Numbers for tonight, doing this v. quickly and pretty tired so sorry if any of this is wrong, should be a decent guide anyway! Sorry I can't be there, had a really intense and very long working day yesterday plus still recovering from a cold.
Jubilee
1 Rachel/Emma
2 Fliss/HN/HTS/ Hannorah
3 HN/HTD
4 Miriam/Ellie/Hannorah/Emma??
5 Rachel-Anne/Ellie/Rachel
Westerhope
1 Ellie/Rachel
2 Fliss/HN
3 HN/HTD
4 Hannorah/Emma
5 Miriam/Emma/ Rachel-Anne
6 Miriam/Hannorah/Fliss
Remember lots of collecting 😄
Becky xx
Hi All,
Thanks for bearing with yesterday, I think we managed to get through a fair
amount yesterday and should be all set for Thursday (I'll bring the swords).
1. Coming up...
2. Warwick
3. Cambridge
4. Kit
*1. Coming up*
Coming up this week, we will be *crawling in Brixton *on Thursday -
starting location TBC. Could we get a Facebook event up even though we
don't yet know where we're going? I think the people that don't exactly
have kit are Emma (skirt/sash/petticoat) and Rachel-Anne (petticoat/sash).
I think this is being sorted... but if not please shout!! We might have to
share petticoats a little on Thursday anyway.
Then we have *Kimpton on 6th July*, I'll give final details out next week,
but in the mean time, turn-and-turn about spots with Tappalachian 1500-1530
and 1615-1700. If you don't have kit / won't have it as you've given it to
someone else, can you please shout before next practice so we can sort it
out...
*2. Warwick* - final ticket info needed this week please. I think the only
outstanding people are* Hannorah and Will *on their plus 1's if they are
coming. Can you get back to me by the end of Thursday please? I'm going to
fill all this out on Friday morning.
*3. Cambridge* is all confirmed - I think Becky is just checking that Simon
Vaughn would like to and can make it, there didn't seem to be any
objections to this on Monday (we don't have Sue, so a Tommy would be
helpful). They provide up to a max of 16 passes and we're on about 13
already, I'm not completely clear from their email whether the other passes
could be non-dancers, but we might get away with a couple - obviously not
all of us can bring someone, and I think Rachel already asked for one for
Dan to help with the childcare?
Other events, please take a look at 7th and 8th September (London Folk
Festival / Sue's street party) - I'm sorry, I forgot to look at these on
Monday.
*4. Kit*
Could I ask that you all take a look at what kit you have at home and if it
isn't yours get it back to whoever you borrowed it from (neckers and pins
if any of these are still floating about to me please). If you don't have
any kit at all, can you let me know and I'll compile a list to compare with
what's underway already at Sue's. Then we can work out what is urgently
needed with all the festivals coming up. I'm now basically out of spare kit.
One other thing, do we know who took the petticoat from the spare kit bag
that Martin brought along last week? Ffion will need it for Kimpton, so if
it can make it's way there next weekend / to practice on Monday that would
be great.
Sign-up sheet here as always:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
Thanks,
Hannah
Hi Guys,
As you might have gathered from Whatsapp I'm not coming tonight, but Hannah now has the swords and keys so practice can go ahead.
Other absences: Fliss, Clare, Katherine, Sue, Laura (by the sounds of it)
7 Clog - Ellie you should have Hannah, Emma and Jo to be able to work on stuff. If possible do a quick run through of the old clog as we are forgetting about it!
7.30 - Rapper. Emma can you please lead stepping practice? Remember to include Earsdon!
Recommend having Tori try and tumble near the start (plus R-A if you want to?) Not sure if Hannah TD would like another go at the tumble other way around, also this week you should have the right numbers to have you and Hannah N tumble at once, which would be good practice.
I'd suggest working to make sure everyone is happy for Thursday crawl, which hopefully we are already. Please generally think about keeping the dances energetic and confident. If there is time to do a bit of work on spins that seems to be a weak point atm and they can be quite slow. If we have numbers for Westerhope can we confirm who 6 will be and make sure that can happen confidently as sometimes turns into a bit of a scramble.
Piccadilly: if possible please work on Piccadilly to continue to build confidence for Tori, Hannah TD and Ellie. We really need to progress with this, so whatever will help!
Hannah TD suggested continuing the good work on triple jump and, if possible, inserting into a dance? Obviously this depends on the right people being there and happy to do so. If you've got that please think about chorus, figure chorus first. Then if that seems confident build from there.
Thanks,
Becky
Hi All,
Deets here for tomorrow. Meeting at St George Inn by 1045 latest I believe
was Becky's call, though no harm in being earlier.
Hannorah - there's a link there for parking, apparently it can be a bit of
a challenge to park at times.
Looking sunny tomorrow, so as well as shoes that you don't mind getting
muddy on the way to Swan Lifeline maybe bring some suncream/shades just in
case (it will probably now rain now that I've said that...)
