Kas
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A day out to the HengeI'm looking at a few events for next year and have one in mind that I would like to run past you all and also recieve some suggestions.
I'd like to do a trip to Stone Henge in the spring.
It would be a coach trip. Leaving Essex at a couple of places, through London with a couple of stops and then off down the M3.
The coach company is arranged plus private access to the inner circle at Stone Henge. Yes, you will get to touch the stones! 
I would like to include other stone circles and interesting places in the area.
Maybe stop at a few old and interesting towns/villages?
My idea was just to do a one day event however the coach company have suggested making it a weekend and packing more in with an overnight stay somewhere.
However, this will be a budget event and costs kept to as little as we can do them for.
For instance, would people we willing to pay £50 for the whole weekend event, including accomodation?
Or would rather just a cheaper day trip?
Plus, Dave, Raymond, Meiah and whoever?
Any other tips on places to visit nearby?
Cheers.
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Raymond
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Yes I'd be up for this.
Obviously Avebury, West Kennet, and some of the chalk figures of the area are a must.
oooooh do it Kas, this would be great.
And of course an overnight stay could include a few piss-ups so Hobbs will up for it too.
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wackyjacky
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I think whoever goes would enjoy the overnight thing...I know I would. £50 is a bargin IMO 
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Kas
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Can you give me details on these locations then and we'll work something out together?
GHE Jolly Boys here we come!
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Raymond
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£50 is more than a bargain. We paid more than that when me and my friend went there in the summer.
We'd also have to include a visit to Glastonbury if we're making it a whole weekend.
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Raymond
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ooooh it'll be like a beano!
I'll bring a crate of Light Ale.
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Kas
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Hobbs is a nightmare though. He was on it as soon as we got on the boat at Dover last year on our trip to Ypres.
He likes the odd stop off too.
Let's just say he had more halves than snow white that day! 
And then all the way back we have to stop for wee's. 
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Raymond
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We'll make him wear his piss bag that weekend, that way we can just hoy it out the window on the M3.
Oh, a visit to Woodhenge should be on that list too. A very dull place but interesting for the sensitives.
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laura
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kas this sounds like a fab trip... would love to join everyone on this one!!
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Waffle King
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I'd be up for going, be a giggle, 50 quids is reasonable, and Kas, i'll be down that way in 2 weeks, so if i discover any interesting places i shall let you know me ol' mucka
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david hobbs
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I shall ignore the accusations of being an ancient piss head because pubs bother me not.
Just so long as we find one that is.
Need loads of notice for this but it sounds great.
Does Raymond have to come?
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Raymond
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| david hobbs wrote: | | Does Raymond have to come? |
Well someone has to go who looks relatively normal. If you lot pitch up in a bus the locals will think the circus is in town.
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Waffle King
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Yes Raymond, this is true, but think of the money we could make, we could let Dave perform as the Amazing Cider Drinking Man, we'd make a mint 
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Raymond
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Or something even easier would be to stand him on a box and let people laugh at him.
They used to make a fortune in Victorian times putting freaks on display.
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Kas
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I'll let you know when I have a plan of action then.
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Raymond
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Yes please do Kas.
Like Hobbs' says, the more notice the better.
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Scott
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this sounds like fun. count me in
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Kas
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I'm thinking April or May
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Scott
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cool
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david hobbs
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| Scott wrote: | | this sounds like fun. count me in |
Well that's the back seat taken care of already then.
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Kas
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Strange that this stone henge advert keeps coming up at the bottom of the page. Is someone trying to tell us something?
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david hobbs
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Big brother is watching you!
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Raymond
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| Kas wrote: | | I'm thinking April or May |
Just in time for my birthday. Babycham all round!
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wackyjacky
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My birthday too... vodka for me
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meiah
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Me too please....but I'll join you down here......
Also maybe the White Horse at Uffington....and Waylands Smithy....an old favourite of mine
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Kas
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Stone Henge want to charge us £16 per head to gain private access to the inner circle. Quite dear I thought, but the main issue is they want a 50% deposit up front.
