Hi All,
It's nearly here! 🍸
So, a quick summary of what we're doing. Please note *we will be having a
practice on Monday* to do any last bits of prep for Cambridge.
One final aside before the excitement of the week, if you have any*
fabulous ideas for our Friday LNE ceilidh spot at Whitby,* please pass them
onto Becky and *don't forget to sign up to things in the Autumn*, it'll
reach us sooner than we think.🍁
But first, the weather at the mo suggests that there might be some showers
on Saturday, though it has been changing a bit over the last couple of
days, so keep an eye and come prepared! If you have a Ravens hoody, might
be worth bringing at least for the evenings. Don't forget your shoe polish
and I think everyone should now be all sorted for kit for Warwick - Clare:
Emma took a petticoat and a sash from Fliss, and she also has a petticoat
for you Ffion. If there are any outstanding kit requirements, please sort
yourselves out asap.
*Friday*
Becky forwarded the info for tickets, so hopefully you're all sorted for
that. The pdf will get you in, though I doubt they are that strict on it
all. Please enter the site via Gate 3 CV34 6PJ – Green Camping at Myton
School. You can camp from Thursday (though would need to buy a ticket see
Billy Bragg that night if you wanted), and can stay Sunday night too if you
wish as the festival continues into the night on Sunday. Tickets can then
be collected from Festival Information at the Bridge House Theatre.* Please
put wristbands on your left wrists*.🎪
>From 8pm in the Market Square, dancing with Earlsdon
*Saturday*
*1st spot at 1145 *in the Swan (so maybe we can have a warm up dance...!),
then a couple more spots including the castle - these are all 5 mins, so
we'll be expected to hit some pubs in between. After the castle spot we
have the procession, after which Becky was suggesting that we could explore
the castle for a bit before continuing with dancing
*Sunday*
We have a spot in the *church service at 1030* followed by a procession.
Then we are mostly free to crawl around the pubs (we have a list) before a
5 mins spot on our own and the final spot for turn and turn about
which *finishes
at 4* at the Arena stage, so can then pack up and head home once we're done
there.🚂
I've attached the timetables for Saturday and Sunday in case you wish to
see them, and the ticket receipt just in case - I'll have them with me
anyway at the weekend.
Any more info about Warwick Folk Festival in general can be found here:
https://www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk/
Think that covers it, any questions, please shout!
Thanks,
Hannah
Saving Hannah a job and forwarding this ticket. This gets you into the campsite and then you need to get wristbands individually.
Will gets there first so is hoping to find our spot, keep an eye on whatsapp.
Thanks,
Becky
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Subject: [TR Committee] Tower Ravens Ticket Receipt - Warwick Folk Festival 25-28 July
Hello,
Thanks for joining us at Warwick Folk Festival this year. We're looking forward to a great weekend.
Attached is your Side ticket receipt, please check carefully, and let me know of any problems.
If you are able to let me know specific names that'll help at the Box Office.
This is your side site entrance ticket, it can be copied for each named person, to allow access to the campsite, and they'll then need to collect their wristband individually from Festival Information at the Bridge House Theatre, once set up.
Weekend tickets include camping from Thursday. Weekend tickets will allow you onto site on Thursday, but if you want to go to the Billy Bragg concert in the main marquee, you’ll need to have booked a Thursday ticket. Day tickets allow access to all events on that day - but not camping.
We have new entrances again this year - all camping morris sides to use Gate 3 CV34 6PJ – Green Camping (morris & overflow - tents & vans) at Myton School. See map on receipt.
The Campsite opens at 1pm on Thursday.
For non-campers, Gate 4 is a drop off point in front of the Bridge House Theatre (Festival Box Office).
We look forward to seeing you at the weekend.
https://www.warwickfolkfestival.co.uk/visitor-information
Let me know if you have any queries,
Many thanks,
Tash
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Hi All,
Some photos from Ronnie at Hammersmith DoD. Apologies for my face, though
I'm not the only one with the odd funny expression!
Hannah :)
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 at 16:32
Subject: [TR Committee] Tower Ravens Rapper
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WITH THE PHOTOS THIS TIME- OOPS
Hello Tower Ravens Rapper
When I turned in the wrong direction out of Hammersmith Underground I
didn’t expect to encounter a really nice display of traditional English
dancing and to have the chance to photograph it.
I’m back home in Scotland at the end of my very enjoyable week’s holiday in
London and have got the photos ready for you.
I hope you enjoy them.
Feel free to make whatever use of them you want. They should look good
online.
Please credit me if you make use of any of my photos professionally though
there is no charge for them.
Cheers
Ronnie
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Hello all,
Absences: Clare, Tori and Hannorah. Martin (but Will coming instead) and maybe Laura.
