It's been a fair old week in GIG Admin Towers! I posted a copy of the message I sent out last week to the Flag Officers of Soar Boating Club and almost immediately got an email back "Please contact me urgently!". I always get worried when I get one of these.....................
Sure enough - "We didn't think you were coming as we'd not heard from you for quite some time." "We've invited some AWCC members for that weekend" "The clubhouse is only licenced for 80 people and we're expecting 40" "We're not allowing camping 'coz the local planners are restricting us" OH S&*T!!!! Fortunately, help was at hand from Andrew Goodland, who suggested that the Stafford Boat Club might be able to help. He made the initial contact, with the result that we now have an alternative venue which is still within a week's cruising range of the National (or whatever it's called). As always, they've been very welcoming and will be willing to do Sunday breakfast, something which we weren't going to get at Normanton. In addition (and because it worked so well last time) I'm suggesting we have a Spudfest instead of a barbeque - you can all bring salads and fillings for spuds! Subject to no violent objections (and I do appreciate that some of you may well have made cruising plans which may now be disrupted and have to be re-jigged) bookings will open this coming Wednesday. Brian L Dominic Web Sites: Canals: http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk
