Hi,
Sorry I don't think I'm going to make it tonight, my friend is quite ill and I don't want to leave her on her own.
Katherine x
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Rachel Sheridan <rachel.sheridan(a)cantab.net> wrote:
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Hi all,
Sending in my apologies for tonight. We're very very busy at work and I'm
not going to be able to get out in time for practice.
In my absence, there are three events that I'd like to encourage people to
sign up to:
1. THURSDAY'S CRAWL
As you all saw from Hannorah's email, Thursday's crawl will be in
Whitechapel. We had a really good reception last time we danced in
Whitechapel, so I'd really encourage everybody who can make it to be there
and make it a good night again!
- - - - -
2. MABEL'S DAY (THIS SUNDAY)
Mabel's Day is coming up on us soon! I'll send the detailed info with
timings out later this week, but basically it's an afternoon of very gentle
dancing round some Oxford pubs in great company. We've got a side, but
only just, so if you think you might be free for some rapper fun on Sunday,
do but your name down. There's quite a few maybe's that could do with
turning into Y/Ns.
It might also be worth talking about transport tonight - there are
obviously trains and the Oxford Tube, but is anybody driving and could give
lifts?
- - - - -
3. WASSAILING WITH CHINGFORD MORRIS (4 JAN 2014)
This is still a little while away (after Christmas!) but I'd love to be
able to reply to say we can come in the next couple of weeks, so please
sign up to that! We've not quite got a side at present, so another couple
of names would be good. It sounds like a lovely little event up in North
London: "there will be dancing, music and eating and drinking from 7.30pm
onwards".
- - - - -
That's all from me for now. I hope practice goes well tonight and hope to
see you all soon! Don't forget the sign ups:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvM6rY7GMmOGdF9vYVIwaXBmXzViSz…
Rachel xx
Hi All
I'm going down to Whitechapel this evening to confirm our pubs for Thurs.
I may make it to practice afterwards but it depends how long it takes me to do the rounds. Whatever happens its unlikely I'll be there for the first hour.
I'll send through the route for Thursday tomorrow. But in the meantime lets agree to meet at the Blind Beggar at c.7.00-7.15 ready to dance by 7.30.
Hx
Sent from my iPhone
Could anyone who wrote a text report for the AGM - (Hannorah, Rachel,
Ffion) can you either send me a copy, or put it into a google doc named
'2013 xxx report' in the minutes folder on the towerravensrapper drive?
If the later option don't make sense - email it to info@
Cheers,
Lindsey
Hi all,
Here's the attachment of us on Folk London. Looking pretty shiny!
Rachel x
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Folk London <folklondon(a)hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [TR Committee] Tower Ravens Photo
To: Tower Ravens <info(a)towerravens.org.uk>
Lindsey
No problem
Editor
Folk London <http://www.folklondon.co.uk>
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:41:02 +0000
Subject: Re: [TR Committee] Tower Ravens Photo
From: info(a)towerravens.org.uk
To: folklondon(a)hotmail.com
Hi,
Would it be possible to have an electronic copy of the front cover and the
article, for our website?
Thanks,
Lindsey
Publicity Officer
Tower Ravens
_______________________________________________
Tower Ravens Committee and Info List
info(a)towerravens.org.uk
For those of you who haven't seen it yet, we are on the cover of this
month's Folk London! Ffion's just put it on facebook, so you can catch it
there, and hopefully we'll get a copy of the actual magazine to practice
sometime soon.
We're famous now!
Rachel x
Tower Ravens AGM minutes
Present: LK, JD, JS, NO, RS, Sue, Catherine, Laura, Aisha, nic, Becky,
Katherine, Ffion, Hannorah
Apologies: Sinead
Elect Chair for tonight:
* Jo. Voted in by peer pressure and not really by mutual consent.
*Ffion arrives stage left*
Ratify last year minutes:
* Sue is our Tommy, nic to try being a Tommy. Do we want a Betty? Can try
if anyone keen but not necessary.
Officer reports:
Ffion:
yay everyone has improved and they should be proud of themselves. Better at
disaster prevention. Going to dert was a good idea, now seen as a team.
Accurate place for where we were. Gained lots of people, lost none.
Pleased. Thanks for your effort. Thanks Rachel for help with teaching.
Frustrations.
1. Too much chat in practice. Put your shoes on first. (Social events more
often as possible solution. Maybe just abolish chatting at beginning, move
from pub earlier. Agreed! Yay.)
2. Attendance lacking (in summer, maybe OK with doodle poll). Addressed by
more members, but please turn up.
*Hannorah turns up*
Nikki:
Position not clear. Am rubbish (though did liaison with church hall
promptly). Mentioned that secretary role not respected by email moderators.
27 invites, 15 external. report from Rachel.
Rachel:
Report in additional document.
(Discussion point, keep subs as is and keep making profit or lower subs.
Maybe subsidise tower ravens events.)
Hannorah:
Report additional. Will add list of all pubs we've danced in to the
spreadsheet.
Nic:
Dinner post dert, a couple of ceilidhs. Whitby and Tenterden. Want more
feedback on what people want to do, and how much. Also what is expected of
the role.
Sue:
All established members have kit, new members to get them. Have found lots
of fabric so now have stock for everything except zips. Tommy costume took
ages. Thanks people to helped to make the skirts and sashes. Have a booklet
now documenting how kit is made so people can make their own if they want.
Kit looks much better than Whip the Cat's. Tumbling? Standardise tights?
(DP)
Lindsey:
Twitter, Facebook, Google calendar. Google account has info@ , make
everything from that account so we have records of correspondence.