Clog: I would like to film it tonight to see if we're actually good enough for Warwick! Emma last thing I knew I don't think you thought you were ready yet so don't worry!
Rapper: I know Hannah TD put a request out re. doing some triple jump work at the start. If we have the people happy to do this then that's fine, these are the positions I'm going with for Warwick, please let me know if you need to work on any of them:
Jubilee
1 Becky Emma
2 Hannah N Ffion Hannah TD
3 Hannah N Becky Hannah TD
4 Ellie Ffion Emma Miriam
5 Ellie Ffion Emma Clare (Sunday)
Westerhope
1 Ellie Becky
2 Hannah N Becky
3 Hannah N Becky Hannah TD
4 Emma Clare (Sunday)
5 Ffion Emma Miriam
6 Hannah N Ffion Miriam
Piccadilly
1 Ffion
2 Hannah N Hannah TD
3 Hannah N Becky
4 Ellie Becky
5 Becky
I need to work on Piccadilly 5 to see if I have half a chance of getting through it at the weekend, apologies for the people who have to be dragged through the process with me!
Thanks,
Becky
Hi All,
First things first we have a crawl on Thursday, probably in Farringdon, but
watch out for more info from Laura. Please be at Pub 1 for 1915 so we can
do the first dance at half past.
*1. Warwick*
*2. Cambridge*
*1. Warwick* - The best train ticket to get looks to be an off peak ticket,
which costs £33 with a railcard - you'll be able to get any train back on
the Sunday, so we don't need to worry about what time we actually finish
(the Off Peak is cheapest at the mo anyway). Earlsdon have invited us to
join them for some dancing around the town on the Friday evening from 8pm.
If you think you could be there ready to dance at 8 please let Becky know.
Most likely train options are 1647 arrives 1808, 1747 arrives 1909, 1847
arrives 2013. You need to go to Warwick (rather than Parkway) - I think the
site is about 20 mins walk from the train station.
If you have yet to pay Emma (well TR) for a partner ticket, please do so.
Hopefully more details on everything we'll be doing next week.
*2. Cambridge -* just finalising times for this.. however I have a form to
fill in asap about our camping details. I'm going to assume that everyone
is in their own tent apart from Hannah TD, Jo and Rachel who are not
camping and the couples. The most important thing though is, if you intend
to drive, they need to provide vehicle passes to access the site, which
they are going to post... *So, if you think you are going to drive, please
send me your reg plate by Thursday 4pm. *I'm not sure what parking in
general is like in Cambridge as to whether there are other places to put a
car or not. Cambridge are quite keen to calculate their carbon footprint I
think...
And, just in case, because a business email wouldn't be the same without
it, here's the sign-up sheet!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
See most of you on Thursday!
Thanks,
Hannah
Hiya,
Absences: Rachel, Hannorah (Fliss expecting to be late) Anyone else let me know!
7-7.30 Clog as normal. Ideally we'll be dancing 2nd one out at Warwick so might be good to record it? I'd also like to run over style points of the one we definitely do know to make sure we all look the same.
Rapper: Make sure happy with numbers I have allocated for crawl (please see below and if you're not at practice shout up if I'm wrong!)
Tumbling Tori - we have a really productive session around Tori tumbling on Wednesday (thanks to those of you came and helped) I want to see if we can continue that a bit today while another set merrily gets on with some dancing. Also Tori if you can confirm if you are coming to Warwick for definite that would be great.
Warwick:
For me, I want to run through Jubilee at 1 because I've realised I don't really have the confidence to do it out, making someone else do it all the time, which isn't fair. I'm also sacrificing myself to the Piccadilly God's and will try and learn 5 in the next few weeks.
Hannah N I'm assuming a run-through Westerhope 2 would be good, I know you can do it but doesn't happen very often! As well as Piccadilly 3.
Hannah TD would like to make sure you're happy on all little details for Piccadilly 2.
If we have time we'll do a bit more on triple jump (if someone can recommend where we got to and with who last week!)
CRAWL NUMBERS
Jubilee:
1: Rachel/Becky/Emma/Jo?
2: HN/HTD/ Tori/ Fliss (if get there in time) /Laura/ R-A?/ Jo
3: HN/HTD/Becky
4:Ellie/Laura/Miriam/Emma?
5:Rachel/Ellie/Emma?/Fliss (if run-through today)/ R-A
Westerhope:
1: Ellie/Rachel/Becky
2: Tori/Becky/R-A
3: HN/Becky
4: Fliss (if get there)/ Emma?
