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[icarus]

Provisionally on second saturday in june all ukps members ,friends and their families are invited to a barbecue bonfire and social event .There is room for caravans or tents if anyone wishes to arrive early or stay overnight. There will be short pyro related talks and demos ie tube rolling etc +food and soft drinks


I want this to be a superb social event and every time we run one it gets bigger than the time before!!

HELP WANTED all offers of help welcomed whether it be building bonfires ,cooking., laying out food , planning, organising, putting up gazebo,s etc

Are there any professionals out there willing to give a 5 min talk or a demo???

as previous visitors will be aware we have access to a large privately owned field a cat 3 area will be safely cordoned off . please post. pm, ring,text or e-mail me if youwould like to supply and or fire anything bigger, up to 350 m separation and a sand bag barrier wall is possible if have a display big enough!!
full contact details are on nw leics Jan and march meet up postings- see you in june!!

[David]

I'll do my best to be there. As before, I'll bring a selection of Cat 2 and Cat 3 fireworks.

I'll also bring some wine if people fancy it.

Edited by David, 05 April 2008 - 01:22 AM.

[phildunford]

99% sure I can be there...

Could do a talk/demo on how to make black match and stuff about fusing (as long as I'm not telling my grandmothers how to suck eggs...)

Phil

[portfire]

I'll be bringing a gazebo for the talk/demo's..As said, i'll be doing a talk/demo on tube rolling and 2 50mm bag-mines, one of which is a new concept (I think) I've come up with.

Maybe it would be a good idea to see how many want to give a talk. We don't to be talking about fireworks all day do we ( I don't mind ) .....We want to be shoting them

[David]

We don't to be talking about fireworks all day do we ( I don't mind ) .....We want to be shoting them

Indeedy!

[icarus]

i,m having a slight problem booking a full eclipse of the sun so we can get an early start.I,ll chop grass down and put out croquet and badminton net, theres a big trampoline,has anyone field archery ,boule skittles lawn darts etc???? or a helium filled bouncy castle!!! is anyone brave enough to camp overnight

[portfire]

i,m having a slight problem booking a full eclipse of the sun so we can get an early start.I,ll chop grass down and put out croquet and badminton net, theres a big trampoline,has anyone field archery ,boule skittles lawn darts etc???? or a helium filled bouncy castle!!! is anyone brave enough to camp overnight

Well Im brave enough to camp overnight and help you setup in the morning, but I'm traveling with paul so it's upto him. I'm hoping to have my dam car back on the road by then, so we'll see.

Dean

Edited by portfire, 07 April 2008 - 12:12 PM.

[portfire]

OK. It looks like me and paul are camping out the night before. I.ve spoken to steve and we want to get the numbers up!!

Imagine- Pyro talks around the campfire, a few fireworks, what better way to spend an evening before the main event

Post Here if your up for it.

Dean

[Arthur Brown]

Is there interest in getting a formal and examined cat4 training session for an 8 hour slot on the day? Culminating in firing some shells. --All the dry and important bits like law, storage, competence, and preparation.

[David]

OK. It looks like me and paul are camping out the night before. I.ve spoken to steve and we want to get the numbers up!!

Imagine- Pyro talks around the campfire, a few fireworks, what better way to spend an evening before the main event

Post Here if your up for it.

Dean

That sounds good- even if I'm not camping, I could join you in the evening, bring down a few little (Cat 2) fireworks (before 11pm). Nothing very spectacular, just some little stuff, mainly stuff for the fun of lighting something.

Edited by David, 09 April 2008 - 05:49 PM.

[phildunford]

Not really my place to say Arthur, as it's Icarus's show, but given the nature of the event (you were at the last one) I don't personally think this would be the place for such training...

[David]

Well, not long to go now- well, 6 weeks or so, but you know what I mean!

Is anyone thinking of coming up the night before- IE the Friday evening?

[mike_smith919]

Well, not long to go now- well, 6 weeks or so, but you know what I mean!

Is anyone thinking of coming up the night before- IE the Friday evening?

I may Book the friday night off work and set up a tent, I'm looking forward to this. (first pyro meet)

Any idea how many will be attending?

Mike.

[portfire]

Is anyone thinking of coming up the night before- IE the Friday evening?

I may Book the friday night off work and set up a tent, I'm looking forward to this. (first pyro meet)

Any idea how many will be attending?

Mike.

I think me and paul are coming down friday night and camping. Should be good, pyro talks round the campfire and a few fireworks.
I wouldn't worry Mike, the march meet was my first time,( ) where a friendly bunch of people

Judging on the last meet and the fact the weather should be better, it should be quite on event

Dean

[David]

It fantastic how this has blossommed so quickly- at the first one, on November 5th, there were 4 forum posters their plus families, the second on about 10 people plus family, friends etc- and I missed the third one, but there were more people than ever I understand!

If people are coving (coving? - coming/camping ) over on the Friday, that would suit me- I could turn up with some fireworks! yeay.

Edited by David, 26 April 2008 - 10:12 AM.