OPEN NATIONALS- OCTOBER 6-7
DAVENTRY SPORTS GROUNDS, DAVENTRY
The Open Nationals are confirmed at Daventry
for the above dates. Daventry is between Junctions 16-17 of the M1,
and about 16 miles north of Banbury (site of Tour 2). More directions,
maps, and web resources regarding location will follow. Please be
advised- you will need some sort of private transport. As this is a
last minute arrangement, the site is NOT near a train station (closest are
Banbury and Northampton), and accomodation is off-site. Please accept
my apologies- this is the best we (the BUF) can do for now.
The tournament is open to the top 32 teams
initially. (Chris Hughes is handling the format, so please send any
inquiries about it to him.) However, in the event that some of those
teams do not attend, the remaining spots will be passed down the rankings
until the tournament is filled. It is entirely possible (but maybe not
likely) that teams who have not played in the Tour at all could be offered a
spot. If you want to come- send a cheque by the deadline and see what
happens. (Obviously, cheques will be returned if space is not
offered).
At this time, it is expected that the BUF AGM
will be held on Saturday night. Therefore, there is no official party
planned. However, the bar at the hotel accomodation will be open to
all players. See below for details.
ACCOMMODATION
Camping is available for no cost at a local
farm, Meadows Farm. The farm is 2 miles from the pitches, but it
is not a journey that should be attempted on foot. The camping will be
BASIC. This means port-a-loos, two sinks in the garage (that DO have
hot water) and that's it. Camping is available both Friday and
Saturday nights. If it's not raining, it's a really pleasant
site. You ARE permitted to bring cooking supplies/ barbecues,
whatever. Meadows Farm is part of a local B&B association.
You can check out the location and other info at www.northantsfarmholidays.co.uk
As well as Meadows Farm, there are other farm
B&Bs nearby see the above site for more info. (As well as campers,
Meadows Farm will take B&B bookings.) FYI, Drayton Lodge (one of
the B&Bs on the web site) is almost directly across the street from the
pitches.
Staverton Park Conference centre is offering a
special room rate for the tournament. It is located one mile from the
pitches. Rooms are available for Friday and Saturday nights.
Rooms are £50- single or double occupancy. This rate includes
full English breakfast, ensuite rooms, fully equiped rooms (tea&coffee,
hairdryer, ironing board, radio, TV, etc.) use of the restaurant for dinner
(at an additional cost) and use of the leisure club (which has a swimming
pool and sauna). The centre also has a bar. And for those of you
with more money than sense, Staverton has a golf course; tee times are
available. Check out the facilities at www.poolatstavertonpark.co.uk
Rooms are on a first-come first serve
basis. Call 01327 302 000 to book, and ask for the frisbee rate.
You'll need a credit card for a deposit.
OTHER INFO
There will be on-site food both Satruday and
Sunday. I am negotiating to keep costs down.
Entry deadline is September 20.
Any questions? Contact me on this email
address or on 01280 701 715.
Nancy Stebbing
