The Really Big Event

August 27, 2005

This 'other' hobby of yours???? hmmmm the mind boggles

:cry: :cry: :cry:

Quite a few geocachers share my, *cough*, hobby, but are too shy to admit to it, unlike Alibags who has told everybody on this forum :laughing:

But its given me usefull experience in things like organising large events in the middle of nowhere*.

*Disclaimer: Unless you are Australian - my friend tells me it takes her a three hour drive just to get to a neighbour, so she wins in the 'middle of nowhere' stakes.

1.3k · August 27, 2005

Hi Folks,

I'm afraid that the Peak District is a no go due to a conflicting event which is already 3 months in the planning. I'm sure no-one would want to detract from the COC which was a terrific event this year. Along with House of Boo, we feel that, since the timing and location would be so close together, possibly both events would suffer as a result. Additionally, we have an advantage in that we have been given the go-ahead to get the event page up and running outside of the usual three month period which would also be unfair on them.

So, location... location... location... again becomes an issue.

Lynn & Martin

August 27, 2005

outside of the usual three month period

What three month period??? :laughing:

1.3k · August 27, 2005

not normally allowed to post an event cache page more than three months in advance of the event Alex

Martin

Edited August 27, 2005 by Team Maddie UK

3.8k · August 27, 2005

Hi Folks,
I'm afraid that the Peak District is a no go due to a conflicting event which is already 3 months in the planning. I'm sure no-one would want to detract from the COC which was a terrific event this year. Along with House of Boo, we feel that, since the timing and location would be so close together, possibly both events would suffer as a result. Additionally, we have an advantage in that we have been given the go-ahead to get the event page up and running outside of the usual three month period which would also be unfair on them.

So, location... location... location... again becomes an issue.

Lynn & Martin

The Peak District was probably the most central area in the UK, so trying to still keep it fairly central how about York? That's on a presumption that there is an abundance of caches in that area.

Edited August 27, 2005 by Haggis Hunter

1.7k · August 27, 2005

outside of the usual three month period

What three month period???

Although there is normally a 3 month limit for posting events, Eckington and I have agreed to allow a lot more flexibility for this "special". After all they are "Guidelines" not "Rules" :laughing: :cry:

2.5k · August 27, 2005

York might interfere with the successful annual North Yorkshire meet which is held in Harrogate. West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire or Sherwood Forest might be good ideas, I think there are lots of caches in these areas.

Milton (aka moote)

Edited August 27, 2005 by moote

1.3k · August 27, 2005

so trying to still keep it fairly central how about York?

York sounds like a neat idea Dave. We'll have to check on the cache density but I'd be surprised if there weren't a goodly few. Also, especially if we have 'euro' visitors, it's an area with a huge amount of history attached. Romans... Vikings (should appeal to our Scandewegian cousins) etc.. We'll definitely look into that one. Thanks for the idea mate!

Regards,

Lynn and Martin

1.3k · August 27, 2005

Ahh, so when is the annual North Yorkshire meet being held?

Regards,

Martin

1.9k · August 27, 2005

The next North Yorkshire meet is on the 17th June 2006 :laughing:

August 27, 2005

York might interfere with the successful annual North Yorkshire meet which is held in Harrogate. West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire or Sherwood Forest might be good ideas, I think there are lots of caches in these areas.

Milton (aka moote)

The Yorksire Dales would be great. Around Settle might be far enough away from Harrogate not to clash with the event there. Looks like there are plenty of caches in the area too. I used to live in Leeds; haven't been back to the area for a very long time. And it's only 200 miles from the central part of Scotland. :laughing:

Probably a lot further from Devon, though. :cry:

Edited August 27, 2005 by Firth of Forth

2.5k · August 27, 2005

York sounds like a neat idea Dave. We'll have to check on the cache density

York looks like it has a low cache density with only 17 in a 10 mile radius

Milton (aka moote)

2.5k · August 27, 2005

Take a look at Bingley in West Yorkshire you can't move for caches :laughing:

100 in 10 mile

Milton (aka moote)

Edited August 27, 2005 by moote

1.3k · August 27, 2005

Settle is a beautiful spot. We know it very well as we have very good friends there.We'd just have to find a suitabubble campsite.

I have just looked at Bingley.

Martin

Edited August 27, 2005 by Team Maddie UK

1.7k · August 27, 2005

There's a campsite in Stainforth, by Stainforth force. There's even a cache on site.

