Difference between revisions of "Redsands Sea Fort Visit"
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− | [[User:Tomscott|Tom Scott]] is | + | [[User:Tomscott|Tom Scott]] is planning a trip for Sunday June 19th. |
==Where== | ==Where== | ||
− | + | From Queenborough, in Kent, a two-hour train ride away. Carpooling may be an option, but given the delays of previous trips it may be best to go for a scheduled train. | |
==How== | ==How== | ||
The Project Redsand trust have recently started giving tours. | The Project Redsand trust have recently started giving tours. | ||
− | The boat trip will cost approximately | + | The boat trip will cost approximately £75 per head, including boarding the forts. £38 of that needs to be paid immediately, in order that the boat can be booked. |
Read more here: http://xpilot.project-redsand.com/ | Read more here: http://xpilot.project-redsand.com/ | ||
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We need 12 people to book the boat. If there's loads of people we'll try to organise more than one trip. | We need 12 people to book the boat. If there's loads of people we'll try to organise more than one trip. | ||
− | The first 12 to reply: | + | The first 12 to reply have now received an email asking if they want to take a place: |
* Jonty | * Jonty | ||
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* Elliot x 2 | * Elliot x 2 | ||
− | Put your name here in case someone in the list above can't come (quite likely considering tide & weather mean we may reschedule at short notice: | + | Put your name here in case someone in the list above can't come (quite likely considering tide & weather mean we may reschedule at short notice): |
* hendry AT iki dot FI | * hendry AT iki dot FI | ||
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* Kieran Kunhya (kieran at kunhya dot com) | * Kieran Kunhya (kieran at kunhya dot com) | ||
* [[User:Ascen | asc]] | * [[User:Ascen | asc]] | ||
+ | '''Everyone who was on the list by 9pm on 16th May will get an email soon asking if they want one of the remaining places. Feel free to continue to add your email below the line, but it won't help you with this current trip!''' | ||
'''If enough people sign up we'll organise another trip. Which is highly likely, given the amount of interest.''' | '''If enough people sign up we'll organise another trip. Which is highly likely, given the amount of interest.''' |
Revision as of 20:28, 16 May 2011
The Redsands Sea Forts are WWII relics located in the Thames Estuary. They've recently been opened up for visitors.
We want to visit them. They are awesome.
What
When
Tom Scott is planning a trip for Sunday June 19th.
Where
From Queenborough, in Kent, a two-hour train ride away. Carpooling may be an option, but given the delays of previous trips it may be best to go for a scheduled train.
How
The Project Redsand trust have recently started giving tours.
The boat trip will cost approximately £75 per head, including boarding the forts. £38 of that needs to be paid immediately, in order that the boat can be booked.
Read more here: http://xpilot.project-redsand.com/
Who's going
We need 12 people to book the boat. If there's loads of people we'll try to organise more than one trip.
The first 12 to reply have now received an email asking if they want to take a place:
- Jonty
- Russ
- Tom S
- Alex P
- Mark
- b3cft x 3
- JimM
- Zac
- Elliot x 2
Put your name here in case someone in the list above can't come (quite likely considering tide & weather mean we may reschedule at short notice):
- hendry AT iki dot FI
- Kelvin Luck
- Dan W + 1
- Karen Friar (karen DOT friar AT zdnet DOT co DOT uk)
- Rupert Goodwins (rupertg at gmail dot com) will bring memorial shortwave transmitter to remember glory days of pirates
- Matt Sheret (matthew dot sheret at gmail dot com)
- David S (davids hat dsingleton dots co dots uk)
- Pete ( pgchamberlin at gmail ) x 2
- Nick L
- Jon Stuart ( directo at lemonia dot org ) [ non-but-soon-to-be-member ]
- Nigle
- Ian Ozsvald (ian AT ianozsvald DOT com - of BuildBrighton) x 2
- Tom P (palfrey AT tevp DOT net)
- Hikey - probably x 2
- Martin Williams (g4grs AT hotmail DOT com)
- Wren x 2
- 4ndr3vv at gmail dot com
- Kevan Mayor (cbf593a at gmail dot com)
- Mike + 1
- Kieran Kunhya (kieran at kunhya dot com)
- asc
Everyone who was on the list by 9pm on 16th May will get an email soon asking if they want one of the remaining places. Feel free to continue to add your email below the line, but it won't help you with this current trip!
If enough people sign up we'll organise another trip. Which is highly likely, given the amount of interest.