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WHAT'S HAPPENING NEAR YOU => Major Bocking Events => Capital Bocking => Topic started by: Locky on November 05, 2010, 08:51:34 PM
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I had a meeting today with some of the bigwigs at cardiff council and I threw in a mention of capital bockering and the possibility of it being in Cardiff for 2011. They showed a lot more interest in it than they did in 2008 but agreed it would need to be planned and booked well in advance and require me to liase with the events team at cardiff council asap.
So before I even bother to do that, lets see if people want it.
Unless there are some new ideas that could be put together, the format would be almost identical to the previous visit, with the exception that we would have some crowd barriers and we could have electricity on site. I dont see either of these things as terribly important.
I was thinking have it as a 2 day event again, I'm not sure about camping again though and certainly not at the rugby club we used last time. Personally I'd rather everyone was at a travelodge or something.
I did stress it would remain a social gathering and not a competitive or structured event.
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Shotgun :) me and most of the RR's will be there
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Think you can count on Clive and me as we had so much fun last time
Would love to camp again but a nicer camp site of at least a light in the loo would be good :Claugh:
I know the Travel lodge is nice but we did have fun at the camp site :Cbiggrin: but will go with the majority of find a camp site
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Shotgun :) me and most of the RR's will be there
Too right :P
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If something is substantially organized I'll do my best to get myself and some other Americans over there for it. Was a blast in 08 and I'd love to go again.
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im there with out a doubt and camping is good for me but i will go where ever everyone else is :)
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im up for it preferably during school holidays though
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Yup.
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it would be school holidays. I'm not against camping its just cardiff is very short of campsites and finding one suitable for us is a nightmare. At least this time around I will know about it and have plenty of time to source something but it's still not easy.
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You reacon the RR's could come up for 2 days? one day a gym meet for us :P and the second dday CB??
DC
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Sure thing; sign me up.
I'm free practically all summer, so any time's good, but July/August is best if you don't want wet and miserable weather.
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but July/August is best if you don't want wet and miserable weather.
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:Claugh: I thought it rained all year in Wales :Claugh:
Seriously though Locky I would be willing to pay up front for camping if that makes it easier
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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yer me too im willing to pay up front as was a awesome time before
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I'm in. camping prefered, are there any scout sites knocking around locally? there are a lot scout bockers me being one of them and as a warrented leader along with quite a few EPB we could probably get a scout site to take all for the weekend provded there not booked up, which will generally mean good toilets and showers
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Thanks for the offer Adam, Becky looked into this last time for us. There was one on the outskirts of the city (which was unavailable at the time) but it does leave a problem for those without transport. Ironically, it's about 15 mins drive from cardiff bay down a bypass.
If it all goes ahead, I'll look into it some more.
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I'm up for it, i can stay at my sister's in Pontprennau!
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For shizzle my nizzle bizzle was epic last time and most of the ea's stayed at the etap wich was nice last time so yer I'm up for that
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I'm not sure most of the EA's would even fit into the etap lol
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mate you know im in!!!
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I am in considering the fact that I have missed out on london twice now.
so count me in.
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Right boys and girls I have good news and bad news.
Good news is, Cardiff Council have tightened their belts and 3 of their big festivals have been cancelled this year. This means the bay is going to be free most of August (waiting on confirmation of dates) which means we could have CB in Cardiff this year.
The bad news is, I dont have time to organise it. If you wanna go ahead with it I will liase with the council which will basically be letting them know we are coming on such-and-such date.
I wont have time to sort out a campsite.
So I guess the options are we either have a 1 day event or we have a 2 day event again and leave everyone to find their own hotels/camping arrangements.
I can certainly help and advise with hotels. There is a new travelodge about 2 mins walk from the bay and the infamous etap hotel about 5 mins drive away.
I'm kinda living between 2 places at the moment and could potentially provide floor space for people to sleep on but thats really a last resort.
I will book our gym for several hours but I will decide that closer to the time, depending on numbers etc but really I think everyone should make the most of Cardiff Bay and some welsh sunshine.
No sheep will be permitted at this event.
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DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT
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Oh yes!
Make it so number 1 :Cyes:
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Sounds pretty good, lets get this going!
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SOUNDS AWESOME MATT.. HOPE IT HAPPENS GETTING ALL EXCITED NOW :Cbiggrin:
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shweeet!! CAN'T WAIT! hopefully i'll be back at home by then, luckily for me my Brother lives in cardiff so hopefully i can borrow his student house for a few peeps :)
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Any more news on this and if its defo going ahead or not?
