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St Alban's Festival, emergency dance spot and Trains

by Becky Such

Hello all, Sorry for another email, I mentioned St Alban's inviting us to dance a their festival Sat 18th June and we said it was worth asking them if they can actually accommodate us as a rapper team rather than as a standard morris side. Anyway, they've come back to me and see really keen so I've said I will confirm ASAP as to whether we can actually make it so please look at the sign up sheet and let me know your availability: Also Simon Vaughan from Thrales has sent a somewhat frantic appeal trying to get a dance spot for Mike Norris' birthday on the eve of 27th February- bit more description on the sign up sheet, any way I think we'd be doing him a major favour and also would be good opportunity to dance in front of some major folkies https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4… Also please feel free to fill in the train doodle poll if you haven't already: http://doodle.com/poll/ta6sy29mvuv58gie If at all possible EVERYONE by next Monday, although I know some people simply can't because of work etc- understandable! See you tomorrow night for awesome dancing- remember to share the event on facebook :) Becky x

9 years, 3 months

Thursday's crawl - Fitzrovia

by Hannorah Lee

Hi All Hope you're all well. The intention is to crawl round the pubs of Fitzrovia on Thursday evening. Let's meet in the Jack Horner on Tottenham Court Road at 7pm, ready to dance at 7.30. I'll confirm all pubs tomorrow but the route is likely to look something like this: 1. The Jack Horner - Tottenham Court Road W1T 7QJ 2. Marlborough Arms - Torrington Place 3. The Fitzrovia - Goodge Street, W1R 2QF 4. The Draft House, 43 Goodge Street, W1T 1TA 5. George & Dragon - Cleveland Street, W1T 6 QN 6. Crown & Sceptre - Great Titchfield Street W1W 6SD 7. King & Queen - Foley Street W1W 6DL 8. The Albany - Great Portland Street 9. The George - Great Portland Street W1W 7LQ 10. The Green Man - Great Portland Street NW1 3AU. Reserves: The Lukin Marquis of Granby It's unlikely I'll be joining you on the crawl, so will share the final list in advance with the names of each pub manager. Then perhaps one of the other crawl organisers can take the lead on the night. Thanks H Sent from my iPhone

9 years, 3 months

Tonight

by Katherine Richardson

Hi all Stepping practice is going to be postponed to 18th January (Jon took Ru to Venice so today is her first day back and already quite hectic). Hopefully the majority will be able to make it next week (bar Laura W). This should give us a bit more time to practice Piccadilly before the crawl this Thursday. See you later Katherine x

9 years, 3 months

Change in crawl date! Plus other stuff

by Becky Such

Hello all, 1. CHANGE IN CRAWL DATE2. Ceilidh spot invite3. Day practices4. Trains for DERT 1. Please please check the signup sheet. Nikki is unavailable for the crawl on the 12th February so we are trying to reschedule to the 18th February. I have altered peoples availability basically just by copying the 12th but I'm aware that might not apply. If you could check and change it ASAP it would be much appreciated :) 2. We have been asked (again) to do a ceilidh spot for the same guy who keeps asking us, this time March 18th in Streatham. If you could fill in availability sooner rather than later that'd be great. Ffion did point out it might make a good relaxing end to DERT run as we should have free entry into the ceilidh so other than the spot it's a social evening! 3. Day practices we are checking with the church are: January 31st, Feb 14th, Feb 21st. These are all Sunday's and we would be looking at practicing from 2-7 ISH. I'll let you know as soon as I have more information. 4. Trains for DERT: Hannah very helpfully looked up the cheapest train times for the evening of Friday to get to Manchester (please see previous email) For those of us thinking of travelling earlier I've had a speedy look and (without and railcard/group discounts) it looks to be £26 out 11.40 and before, £36 after this point.Travelling back on the Sunday also looks ot be £26 It takes a couple of hours to get to Manchester so the best train might be 11.40, gets us in around 3 so plenty of time to settle in but not too much hanging around and is £10 cheaper. I believe we are subsidising the travel (although can't remember by how much...) if you would like to travel as part of the group either earlier or later please have decided by next Monday, or if you're not at practice to email me as we should get on with booking these. Please also consider if you have any sort of travel card as we should hopefully be able to find a balance between that and then group travel (minimum of 3). Thanks all! Becky xx

