaller tents??
- Am I right in thinking that you can drive upto the camping area (and therefore not have to carry stuff for miles, a la Glastonbury!)?
Thanks very much!!
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Don't get me started on the Larmer Tree Dress Code - all those Verwood Tractors up for Jools, ignoring the no drink, no chairs, no fkn blankets rules - no, stick it all there and we'll all yak 5 yards away through every act, about Hermione's French Classes and Julian's new 4x4. Sod the Festival - we've loadsa money.........look at the quaint Northerner with his confiscated Jack Daniels, how awful !
Tied myself in knots with this rant - help, where's me vest ? Where's me cardy...............
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Just wondering if we have to put up with the fascists on the gates to the main arena again this year like we did last year?
The Oxfam stewards around the site are lovely but the Jack booted idiots on gates demanding access to my personal property and invading my private space are not
I wouldn't mind but people were blatantly carrying in rucksacks full of beer and wine (You only need to look at the bulges and see the weight on their arms to know that
) and weren't being stopped because they looked like middle class family types Perhaps I should just get my self some beige slacks and lose my sense of dancing rythm this year
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It's easy to spot someone with such a large chip on their shoulder !
Marooned - punter turned Fascist..........
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No--it was the caravan that died (twice) on the way home from Larmer===Meet The Fockers actually didnt make it through the previous winter!
Seen Willowman-- yes looks ok but clashes with Linton festival (much better line up but 30miles down the road is a lot closer that HEREFORD!!).
Decisoins to make.
den
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(quote)...........you will save a fortune in fuel with the meet the Fokker van
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WHY OH WHY did you have to mention that ????
I think it DIED last Summer, somewhere between Wiltshire and 'oop North'.
Hankies all round............tandem bicycle (or LESS) now!
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Oway man--- where yer all at (well the 6 of us anyway)?
Monsiuer Bleu and his annoying countdown.... and that inseperable pair of Cider Drinkers (overweight with hats i recall).
Masher Marrooned is still about with his anarchic shite,getting me into trouble... and wheres the LURKERS.
Lurkers... oooh.... it reminds me of the lads who used to sneak into the bogs when i was serving me time.. carrying in HONG KONG BIBLES and re-emerging 10mins later, red-faced and whitened overalls.... ee us toolmakers had it good in the 70s (not).
So--oway man.... its only blah blah days to go and 2 months mortgage to miss to pay for the tickets.... lets get some TWIG CRACK going...
den, not holding out much hope...
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I am a bit concerned about whether this festival is suitable now that I've read the new details. I bought the tickets for my son and his fiancee but they have no children. Will they feel out of place? Will there be enough for them to do that doesn't involve children? Please help - if you think it won't suit them I will give them to someone else. Thank you.
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Peatbog Faeries and the Blockheads (again) please
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I know it has been said before, much more eloquently, but setting off to the bogs only to find them gone and expecting us to traipse some distance (as with everything in life sh-it is about timing too) to the racecourse toilets was not on.
I didn't think the line up compared with previous years, but it was more to do with blend, you have to have festival bands to glue the others together, and there were few. of them Having just got back from Meltdown to see Patti Smith in which she had some traditional Morrocan musicians join her for a few songs, all I can say to Den about his Kaftan drummers is don't complain it can get much worse. Actually the Dhol Foundation were good
It is still a wonderful festival and the absence of crime was to be applauded, although the nobbers who smashed the front window of a family campervan should be ashamed. The little I saw of the local constabulary, I thought they got their approach to policing the festival more positive than previous, so well done.
I thought the food was briiliant and although it would be expensive for a family (was there any kids portions on offer?) that is true of eating out anywhere.
Well done to the organisers, you have us coming back in numbers next year, I know you do early purchase and concessions but try and remember that an affordable festival is likely to be more inclusive.
Another 6 hours before sunrise.
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Returning for 3rd year Mr W ! Last year my friend had to cancel as he had just had an operation. He is coming this year but he can't walk very far, he isn't registered disabled yet but walking any distance causes him a lot of pain. We have a live in vehicle ticket. What is the closest we can camp to the music arena ? and is there any chance of reserving this spot?
My friend can only stay friday and saturday night and then depart I presume for him to camp we will have to buy a full weekend ticket rather than one for friday and saturday ?
Last year we had one friend lose his wallet with £250 in as he ZZZZded the early hours of Saturday morning. I had another friend drop his wallet with £340 at the bar and someone used his driving licence to identify him and return the the wallet ( he then proceeded to buy everyone at the festival a drink ....I exaggerate). A long with my 2 questions I wanted to alert everyone coming to the festival for the 1st time that Friday night/ Saturday morning has become a time when the thieves target tents where they can hear snoring. I also wanted to not put any one off by telling the other side of human nature. Neither of my friends needed that sort of money, to eat, drink or be merry. So bring a realistic amount of cash and look after it !!