The coach company are on board which seats up to 60.
I have to book a minimum of 30 places with them to make it viable.
That's possibly a big deposit. However I will negociate more with them.
Maybe book for 30 with the possibility of adding more later.
We are looking at early June.
It's a lot harder selling tickets for an event than you think.
People say they will come but getting them to pay is a nightmare.
Xmas and credit crunch don't help at the moment.
I noticed that a northern events company are giving away a free hotpot to each person booking an event with them. 
Maybe I need a gimick?
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Kas
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Hang on. Stone Henge small print.
(Maximum of 26 places)
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Raymond
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Right, so we need at least 30 people for the coach but only 26 can go into the circle?
Is that 26 at a time or two lots of say, 15 people?
We could do shifts.
As for the deposit, I think that's probably a good thing. A lot of people will say they're coming but won't bother nearer the time, so if they have to pay some money now they will make more of an effort in June. If they don't come they lose their money. Tough.
How much is the deposit each Kas, can I send you a cheque?
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Kas
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I'm working on it.
Silbury Hill
Chalk Hill-Figures
Old Sarum Castle
Salisbury Cathedral and ancient market town
Avebury Village and Stone Circle
Crop Circles?
Stonehenge Stone inner circle at sun set
I'll work something out with the coach company.
I want to try and keep the price between £40-£50 (Including complementary pork pie)
Some companies are charging more than £80
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Raymond
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If I don't have the pork pie will I get it any cheaper?
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Taz
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Sounds like an absolute bargain, with or without a pork pie !
The private tour I went on in the summer was for a whole day spent going around the Sacred Landscape sites, a birth chart reading, lunch in a so called 'New Age' pub and two visits inside the barriers, one at dusk and one later when it was dark (it was the Dark Moon so it was VERY dark!). Having the circle to ourselves for two hours was an experience I'll never forget: the atmosphere completely changes when all light is gone.
The cost for this was £150.00 per person...........
Only four of us went plus the guide and his wife: usually these things are rammed out apparently and he has to turn people away.......
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Diana
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. me too
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Diana
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| Raymond wrote: | | Kas wrote: | | I'm thinking April or May |
Just in time for my birthday. Babycham all round! |
NO WAAAY!!!! MINE TOO. That explains a lot. lol
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Diana
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30 people are a lot. Are you sure you'll find them? Hmmmm.... Can't smaller groups be organized?
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Kas
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It's 26 max
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Raymond
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What's the minimum Kas?
When is your birthday Diana?
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Scott
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looking forward to this. gonna be a right laugh
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Diana
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| Raymond wrote: | What's the minimum Kas?
When is your birthday Diana? |
Mine is on April 15. Yours??
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Raymond
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April 13th
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Kas
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| Raymond wrote: | | April 13th |
1962
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Diana
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| Raymond wrote: | | April 13th |
Like I said... that explains it:)))))). My fav sign;)
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Raymond
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| Kas wrote: | | Raymond wrote: | | April 13th |
1962 |
Fuck off!
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david hobbs
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OK when do you want the deposits then?
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Waffle King
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am afraid if you want cash from me, you'll have to wait till January, the money i've got coming in at the moment, is buying some promising stock, and is predicted to have an increase in the new year, so i'll cough up then
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Kas
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Not till the spring
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david hobbs
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| Waffle King wrote: | | am afraid if you want cash from me, you'll have to wait till January, the money i've got coming in at the moment, is buying some promising stock, and is predicted to have an increase in the new year, so i'll cough up then |
Well come on then give us the insider information Waff
Whats the stock
An 1/8th
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Waffle King
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Now, if i told you the stock dave, you'd all want a piece, and that would mean i'd make nothing, for all your stock information, please see your local telegraph news paper, or watch bloomberg
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mark
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kaz im up 4 this ,deposit is reeady when you need it
ihope you arent planning to leave the country
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