See you tomorrow!
(Did anyone not get sorted for kit on Monday?)
Hannah
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Katharine McQuillian <kate.mcquillian(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 at 16:45
Subject: [TR Committee] Windsor Home Tour, 22 June 2019
To: Malcolm Major <malcolmmajor(a)ntlworld.com>, Eleanor Weston <
ellie.c.weston(a)gmail.com>, <info(a)towerravens.org.uk>
Dear BB and Tower Ravens,
First I must apologise that you are either getting this information very
late in the day, or possibly for a second time. There has been a small
hiccough in communications at the Windsor end.
Tomorrow's dance out is very definitely going ahead and we are all
delighted that you are both coming to join us in Windsor.
The day starts with a dance spot on the *Windsor & Eton bridge*. Everyone
will gather around The George Inn (SL4 6AF) in Eton from about 10:30am and
the dancing will start at *11am*.
Our second spot involves a walk along the river to *Swan Lifeline* (SL4
6SS) where we are going to perform at *12:30pm* as part of their open
afternoon. The walk and the swan sanctuary itself may be rather muddy so
you might like to consider bringing spare, sturdy, stain-resistant footwear
with you to preserve your dancing shoes.
Lunch, from 1pm, is not booked anywhere and Windsor offers a wide variety
of pubs, cafes and restaurants to choose. The King and Castle Wetherspoons
on the High Street (SL4 1PL) is often popular with Windsor so you could
follow the crowd there or use the lunch break to explore a bit.
Dancing starts again at *2:30pm* outside the *Windsor Guildhall* (SL4 1PB).
The recently re-named Prince Harry pub is right next to the spot.
The final spot of the day is outside the *Two Brewers*, Park Street (SL4
1LB) from *3:30pm*.
Parking in Windsor can often be a bit of a challenge, so please advise
anyone who is driving to leave plenty of time to find a space. You can find
advice about car park locations and prices on the Borough website:
https://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/directory/25/car_parks_and_park_and_ride/category/…
Alternatively, both Windsor & Eton Riverside and Windsor & Eton Central
railway stations are a short walk from the first dance spot. There have
been strikes on the line into Riverside this week, so double check if those
will affect you.
The weather forecast looks very promising, so bring your sun screen and
prepare for enormous crowds!
Best wishes,
Kate
(Squire, Windsor Morris)
_______________________________________________
Tower Ravens Committee and Info List
info(a)towerravens.org.uk
Hello all,
Can I confirm the below numbers are correct? In particular please consider 4 in Jubilee and 4,5,6 in Westerhope. If you're almost there with a number but would need some practice just let me know and can get you up to speed by this point.
Jubilee:
1 Becky/Katherine/ Jo
2 HN/HTD/Tori/Jo
3 HN/HTD/Becky
4 HN/ Katherine
5 Clare/Katherine
Westerhope:
1 Becky/Katherine
2 Tori/HN
3 HN/HTD
4 Clare
5 Katherine
6 Jo
Please reply by 8am Friday so I can respond to Cambridge. It's all a bit thin atm but workable as long as I haven't made anything up!
Thanks,
Becky
Hi everyone,
On Saturday we need to meet on Windsor and Eaton Bridge (or in the George pub) at 10.30 for an 11am start. Dancing should finish around 4pm when we can do a mini crawl. More details should be sent soon by Kate or Charlotte from Windsor morris.
Thanks,
Ellie
Hello all,
Windsor coming up this Saturday. Ellie is confirming the meeting place on Wednesday but obviously make sure you're in Windsor in time to start dancing at 11. We'll be out and about until 4 and then the plan is to do some pubs and have some food before heading back to the big smoke. Tickets are so cheap that these will not be refunded, if this is an issue please do talk to me/Emma and we'll get you sorted.
There are train issues so please check before travelling that a train exists and will get you where you need in the time you need it to!!
Thanks for letting me harass you about dates. Just as an FYI Cambridge is starting to look doable but I will confirm asap.
We also need to look at when we're needed to be at Warwick and start sorting tickets.
**Rachel can you look at Cambridge and Warwick asap as we need to confirm tickets.**
As always, the sign up sheet is here to update: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
Thanks,
Becky
Hello all,
Absences: Hannah, Emma, Rachel, Fliss (maybe Katherine)
Let me know if I've forgotten you.
Clog 7 - 7.30
Tonight we'll look at running through some stuff for Saturday. Working some more on ideas around presentation. Working on getting new people through stuff.
Not sure we'll be able to work on sweeps for triple jump (I think of this as involving Rachel) but if we can do something that'd be good. As well as tumble for Tori and Rachel-Anne (anyone else??)
I'm also going to be chasing the sign up sheet in Hannah's absence. Feel the fear.