9 years, 3 months

Practice tonight

by Becky Such

Hello all! Hope you had lovely Christmasses and New Years, looking forward to seeing you all later (yes we're all back at work and having to practice..) even if you've forgotten and don't have your shoes or something please come along anyway :) Byeeee x

9 years, 3 months

Happy New Year

by Janet's BT Email

I am now off on my first Ski Holiday.Sitting on the plane as I write.Janet x Sent from my Samsung device

9 years, 3 months

Re: [Tower Ravens] FW: [TR Committee] Important Notice Of EGM / AGM Saturday 30th January 2016

by Rachel Sheridan

Sent to all this time! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Rachel Sheridan" <rachel.sheridan(a)cantab.net> Date: 2 Jan 2016 15:00 Subject: Re: [Tower Ravens] FW: [TR Committee] Important Notice Of EGM / AGM Saturday 30th January 2016 To: "Sue Connolly" <connollysue(a)hotmail.com> Cc: Happy New Year! I've been watching this Open Morris stuff as I get the emails through from Gogs as well. It looks like they've got some stuff to resolve internally, but I don't think it should affect us or our insurance, so I don't think we should worry too much at this stage. If they can't work it out and it comes to Open Morris folding (I think it unlikely), we can cross that bridge then. Rachel On 2 Jan 2016 14:28, "Sue Connolly" <connollysue(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Happy New Year everyone! > > Not a very positive start, I'm afraid. As you know we are affiliated to > Open Morris, mainly for insurance purposes. Unfortunately there seem to be > a lot of problems in their ranks, which has led to the breakdown of their > latest AGM and the resignations of both Chairperson and Treasurer. I'm > forwarding the latest info I have from Brian and Nikki but no one from the > Ravens attends their meetings, so we're rather in the dark about the > detailed machinations. > > I had already sent our subscription for 2016 before all this blew up, but > they have given us the option to reconsider our membership in the light of > the forthcoming meetings (see below). We may, for example, wish to discuss > transferring to the Morris Federation, which is longer established and seems > more stable and freer from internal politics. I don't even know if Open > Morris will survive, although from what little I know of them, both Brian > and Nikki seem like decent people and committed to resolving the problems. > I don't know the two who have resigned and I haven't a clue about their > reasons. > > Anyway, please read the stuff below, even if it means as little to you as > it does to me. It would be very helpful indeed if anyone fancies attending > the EGM/AGM on 30th January in Nuneaton. Also feel free to stand for one > of the committee posts if you wish. We have until the end of February to > consider our future with Open Morris, but by that time we may well be up to > our eyes in DERT preparation. In the meantime I trust that we are covered > by them for insurance, although the insurance certificate will not arrive > until later this month. > > S x > > Dear Open Morris Member, > I am sure many of you are aware of the conflicts and difficulties within > the management of Open Morris at present. This has come about because of > longstanding personal differences and differing attitudes to the ethos of > the organisation between some committee members and extending to others > connected with the committee. > As a result of this conflict, we sadly had to accept the resignation of > the Chair, Phil Watson and more recently the Treasurer, Ashley Jones, > neither of whom enjoyed the politics currently being promoted. > > There is an EGM planned for January 30th in Nuneaton, details of which you > will have received this week. This meeting will include voting on proposed > constitutional changes and elections for a new committee. Manifestos for > those standing should be available nearer the time. It is important to > stress that ALL posts are available to contest if any of your side members > would like to be nominated, so please make them aware of the opportunity. *Any > 2015 Open Morris member side is entitled to send a representative to vote, > even if you are unsure of your intention to renew for 2016. It is important > that as many opinions as possible are heard.