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The
14th Annual UKM Weekender
(a UK Masquerade event)
12th - 14th November 2010
St
Briavels Castle Youth Hostel
St Briavels,
Gloucesteshire
Venue | Schedule | Getting There | Contacts | Booking | Terms & Conditions
The cost of the event is £50 and a minimum £10 deposit is required to secure a booking.
Included in this price are:-
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CONDITIONS OF BOOKING HAVE CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. PLEASE READ THE T&Cs BELOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
Booking your place
Payment can be made by cheque/PO/cash sent with your booking form or you can pay by credit card via Paypal. If you choose Paypal please email your booking form to me at the address given on the form.
MAKE A ONE-OFF PAYMENT
OR SUBSCRIBE (3 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF £16.66)
Contact details
| Admin and Bookings | Plot and Rules:- |
|
Sarah Clark e-mail sjc2@myownlittleworld.org.uk |
Matt Lyons
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Catering
The weekend is B&B only, with breakfast provided Saturday & Sunday mornings. You will need to provide your own lunches and Friday/Saturday evening meals but there's a well equipped self-catering kitchen where you're welcome to prepare your own food. There are Tesco and Sainsbury's supermarkets a short drive away in Lydney and Chepstow and a pub that does excellent (if rather pricey) food.
The hostel now has a drinks license so you may not bring your own alcohol, instead the castle has a small bar and will be able lay on wine, local beer and cider at reasonable cost.
Event Schedule (provisional)
| Friday | from 5pm | castle open for checking in |
| 9pm - 2am | evening game | |
| Saturday | 10am - 5pm | clan/coterie meetings |
| 9pm - 2am | evening game | |
| Sunday | 1pm | check out |
During the day on Saturday and on Sunday morning it is usual for clans and coteries to meet up for plotting, scheming and other nefarious purposes. Rooms will be set aside for these meetings but those not involved at any particular time are welcome to bring and run their own tabletop games. Alternatively you may leave the castle to explore the local area or nearby towns of Chepstow and Monmouth.
Venue
Though it poses as a Youth Hostel these days, the castle was built in 1206 and at various times has been an armory, a royal hunting lodge and a prison. Accomodation is in bunk rooms (bedding provided) and we will be largely self-catering. The bad news is that the castle can only hold 70 people so you will need to book early to ensure a place. Here's a link to a page of pics taken on a visit in August 2004.
Getting There
St Briavels is a small village on the Gloucester side of the Welsh border.
From the south, head for the older of the two Severn Bridges (M48) and at the first junction over the bridge, turn north onto the A466, then at the next roundabout take the third exit onto the A48 for Chepstow. Follow the A48 till about half a mile after it crosses the river Wye then take the first left (B4228).You will follow this road as it winds along the Wye valley for about 8 miles. Take care at Tutshill where the B4228 makes a sharp right at the first of a double roundabout (signposted to St Briavel's before the turn). About 7 miles after Tutshill, turn off to the left at the junction signed for St Briavels (High St), ignoring earlier signs for St Briavel's Common (you need to watch out - the turn off is poorly signposted and quite tight). Follow the High Street till it starts to bend round to the right and take the next left (Church St). The Castle is on the left.
From the Midlands and north, head for Gloucester and take the A48 round to the north of the city. Follow the A48 south-west along the Severn valley as far as Lydney then turn right onto the B4231. Follow this till it meets the B4228 (turn left), follow this road south for about 2 miles then turn off to the right signed for St Briavels (East St). Follow East St till it branches right into Church St. The Castle is on the left.
TERMS OF BOOKING
Payment
PLEASE READ THIS : Due to the limited number of spaces and the fact we have to pay for the venue two months in advance of the event I am changing the way bookings and payments are handled this year.
1. Block bookings on behalf of clubs will not be accepted.
2. In the event of more people wanting to book than there are places available, names will be put on a standby list in the order in which they're received.
3. You MUST pay for your ticket IN FULL before the final payment deadline (4th October 2010) or your booking will be cancelled and offered to the next person on the standby list. Any money you've paid will be refunded minus the £10 deposit. If before the date of the event you decide you no longer wish to attend for whatever reason, all fees paid will be returned less a reasonable amount to cover obligations incurred on your behalf.
4. Attendees must be 18 years of age or over on or before 12th November 2010
5. Each booking must be accompanied by a copy of the booking form completed for a named individual or family group.
Conduct
1. You may only bring into play a character drawn up in accordance with the rules and constitution of UK Masquerade.
2. You must accept that the event Story Tellers have final say over which characters may be allowed in play and may veto any character or item brought to the event in the interests of the game.
3. Before an event: The event organisers may bar from the event any individual whose attendance they consider likely to be detrimental. Any fees paid in advance of this decision will be refunded.
4. During an event: A player whose behaviour is deemed to be disruptive and prejudicial to the enjoyment of the event by the other attendees may be expelled from the event. The decision will be taken in consultation with the attendant officers of UK Masquerade and any officer of the player's home club who is present. Final authority on all such decisions will lie with the event organisers. All fees paid will be forfeit.
5. Play at events is subject to the rules and discipline of UK Masquerade.
Last update Sunday, 04-Jul-2010 08:24:52 GMT