Anything else let me know,
Becky
Hi All,
First things first, if you aren't coming to Windsor on 22nd June, could you
please bring your kit to practice on Monday in the hopes that we can share
a bit of kit with those that don't yet have any/don't quite have a full set
yet. We're now quite limited in what's left in the spare kit - we're down
to a couple of skirts (probably in less useful sizes) and we can use
Ffion's petticoat for this one as well, but she will need it back for
Kimpton. I've asked Martin to bring these bits, but if you aren't going it
would be super useful if someone can borrow your kit!
Next week we have Windsor Morris Home Tour! Dancing is 11-4 with Windsor
and another couple of teams. We then proposed that we might go and do some
pubs on our own afterwards as we're there and then go somewhere for dinner
before coming home. It isn't far to Windsor, so if you could all sort
yourselves for tickets that would be greatly appreciated - though if you
need a buddy or two for a group save, please shout!
For trains, probably either the 0952 (or 0957) from Paddington, changing
at Slough and arriving at Windsor & Eton Central at 1017 (or 1036) or the
0928 from Waterloo (0932 at Vauxhall, 0938 Clapham) arriving at Windsor &
Eton Riverside at 1021. Industrial action may affect South Western Railway
that day, if it does and your preferred route is the Waterloo to Windsor &
Eton Riverside route please check this before you travel in case there are
cancellations. We should hopefully have a starting location soon - my
assumption for now is that wherever we are starting is reasonably close to
the station. Walk-up fares look pretty cheap £8.40 off peak day return with
railcard, so you can probably just buy on the day. We'll sort out meeting
points next week.
*So onto our festivals!!*
*Cambridge* - if you weren't there on Monday, or weren't sure, could you
please take a look at your diary and decide whether you can/would like to
go. from the looks of it it will be the weekend only, which they are happy
with. We will also be able to say how long we dance for at each spot -
there aren't other teams coming, we'll also get to do pubs!
*Warwick*, we now have slightly longer to sort tickets - until the end of
June, after which I think that really is it. We should probably start
sorting trains, but I think that is something for just after Windsor,
unless anyone is keen to sort themselves out. I know one or two people
asked about bringing someone, please remember that partner tickets are
subsidised to £45, so you will need to pay that at some point. I literally
just need names for this - so super easy. I will be arranging tickets for
all yeses and maybes, though it would be rather helpful if you are a maybe
if you could confirm? Any partner tickets that you'd like added either
email me, or whack them on the sign-up sheet. I'll email a final list on
Thursday 27th June for you all to review, so you have until then to get
sorted. Tickets will allow you onto site from Thursday evening should you
wish to be there then.
*Whitby* - We are going to be doing the Firday night LNE, if you can't make
that, please let Becky know. We will also be doing a workshop on the
Thursday - we think workshops are an hour. The suggestion on Monday was to
have a stepping focussed workshop looking at different types of stepping
and probably incorporating them into figures.
I know a few of you don't exactly have accommodation sorted, if that is you
and you need to camp, please let me know. I've attached what was sent, so
you can review your entry and then let me know any changes - I went on the
assumption that unless you told me otherwise that you didn't need camping
as a lot of us have a house to stay in one way or another. I would like to
do these all changes in one go as Melanie will have to make them now. She's
keen to know about camping as soon as we can. Car registrations will also
help speed up your arrival on the camp site if you are going by car.
Finally, don't forget other events, such as *Sue's street party* and
the *London
Folk Festival* In September, and then *Bath Time *and the *Dance around the
World Festival* in October that will also need your consideration. As ever
if you don't know, a maybe is preferable to a no reply... at least I know
you've taken a look at the sign-up sheet! ☺
Sign up sheet here for you all:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11XHQc6j0g7HQto7rhOs6k0bfkw-XmFb8jmCeRa4…
Thanks,
Hannah
Hello all,
First off: We've been asked to do the LNE spot at the final ceilidh of Whitby (around midnight). People I have on my list who might not be there at that point: Ellie, Miriam and Hannorah. Are any of those wrong? Is there anyone else. Please let me know asap.
Windsor, just to check the numbers for dancing. Let me know before Monday if any of that is wrong or if you need a runthrough:
Jubilee
1 Becky/Katherine
2 Fliss/ Hannah N/ Hannah TD/ Tori/ Hannorah
3 Becky/ Hannah N/ Hannah TD
4 Miriam/ Hannorah
5 Clare/ Katherine/ Fliss (Fliss please shout if you'd rather not dance that out yet!)
Westerhope
1 Becky/Katherine
2 Hannah N/ Tori/ Fliss
3 Becky/Hannah N/ Hannah TD
4 Clare/ Hannorah
5 Miriam/ Katherine
6 Fliss/ Miriam/ Hannorah (again Fliss please say if this isn't ok)
We don't have a Piccadilly set as we're missing a 1/5 depending who Katherine is made to be!
I would like to do some clog (potentially) we'll make sure to run over old clog on Monday as imagine we're not quite at public new clog yet!
Thanks,
Becky
