Special Invite To Forum Members - 2019

I am going to try for this year, but O/H is talking of going away again mid May till June so not all sure at the moment, but I really would like to make it just once.!

 

Tell him he has got to make it a different date for going away

 

I am trying @shiney dont worry.. He is so flipping awkward though I reckon this is on purpose.!!

 

Update

So far those who have said they are coming along (others let me know later)

Freddy and Mrs Freddy
FatController, and Mrs FC (hopefully)
JWK, and Mrs JWK (hopefully)
Beckie
Snorky
both with their other halves if they can twist their arms enough
I hope @Webmaster might be able to make it
@roders and Mrs roders usually come along
pete will make it if he can (usually manages to get here)
hopefully @Jack Sparrow and Mrs will make it again

We provide sandwiches for GC members (not available to the general public ). All are welcome

Some of the plants we have prepared for sale (willow has been dropping catkins and leaves on them )

























We're just potting up loads of Zebra grass (Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus') - always very popular but a 'B' to dig up and split. I had to split it with a saw!

Also potting up a load of Crocosmia.

Not sure what next.

 

I'll try my best to pop over, is it Saturday night you go out for curry?

 

@Webmaster yes.

 

Saturday is the planned day for us - we are likely to be fairly early, as my energy reserves still disappear later in the day, and it is a couple of hours drive to get home.

 

@Fat Controller arriving early is always best. Particularly as you will be able to park closer to us. If you feel you need a rest you can always use my armchair that virtually turns into a bed.

Parking may, or may not, be a problem this year. The gas board are renewing the gas main and have to close one side of the road where they are working. They tend to set the traffic lights 400yds apart and block off all the space between the lights. They don't know whether they will have got past us by the end of May!

Their head office are as useful as a chocolate teapot! They told me the area they have on their paperwork for their licences for the lights. They give the name of the houses outside of which the lights have a licence. Sounds simple. Unfortunately they may have a little difficulty as one of the named houses burnt down 420 years ago and was never replaced! I think they have used an old map

So I went and had a chat with the foreman of the works. He said that they would endeavour to get past us by then. He hoped they would as they get a bonus for finishing early. If they don't get past then he said he would only fence off the holes that they dig (they dig them a long way apart and run the new main through the old one) and it would allow cars to park in between. Currently they fence off the whole section.