Blissfields 2012

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1) Where are Monty & The Butchers??

2) What drinks will be at the bar? The website says real ales (and shows a lager?!?), and my mates are huge real ale drinkers so they must not be disappointed.

3) Good to see the limit of bring-yer-own has gone up from 12 to 18 approx, aka ''an amount of alcohol deemed by the organisers to be for personal consumption only.' Could I let the organisers know here that my personal consumption at festivals is a little beyond the upper limit? But if there are real ciders I will be assiting at the bar.

[Magic42]

1) Where are Monty & The Butchers??

Blast from the past there!

2) What drinks will be at the bar? The website says real ales (and shows a lager?!?), and my mates are huge real ale drinkers so they must not be disappointed.

We'll have Triple fff Brewery involved again, and there's some talk about Wychwood as well

don't worry real ale will be present at the main bar, school bus will be a bit more cocktail orientated, and the 2nd Stage Bar is a mini version of the main bar (minus real ales)

3) Good to see the limit of bring-yer-own has gone up from 12 to 18 approx, aka ''an amount of alcohol deemed by the organisers to be for personal consumption only.' Could I let the organisers know here that my personal consumption at festivals is a little beyond the upper limit? But if there are real ciders I will be assiting at the bar.

We don't like to be to hard and fast with the limit otherwise you'd never get everyone through the gate with all the "discussions", we don't take the piss with bar prices though and don't expect everyone else to take the piss with the alcohol they bring in and I'm sure as you say you'll be propping up the bar at some stages too,

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I thought this post was going to be along the lines of " At last I've heard of someone now we've booked Charlotte Church!"

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Just read there will be a cash-machine for the first time this year. How much will the charges be? having been robbed at the last fest I went to, want to go the insurance route this time.

(Assume there will not be lock-ups).

BTW, anyone up for an efest meet-up beyond 3 of us old gits?

[Magic42]

£2.75 a withdrawal. That's set by the operators, and unless we process a bucket load of transactions it's going to cost us a lot too.

Sorry to hear about your last two experiences. Hopefully not at Blissfields in a couple of weeks though

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£2.75 is OK for a one-off. IMO thefts happen only on the first night if at all. Although as there's two first nights for Blissfields, Friday night could be vulnerable too. Have you had much in the way of thefts in recent years? Recall nothing from my previous visits, albeit 5 and 6 years ago.

[Magic42]

One reported tent theft last year vs loads of stuff handed in, so not bad, but could do better !

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That's a good ratio. What's your secret then?

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So what's the plan for Thursday night should England somehow end up in the 2nd semi?!?

[Magic42]

Option at the moment is in the main bar.

Let's wait and see how they do though!

Just back from the site...great weather for kite flying!

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That was a bit good. Still collecting my thoughts back together so will post more shortly.....