* > > As a result of the uncertainty surrounding Open Morris, the committee has > decided to offer 2 benefits to members: > 1) The period of discounted renewal will be extended to February 28th 2016. > *2) Any member who decides, as a result of the EGM, that they no longer > wish to be a member of Open Morris, having already paid their 2016 > subscription, will be guaranteed a full refund of their subscription > providing their application is received in time to be processed by February > 28th 2016 * > > Regards > > Nicki Pickering > Open Morris Membership Secretary, > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:12:55 +0000 > From: brianopenmorris(a)btinternet.com > Subject: [TR Committee] Important Notice Of EGM / AGM Saturday 30th > January 2016 > > Dear Open Morris Members, > > As you may be aware the 2015 AGM, which was held on Sunday 15th November > at Keinton Mandeville Village Hall, Somerset, was abandoned and an EGM was > called for. > > Since then the Chair and Treasurer of Open Morris have both resigned. > > It must be stressed that these resignations were not due to any known > malpractice, but because of misgivings that both officers had regarding > future plans for the running of Open Morris. > > To enable Open Morris to go forward there will be an EGM followed by an > AGM held in the Midlands at the *Crown Inn, Nuneaton on Sat 30th Jan 2016*. > > > **These meetings are very important for the future of Open Morris and we > need you to attend.* > > *All 2015 members are eligible to vote even if you won't be renewing your > membership for 2016* > > The EGM will commence at 1.30 pm and will be held to : > > 1. > > Decide who can and who cannot vote at AGM's & EGM's > 2. > > Approve an AGM to be held immediately after the EGM. > > The pub is open at 12 noon with the EGM starting promptly at 1.30 pm. > We have the room until 5.30ish. > There will be a range of cold snacks, sandwiches and pies available to > purchase. > > As this will be the AGM all committee positions will be open to > re-election and nominations for new people to the committee. > > These positions as per the Constitution are: 1. Chairperson, 2. Secretary > 3. Membership Secretary 4. Treasurer and 5. Web Officer > > If you are interested, or know of anyone interested, please forward your > nomination to chair(a)open-morris.org along with a statement outlining who > you are and what you can bring to the position at least two weeks before > the AGM so it can be distributed to all members. > > Nominations must have a Proposer Side and a Seconder Side and they cannot > be from the same side. > > As per the constitution, nominations will also be accepted on the day of > the AGM although it is preferable that they are presented two weeks > beforehand to allow sides to discuss their preferences. > > We are also looking for someone to be the Editor of Dancing On, the Open > Morris magazine and volunteers to be Area Representatives. If you are > interested in any of these positions, please contact the committee for > further information. > > If you have any items that you would like to discuss at the AGM, please > send them to me at secretary(a)open-morris.org for inclusion on the Agenda. > > If you feel you would like to come along but would need a lift or you have > spare room in your car Sam from Locksided Rapper has created a lift sharing > website on http://tinyurl.com/oby57mv > > The Crown is very close to the Nuneaton Rail and Coach/bus service. > > There are numerous retail car parks 100 yds behind the pub serving Asda > and numerous other stores. > > See http://whatpub.com/pubs/NUN/52/crown-nuneaton. > > If you are interested in hot food please contact John Clifford on > cliffordjohnm(a)yahoo.co.uk as soon as possible. They are suggesting chilli > con carne, a hot Veggy meal and another simple bulk pub meal. He can find > out more if there is sufficient interest to make it worthwhile to the pub. > The pub that weekend is in the midst of its Beer/Cider festival. > > > Brian Antuar > Secretary, Open Morris > > _______________________________________________ Tower Ravens Committee and > Info List info(a)towerravens.org.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Tower Raven's mailing list > team(a)towerravens.org.uk >