5: Rachel/R-A/ Miriam
6: HN/Laura/Jo
Piccadilly:
1: Emma
2: HN/HTD
3: HN/Becky
4: Rachel?/ Ellie/ Becky
5: Rachel?/R-A
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION MARK NEAR YOUR NAME PLEASE VERIFY IF YOU ARE HAPPY TO DANCE THAT NUMBER OUT/NEED A RUN-THROUGH FIRST
Thanks,
Becky
Hi all,
just got this from the festival organiser if anyone is interested. Is there
someone willing to have their phone number given to him to be the point of
contact? Maybe Emma? Not much point it being me as I'm not there...
Thanks,
Hannah
Yes we have decided on a special offer on the evening concert in the
Memorial Hall (see map) with Sheelanagig and the Smith Brewer Band. It will
be FREE to dancers! Anyone wishing to take up this offer can get a
wristband at the Festival Office which will be the gazebo at the Boot Pub.
The other evening concert with the Melrose Quartet, in the Church, will be
charged normally at £20, BUT as performers you will be entitled to a free
Afternoon Ticket which will get you into the any or all of the three
concerts during the afternoon, two in the Memorial Hall and one in the
Church.
I hope that's clear!
See you on Saturday!
And can you give me your phone number in case I need to contact you on the
day?
Hi All,
*1. Coming up this week*
*2. Festivals (**mostly Whitby)*
*3. Other sign-ups*
*4. Kit*
*1. This week:*
*Tumble practice* in the cafe at AgeUK (Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square,
WC1H 9NA) this evening - please get there for 6pm.
*Hammersmith are 60!* Please meet at the Swan at 1015 ready to go (right
opposite Hammersmith underground), our first spot is at 1030 and we will be
with Chinewrde and a Hammersmith team throughout the day, meeting up with
more Hammersmith, New Esperence and Mabels for the final spot which will
finish at 1730. Still trying to work out who might be able to play for the
second to last spot when Martin has to leave. 🎈
*2. Festivals (mostly Whitby)*
*Whitby* - reminder to sort your travel out asap as tickets might start to
become expensive, and the works at Kings Cross mean a slightly longer route
to St Pancras instead. If you need help with your tickets let me or Martin
know and we'll see what we can do.🚂
*Camping/tickets - this is your last chance to tell me if you need camping
/ correct anything in the attached. Please check it and let me know by 10am
on Sunday if anything needs changing.*
If you are not arriving until Saturday, then please make sure you are there
by midday ready to go and have also let Becky know. If you have any bright
ideas for our LNE ceilidh spot on the Friday, please pass them onto Becky.
Katherine is going to send around an exciting email about potential
Jellyfish costumes for the themed ceilidh on the Thursday... 👾
*Warwick* - Emma will be chasing you for money if you have a partner ticket
(£45). We don't yet have a timetable, so tickets home may be tricky, other
than we are likely to be done by 5 on the Sunday.
*Cambridge - *should hear back on the spot timings soon, so hopefully get a
better picture of the plan...
*3. Other sign-ups*
7th September London Folk Festival has been declined, we don't have enough
people that want to go / go during the evening which is when they would
like us.
8th September - Sue's street party - This looks like we have enough of us,
so I have changed it to confirmed.
Don't forget to think about Bath Time, Dance around the World, Thrales Day
etc. as these will soon come around...
Sign-up sheet here as always:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
*4. Kit *
If you have borrowed kit from anyone for Saturday, please return it
afterwards. I would like to get back to a place where people with kit have
all the pieces - will make any future loans a lot more simple! (And
hopefully avoid the 10 mins each practice while people remember who they
borrowed it from)
I think there is one person who has yet to hand back a Westerhope necker...
(based on a quick count this morning) please bring this on Monday.
Thanks,
Hannah
Very random question, Beth in Star and Shadow's sister is down this weekend doing something at the Royal College of music but her accommodation has fallen through at the last minute. Beth has appealed to us in case anyone has room for her. Sue has kindly said she has room but there might be someone who is closer?
She's 17 and would be around from 12th-14th? I'm told she is very low maintenance 🙂
Thanks in advance.
Becky
Hi all,
I currently have no absences!? Please let me know if you won't be there.
Clog at 7 as normal. Vaguely hoping we're getting close to being able to dance out. I'd like to be doing it by Warwick which is really only a few weeks away.
7.30 rapper
I want to confirm numbers for Saturday and do a run-through. I think we have numbers for all the dances (shocking!) but probably requires a run-through on some of them. Katherine this would require you to 1 in Piccadilly. I get it if you don't want to do that, just let me know.
Also looking ahead I want to confirm numbers for Warwick and anything people are nervous of so can start working through.
Work on triple jump in Westerhope. With the people we have we will not be doing this at Hammersmith but the closer we can get so we can do it by Whitby the better (again if we can do it by Warwick then great!).
Do some more detailed work on Piccadilly with HTD, Ellie and Tori.
Thanks,
Becky
