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Barefoot Andrew
Joined: 21 Mar 2007
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 Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 9:57 am Post subject: More on the Downsizer food weekend 2009 |
 
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Further to Jonnyboy's post, the Downsizer food weekend 2009 will be a series of workshops and demonstrations centred around things like bread making, cake baking, butchery, fish & shellfish, game, Christmas puddings, medieval food, curing, Indian snacks and so forth. We're discussing the possibilities now, and hope to announce a firmed up programme in the autumn.
We're also encouraging Downsizer's varied traders to come and take part in our little market area, with food and craft goodies to tempt you.
When and where is it?
The festivities will be held over the weekend of 18-19th April 2009, at Mullacott Farm in Devon.
How much will it cost?
There will be four parts to the cost:-
- accommodation at Mullacott Farm;
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- a Downsizer subscription;
- a modest event fee to cover things like ingredients, electricity and gas - discounted for subscribers;
- a few additional activities will attract a small additional cost - wine tasting, quad biking, horse riding, and a fishing trip. These are to be confirmed.
The accommodation prices are as follows:-
Accommodation only in the B&B (breakfast will be taken with the group): £20/night for adults, £10/night for children.
The camping barn - sleeps 20: £5/person - please bring your own roll mat, sleeping bag etc!
The camping field - £3/night for adults, £1/night for children.
These prices are confirmed now and include Mullacott's discount for Downsizers. Please PM Alison directly for bookings and enquiries.
The Downsizer subscription:-
We need to properly insure these events, and Downsizer subscriptions were conceived to help cover this. If you're a subscriber then all members of your family will enjoy the discounted event fee below. If you're not, the standard event fee will apply to all members of your family, so it makes sense to subscribe!
If you attended the Skills Sharing weekend last May, don't worry, you're already subscribed until June 1st 2009  .
The event fee is as follows:-
This will be £28 for the weekend for adults, and £21 for the weekend for under 16s. Under 5s are free!
These are the standard prices, but you're a Downsizer subscriber you'll pay £18 for the weekend for adults, and £11 for the weekend for under 16s.
If you only want to come for one day the prices are
£15 for adult non-subscribers, £10 for adult subscribers,
£10 for Non-subscribers and £5 for subscribers for 6 to 15 year olds
Please PM Jamanda for bookings and enquiries.
The additional activities:-
Wine tasting and appreciation - £4/person.
Sea fishing trip from Ilfracombe - £ TBA.
Quad biking - £ TBA.
Horse riding - £ TBA.
(We'll firm up the prices to be announced as soon as we can).
These activities have limited places, so please book places when you book for the weekend.
A.
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: w yorks /earth
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 10:35 am Post subject: |
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ace .
well done
lovely venue
can i book a discrete bush please ? 
would anyone like to share a "cooking without a kitchen on the move "workshop ?
tea ,dinner and travel snack in 30 mins ,a few different ways done simultaneously could be fun |
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 10:37 am Post subject: |
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count us in! |
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vegplot
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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Location: North West Wales
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| dpack wrote: |
| can i book a discrete bush please ? |
Sorry 
Sounds ideal, am looking forward to it. |
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cab
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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Looking for PT options... Wheres the nearest train station, Barnstaple? |
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bagpuss
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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Location: cambridge
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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| cab wrote: |
| Looking for PT options... Wheres the nearest train station, Barnstaple? |
Yes |
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alison
Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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Barnstaple is the nearest train station, then there is a bus that stops 300 yards away. |
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cab
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| bagpuss wrote: |
| cab wrote: |
| Looking for PT options... Wheres the nearest train station, Barnstaple? |
Yes |
And national express goes to Ilfracombe... How would one get to the site from either the railway station or the national express in Ilfracombe? |
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cab
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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| alison wrote: |
| Barnstaple is the nearest train station, then there is a bus that stops 300 yards away. |
Excellent, thanks  |
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alison
Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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National Express in Ilfracombe, is the main bus station, and the local bus goes to the same stop near us. |
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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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I'll have to look into livestock logistics but in theory I'm up for it!
ETA can we arrange for the rain to have stopped by then, please?  |
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sally_in_wales
Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 13027
Location: sunny wales
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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| mochyn wrote: |
ETA can we arrange for the rain to have stopped by then, please? |
that request has already been filed, in triplicate, using the correct colour ink. |
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| sally_in_wales wrote: |
| mochyn wrote: |
ETA can we arrange for the rain to have stopped by then, please? |
that request has already been filed, in triplicate, using the correct colour ink. |
is that why there is biblical rain in Oxfordshire right now - someone just moved the problem east a bit |
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jema
Forum Dog
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Still in Swindon
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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Cab, if all else fails you'd be heading past us. |
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Barefoot Andrew
Joined: 21 Mar 2007
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Location: Floating away on a sea of R&S
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 08 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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I forgot to mention in my opening post how to enquire about the event fee. Just to clarify:-
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The accommodation prices are as follows:-
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Please PM Alison directly for bookings and enquiries.
The event fee is as follows:-
<snip>
Please PM Jamanda for bookings and enquiries. |
A. |
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