CHAIRMAN NOEL JACKSON'S PHOTOGRAPHS - 2005/2006

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HOME COUNTIES AT ASHWELL - 5TH TO 7TH MAY 2006 Visited Home Counties at Ashwell and caught up with lots of old friends. A lovely weekend with sun, rain, maypole and pancakes.
Ashwell in Motion	Ashwell Dance

SOUTH WEST AT MELBURY OSMOND NEAR DORCHESTER - 8TH - 30TH APRIL 2006 Thomas Hardy country. A long way to drive but a beautiful part of the country and well worth a visit. Good weather again with games outside, music inside and excellent walking country.
Melbury Site	Another View of Melbury Site
Nearby Cottages	Thomas Hardy Cottage

RIDINGS - EASTER AT EPWORTH - 14TH TO 17TH APRIL 2006 We returned to the Ridings for Easter at Epworth, a mixed bag weather wise but good fun with lots going on, music, song, dance, craft - everything you'd expect at Easter. I also had a lovely drive over the "Cat and Fiddle" to Macclesfield to attend NW AGM on the Saturday.
Epworth Site	Epworth in full Swing
Epworth - I'm Walking

RIDINGS AGM - COPLEY CC, NEAR HALIFAX - 24TH TO 26TH MARCH 2006 It was a wet weekend but plenty of time to explore Halifax (the Piece Hall was very interesting with it’s farmer’s market and numerous little shops) and also to take a walk along the canal tow path, adjacent to the site and visit Sowerby Bridge.
Copley	Copley the other Way

WESSEX AGM, FORT WIDLEY, COSHAM, PORTSMOUTH - 7TH TO 9TH APRIL 2006 It was a beautiful sunny weekend but the wind nearly cut us all in half. The site is situated within the grounds of an 1860’s Fort, itself a very interesting complex. There are some lovely walks and views from this site, worth another visit sometime but watch the gate posts on the way in!
Fort Widley	Fort Widley Island
Fort Widley Ramparts

NORTH CENTRAL YOUTH FOLK ROCK WEEKEND AT CAULDON LOWE - 15TH - 17TH JULY Folk Rock – Thanks to North Central for offering Cauldon Lowe as the venue, Even though numbers were down, the weekend went very well and included lots of music practice, a good singaround on the Friday night and a mass Barbeque on the Saturday afternoon. Not too full to dance though, a really lively dance on Saturday with an acoustic play around on Sunday to wind down. Thanks to everyone who attended and Steve for organising the weekend.
Rock Weekend	Does the Band Smell or What?
It Really Rocks	The Odd Glass or Two
Let's All Get Together	More Singing
Yet More Singing	Let's All Be Together
This is Terry's Teapot Dance	Youth Prep
Too Loud Man!	Folk Rocks

EAST MIDLANDS MEET AT RISLEY - 7TH - 12TH JULY Risley – Another quiet site on a farm near to Derby and the M1 but with a barn on site available all day, Well, when it’s as hot a weekend as this was, a cool stone built barn is perfect. This was a craft weekend with over 30 units there and something to do or look at all day. Combine this with local fish and chips delivered to the site and at least two buckets of Strawberries for pudding on the Saturday – brilliant.

Big Malc at Risley

Fun Dancing

WESSEX MEET AT BOTLEY - 30TH JUNE - 4TH JULY Botley – As you can see, we spent a great day out at the Festival of the Sea in Portsmouth Docks. Lovely quiet site behind a farm in the countryside but only a few minutes from the M27, it might have been a long drive from Derbyshire but well worth the effort.
Festival of the Sea	Going up
HMS Victory	Who put that wall there?
Hello	We're running out of room

MIDLANDS MEET AT YOXALL - 10TH - 12TH JUNE Yoxall – A beautiful site behind a pub in this lovely little village, once again the weather was nice and the company superb. The village hall is within easy walking distance and all in all a great venue.
Yoxall Site	Which Way Next
Into the Middle	JJ Taking a Glass

NORTH CENTRAL MEET AT ASHOVER - 27TH MAY - 5TH JUNE Just one from the Ashover meet –Great THS run by North Central, dances, singarounds (in pubs as well), nice venue – the village even had a beer festival going on at the same time. The picture is of the horse shoe throwing competition.
	Horse Shoes Hots Up