Competitions In The UK

[CharlieCooper]

Yay!

Square-1 national record, here I come!

Please have the final have more people in. I was terrified last time

well maybe not more people, but not quite as terrifying as last time. i really don't like that one at a time set up. it's also rather time consuming

just trying to find a venue now, but it's all looking promising

 

[joey]

I think 6-8 in the final is enough.

 

[04mucklowd]

This is good, swindon is perfect for me, i just have to convince my parents to take me (which will be easy)
I didnt realize there was this many cubers in the Uk
how many cubers do you recon there are in the UK

 

[Edam]

57 if you believe th WCA, well, 51 with averages. not sure about 'hardcore' cubers, probably around 20/25? that might be an overestimate though

 

[Escher]

I just had a look around, and unless i can get a train to somebody in Leeds, Manchester or Nottinghams house, and get a lift from there, then I can't go. The train tickets (for a return) would cost between £60-100, and then there's accommodation (in a youth hostel or somewhere) for the night before...
I'd prefer Birmingham for this competition, as it's a more central place, but I know that the actual UK Open would probably be in 'The North', and its unfair on you southerners to have to travel that far twice

 

[CharlieCooper]

if you book far far far in advance and get a young person's railcard there is no reason why it wouldn't be cheap? what about national express? i got to manchester like £20 return because i booked so far in advance.

 

[Asheboy]

if you book far far far in advance and get a young person's railcard there is no reason why it wouldn't be cheap? what about national express? i got to manchester like £20 return because i booked so far in advance.

That's good to know! The £61.50 I was looking at wasn't looking too great. I'm gonna be on holiday 25th July - 8th of August, do you reckon I'll miss it, looking at your plans atm?

 

[Escher]

Hm, £51.60 for a return coach, for a 7 hour journey each way. The closest youth hostel is 11 miles away. I looked at Hotels, and B&Bs, and the cheapest is around £40. You can only book 12 weeks in advance with the trains, so i did that, and with a railcard it still comes to £48. I'm afraid to say that its not looking particularly likely. I don't mind that much though! As long as i get one comp this year... :rolleyes:

 

[CharlieCooper]

well still excluding the railcard cost (i can't believe you don't have one already?!?!) it's quite cheap!

i would offer you to stay at mine but i can only have a limited number of people and that will be for any foreigners i think, or those that have had me to stay.

there is a travel lodge opposite that is £20 for a night if you share with someone i think.

 

[Escher]

yeah, I know, I really should've got one by now. I don't even have a bus pass, which shows how much I use public transport (I walk everywhere...).
Heh, thanks for the pseudo-offer, and I understand
I'm sure I could get at least Jude from Sheffield to come with me, so that's a possible option, thanks!
I'll search around a bit more, maybe I'm too 'eager' to dismiss this comp.

 

[Robert-Y]

If the competition is going to be held in Swindon, that's great news for me because that's around 56 miles from home. Should we create some poll to see where people want the competition to be held?

 

[Escher]

Nah, I think that a poll wouldn't be feasible, as everybody would just write their own town. I think if Swindon is easy for Charlie then we'll have it there, seeing as she is the only UK person with initiative on these forums, she probably deserves to get the choice of where to have it :rolleyes:

 

[CharlieCooper]

well i would maybe be convinced to have it elsewhere but it means that the guys coming from abroad can't stay at my place and it's harder for me to travel as well. this time it will be near me, then maybe next time I'll have one elsewhere.

if it was two days (which i haven't TOTALLY ruled out) would you be more persuaded to come escher?

 

[Escher]

Call me Rowan
A two day comp is a bit more attractive, yes, but don't go out of your way on my account. Thinking about it, I'll have just had my 18th birthday so I will have a bit of money to hand, and £40odd for transport and £20odd for accommodation wouldn't be too much to bear... You may have convinced me. I'll talk to the other guys in my school about it anyway, if we get a family room (lol) at the travel inn that may drive down costs a bit more.

And don't worry about where it is - I seem to be the only one complaining, and the situation isn't half as bad as my moaning suggests.

 

[MTGjumper]

I live in Nottingham, Rowan, and my brother is at Uni...

 

[Escher]

I live in Nottingham, Rowan, and my brother is at Uni...

I don't follow... :S

 

[MTGjumper]

I just had a look around, and unless i can get a train to somebody in Leeds, Manchester or Nottinghams house, and get a lift from there, then I can't go. The train tickets (for a return) would cost between £60-100, and then there's accommodation (in a youth hostel or somewhere) for the night before...
I'd prefer Birmingham for this competition, as it's a more central place, but I know that the actual UK Open would probably be in 'The North', and its unfair on you southerners to have to travel that far twice

I can potentially put you up for the night, if you go via Nottingham.

 

[Escher]

I just had a look around, and unless i can get a train to somebody in Leeds, Manchester or Nottinghams house, and get a lift from there, then I can't go. The train tickets (for a return) would cost between £60-100, and then there's accommodation (in a youth hostel or somewhere) for the night before...
I'd prefer Birmingham for this competition, as it's a more central place, but I know that the actual UK Open would probably be in 'The North', and its unfair on you southerners to have to travel that far twice

I can potentially put you up for the night, if you go via Nottingham.

Thanks very much, but I have a feeling there'd be 3 or 4 of us going, not just me... Would you be driving to Swindon on the next morning, or getting the train? If we were getting the train, it would probably end up being cheaper for us lot to get the train there the night before, spend £15-20 each on the travel inn, and get the train back the next evening... We'd have to spend a bit on getting to Notts in the first place. I don't know, what you think?

 

[MTGjumper]

Train would be the best bet. I'll have to talk to my parents first, but providing you allow them to get to sleep that night I doubt they'll complaint too much.

Rough estimate of date, Charlie?

 

[CharlieCooper]

saturday.. mid july?