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Title: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Backinwellies on May 01, 2014, 07:38:27 am
 :excited:

Who else is going and which day?    Anyone want a meet up?
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: Bionic on May 01, 2014, 07:44:44 am
I am going but no idea which day yet
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: newtoitall on May 01, 2014, 09:30:57 am
I'm going but not sure which day but hoping to meet up with other goatkeepers.
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: Hellybee on May 01, 2014, 11:45:29 am
May do, love it.   
Royal welsh show ground is my second home haha x
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: Somewhere_by_the_river on May 01, 2014, 04:44:05 pm
Very much hope to, we've been looking forward to it. Not sure which day yet and we're keeping quiet that we've got a weekend free or we'll have more relatives descend! Let nothing get in the way of all things smallholding!!  :P
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: rockstar on May 01, 2014, 09:12:21 pm
i will great day out only 11 mile up the road for us :excited: :sunshine:
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: HappyHippy on May 01, 2014, 11:09:11 pm
I'm coming  ;D ;D ;D
Staying over and doing some shadow judging.
Look out for me in the pig shed, I'll be the talkative Scottish one  ;)
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: Bionic on May 02, 2014, 09:04:35 am
I'm coming  ;D ;D ;D
Staying over and doing some shadow judging.
Look out for me in the pig shed, I'll be the talkative Scottish one  ;)


Looking forward to seeing you again  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: Backinwellies on May 06, 2014, 08:38:27 am
Anyone else going?
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: steve_pr on May 06, 2014, 10:49:13 pm
We will be there from Friday evening through to Sunday - find us in the sheep shed -Greyface Dartmoors (Marchgwyn) and Coloured Ryeland (Marchdu).  Happy to chat to anyone!


 :sheep: :wave:
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: cwmfarm123 on May 08, 2014, 10:16:33 am
Hi - I'l be the talkative welsh one in the pig shed. Come and say hello stewarding

Ruth
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: doganjo on May 08, 2014, 10:39:03 am
I'm looking after four wonderful surrogate grandchildren so Mummy and Daddy Bloomer can go and help and stay overnight in a posh hotel  :innocent:
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: suziequeue on May 08, 2014, 11:29:03 am
I'll be going - probably Saturday. Keen to meet up at the children's/circus area like before. Last year there was a coffee bar just behind there with tables.
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: in the hills on May 08, 2014, 01:50:54 pm
We are going .... probably be Sunday.
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on May 08, 2014, 09:31:40 pm
I'm there Friday to Sunday. Mostly in the pig shed, probably chasing runaway January-born ginger things.


Will also be popping over to the South Glamorgan Hall, as Country Smallholding has a stand there this year - first time. The editor, Simon, will be there both days, so do go and tell him what you'd like to see more of in the magazine.


If anyone does happen to call in at my pig pens and I'm not there, my mobile number will be on the pen, so give me a call. Be great to put more faces to names.
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 weeks .. you going?
Post by: Dogwalker on May 14, 2014, 09:45:08 pm
As long as my hoggs don't decide to lamb after all I'll be going on Saturday.
Need to see people at the angora goats and shetland sheep especially.

Where and when does anyone want to meet up.
A picnic lunchtime somewhere??
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Backinwellies on May 15, 2014, 08:13:40 am
We will be there Saturday .... I suggest we go with Suziequeue  and do what we did last year ....  about 11am near the children's area which is close enough for anyone in pig and sheep shed to join us if they have a moment. .    It might even be warm enough to break out the TAS T shirt?    See anyone who is free at that time..
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Bionic on May 15, 2014, 08:17:03 am
Yep, see you at 11am with dog in tow.
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Mrs Pea on May 15, 2014, 10:16:35 am
We're going and at the moment looks like it will be Saturday so look forward to meeting up  :thumbsup:

Lisa
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Backinwellies on May 15, 2014, 10:56:15 am
Be great to see you again Lisa... and everyone else of course!!   :sunshine:
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Berkshire Boy on May 16, 2014, 11:34:45 am
Bionic, dogs aren't welcome nowadays. On the website it says no dogs except guide dogs, but they will let them in if you have no choice but to bring them. Seems a bit silly really, let them in or don't a bit indecisive. ???
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Bionic on May 16, 2014, 11:52:30 am
I haven't taken the dog in the past and realised that there has been loads of dogs there despite them saying that dogs aren't welcome. There is a big dog show there so they can't say no dogs. I know they aren't allowed in the halls or livestock places, even though you still see them there. OH and I will take it in turns to hold the dog outside while we view.


I could leave him at home but it means cutting short our visit so I am taking him this year and will see how we get on.
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Mrs Pea on May 16, 2014, 12:48:08 pm
Be great to see you again Lisa... and everyone else of course!!   :sunshine:

Thank you Linda :)

We are definitely going tomorrow so see you all about 11.00 then, hope I manage to recognise someone  :o

Lisa
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Bionic on May 16, 2014, 01:38:45 pm
Lisa,
I am expecting to wear my olive green TAS T-shirt so you should recognise me at least.
Sally
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Mrs Pea on May 16, 2014, 03:18:32 pm
Sally I'm sure that will help, I was thinking I should at least be able to recognise you, Linda and Angela if she's there, even if we have only met once before ;)

Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

Lisa


Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Somewhere_by_the_river on May 16, 2014, 03:59:34 pm
...We'll be going on Sunday Lisa, so won't see you guys there...  but perhaps we can organise meeting up again sometime soon?

Angela
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: suziequeue on May 16, 2014, 06:00:35 pm
Se you all at 11am on Saturday at the children's area/coffee bar.


I will be wearing my khaki TAS hoodie unless it's too warm…..
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Mrs Pea on May 17, 2014, 07:02:14 am
...We'll be going on Sunday Lisa, so won't see you guys there...  but perhaps we can organise meeting up again sometime soon?

Angela

That's a pity Angela and yes, we must have another Carmarthenshire meet soon, had all good intentions of instigating the next one a while ago and then realised that a lot of people were occupied with lambing.  I was going to offer to host it here at ours, so I will try and kick that off when we get back today ;)

Lisa
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Small Farmer on May 21, 2014, 07:35:51 pm
Did anyone else think this event is getting smaller each year or is it just me?  We did have a great time and stayed in a wonderful B&B nearby but it seemed to lack depth.
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Bionic on May 21, 2014, 07:51:08 pm
SF, I did wonder the same and then I thought I was probably getting it mixed up with the Royal Welsh show.
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: Backinwellies on May 21, 2014, 09:17:03 pm
Everything gets smaller as it gets familiar ... I didn't notice any difference myself
Title: Re: Spring Festival Wales in 2 DAYS! Going Saturday?
Post by: in the hills on May 21, 2014, 10:11:21 pm
That's funny ..... we said the same. Didn't seem as many crafters there for one thing.  :-\