See Here

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Edited August 27, 2005 by Pengy&Tigger

2.5k · August 27, 2005

Settle is a beautiful spot. We know it very well as we have very good friends there.We'd just have to find a suitabubble campsite.

I know Settle very well indeed, I have spent many weekends in the recent past in the area, although mainly under than above. Not sure if there are many large campsites, I think that there are some really small ones.

Most campsites have a quota on how many people / tents can be pitched and I know the Peak Park Wardens are quite strict on this (knowing some of them from my caving)

Edited August 27, 2005 by moote

1.3k · August 27, 2005

Now that looks nice !

Martin

2.5k · August 27, 2005

Settle is a beautiful spot. We know it very well as we have very good friends there.We'd just have to find a suitabubble campsite.

I know Settle very well indeed, I have spent many weekends in the recent past in the area, although mainly under than above. Not sure if there are many large campsites, I think that there are some really small ones.

Most campsites have a quota on how many people / tents can be pitched and I know the Peak Park Wardens are quite strict on this (knowing some of them from my caving)

oooops I bow to tiggers better knowledge :laughing:

3.1k · August 27, 2005

We have just come back from this campsite...

They have several large fields they call the Rally Fields and one has a Kids playground on.

We don't like noisy sites, and this was exactly that - really noisy... so they don't mind a bit of rowdiness!!!!

Stainforth Foss IS really nice, and the site is excellent for a meet, but I wouldn't go there again as a holiday base. What they mighn't like is a huge gathering as there are people on the site who pay upwards of a grand a year just to put their static on the site, and they don't like them upsetting (not that I think we'd upset them!!!!! ha ha)

I have really n#mixed feelings about the site, but then the area is great for caching!

3.1k · August 27, 2005

We also liked Bingley... we did a days caching there whilst staying at Settle... we were spoilt for choice... caches there for EVERY ability!

1.3k · August 27, 2005

Thanks for that guys... that's really good input and we'll take it all on board.

regards (and looking forward to seeing you next week),

Lynn and Martin

3.8k · August 27, 2005

York might interfere with the successful annual North Yorkshire meet which is held in Harrogate. West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire or Sherwood Forest might be good ideas, I think there are lots of caches in these areas.

Milton (aka moote)

I appreciate with what you are saying, but the actual date interferes with the Scottish Annual Cache Bash, but people in Scotland are willing to give this a try. I guess we will probably just move our date.

Regardless of were we choose we will interfere with something that has been arranged. (This is when you realise how small this island is?) However the Yorkshire area appears to have gone down well at the moment.

August 27, 2005

Great idea, I particularly like the 'Woodstock' name. I note that there's not been a lot of response here from us South Coast Cachers but I'm sure there are many who'd love to take part when things are finalised.

Wherever you decide to hold this it might be worth contacting NTL/BT and see if they'd be interested in helping out. At this cache/event:Winchester HCC Event (& Evening BBQ for cachers) NTL provided a satellite internet link (FOC I believe) which allowed cachers/potential cachers to surf the caching web site/s from the PC's set up in a Marquee (not sure where they came from!). A very good day it was too :laughing:

1.7k · August 27, 2005

Here you go campsites around Settle and campsites near Bingley :laughing:

Dave :cry:

1.3k · August 27, 2005

I appreciate with what you are saying, but the actual date interferes with the Scottish Annual Cache Bash, but people in Scotland are willing to give this a try. I guess we will probably just move our date.

This is the altruistic attitude that makes our activity what it is in my book. Thanks Dave for your comments. I have to admit, I wasn't aware of the clash with the SACB. We are looking very closely at the timing now. Lynn's plan was to coincide with the transatlantic 'Woodstock' shindig. Maybe that is not feasible (or necessary). We have received some odd responses from 'over there' about not using their name 'Woodstock' etc. (seems odd since the name almost certainly originated in the place of the same name here in the UK but there ye go!)

Anyway, I think we are striving to avoid any conflicts with other events. It'll be difficult but we'll defnitely try.

Best Regards,

Martin & Lynn

1.3k · August 27, 2005

Thanks Dave (MP) and Motley crew for the valuable input. Off to bed now but will follow up these threads in the morning.

Thanks again,

Martin

August 28, 2005

Yup we will be quite happy to shift our Annual event if it is going to clash with a much bigger one down south, We have had the Scottish cache bash at the end of May for three years running. No point in clashing as it would be to the detriment of both events and as this sounds like it could have the makings of a mega big event we will stand aside and reshedule ours. PS whos planning doing the 2006 Scottish Bash anyway??? I have the event logs for the past 2 years to forward for the next person.