Quick reply Mr W please.
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As a first timer at Wychwood and one of the "victims" of the Friday night thieves I can assure you that those of us who were robbed do have "feelings" other than that of gullibility for thinking that keeping my cash in a wallet inside a zipped up bag at the back of my tent next to my head was adequate. My six year old son with whom I was sharing the tent was extremely bothered about the fact that someone had been in when we were asleep to the extent that I could not leave him in the charge of his 16 year old brother on the following nights (so had to miss out on the comedy/silent disco). I wasn't too happy either at the idea of some toe-rag possibly carrying a knife crawling in beside me as I slept. Losing the cash was painful but not as much of a concern as the upset caused to my family.
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?? Were they not plastic then? I didnt examine em in such detail--but I put my collection of 65 into the PLASTIC bin.
Will I be condemned as a Non-Green now?
den
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Dear All
As we finish off the paperwork for this years festival, and move forward with our happy memories from 2008, we need your artists suggestions! Yes I know a lot of you don't care for the list thing, but we are already starting to speak to artists for the 09 festival, so do let me know your thoughts and desires for 09 in terms of artist programming...remember also that it will be our 5th Birthday, so any suggestions of know you'd like to see return from the previous years festivals, much appreciated too!
Thanks
Graeme
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Sat night--- main stage had finished and we spent quite a bit of time around the Songlines tent before descending on the path to the SD...... when I turned around and surveyed the scene before me (as pissed as i was) I was totally shocked,angry and dismayed.
Picture the scene-- the grassed area in front of the main stage --- quite brightly lit --- only a handful of people there... absolutely strewn with all kind of litter!
I was (still am) flaggergasted..... the plastic pints reflecting like cats eyes on the motorway. Thousands of em.
And --here at this festival which had probably the most comprehensive range of Litter bins we`ve ever came across at a festival---lots of em--all clearly marked (and emptied afawcs).
I know--- yer towrds the front of the stage--yer ale comes--yer sup it off--down goes the glass... who doesnt do that?
BUT-- yer could pick em up afterwards and put em away.
The compares words about green and helping the environment etc only a little time before--- just shows you overall what soceity we live in--we dont give a shit us.
From what we seen of the campsite on leaving tbh--was pretty good with less than average shite left... but that night and those plastic galsses will remain as a memory of Wychwood along with the great ones.
Den --not Massively Green--but caring enough.
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hello again clivejosephmalcolmian ... jolly let you go on Sunday morning then?
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Most sensible and nice Stewarding people we`ve encountered... a BIG WELL DONE TO YOU ALL
The laddo , the 1st one as we got towards the camer Van site--through that farmy bit-- must have been stood there,on his tod for friggin gaes--directing people round the farm bit--still was so polite and entusiastic.
Was very impressed with the whole organisation of affairs ... and re these bastardos who go to fests to thieve-- well once again--this unfortunately is the society that we are spawning --and I despair over it.
A point that was made to me regarding thieving--- when I first started camping --Hells Flame-- a poxy old army tent with no ground sheet and a single calor gas stove thing if you were lucky etc etc--but nowadays of course.. lots have all these mod-cons and ultimately--worth nickin.
Whats the consesus? Do these people have tickets and class themselves as festival goers--then steal of like -minded people? Or --do they actually nick in to the site itself to do their deeds?
This happened at LT a few years ago when a gang of scallies from Manchester i nbelive deliberately targeted Larmer and slashed a lot of tents to thieve... i gether they did get caught though.
Once again-- I just depair.. here`s me, walking 4miles back to the van to cook--yes COOK a proper vegetarian meal for The Marroneds--- troop all the way back with it--and bastards are stealing things from tents!
I tell yer man-- I despair, I really do.
den
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I had one mate have his jeans taken from the tent and then returned minus his wallet containing £185. I had another mate drop his wallet containing £300 and some wonderful bloke used the driving licence picture to return the wallet to him. So the festival attracts both ends of the spectrum. What might sort the thieves out would be some sort of saftey deposit box system (that has permanent security) where you can leave your valuables and cash for a fee. Alternatively we should be able to buy a kit containing a snoring machine (my mate could do the snore over) and base ball bat.
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Dear Mr Wychie woo,
You maybe ,now too busy to watch the topics! BUT If I can draw numerous ones together and for the sake of harmony; can I suggest that you issue/post a map of the site campsite that proposes where 'quiet' and 'party' should camp to help us 'give attention to detail'.
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FAIR DEAL?
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[quote name='marooned' post='2256585' date='May 24 2008, 07:32 AM'
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I want to be a twig. Unfortuately I am more of a bush but don't let that bother anyone.
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Chairs not allowed?
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