Bristol docks event

[buzzy bee]

I can recommend going for a look at the Robey Trust, worth seeing, far more than I expected. :-)

[Phillip Jones]

Evening everyone!

yes, Apologies due, we wont be holding an event this coming weekend, however the three of us are hoping that with the winter nights will provide some more time to face the problems that holding an event in the now radically changed docks will present, and we can put on something in 2013. If anyone feels they want to get involved, donate time or even just moral support please feel free to email bristolterally-at-gmail

For anyone who was planning on heading down the M shed train will be running and i can recommend a visit to Bristol Doors open day - a great chance to see some rarely seen sights behind closed doors in Bristol, including the Underfall yard with original blacksmiths shop and the Clifton rocks railway (which you can get to by vintage bus!) http://www.bristoldoorsopenday.org/ for more info on the venues you can visit.

Also Carters steam fair are present at Victoria Park in Bath for the first time and well worth a visit on what may be a rare sunny weekend.

Thanks.

[ttp2011]

I am sorry to hear that the Bristol event is off due to problems organising it which do not appear to be the fault of the organisers. Two points which I would like to make, firstly, this particular weekend in September is when English Heritage stages it's Heritage Open Days, we are part of that event this year. To be honest, as the event is national, it is bound to impact on the attendances at local rallies etc especially as the HOD events require free admission as a prerequisite. Secondly, this is the first time that I have organised a event and for anyone who has not done so before, it requires a lot of time and effort. I was very lucky at Tavistock in as much as I got approval from the Robey Trust Board for my proposals very, very quickly. And, I set out well beforehand what I was going to do and I circulated it to the local members and I requested volunteers to help to run the event and everyone has offered to help in some way or another and the response has been brilliant.

Without the goodwill of others, the event would have been dead in the water. However, besides organising the event I did the Publicity as well and once again I have had to rely on the goodwill of the local press to publicise the event.

I am now keeping my fingers crossed that we have a good attendance !!