9 years, 3 months

FW: [TR Committee] Important Notice Of EGM / AGM Saturday 30th January 2016

by Sue Connolly

Happy New Year everyone! Not a very positive start, I'm afraid. As you know we are affiliated to Open Morris, mainly for insurance purposes. Unfortunately there seem to be a lot of problems in their ranks, which has led to the breakdown of their latest AGM and the resignations of both Chairperson and Treasurer. I'm forwarding the latest info I have from Brian and Nikki but no one from the Ravens attends their meetings, so we're rather in the dark about the detailed machinations. I had already sent our subscription for 2016 before all this blew up, but they have given us the option to reconsider our membership in the light of the forthcoming meetings (see below). We may, for example, wish to discuss transferring to the Morris Federation, which is longer established and seems more stable and freer from internal politics. I don't even know if Open Morris will survive, although from what little I know of them, both Brian and Nikki seem like decent people and committed to resolving the problems. I don't know the two who have resigned and I haven't a clue about their reasons. Anyway, please read the stuff below, even if it means as little to you as it does to me. It would be very helpful indeed if anyone fancies attending the EGM/AGM on 30th January in Nuneaton. Also feel free to stand for one of the committee posts if you wish. We have until the end of February to consider our future with Open Morris, but by that time we may well be up to our eyes in DERT preparation. In the meantime I trust that we are covered by them for insurance, although the insurance certificate will not arrive until later this month. S x Dear Open Morris Member,I am sure many of you are aware of the conflicts and difficulties within the management of Open Morris at present. This has come about because of longstanding personal differences and differing attitudes to the ethos of the organisation between some committee members and extending to others connected with the committee.As a result of this conflict, we sadly had to accept the resignation of the Chair, Phil Watson and more recently the Treasurer, Ashley Jones, neither of whom enjoyed the politics currently being promoted. There is an EGM planned for January 30th in Nuneaton, details of which you will have received this week. This meeting will include voting on proposed constitutional changes and elections for a new committee. Manifestos for those standing should be available nearer the time. It is important to stress that ALL posts are available to contest if any of your side members would like to be nominated, so please make them aware of the opportunity. Any 2015 Open Morris member side is entitled to send a representative to vote, even if you are unsure of your intention to renew for 2016. It is important that as many opinions as possible are heard. As a result of the uncertainty surrounding Open Morris, the committee has decided to offer 2 benefits to members:1) The period of discounted renewal will be extended to February 28th 2016.2) Any member who decides, as a result of the EGM, that they no longer wish to be a member of Open Morris, having already paid their 2016 subscription, will be guaranteed a full refund of their subscription providing their application is received in time to be processed by February 28th 2016 Regards Nicki PickeringOpen Morris Membership Secretary, Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:12:55 +0000 From: brianopenmorris(a)btinternet.com Subject: [TR Committee] Important Notice Of EGM / AGM Saturday 30th January 2016 Dear Open Morris Members, As you may be aware the 2015 AGM, which was held on Sunday 15th November at Keinton Mandeville Village Hall, Somerset, was abandoned and an EGM was called for. Since then the Chair and Treasurer of Open Morris have both resigned. It must be stressed that these resignations were not due to any known malpractice, but because of misgivings that both officers had regarding future plans for the running of Open Morris. To enable Open Morris to go forward there will be an EGM followed by an AGM held in the Midlands at the Crown Inn, Nuneaton on Sat 30th Jan 2016. *These meetings are very important for the future of Open Morris and we need you to attend. All 2015 members are eligible to vote even if you won't be renewing your membership for 2016 The EGM will commence at 1.30 pm and will be held to : Decide who can and who cannot vote at AGM's & EGM's Approve an AGM to be held immediately after the EGM. The pub is open at 12 noon with the EGM starting promptly at 1.30 pm. We have the room until 5.30ish. There will be a range of cold snacks, sandwiches and pies available to purchase. As this will be the AGM all committee positions will be open to re-election and nominations for new people to the committee. These positions as per the Constitution are: 1. Chairperson, 2. Secretary 3. Membership Secretary 4. Treasurer and 5. Web Officer If you are interested, or know of anyone interested, please forward your nomination to chair(a)open-morris.org along with a statement outlining who you are and what you can bring to the position at least two weeks before the AGM so it can be distributed to all members. Nominations must have a Proposer Side and a Seconder Side and they cannot be from the same side. As per the constitution, nominations will also be accepted on the day of the AGM although it is preferable that they are presented two weeks beforehand to allow sides to discuss their preferences. We are also looking for someone to be the Editor of Dancing On, the Open Morris magazine and volunteers to be Area Representatives. If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact the committee for further information. If you have any items that you would like to discuss at the AGM, please send them to me at secretary(a)open-morris.org for inclusion on the Agenda. If you feel you would like to come along but would need a lift or you have spare room in your car Sam from Locksided Rapper has created a lift sharing website on http://tinyurl.com/oby57mv The Crown is very close to the Nuneaton Rail and Coach/bus service. There are numerous retail car parks 100 yds behind the pub serving Asda and numerous other stores. See http://whatpub.com/pubs/NUN/52/crown-nuneaton. If you are interested in hot food please contact John Clifford on cliffordjohnm(a)yahoo.co.uk as soon as possible. They are suggesting chilli con carne, a hot Veggy meal and another simple bulk pub meal. He can find out more if there is sufficient interest to make it worthwhile to the pub. The pub that weekend is in the midst of its Beer/Cider festival. Brian Antuar Secretary, Open Morris _______________________________________________ Tower Ravens Committee and Info List info(a)towerravens.org.uk

