Big Green Gathering

[Martin]

haven't been around much lately - been rather busy!
I have literally just received confirmation that we are going to be at the BGG this year, as part of the festival - we're taking a rather nifty solar-powered shower unit, situated somewhere in the crafts area for the duration of the festival!
Come and say hello, and grab a shower!
(the showers will be free, with pukka eco shower gel and shampoo laid on - there'll be a bucket for donations to Water Aid at the door)
If ssfers want to get in touch with each other there, let me know, and I'll bung a messageboard up somewhere!

[Shirley]

Welcome back Martin - you've been missed.

Your shower sounds great but sadly I'll need to find one closer to home and won't be at BGG. Hope it goes well :)

[Martin]

thanks!
Really have been silly busy! This is just the first festival announcement - we're awaiting confirmation of our presence at the Workhouse Festival in Wales the week after Glastonbury, we're definitely doing a local water festival at Arlington on 14th July, and there's a possibilty of another local one.......
We're eagerly awaiting getting our hands on one of the new Samrey Mistral turbines - one of the first in the country (should have it with us at the Workhouse Festival) - and just for light relief have been working too - and then there's the "little green shed" that's sprouting in my back garden...(that's a book in itself!)
And nary a teapot in sight these days!

[red]

hey Martin - been wondering where you where. glad all is ok.

[the.fee.fairy]

*cough* try the 'what's going on' board - i'm arranging a meetup picnic with a flag and every thing!

I've been wondering where you were lately too, glad to know that you're still about!

Hope to see you there...we got our confirmation a couple of weeks ago. I've got to get our coach tickets back to London sorted out, and we'll be going great guns!

[Millymollymandy]

Hello Martin!

[the.fee.fairy]

I've just read that you're going to have showers!!!

*puts travel towel on the shopping list*

Marvellous. I might not have to braid all my hair to stop it looking crap then!

[Martin]

AND hopefully free eco shower gel and shampoo too!
Working on providing some solar (PV) powered sounds as well!
I must admit to some degree of self-interest in this - having queued for hours last year for a tepid shower, whilst being showered with icy water by a large lady having a cold shower next door, I decided that proper showers have got to be a must at any festival - after a day or three your hair gets to that "itchy" phase, when you'd sell your Grannie for a shower!

[the.fee.fairy]

absolutely, that's why i had dreads in last year, and i was planning to put braids in this year - it gets it all out of the way and stops it looking filthy.

The only problem i had was my feet - because i was wearing sandals/bare feet, my feet were black after a day or two.

[Andy Hamilton]

I might cycle there

[Martin]

-having driven up the hills on the way there last year, you'll need to get going about next Thursday!