With JJ's blessing I'm starting this thread in an attempt to make Cougarfest 2013 happen.
The time and place will remain the same: Grendon Lakes, Northampton. NN7 1JW over the weekend of 12, 13 & 14 July.
I've spoken to Lucy at Grendon today and although we are welcome to use the lakeside area again they cannot guarantee we will have sole use of it and could end-up with other campers amongst us.
We would be able to keep our cars near the pitches as last year.
There are 10 16amp electric points on that area but they available on a 'first come, first served' basis.
They would also be prepared to section-off part of the main camping field for us as they had done previous to last year. According to their website this is a tent only area and there aren't any electric points.
Prices for both of the areas above per tent/night are £12.00 for 2/3/4 berths and £17.00 for 5/6/7 berths.
Caravans are £17.00/night.
Electricity is £3.00/night.
The third option we discussed is hiring, for our sole use, an area of the site called 'Geralds Ponds'.
It is a flat area near one of the smaller lakes and much closer to the club house and shower block than where we were last year.
It has 8 electric points and is suitable for tents and caravans.
The cost of hiring this area would be £300 all-in.
Normally this would have to be paid up-front at the time of booking but Lucy has agreed that a deposit will secure it.
She has also agreed that anyone wishing to stay over for the Sunday night is welcome to do so.
If we take this option I'm happy to pay the deposit asap and then give people until Friday 5th July to commit to coming and then work-out a cost per tent/caravan per night.
The cost per tent/caravan per night would obviously decrease as the number wishing to attend increased.
Taking this option would also mean I could make the payments in a couple of phone calls instead of everyone having to ring-up individually.
Thoughts please but time really is pressing if we are going to make this happen.
Andy.
The time and place will remain the same: Grendon Lakes, Northampton. NN7 1JW over the weekend of 12, 13 & 14 July.
I've spoken to Lucy at Grendon today and although we are welcome to use the lakeside area again they cannot guarantee we will have sole use of it and could end-up with other campers amongst us.
We would be able to keep our cars near the pitches as last year.
There are 10 16amp electric points on that area but they available on a 'first come, first served' basis.
They would also be prepared to section-off part of the main camping field for us as they had done previous to last year. According to their website this is a tent only area and there aren't any electric points.
Prices for both of the areas above per tent/night are £12.00 for 2/3/4 berths and £17.00 for 5/6/7 berths.
Caravans are £17.00/night.
Electricity is £3.00/night.
The third option we discussed is hiring, for our sole use, an area of the site called 'Geralds Ponds'.
It is a flat area near one of the smaller lakes and much closer to the club house and shower block than where we were last year.
It has 8 electric points and is suitable for tents and caravans.
The cost of hiring this area would be £300 all-in.
Normally this would have to be paid up-front at the time of booking but Lucy has agreed that a deposit will secure it.
She has also agreed that anyone wishing to stay over for the Sunday night is welcome to do so.
If we take this option I'm happy to pay the deposit asap and then give people until Friday 5th July to commit to coming and then work-out a cost per tent/caravan per night.
The cost per tent/caravan per night would obviously decrease as the number wishing to attend increased.
Taking this option would also mean I could make the payments in a couple of phone calls instead of everyone having to ring-up individually.
Thoughts please but time really is pressing if we are going to make this happen.
Andy.
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