Scouting for DiscWorld

[sabremeister]

aka DW Jamboree 2007. Thanks to ciciaye (and saintmaryuk) for the link.

Looks interesting. Especially some of the events. But...

It's bloody miles away! From anything! It's a six mile walk from the nearest railway station, and that station is Gillingham in Dorset, which is also miles from anywhere.

It's also organised by Bernard (the Cunning Artificer) Pearson, and for some reason, that makes me slightly ... edgy. Don't know why, but ever since a combination of being in the Fools' Guild for DWCon04, and the disaster that was the DW Almanac a couple of years ago, I've never been that easy about Bernard.

Plus, no tent. I borrowed a tent from someone at SLT for CCDE05, but that's not feasable any more. So, will either have to find somewhere local to stay, or fork out for a tent. I'd probably prefer to camp, given that I'm not keen on walking a mile or so at x o'clock in the morning along (almost certainly) unlit and (definitely) unknown country lanes each night - and what the hell would I do about my costume? (Nijel the Destroyer in the Maskerade, as I've had a script worked out for about a year). I may have to not enter. Or not go. Not going currently looks simplest.

Comments

[ciciaye.livejournal.com]

Regarding the walking home, there will probably be a taxi firm nearby. Of course, after midnight will mean big fares... However, there will probably be another afper or two staying in the same accomodation, who may be willing to share a taxi. (Including myself, if I'm able to go and am staying nearby to you)
Regarding the distance from the station, there are always helpful afpers around who'll be willing to give you a lift to the campground and back to the station afterwards. Ask around on afp for more information. Someone may be willing to share a tent so as you don't have to fork out for one too.
I hope you manage to make it :-)
CCA

[sabremeister]

I had no doubt that there would be helpful-type afpers at the event to offer taxi-shares and so on. However, I am a rather self-reliant type, and it may simply not cross my mind at the time to ask.

Six miles isn't all that far, really. Even with full kit it'd not take me 2 hours, and I like walking.

[korenwolf.livejournal.com]

That will almost certainly be happening, though no plans are happening yet as no-one is sure yet who's arriving when / how

[artela.livejournal.com]

And regarding the organisation, I believe that the person formally known as Paul Rood (of early Discworld Conventions fame) is assisting with that.

[sabremeister]

Ah, well, since I missed the first three (at least) DWCons, I have no experience of what Paul Rood's organisational abilities are like. However, 'tis a little reassuring to know that there's someone who's done this sort of thing before in charge, and not just someone who's mainly powered by enthusiasm - no matter how insane either of them appear to be...

[korenwolf.livejournal.com]

It's bloody miles away! From anything! It's a six mile walk from the nearest railway station, and that station is Gillingham in Dorset, which is also miles from anywhere.

Not entirely correct. The nearest stations are Castle Cary to the north and TempleCoombe to the south. (Paddington and Waterloo lines respectively).

[sabremeister]

I thought TempleCoombe, as part of the old Somerset & Dorset, was closed?

[korenwolf.livejournal.com]

If so it's closed then it's done so in the last three years as I caught a train to London from there after moving down to these parts (we could commute to the not-a-ccde-ccde if we wanted :)