Im looking to organise a picnic/bar b que and day of fun n games at lydiard park near Swindon (www.lydiardpark.org.uk) on Sunday 7 June 2009 starting at 10am. It be a case of everyone bring some food along and if someone has or can get hold of a big bar b que for the cooking (and maybe show off your bbq skills). Fun and games, for the kids with plenty to do, a kids adventure playground on site and maybe (if numbers surfice) a treasure hunt in the afternoon.

At the moment its a feeler to see how this gauges out!!

Just noticed from their site (things change) that we would need to hire a bbq, so how about we just do this as a picnic?

Edited 29 March, 200917 yr by smstext
cough wrong date.

8th June is a Monday?

yeah 8th is monday but im doing it sunday which is a day early, beleive the 7th

ok i got the date wrong, but now edited and changed, thanks for mentioning it

Not working that date so I'll be interested.

lol - depending on when I get back from Chatsworth then on this one. I am thinking I may just go for the day now instead of all weekend.

im thinking of a treasure hunt like thing but not decided on site or a drive (not too familar with local landmarks that way, just know of it and the grounds).

im thinking of a treasure hunt like thing but not decided on site or a drive (not too familar with local landmarks that way, just know of it and the grounds).

You'll want to be going well out of swindon for a drive! Its a flippin nitemare for traffic around there.

i might do a reccy this sunday and have a look, but excpect this will be one area the octygones might come up triumphs with (get the hint lol)

or dvere now i see his name pop up

lol. I would offer to help.. but when I lived in Swindon, over half of what is now swindon was still green!

which bit did you live in i spent a year living in upper stratton and remember haydon wick basically not exisiting and it being fields there too (and the country road from the pinehurst/haydon area through to sparcells).

ahhh the summers of trecking down all those cycle tracks out that way stopping at each little play park along the way!

Used to live in Moredon from the age of 2 up to 11. My sis lived in Pinehurst, now lives in Toothill. Also did a stint in Penhill - and lives to tell the tale!!!

penhill and toothill i bet she has a few good stories.

You should ask Dvere to help you with this one because he has been planning exactually the same meet for ages. Also he has a few contacts who deal with the grounds who can get us a few extras.

will do.

sounds good mate. Me n the missus might be able to pop over.

be nice to have a da out again.

billy

Depends on what jobs I can muster up, if any.

I havent planned anymore of this since my last posting after being pm'd by a member here and told not to organise anything as another member was doing it and that i was treading on their toes. Its getting close and as there is nothing else organised on this i will safely say that this event is officially cancelled unless Ant has actually planned anything and has anything in the pipeline.