Bristol Open 2009

Kolraz said:
Anyone got any suggestions on some cheap travel from Durham?
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I suppose times have changed from the days I used to hitchhike around the UK :) -- I'm not sure it's recommended nowadays.

I heard about an inexpensive bus service that might be a starting point: the megabus from Newcastle to Cardiff may stop near enough to Bristol to get a pickup from another competitor.
 
It probably makes more sense to bribe another attendee! I'm a bit too far South for a detour of this size (Nottingham to Durham is "143 mi – about 2 hours 37 mins" according to Google Maps!) -- is there anyone in, say, Newcastle attending? Perhaps somebody coming down the A1?
 
not to nominate chris ness for anything lol, but last time he drove from glasgow i think so maybe he could be on your way. otherwise megabus? easyjet? how much are you willing to pay - i can find you something!

this venue business is really starting to get to me, at least it's term time now for schools at least so i might be more successful.

as with swindon i have room at mine for some people to stay, although priority is to international competitors or those that have had me to stay at theirs... which is actually only international competitors anyway :P any young cubers who are too skint to find a room i might also be able to help and i *suppose* your parents can call me if they want to check i'm not a murderer...

i can't promise ultra comfort and you will want to bring padding of some kind as our floor is completely wood. there are two sofas, one futon that's kind of a double and a massive bean bag thing that could fit four people that get on well, i.e. lars felix spike and henry. i will of course need to run this past kris who might object to waking up to find cubers everywhere :P
 
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Haha I might have to try and persuade my dad to bring me down,although he's not too keen on the drive down. Hmm, I'll try figure something out haha

EDIT: Had a look at some megabus journeys and the only way to get me to Bristol is to go via London from Newcastle. Very cheap too. My only problem is my return journey as I would have college on the monday so I would need to return on the Sunday. What time is the competition likely to come to an end and how much would be missed if I left early afternoon?
 
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Seems like a long fun train journey to get to this from Brighton but I may try. Lots of forum posts suggest going to competitions even if you're not great.

Thinking of a UK competition, where do the UK cubers hang out on the web? I haven't managed to find a topic or forum about it.
 
*Major bump*

I'm lazy and can't be bothered to read through all 10 pages so I presume this isn't an official event but what's happening with it all (date, place, accommodation) ??

Would love to meet some people and go to my first comp...

Toad x
 
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CharlieCooper said:
Bristol should still happen. I'll know for certain in two weeks, I'm having trouble finding an affordable venue I.e. Under £400 for the weekend....
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If it does happen there's no reason it couldn't be an official event, it would just need a wca delegate.
 
Edam said:
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CharlieCooper said:
Bristol should still happen. I'll know for certain in two weeks, I'm having trouble finding an affordable venue I.e. Under £400 for the weekend....
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If it does happen there's no reason it couldn't be an official event, it would just need a wca delegate.
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Who was the delegate for the UK masters?
 
randomtoad said:
Ok cool, do we have a date yet and how much would we have to pay each?
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The UK Masters ended up costing more than was expected so the fee was £15 but that included the cool T-shirt and as many bacon crisps as I can eat! :o

Personally I'd pay whatever it takes but I appreciate that not everybody would want to do that :D
 
My situation is that I can't find a venue. That is the biggest problem, everything else is easy enough. I have a schedule, which I will keep so if you want an idea of that, go and look at the UK Masters site, which is probably findable on the WCA site.

It will, depending on venue, cost approximately £20 per person, no matter how many events you do or which days you come. This might seem like a lot, but I can't afford to pay for an entire venue and need you all to chip in. T-Shirt technologies in the Cooper-Attwood house have also advanced so this competition's shirt will be a million miles better than last year's errr "batik" look.

To put it into perspective, the venue for the whole weekend at UK Masters was like £200 because they were lovely and understood the budget. Hotels are less sympathetic and they are the only people answering my calls. They charge upwards of £200 a day, which creates extortionate prices for competitors in order to just cover the venue hire, without even taking into consideration all the drinks, snacks, t-shirts and resources required.

I'll have an update in a week or two, once I get back from Dutch Open this weekend I will crack on some more with the organisation.

Jean-Louis was the delegate and there shouldn't be an issue with finding another delegate this time. If need be and there is no other delegate however, Ron doesn't seen opposed to the idea of me being one. Dave Hedley Jones, a living legend of cubes, was also there on the Saturday at UK Masters and he is also a delegate so maybe we can borrow him :)

I think I just rambled a lot, sorry, I'm tired and waiting for my Gigaminx to be redelivered.
 
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