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This is still on the cards I think, however I cannot see it being nearly as big as previous years and not a patch on CB 08 in cardiff. The whole bocking community just isnt what it was.
However I can see this being a large meet up with a nice relaxed and chilled out session.
I will try and get some possible dates sorted asap.
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Should be awesome i will definatly be attending :Csmile:
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hey nice one locky ,im in for this :Cyes:
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i think this will be a good opportunity to liven up the community aswell. and i expect walk for life is going to kick things off this year :Claugh:
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if i could....i would LIKE that comment ^^^^^^^^^
but yeah this would get everyones arses in gear
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really want this to happen :P any idea on dates
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cheers carl :).... i take it you and the EA crew will be at walk for life in a few weeks? :Claugh:
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i think so :)
well im booking it off work now but i havnt registered yet
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I'm definitely up for this, haven't been on my stilts in about 2 years, so may be a little rusty but it would be great to see some old faces again. :D
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I've got a free week this week so I'll push the council and get some news and dates sorted.
Watch athoul show up and still be able to do tricks that very few people can do... like 360 over the benches.
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If he does he will not make it home alive lol :P
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I'll see what I can do :D
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will be well good to get this sorted this year can we not do a agreement with the rugby club for camping again this year might bring the EA caravan if i can XD 2 day event like last time i think or a long 4 day weekend :) hope this happens no my best experience of bocking so fair as meets are concerned was CB 08 158 of us i think were there and guys from the us came as well that thing was huge will be good to see that again if we can and i think before Radio Bock should come back to show us the events and challenges :) i miss tuning in to that every week
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Can we just try and organise a general meet in cardiff, like the first CB no camping etc just every1 get there and have an amazing day? no need to get too fancy over it just seeing people there is enough surely?
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Thats what im thinking carl, but if people wanna stay over for the weekend then they can.
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yer that could be cool i know i would stay at the etap again tho :)
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because of their spacious rooms and fantastic customer service? lol
the new travelodge is really close to the bay, about 2 mins walk.
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exactly that matt, the fact we got like 6 of us in a room and they didnt care :P
but can we just find out when the basin is free then just say tht weekend we will have a meet, ppl find there own accomodation, if they want to stay and enjoy the sights?
XXX
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If a date can be nailed down soon I'd do whatever I can to get over there again.
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Confirming dates would really help!
I know last time you guys set challenges how about some small friendly comps maybe high jump, best upright trick best flip trick and best combo
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Can we get a date for this so i can start booking ticket to lower cost!
kyle :Hoofies2:
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@kyle my bro lives in cardiff. so we might be able to crash at his i'll have to meet you there as i am going home to cornwal in a couple of weeks :) :Claugh:
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BUMP!
Matt no news? if your too busy i'm quite happy to chase Cardiff council and just get a date from them of when the basin is free
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Well I've just heard back from the council and there are events happening in the basin every weekend in july august and september :/
How do people feel about a week day?
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A week day could work for me! :Cyes:
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if its a week day during august then it sounds good to me :P
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A week day in July sounds good to me, or late august.
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noooo squeeker im stuck in school till 22nd july
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I was still thinking August. How about Tuesday 16th or Wednesday 17th.
Midweek is definately better for availability. If they have a big event on at the weekend they quite often start fencing it off and put things in place on the thursday.
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i might be up for this if you dont mind me tagging along with you guys :)
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I'm away that week on holiday locky, first holiday all year lmao typical XD but if others are also away maybe consider further into month?
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good for me!
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sounds like a plan!!!!
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Both those days sound good, but would prefer 16th as my results day on 18th :L
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Weekdays aren't ideal for me but it appears the only option we've got, so I'll try my hardest to get a day off work :)
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Guys I have been told August 16th and 17th are free by the council so we now need to decide if we're going for just one of these days or both. I would personally prefer only the 16th but I can do both.
As soon as we can decide on this then we can get a list together and sort out numbers and I'll try get some good hotel deals for those staying over.
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I think realistically people will just stilt on the one day, so I would say the 16th is best for me. :)
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yep i can do that both days :) sort it
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Everyone happy with Tuesday August 16th then?
I'll try and book some nice weather.
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Sounds good, can you make another thread for those who are attending to post in so we can get an idea of numbers.