2.9k · August 31, 2005

Another thought with so many established events is to tour the country (just like the game fair)

When the game fair comes to the Midlands the Midlands Game fair gets incorporated so you end up with the title National Game Fair incorporating the midlands game fair)

In the same way The Big UK bash could take the same form

eg

The Shropshire Cache bash Host of the UK cache bash 2006.

The Peak district cache event Host of the UK cache bash 2007

etc i am sure you get the idea

2.5k · August 31, 2005

Another thought with so many established events is to tour the country (just like the game fair)
When the game fair comes to the Midlands the Midlands Game fair gets incorporated so you end up with the title National Game Fair incorporating the midlands game fair)

In the same way The Big UK bash could take the same form

eg

The Shropshire Cache bash Host of the UK cache bash 2006.

The Peak district cache event Host of the UK cache bash 2007

etc i am sure you get the idea

Yes this is a great idea, I came up with a similar one several posts ago

Milton (aka moote)

September 1, 2005

Great idea!!! Count me in! Try UKCS, the online destination for campers ;-) Its excellent and we often talk about Geocaching! Thats the best place in the universe for organising a camping meeting. In fact, pick an area and someone local will have the ideal spot in mind! I'm Queeny on there too by the way

September 4, 2005

Hi we have a local camp site in Debden Essex/north east London that has 5 fields and I would think you could quite easily hire whole fields out.

This is 2 minutes from the central line underground system and you all know how many can be reached from the London underground.

There is of course Epping Forest near by and a special cache event could be set

In here.

I think that some events are just to far away and you will always have this problem

Just out of curiosity where is the highest density of geocachers in the uk

siloans aka daddy 470 ish caches

1.7k · September 4, 2005

Just out of curiosity where is the highest density of geocachers in the uk

There are a few round here who are pretty dense.

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September 4, 2005

to answer Simon's question

the West end of London Must have the highest

the I would think oxford and some of the waterways near Newbury

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would be great to have a camping event in Essex East London Baorders I would think a hard working caches should get 80 caches in two days

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before anyone says anything sorry scotland

3.8k · September 4, 2005

I think that some events are just to far away and you will always have this problem

Yep, you're not wrong there. that is why they want to organise it as centrally as possible. Because London is just simply too far away for most people.

For example it is 741* miles from Land's End to John o'Groats. It would be a bit unfair to organise an event for all of the UK cachers in London when this is 297* miles from Land's End but 663* miles from John o'Groats. Yes there are cachers that come from near these areas, that have shown an interest in the event.

So if it were to be held in London, I could see people from Cornwall being able to make it, but people from the far North I don't think they would bother with the effort.

The event really needs to be as central as is possible to arrange, that's if you really want it to be attended by the most cachers possible? Which is what I thought the general idea was?

*Mileage taken from a road atlas, so please don't quote me saying i'm 1 or 2 miles out

3.8k · September 4, 2005

before anyone says anything sorry scotland

That's alright, many a time it is referenced that the UK is England on it's own, so why should now be any different

3.8k · September 4, 2005

I know how about Edinburgh?

There are 72 caches within an 8 mile radius of Edinburgh Castle.

The public transport is said to be the best in the UK, for £2.30 unlimited travel a day.

My profile has all the caches you can do on foot, and all of the caches that can be done with free parking.

There are a few campsites, that are on the bus routes.

I'm sure the Edinburgn cachers will place some more caches in time for the event.

Oh before anyone says anything, sorry South of England

Edited September 4, 2005 by Haggis Hunter

3.3k · September 4, 2005

to answer Simon's question
the West end of London Must have the highest

the I would think oxford and some of the waterways near Newbury

I think the question was about cacheRs, not caches. That will be more difficult to identify.

Edited September 4, 2005 by Stuey

September 4, 2005

Isnt there a village somewhere classified via GPS as the 'centre' of the UK? Could we find a friendly farmer in that area to borrow a field for a weekend as a campsite?

Alternatively in the East Midlands I know of a couple of sites North of Leicester. Is Nottingham more central? There's even canals nearby for our narrowboat members :-)

2.5k · September 4, 2005

Isnt there a village somewhere classified via GPS as the 'centre' of the UK? Could we find a friendly farmer in that area to borrow a field for a weekend as a campsite?
Alternatively in the East Midlands I know of a couple of sites North of Leicester. Is Nottingham more central? There's even canals nearby for our narrowboat members :-)

UK and it associated islands is at Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, you are thinking of England

Dunsop Bridge

Milton (aka Moote)

Edited September 4, 2005 by moote

2.6k · September 4, 2005

I note that there's not been a lot of response here from us South Coast Cachers but I'm sure there are many who'd love to take part when things are finalised.

