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
Hi everyone,
Business for those that missed it on Monday... (also note updated bus times
for those that were)
1. Mabel Day
2. Christmas Party
3. Charity for the xmas crawl
1. Mabel Day - We will be getting the *0930* bus from v close to Victoria
(not the bus station), so meet at the bus stop by 0920. You can buy tickets
from the website, or on the bus, but you'd need correct change I think.
There are other bus stops (Marble Arch, Shepherds Bush) which may be more
convenient for some people, which can be checked on the website - if you
are getting on at another stop can you let me know so I don't have a
massive panic on Sunday morning please? For those not taking the bus,
please aim to be at the Royal Blenheim by 1130 ready to go. And don't
forget to shine your shoes! :) Info about the day here:
http://www.mabelgubbins.co.uk/mabel17.html Oxford tube info here:
https://www.oxfordtube.com/ Looking forward to seeing you all there!
2. Christmas Party - Ffion had a bright idea that maybe we should go
ice-skating near the tower - think it costs ~£13, but there would be a
discount if more than 10 of us wanted to go. So, it was suggested that
perhaps for our final practice of the year we should have a party - ice
skating followed by festive eating either in a pub somewhere or we can make
use of the practice hall. So, please fill in the doodle poll below to say
whether you would like to go ice skating or not / party etc./ are not
around that week.
http://doodle.com/poll/winknz849ksemfdh
3. Speaking of Christmas, we are planning on donating the money from the
Christmas Crawl on 15th December to charity - so please come with
nominations for this next week / email suggestions.
See you soon!
Hannah
Hello all,
I have decided the crawl dates in the run-up to DERT based on any of you who responded to the doodle poll:
I have added them to the sign up sheet and filled in all the yes' that people gave me, please if you didn't fill the poll in still fill this in - even if you're not competing in DERT it's good to know who is around!
Dates I've gone for are: Thurs 12th Jan, Thurs 9th Feb, Thurs 23rd Feb, Thurs 9th March and Thurs 23rd March. It would have been nice to have a Friday but it didn't really seem worth forcing it when the attendance wasn't great.
The missing crawl is the end of Jan and will be either 26th/27th. Based on the doodle poll it's more likely to be the Thursday but worth checking any extras people. We don't have Kate for either so will try and employ Carol (hopefully!)
If you haven't already participated please fill in the signup sheet - please bear in mind that Westerhope and Spotlight people need to dance out as well as the main DERT set so please sign up!!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
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TOWER RAVENS SIGN UP SHEET 24th November 2016 - Crawl - Whitechapel - CONFIRMED Additional details can be written here as necessary. Y - Ffion, Becky, Katherine, Rachel, Hannah, Sue, Reesha, Roseanna, Jo W, Carol as musician, Rachel-Anne M - Joanna N - Laura W, Kate, Hannorah, Laura S 4th Dece...
See you later.
B
P.s. if you're coming to mabel day and suddenly can't make tonight please let me know asap.
Well done everyone on a wonderful evening in Aldgate, especially Katherine for her brilliant organisation, Becky for shepherding us around and sorting the dancing so efficiently, Rachel-Anne on her starring debut and Carol and Martin for such brilliant musicianship. But mostly it was a superb team effort. Thanks too to our loyal supporters (as well as our new fan club). Fab evening all round.
Get your guesses in here.
Don't have Carol's , Ken's or Simon's email, so please would someone forward this to them?
Cheers
S x
Sent from my iPad
Hi everyone,
Just trying to finish sorting out our registration for DERT, and we need to
update the bio. Below is the current one (from last year) - anyone any
inspiration for updating it? Might be amusing to mention our award-winning
fish dance, but I think others are probably more creative than me at this
sort of thing!
*"Deep in the heart of our nation's capital city, ten maidens fair have
been astounding the pubs of London with their feats of acrobatic prowess
(and drinking) since their escape from the Tower in 2012. Led by a wayward
Beefeater who decided to take up the bugle despite having received no
formal training, the Ravens will be flying North to England's “second city”
to see what all the fuss is about."*
Any suggestions welcome! Otherwise it'll probably end up pretty similar but
changing the ref to Manchester to something a bit more Kendal-y.
Thanks,
Hannah
Hi All,
Quick update on business in case you missed it.
1. Crawl
2. Mabel Day
3. Kit
4. Sign-ups
1. Crawl on Thursday - see Katherine's email for more info. Meeting in the
Duke of Somerset at 7pm (Aldgate East nearest tube), ready to dance by
7.30. For those of you sharing kit, pleas remember who you are sharing what
with and please try to keep change overs as smooth as possible. Kit info
below...