9 years, 3 months

Shoes

by Hannah Norman

Hi everyone, I've been having a look to see where we could get some shoes, as I think Katherine said that the usual place isn't doing them anymore and both Ffion and I could do with some new ones. So, the current variety and some options, which look similar to the current ones, I have pulled up with a quick search are below - I don't have any of the proper ones so these are my best on-screen guesses. Any suggestions? Current variety: http://cadetsuk.com/contents/en-us/p1388_cadets-parade-shoes.html Possible Options: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Leather-Cadet-Army-Parade-Uniform-Shoes-Cap… http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MENS-OXFORD-BOYS-CADET-PARADE-CAPPED-LEATHER-ARMY… http://www.cadetdirect.com/bulling-polish-cadet-socks/cadet-boots-shoes/sho… (I think other sizes apart from 3-6 are available as I also found them selling on ebay) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Mens-Black-Leather-Oxford-Cadet-Parade-Capped… Happy New Year! Hannah :)

9 years, 3 months

Next week

by Becky Such

Hello all, I think there are a handful of us left slogging it out in London so are meeting up for a chat, mince pies and hopefully something cheeky and alcoholic! Obviously if you don't fancy this or are trawling the shops in search of last minute gifts there is no pressure! ...also, Ken is complaining about being sad and lonely, could he come along? And Ffion, would Patrick be sad and lonely and would he like to come along? For those not at practice yesterday I have started investigating accommodation for Manchester- I will give updates once I have more info, atm the hostels seem the cheapest option by far- Hannorah is asking her sister in case she has any ideas being more Manchester savvy than me!The plan is to subsidise this so that everyone only has to pay half of what is owed, looking at around £30 per personISH. I'm enquiring re. prices so it is all rather subject to change. As always if that is too much just get in touch with Sue and we can see what we can offer. Travel to and from is my next on agenda, if you are driving/driving and able to take others please let me know, Hannah is seeing what help Martin can offer for trains in case he can work any magic searching skills and find us a cheaper way of getting there. In the new year please come to practice with an idea of if you are leaving after work or earlier in the day, if we book group travel we need a minimum of three people travelling together at all times. Lots of us on the crawl so see you then! If not have a wonderful Christmas and New Year - I will endeavor not to bother you again until the 4th January. Becky xx

9 years, 4 months

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