Well it is too far for me to consider lugging camping gear and myself by public transport, and as I recall, fairly hilly in the Peak District, so I doubt I would partake.

So that's one south coast cacher accounted for.

3.8k · September 4, 2005

Isnt there a village somewhere classified via GPS as the 'centre' of the UK? Could we find a friendly farmer in that area to borrow a field for a weekend as a campsite?
Alternatively in the East Midlands I know of a couple of sites North of Leicester. Is Nottingham more central? There's even canals nearby for our narrowboat members :-)

This is more like the type of suggestion that should be getting put forward. Not a suggestion because it falls onto your own doorstep and is convenient for yourself, such as yours bingoboy!!

Nice one

1.9k · September 4, 2005

Isnt there a village somewhere classified via GPS as the 'centre' of the UK? Could we find a friendly farmer in that area to borrow a field for a weekend as a campsite?
Alternatively in the East Midlands I know of a couple of sites North of Leicester. Is Nottingham more central? There's even canals nearby for our narrowboat members :-)

UK and it associated islands is at Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, you are thinking of England

Dunsop Bridge

Milton (aka Moote)

And you could log THIS cache whist attending.

3.8k · September 4, 2005

Well it is too far for me to consider lugging camping gear and myself by public transport, and as I recall, fairly hilly in the Peak District, so I doubt I would partake.

So that's one south coast cacher accounted for.

That is a pity, I expect that unless it is held in Lincolnshire, the whole of the UK is hilly. however because an area is classed as hilly or mountainous doesn't mean that all of the caches aren't going to be unaccessible for disabled cachers. I was surprised that when I went into the Cairngorms and Highlands, how many low level areas that there are for caches to be hidden.

Remember for there to be a hill or mountain there has to be somewhere lower, which may have disabled access.

I do appreciate however that being disabled without your own transport, that alone will present it's own problems.

2.9k · September 5, 2005

See here for geofacts on great britain.

No matter where it's held some people will be unable to attend no matter when it's held some people will be unable to attend the greater the length of time we all have to plan to attend the higher the attendance will be.

3.8k · September 5, 2005

See here for geofacts on great britain.
No matter where it's held some people will be unable to attend no matter when it's held some people will be unable to attend the greater the length of time we all have to plan to attend the higher the attendance will be.

Centre of Great Britain - Mainland only 5.5 km SW of Clitheroe. Between Whalley, Billington and Calderstones Hospital. Grid Reference: SD 72321.72 36671.1.

Anywhere near here gets my vote, in fact isn't actually that far away from the suggestions of South Yorkshire.

All the other options aren't that far away from the first.

1.8k · September 5, 2005

It occasionally tows a canon too

Now that must be something else - I manage to keep my Canon Powershot in my pocket!

September 5, 2005

Here you go, as owned by Dutch Geocachers. Sorry about the size of the image :huh:

September 5, 2005

....and for a small fee I will delete the blackmail shot I took of Alibags the same weekend... :huh:

2.9k · September 13, 2005

So are we (you) going ahead with this idea.

As stated elsewhere the Shropshire bash is only going to get larger and as its allready organised by the OP perhaps this is the logical start place as no matter where in the country it's held someone will be unable to attend.

So i believe one of the current proposals is

The 2006 Shropshire Cache Bash Inc The UK Geo Event

followed by something like

The 2007 SGDO Inc The UK Geo Event

The 2008 Peak District Event Inc The UK Geo event

etc etc

Ill go get me canon :lol: hmm we need a canon smiley please

3.8k · September 13, 2005

So are we (you) going ahead with this idea.
As stated elsewhere the Shropshire bash is only going to get larger and as its allready organised by the OP perhaps this is the logical start place as no matter where in the country it's held someone will be unable to attend.

So i believe one of the current proposals is

The 2006 Shropshire Cache Bash Inc The UK Geo Event

followed by something like

The 2007 SGDO Inc The UK Geo Event

The 2008 Peak District Event Inc The UK Geo event

etc etc

Ill go get me canon hmm we need a canon smiley please

This doesn't actually appear to be such a bad idea, at least everywhere is getting an opportunity to hold an event, albeit in a few years time?

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