Hello all,
Please find attached AGM minutes, plus action points for individuals that I've tried to pull out from it, but I'm hoping people have fairly good ideas of what they need to do anyway!
Generally there needs to be a hand over of roles- this includes Hannah having access to the info emails and me handing over any ongoing correspondents/organising. I need to take on a lot of info regarding the dance from Katherine!
Tour organisers- plan out the next couple of months of crawls- where they'll happen and who is organising them. Maybe doodle poll potential dates for the pre-DERT crawls.
Kit- can we confirm if we have Janet's kit? Sinead if you read this does your new timetable allow you to come back? If not are we able to have your kit back until you're around to use it again? -Hannorah to find out the price of making a skirt at her local tailors - Laura S have you any thoughts on Westerhope kit? Have a lot more time at this point
Festivals- Hannah to ask re. Bromyard next year and to look into Chippenham - we can invite ourselves so think it would be a good starting point for us!
Longsword - Hannah to create a doodlepoll of potential dates for a longsword practice. One Saturday/ Sunday to give it a go and then see from there how we do
Ffion to send out an email asking inactive members if they still want to be on the email list, delete as appropriate.
My aim is to get to grips with the dance, discuss with Katherine/Ffion any ideas for how to develop Piccadilly. As well as working on the team performing a double jubilee as aim to do this at the showcase.
Westerhope- Laura S to consider plan for Westerhope - AGM discussion re. having a second Westerhoper who can continue the practice on the alternate weeks you're not there but following your plans of what you'd like to work on in the long term (please try and sort this at this coming weeks practice).
I am away for the next week and a bit so am leaving Katherine/Ffion in charge of next weeks practice (sorry Katherine, no retirement for you!) Also as long as Laura S is around I'd like the team to work on Westerhope.
Thanks all,
Becky
Hello,
Does anyone have a spare large-ish sash I could borrow? I'm not going home before Bath tomorrow but I've packed Patrick's man sash by mistake! Hannah, do you still have the one that was too big for you? Maybe that would fit me. Or Kate, do we have any spares at your house?
Sorry for being rubbish at packing!
Ffion x
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Hi All,
Firstly, Congratulations Laura!!! Such a lovely wedding - in fact one could
say Glorious!, and thank you to everyone who danced/played/tommied on
Saturday. Laura very generously provided us with some Gin, some of which we
drank at practice on Monday - but there is still some left!
In other news:
1. Northgate Day of Dance
2. Thrales Day
3. DERT
4. Westerhope
1. *Northgate* - We will be getting the 0902 train to BATH from Paddington,
which will arrive at 1039 (This does mean we'll be early, but the other
option is being late...). Those of you getting the train. *Please gather
near the top of the escalators at Paddington from the underground opposite
platform 4/5 at 0845*.
For those driving down the meeting pub is The Bell Inn ~16 minute walk from
the station - please be there by *11.30 ready to dance at 12*. Once all
teams have gathered (and done a dance?) we'll be going off on crawls in
pairs (we're with Mabels) - with our last dance in the Raven! Once done
everyone returns to the Westgate for the evening (unfortunately we wont
have a team for the last dance (sorry!) but should be fun anyway) - where
you can buy food if you want to.
2. Thrales Day - or Thrales Weekend I should say. Not much further to add
for now other than we will need to be at the Feathers, Westminster at 10am
on he Saturday. Will provide more info next week. On Monday we will do the
Beadnell that we came up with the other day so everyone can see what the
current plan is...
3. DERT - I've booked us into the Kendal Youth Hostel - link here (
http://www.kendalhostel.com/) if anyone wants a gander. If you haven't
filled in the doodle poll for DERT practices please do so that Becky can
decide when they are.
4. Westerhope - As Laura S can't make every practice (and as agreed at the
AGM) we need someone to help with teaching Westerhope - are there any
volunteers? If you would like more info, I'm sure Laura will be happy to
ask any questions.
Think that's all for now. Have a good week and see some of you on Saturday!
Hannah :)
Hello all!
See you at the Woolpack around 4.30, please text on 07988696321 if you experience any problems and will be dramatically late!
Ideally I want to run through both dances before we head out so be good to have everyone around so as to do that then eat in relaxed way [😊] In particular I think we need to do Piccadilly to ensure we're all happy with the original version!
Please have shiny shoes and clean kit.
Plan for sets currently is (unless I've massively messed up the no.1 situation!):
Jubilee:
1. Rachel
2. Hannah
3. Becky
4. Hannorah
5. Katherine
Piccadilly:
1. Jo
2. Becky
3. Hannah
4. Hannorah
5. Katherine
Also I don't know if anyone want to bring clothes to change into at the wedding, maybe worth bearing in mind?
Ta,
Becky
Hi All,
1. Laura's Wedding!!
2. Northgate Day of Dance
3. Thrales Day
4. DERT
5. Longsword
6. Sign-up sheet
1. Laura's Wedding!! - Plan is to meet at the Woolpack Inn at 1630. For
those catching trains, the 1512 to Chilham arrives at 1617 and then it's a
short walk to the pub. Of those that have bought tickets home - I think
they have both got the 1214 - but one on the fast train and one on the slow
one...
