stormin the castle

fishboy · 2nd August 2010, 12:47 PM

Anybody on here do stormin, 3rd 4th 5th sept, if so have your tickets arrived yet ?
for those who dont know its a bike festival held at witton castle every year, im not a biker but go for the music..........stanglers headline on the saturday this year.

Octavarium · 3rd August 2010, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by fishboy

Anybody on here do stormin, 3rd 4th 5th sept, if so have your tickets arrived yet ?
for those who dont know its a bike festival held at witton castle every year, im not a biker but go for the music..........stanglers headline on the saturday this year.

Yes,& no.
Here's why though......

http://www.qtdm.co.uk/storminthecastle/tickets.php

humbug · 3rd August 2010, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by fishboy

Anybody on here do stormin, 3rd 4th 5th sept, if so have your tickets arrived yet ?
for those who dont know its a bike festival held at witton castle every year, im not a biker but go for the music..........stanglers headline on the saturday this year.

we do it every year mate. been to everyone since the first at finchale abbey.
it's a cracking weekend.
there's also a cover band called 'radge against the machine on'

hope the weather stays fine this year mind.
how do you get in without a bike though?

Octavarium · 3rd August 2010, 08:39 AM

You don't need a bike - there is limited car parking available,or you can just get dropped off at the gate like we're doing.Have to have an SMB mini meet-up/piss-up,...or not.

Steak Pie · 3rd August 2010, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Octavarium

You don't need a bike - there is limited car parking available,or you can just get dropped off at the gate like we're doing.Have to have an SMB mini meet-up/piss-up,...or not.

There's normally a good contingent of Consett bikers there, plus one of the lads now lives in the gatehouse, insided the grounds of the STC site. Every chance there'll be a few of us there again.

Octavarium · 3rd August 2010, 10:13 AM

Higgy used to go,but he moved out of Consett a couple of years ago.I was talking to one of the Fowler Welch Coolchain drivers on Friday,he's something to do with Dragonslayer & he lives down near Witton Castle.Had a good chat about it - & he kept me away from my work for 20 minutes in the process.....which was good

chriswallace85 · 3rd August 2010, 10:38 AM

I fancy it again this year like, don't think the lads are intereted though.

Been twice before. First time we went on the Friday for Russ Tippins and Limehouse Lizzy and fucked off home on the Saturday. Second time we went for both nights when UFO headlined. Went paintballing on the Saturday and walked what seemed like miles to a pub to watch the Man Utd game when Kenwyne made his debut. Got gypped by some local kids playing pool, then went back to the site to watch UFO.

fishboy · 3rd August 2010, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by humbug

we do it every year mate. been to everyone since the first at finchale abbey.
it's a cracking weekend.
there's also a cover band called 'radge against the machine on'

hope the weather stays fine this year mind.
how do you get in without a bike though?

me and 3 mates go up in the van, can take loads of stuff, its a bit expence to park it on site £35 i think, but between 4 its ok, comes in handy if it weather turns nasty. remember barny 2 years ago.

Octavarium · 3rd August 2010, 11:30 AM

Handy for stashing your drink though

fishboy · 3rd August 2010, 11:43 AM

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Handy for stashing your drink though

i have a git thick polystyrene box that can hold 6 slabs of beer, i work for the nhs, the box once had a yellow sticker on the side that said.
may contain human body parts for transplant..........true
its that good after 3 days its still like getting a beer from the fridge.............you couldnt carry that on a kawasaki.