Here is the campsite.

Here is the latest news.
The campsite is a lot bigger than Westward Ho!
We have ordered 2 trailer toilets 1 for the ladies and 1 for the gents.
We have also ordered a shower block. There is water on site which saves us a great many problems and you will not be sharing it with the sheep. If we need more toilets etc we will not hesitate to get them.
We hope to be selling bottles of asda still drinking water for about 13p per bottle. That covers our H&S.
On the Sunday night we hope to do the auction inside the big sheep and have some other entertainment but we are still working on that. Non camper will be welcome.
We are also working on getting special reduced entrance for everyone into the Big Sheep during the non event days, IF YOUR STAYING FOR THE WEEK. The campsite will be opened from the Wednesday before the LGT to the Wednesday after.
Camping will cost £5 per person per night I cannot see any reason why it should cost more and like all our events children camp for free. But you will have to pay for a gazbo
Caravans will be welcome but may cost a little more.

HERE IS THE BIGGEST NEWS THE BIG SHEEP BREWERY IS GOING TO GET A SPECIAL BEER MADE FOR THE EVENT AND IT MIGHT BE CALLED THE " THE LEGENDARY GT SPECIAL BREW" .

We welcome comments and I hope to take a few of the crew members to view the site very soon.

That thing at the end of August just gets better.

UPDATE 1

Braddicks have just phoned me and said they will only have about 5 camping space left after the new caravans are in place. If they still allow camping as the toilet block has already been demolished.

After listening to a few crew members I think it may be best if everyone has to bookin beforehand. This will be for your convenience, so that we have enough toilets etc for the numbers of people going camping. I think I may try and get one on line so people can return it on line. They can pay when they turn up like they do now.






  

Looks good and should be better to have everyone together, plus its cheaper, just pray for good weather

Quoted from Terry

HERE IS THE BIGGEST NEWS THE BIG SHEEP BREWERY IS GOING TO GET A SPECIAL BEER MADE FOR THE EVENT AND IT MIGHT BE CALLED THE " THE LEGENDARY GT SPECIAL BREW"

i like  ;D

:D sounds good to me  8)

Quoted from Chief Engineer

i like  ;D

Wot 'e said!  :D

Will The Italian Job be shown at night? :) :) :)

looks good to me
  ;D

looks great, plenty of room..................   ::)

I prefer Cider! Just to be awkward!

x

Quoted from LunaMini

I prefer Cider! Just to be awkward!

x

::) There's always one - tho' to be honest I don't like beer or cider :D :D

Joking apart it sounds great  ;D

Quoted from LunaMini

I prefer Cider! Just to be awkward!

x

they do local ciders in there Bideford pub ;)

Quoted from LunaMini

I prefer Cider! Just to be awkward!

x

Good, that means more for the rest of us(drink)

Are dogs allowed? Maybe in the field but I doubt inside Big Sheep territory.

beat me to that question as luke wants to bring dixie she is better behaved than the children pmsl

:) :) looks good to us  :) :)

The field will not be a problem as long as they are on leads because of the sheep. Just so it is clear we will not be sharing a field with the sheep I know that may disappoint some of you but thats life. As to the Big Sheep I will check.

Thanks but we expect a no. Doggy creche.

That looks great for you happy campers and I'll be so happy to come for some fun and entertainment, Terry, I am always amazed at how much work and organisation you and your helpers do for this event, it takes me all my energy to just go to work each day and try and run the house, and I have no kids either! When can we nominate you for one of those national hero awards?? :K)

Looking and sounding good to me. Well done.


R.

Looks good to me so cancelling Bradicks and you have 2 mini's +tents turning up, can I have a spot with blue grass as my C/Estate dont like green grass. 2 years now iv driven hundreds of miles but as soon as I park on grass for the tour it fails........... :P

Brian

Quoted from siddarz

Wot 'e said!  :D

Ditto  8)

Quoted from Ger

Ditto  8)

What did he say

He said "Ditto" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

R.  :P   :D

We didn't even bother booking Braddicks last year - just hoped that the camp site would come to fruition - and it has  ;D

Quoted from Terry

The field will not be a problem as long as they are on leads because of the sheep. Just so it is clear we will not be sharing a field with the sheep I know that may disappoint some of you but thats life. As to the Big Sheep I will check.

Any news on dogs yet?

Dogs are allowed on the campsite but not in the big sheep

Water, we also have to sort out our water supply from the top of the hill down to the showers etc. That means we need pipe and connections. Seem to have that sorted from the web but I need to go a measure how much we need.

i can get pipes and fittings from city plumbing and get it at trade price (plus a bit more off, hopefully) ;)

i can pop up friday and get a quote if you like for the parts??

what do we need??

I've got a very long metric tape that I brought to the campsite for the Sunday meet. I can come up on Friday if you can't get hold of one beforehand.

might be able to borrow one from work, will find out tomorrow

Fair enough, the offer is there though !!

I found this web page for MDPE couplings and they are cheaper even be6tter than the farmers shop
http://www.pipestock.com/mdpe-pipes-fittings-valves/mdpe-pipe-fittings/mdpe-coupling/?cat=1

From memory and it is quite a few years ago now, alkathene pipe had to have copper inserts into a coupling/ joint If it's still the same, you'll need some of them too. The prices quoted seem good though.

the MDPE pipe uses plastic inserts now, city plumbing look about the same price

the biggest cost will be the pipe, 100m of 20mm is around £60-£70!!!