Publicity images, logo, business card templates all in Google account.
Missing wardrobe, crawls, reports and minutes. Worth making account details
public to committee only. Continue sharing appropriate things. Feedback
wanted on pubs. Mailing list OK. Haven't got a website. Want a placeholder
page. Can't upload photos to Facebook as TR or tag TR.
Nikki (cake):
Cake is tasty, thanks everyone for making tasty cakes.
Discussion points:
* Happy with venue and time? Yes
* Regularity of tours and dance outs? Later
* dance? Named after tube lines, have a good dance and a learner dance.
Let's call dances by their tube names. Jubilee is not-finished-dert dance.
People seem to not want a third dance before dert. Happy to work on current
dances. Could do dance well, add tumble. Start at January is good idea, so
don't have to decide now.
* DERT: do we want to do it? Yes! Could enter two teams, subject to space.
Majority (but not all) want to go competitively. Yes to intensive training
of 5 people but make sure everyone else is improving at a similar rate for
substitution and niceness. Try for one main team, make them as good as
possible. We want to be placed I.e. 1st 2nd 3rd.
* cinquefoil day of dance: no dates yet.
* date of AGM: keep as is, EGM after DERT is good. Set as Monday after
Thrales Rapper day. Planned EGM after dert.
* constitution: treasurer to learn what banks need for a society account.
* hoodies/branding: good for festivals and bonding and workshops. Happy?
Yes. Let's make pubs officer do it. Choose designs later.
* keys: second set fine but only hush hush. One set to stay with swords.
Other to stay with someone who can get in emergency. Or just bring anyway.
Should move around if necessary
* subs: fine to stay as is
* fundraising in crawl: good. Assign collector before dance. Bring friends.
* publicising: fine, but choose pubs earlier, hopefully 8 pubs (if densely
populated with pubs) with some spares.
* musician: need more backup. Laura to help during practice. Concertina
brought, maybe branded stool. Maybe Martin (good rapper musician) as
backup. Need to come to practice if want to come dancing out. If not
playing much then don't ask for subs.
* to-do: clarify this subs thing
* tumbles? Yes please, before Christmas. Email Thrales. Character
workshop? Yes if there is one. Secretary to work out.
Election of Posts:
Chairwoman/Pres/Foreperson/crown Raven/Bag Fairy.
Person who stops the buck and is responsible. Quality control of
everything. Can delegate things that aren't defined. Teaches/delegates
dancing. Manages practice. Make pocket on sword bag for business cards and
keys. Makes decisions on things with little notice. Leads discussion on
things. Not a dictator. If dictator, revolutionary EGM and usurp said
dictator.
Nb everyone has an equal voice.
Noms: Ffion
Elected: Ffion unanimously
Ap: name it
Secretary:
Description as on email. Additionally have standing agenda. Fortnightly or
weekly update email.
Needs tools to do so. Should respect responsibility of secretary but fluid.
Cut down on email obesity.
Noms: Rachel, Lindsey.
Elected: Rachel
Treasurer:
Responsible for insurance paperwork.
Noms: Rachel, Jo
Elected: Jo
Tour organiser:
Noms: Hannorah + Janet sidekick.
Elected: h + j unanimously
Social sec:
3, post Christmas, dert, summer
Noms: nic
Elected: nic
Wardrobe fairy:
Noms: sue
Elected: sue unanimously
Pubs officer:
Noms: (sidekick Laura) Lindsey.
Elected: Lindsey and Laura unanimously
Cake fairy:
Noms: Katherine, Janet
Elected: Katherine
Key fairy:
Becky
Aob? No. Let's go home.
Shared from Google Keep
See below
S x
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:03:37 +0000
Subject: RE: NORTH WOOD DAY OF DANCE 2014
From: nebstrebor(a)hotmail.com
To: connollysue(a)hotmail.com
Hi Sue, thanks for your reply. We'd love to have you at the d.o.d. Now we know, and, will hopefully receive a deposit sometime soon, we'll include you in our plans. Let us know numbers etc asap. Thanks again. Ben Roberts ( North Wood Morris).
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-------- Original message --------
From: Sue Connolly <connollysue(a)hotmail.com>
Date: 14/11/2013 14:51 (GMT+00:00)
To: "JnWimhurst(a)aol.com" <jnwimhurst(a)aol.com>,dodbagman@northwoodmorris.co.uk,bagman@northwoodmorris.co.uk
Cc: Rachel Sheridan <rachel.sheridan(a)cantab.net>,Nikki Cairns <rhubarb.features(a)gmail.com>
Subject: RE: NORTH WOOD DAY OF DANCE 2014
Hi Ben
Thank you very much for inviting Tower Ravens to your Day of Dance next May.
I note that the deadline for replies is tomorrow, so I'd just like to assure you that we haven't forgotten about it. We'd love to join you and we think we'll have a side available; we're just waiting to confirm the availability of our musician.
Do you need exact numbers now, or can it wait until you need the deposit next month?
Although we can dance on hard surfaces, rapper is far more effective on wooden floors, so would it be possible for us to dance inside the pubs where possible?
Looking forward to see you all at the Dacre Christmas bash, if not before.
Sue x
From: JnWimhurst(a)aol.com
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 19:17:57 -0400
Subject: NORTH WOOD DAY OF DANCE 2014
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Hi All
Please find attached details of The North Wood Morris Men Day of Dance
2014
A DAY NOT TO BE MISSED
Look forward to hearing from you. Hope to see you there.
Regards
Ben Roberts
Assistant Bagman - Day of Dance
