"Larkrail" took a step closer to happening today, I took a look at the
hall and found out what it would cost
I have provisionally booked the hall for Saturday July 20th 2013, I would get the keys on Friday so hall entry can be from the crack of dawn and we'd have to be clear and out by 6.00pm.
All of which indicates opening hours of 10.00am to 4.00pm or possibly 4.30pm, depending upon just how portable everything is. At Camrail this year we'd pretty much cleared the hall by 7.05pm after a closing time of 5.30pm so I reckon it'd be safe to push Larkrail to 4.30pm finish.
Afterwards would be a social somewhere, depending upon numbers and weather and how unlucky you all were this could be chez Castens.
I fancy a change anyway so am very minded to book it, the only slight fly in the ointment is parking but I am gong to see if we could use Bath Rugby's Lambridge training ground hard standing, which is a short level walk from Larkhall. Even without this it's do-able (on street parking, buses).
The hall is quite a lot smaller than BoA so small layouts and demos would be the order of the day.
Phil Copleston came to Camrail this year and I'd certainly like to introduce some "S" to the proceedings, (Cookie?) I think a (Western Thunder) "show and tell" is a great idea as are micro layouts. How about someone here doing an online build of a small and interesting something that could appear at Larkrail (Roger - you know who you are - cemetery.... Ruston....1/32....
)
I'm feeling quite motivated by the idea - make a note in your diaries!
Simon