Told you it was a while ago !!

Told you it was a while ago !!

any idea what connections are on the toilets/showers??

Quoted from Chief Engineer

the MDPE pipe uses plastic inserts now, city plumbing look about the same price

the biggest cost will be the pipe, 100m of 20mm is around £60-£70!!!

100 m of 20mm is £45 from the farmer shop and that includes vat but the connections are more expensive than the web page. The good news is once we have the pipe etc we have it and can use it again next year should the LGT happen again next year.

Quoted from Camp Freddie

I've got a very long metric tape

I got a metric tape off eBay but was very disappointed, as it's really difficult to use.

It's really short, but it's about 100m wide.

How do you get that into your trousers pocket without standing out in a crowd  

Quoted from Terry

100 m of 20mm is £45 from the farmer shop and that includes vat but the connections are more expensive than the web page. The good news is once we have the pipe etc we have it and can use it again next year should the LGT happen again next year.

thats a good price, wheres that from??

do you want to meet up friday afternoon to measure up what pipe we need, plus work out what fittings we need???

from the farmers shop east the water not sure about Friday as I am away this weekend.

no problem  :)

Quoted from Terry

How do you get that into your trousers pocket without standing out in a crowd  

With great difficulty  :D

when dad went up city plumbing 2day he got a quote of £10 for 25m of 20mm pipe, should make 100m around £35-£40

i can go up the field tomorrow afternoon and measure up for pipe length, if you want me to  :)

Yes please Kevin and try to work out how many junctions etc we will need

will do, will get a quote as well  :)

any idea on the fittings need for the toilets/showers etc??

how many taps did u want put in for washing etc???

Give me a break won't know that until after Dartington Crystal when I start working on that thing at the end of August

no problem ;D

Then I will be looking  or screaming at everyone "NO TIME"

Just arranged the big generator for the week.

Im sure Iv booked the camping (2 cars + 2 tents) but that stupid doubt in my head is there so will I be ok if I havent booked?  ::)

hi terry further to our phone call have sent you money and written down our camping for you on the letter i have sent you as i had already booked also just to ask how will the parking of minis be done in the camping field have heard along the grapevine we will not be parking at our tents thanks

derrrr have now read update answers all my questions thanks  :P

I hate campsite where you cannot park your car next to your tent. So yes you can park your car next to your tent just like I will be doing. The campsite is more than big enough even bigger than Braddicks.

Is there anyway we could have an area by the entrance to the feild where people booking in can park then walk down to book in?

Quoted from mini59

Is there anyway we could have an area by the entrance to the feild where people booking in can park then walk down to book in?

Good idea. We won't be camping but need to book in and don't want to clog up parking for tents if we do pop down at any time. Quite a few non campers used to meet and mingle at the check in area. We don't want to feel we can't pop down, even to help out so a separate area would be good.

There is an area by the gate which has been covered with hard core so people can use it to park up if they want. I will put this on the front page, so everyone will know.
We expect quite a few people popping into the campsite all day long, if only for the nice company.

Quoted from Terry

There is an area by the gate which has been covered with hard core so people can use it to park up if they want. I will put this on the front page, so everyone will know.
We expect quite a few people popping into the campsite all day long, if only for the nice company.

BUT IF WE SHOULD HAVE BAD WEATHER I WE REVIEW THE SITUATION.
Was also thinking of showing that film with the 3 minis in it, what was it called, on the saturday night. All we need is a big white sheet everything else we have  and it would be free for everyone to watch and not just the campers.

I've got a big white sheet thing. We used it for the 'film in a field' thing we used to do. Donated by Jules and Ger. I can dig it out if you like.

Quoted from Terry

BUT IF WE SHOULD HAVE BAD WEATHER I WE REVIEW THE SITUATION. .

Hold on a minute waddaya mean bad weather? surely you've ordered the sunshine ;D

Quoted from Camp Freddie

I've got a big white sheet thing. We used it for the 'film in a field' thing we used to do. Donated by Jules and Ger. I can dig it out if you like.

As long as works

Quoted from Terry

As long as works

I'm sure it will. Who is the artistic director/projectionist ?.................. Kevin ? If so, I can ask him what he wants OK ?

Quoted from O-B

Hold on a minute waddaya mean bad weather? surely you've ordered the sunshine ;D

I hope so

Terry/others familiar with the area:-

I see from the photo at the start of this thread, that there appears to be an exit off the A39 into The Big Sheep. Is this the route we should take, or is there an alternative "preferred" route? We will be arriving early am Thursday 28th - if all goes well, before 8am (4am start is planned!). I will be towing our little caravan in my "proper car" (Jane's words), Jane will be following in the Sidewalk.

Many thanks, and apologies if this has been covered elsewhere & I've missed it.


R.

That is the quickest route turn off the A39 at the big sheep exit, Then turn left at the bottom of the slip road, the campsite is 100yds on the left hand side. You will not miss it.

Thank you.

R.