Lymm Show - 25th May

[internet_nobody]

I've been to Northern shows before, so that shouldn't be a problem. Just need to work out if its actually worth associate membership fees when I only have a pair to sell (who I want to keep anyway ).

[Bunsey]

i thought you had to have associate membership to show, so unless you aren't showing, then you'd have to get it anyway, right?

[souffle]

No Bunsey, anyone can show at the club shows however you cannot collect trophies if you are not a member or associate member. If you are not a member of any club you cannot collect the Harry hamster points either.

[Bunsey]

so... technically then, i don't have to be an associate northern member because they don't give trophies? might as well save some dosh then

[souffle]

The do give annual trophies engraved with any winnings at the end of the year so you would not get one of these and they are usually well worth having! The year runs from Oct - Sept so I suspect you would get one for Paddy's BIS. I'd renew

[Bunsey]

ahhh, i see. definately worth a little £3.50 then!
i actually meant to renew at Brockholes, but with all the fuss over finding it and having a headache i forgot. i'll do it at Lymm instead. Is it nooboo who's sec for that? remind me

[Spuds Mum]

Yes Noo is looking after us at Lymm

[Yaffle]

I'm really gutted I cant make this show

It's my cousins wedding the same day and I accepted the invite and then a day later realised it was the lymm show. I can't get to a show now until July, I'm gonna be having withdrawal symptoms!

[Bunsey]

Lymm's the last one for me til Brinsworth in July. i can get to quite few shows really without staying over. i was only at Bradford, Thame and Alcester because i stayed overnight. It's too far in one day. i don't go anything over about 2 hours. you've got to have a cut off point somewhere. Brinsworth is just over 2 hours so it's ok

The displays can be a bit of a pain because they do seem to decrease the number of actual midland shows. Not that i could get to Blenheim or the others even if they were a show. it's so weird that i'm a midland member and i can only go to 2 midland shows a year! although when i joined there was also great barr, but the one they changed that too is too far. There's a big gap really. there's all the southerny ones, then a big gap between birmingham and Lymm with nothing apart from Willington and kingswinford (the 2 midland ones i can go) and then the northern ones.

edit: it gave me an idea of a bordem buster task... i've drawn a demonstratory map!
Pink is northern shows, Blue is midland and yellow is southern. sorry i had to basically guess the southern as i have no idea



isn't it an excellent map

[Bourne Valley Hams]

I guess I should be grateful that I live in the middle sized yellow blob!!