2. Mabel Day - 4th December. Meeting in the Royal Blenheim from 11 onwards.
I'm not sure whether the dancing is starting at 12 like last year or if it
will be earlier. The easiest way is the Oxford tube which takes about 1hr
40 from London Victoria - stops at various other places in London and costs
£18 return for an adult ticket with discounts available for students etc.
(probably need to be the 0925 from Victoria - TBC). Trains are £25 return
without a railcard, there are some cheap singles available at the moment as
well which would make it about £18.50 without a railcard, though the return
would probably fit better with the train times. The train station is about
10-15 minute walk from the pub and you would probably have to get the 0935
from Paddington. I will confirm times when I've double checked what time we
start dancing - all estimated departure times based on on an assumption
that we can arrive at 11.30.
https://www.oxfordtube.com/
3. For those that don't yet have kit:
- T-Shirt: H&M £3.99 Black short-sleeved/capped sleeves, figure-fit top
in soft, stretch jersey - basics range with round neckline (not the high
neck, the more scoopy one (technical term that);
- Tights: black 40 or 60 dernier (though you might want thicker ones as
it's winter..)
- Shoes: There are some 3's, 4's, 8's and huge sizes here in the
following location. I suggest those that have little feet snap them up if
you need them. I'll try and find out if there will be any more of the other
sizes, otherwise we'll find another supplier and let you know.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Mens-Black-Leather-Oxford-Cadet-Parade-Capped…
4. Thanks for a sterling effort at signing up for stuff to the end of the
year - next things to check your diaries for are: Silver Flames dance out -
would be good to give them an answer on this soon, so please check your
diaries. Also, have a think about Chippenham Folk Festival and Carshalton
Day of Dance (I know they are along time away, but we'll have to give an
answer one way or the other soon.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
See you all Thursday!
Hannah :)
Hi all
The plan for Thursday is to meet at the Duke of Somerset opposite aldgate station (5 mins from aldgate east station). It's big, does food and we need to dance at 7:30 as they're showing football later. Then into;
Hoop & Grapes
White Swan
The Oliver Conquest - gin bar :-)
The Castle
Bar Locks
Archers
The Culpeper
I'm slightly concerned how many said it will be extremely busy but I've got a handful of probably yes pubs we could try.
For those who've not been before we meet in the pub at 7, ready in kit to dance at 7:30.
See you soon
Katherine
P.s I will not forget my tankard!
Hey all,
for those of us who have skirts and sashes please bring these in so we can get new people sorted with kit and solve any problems we have with existing kit fitting!
Thanks,
Becky
Hello all,
Thank you for those who came on Monday, I know we were a bit thin on the ground but we went through some of the new Piccadilly (without Ffion falling over yay!) and made a solid start on a Westerhope relaunch.
1. For anyone who wasn't at practice please save 15th January as an all day practice day in your diary- from what I can tell basically everyone is free (apart from Sue who might just be in later?) so it'd be a really good day to break the back of any problems and just get the dances so we dance them out. if you can't make the 15th but haven't let me know please do so ASAP!! I'm still mulling over the DERT sets but will announce once I've got my head round the people/position maths- even if you think you won't be in a set please leave this date free if you have said you're interested in competing!!
2. Please fill in the doodle poll regarding availability for crawls in the run up to DERT, this applies to everyone, even if you're not competing, even if you don't think you're ready to dance but might like to come along [😊] I know Friday's are harder for people to commit to but I think it's important we do at least one to get used to busier spaces, as they almost always are on Fridays. For everyone who filled the dates in at practice I've already put you in, all maybes have been left as no's. If I get desperate I'll be asking all the no's if there is any chance they want to be a yes!
http://doodle.com/poll/b9u8e9rnkc49g9ne
Please consider the signup sheet for all the new events Hannah mentioned last week, in particular look at the 10th December!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
3. Shoes! My shoes are falling apart, I know there are various people who are interested in a new pair/ new people who might want to invest in them, can you give some thoughts and decide so I can get some ordered next week, I figure we might save some money doing it on mass, even if it's just saving on postage.
The shoes are around £20 plus another £20 for the resin, but they do then last several years. Hannah can you send the link for the shoes we're going for? I've followed the one on the gdrive but there are 2 at £22.99 and I'm not sure which one we go for, or if we found another source when they were out of stock??
See you on Monday.
Becky xx
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TOWER RAVENS SIGN UP SHEET 24th November 2016 - Crawl - Whitechapel or Stratford - CONFIRMED Additional details can be written here as necessary. Y - Ffion, Becky, Katherine, Rachel, Hannah, Sue, Reesha,, Jo W, Carol as musician, Rachel-Anne M - Joanna N - Laura W, Kate, Hannorah no reply - La...
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Which Thursdays/Fridays are you available?