2. Northgate - We'll take the 0902 to BATH - you can get a super-off peak
return which costs £37.30 with a railcard. For anyone driving the meeting
pub is The Bell Inn ~16 minute walk from the station (meeting 11.30 for
dancing at 12). The last pub we will get to for 5 and then all the teams
will dance there. The pub has food.
3. Thrales Day - or Thrales Weekend I should say. If you have any dietary
requirements please let me know.
4. DERT - I need to know for definite who is intending to come so that we
can get accomodation booked (already some places are selling out) If you
haven't put your name on the DERT spreadsheet to say whether you are coming
or not, please do so (or you can email me if you prefer). Also if you would
like to bring a spectator then could you mention that as well please?
The doodle poll for practices can be found here: http://doodle.com/poll/p
g2h9s2fx6vezd8p
Glad to hear you are on the mend Roseanna - would you like to come to DERT
with us? (It'll be awesome!)
5. Longsword - Probably going to be 11th December, just trying to get a
room booked and will then confirm it.
6. I've added Mabel's Day to the sign-up sheet just in case. We have also
been invited by Silver Flame to a dance out with them and Earlsdon in
Stratford on Avon (not the Stratford at the end of the jubilee line like I
previously thought...)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bf
kw-XmFb8jmCeRa48IRI/edit
Have a good week!
Hannah :)
Hi All,
1. Laura's Wedding!!
2. Northgate Day of Dance
3. Thrales Day
4. DERT
5. Longsword
1. Laura's Wedding - if you haven't booked a train ticket and need to book
one (not to self), we are getting the 1512 to arrive in Chilham at 1617. If
you are driving down, then we shall meet you in the Woolpack at 1630. This
should give us plenty of time to sort ourselves out, ready to do our
mini-crawl finishing with a dance (or two?) at the wedding itself!
2. Northgate - Trains will be the 0902 to BATH, which will arrive at 1039
(This does mean we'll be early, but the other option is being late...) The
meeting pub is The Bell Inn ~16 minute walk from the station (meeting 11.30
for dancing at 12) for anyone driving to meet us there. The last pub we
will get to for 5 and then all the teams will dance there. The pub has food.
3. Thrales Day - or Thrales Weekend I should say. Becky has mostly covered
this already - I've added some extra info to the sign-up sheet and will
provide further details closer to the time. There is a buffet on the
Saturday, so could you let me know if you have any dietary requirements?
4. DERT - I need to know for definite who is intending to come so that we
can get accomodation booked (already some places are selling out) If you
haven't put your name on the DERT spreadsheet to say whether you are coming
or not, please do so (or you can email me if you prefer). Also if you would
like to bring a spectator then could you mention that as well please?
The doodle poll for practices can be found here: http://doodle.com/poll/
pg2h9s2fx6vezd8p
5. Longsword - I've added these onto the practice sheet. I think
realistically we are looking at an afternoon slot on 20th November or 11th
December. If you are interested in doing Longsword and haven't yet put your
name down anywhere then here is the place to do it. I've put down
everyone's availability who replied to one of the polls (apologies if there
are any mistakes). I'll look into venues and then we can finalise the
day/time.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-
XmFb8jmCeRa48IRI/edit
Think that's all for now. Have a good week!
Hannah
Hello all,
First off thanks so much for everyone's hard work and patience with working on new figures in piccadilly. I know it's rather longwinded and means some people aren't getting to dance much. My plan is that as soon as we get the changes walked through and decided upon we can then get everyone learning them. There's no point trying to learn piccadilly if we're about to fix it! Anyway all help in walk-through, teaching, supporting through watching and commenting is really appreciated!
Hope everyone enjoyed double jubilee as much as I did. Hopefully we'll keep having enough numbers to do this and then we can be comfortable with it for dert showcase.
Beadnell for thales day, as mentioned some of us drunkenly came up with modern interpretive Beadnell. Or something like that! No swords no stepping...it'll be very silly but hopefully work. People I have interested are I think the following: me, Katherine, jo, hannah, laura w., ffion. Is there anyone else? Obviously we only need five people but as we're going to need to work it outside of practice extras will be helpful. If anyone else is interested let me know!
Thanks to everyone who has filled in the doodle poll re. Pre dert practices. If you haven't done so already please do asap so we can start making plans!
Thanks,
Becky
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Hello all,
Kate won't be around this Monday so if anyone willing can bring an instrument that'd be much appreciated (Ffion this might have to be you as Hannah is away- anyone esle??).
The plan is (hopefully) to work on some new stuff again so shouldn't mean the person is stuck playing all the time.
My brain is melted, not sure if it's jetlag or over exposure to American life! I will try my best on monday but please bear with me, I've had zero thinking time and will only have Sunday to do so as I'm away again.
See you on Monday.
Becky xx
