Barkeep's Blog - Vollsanger

13th August 2012 - Day for loading... guess I expected it to rain !!!

So Monday Morning - and early calls for Curious Pastimes. Concern really over how much space we will have in the main glade - but not really much more we can do until we get to site next weekend. I understand their problems, there is only so much space anywhere on the site - especially where we can get power for the bars and the traders - but normally we run two 4 masters ( 120ft x 20ft)  in order that we can sit enough people all the time and move the beer etc.   but in this glade we have a maximum size of a two master and a 4 master. We are looking to take all the additional canvass and poles and see if we can rig something up with rope to cover more of the glade - but that will have to wait until we are there.

Benches and Trestles - CP are getting them from Leicester t the cost of £435 plus VAT for 20 tables and forty benches. I have a need for an extra 10 tables and 20 benches - so am looking at £21.50 for each set. Is sad as I am told that in Germany you can buy a full set for 70 Euros in their thrift shops...
Don't want to take the stuff up myself - but I am told that the local benches are very expensive and you have to pick them up yourself. Will have to enquire with the scouts at PACCAR.

Posted "A stroll around the Market with Vollsanger"  some views of the Market area of the "Town" at Mythodea set to my song "Other side of Norsca"

So an hour on the phone and I have found one firm that may be able to supply benches and tables locally. Costs have gone up a lot - £5.50 for table and £5 each for benches - making £15.50 per set plus VAT. Delivery will be £20  - this is from Top Marquees of High Wycombe
Onto the firm used by Curious Pastimes and ask for the same deal or better - see it they will assist - will make things easier if we get them from one source.

Welcome to the Barden Heim

So the last of the videos have gone up ... mainly belly dancers and some fighting at the Northlanders camp the Grosses Heer ... so that will be a morning's work  - well work avoidance I suppose...

best get on then ....

Leicester company will match the prices and no charge for delivery si will go with them tomorrow.
Done a stock list and we have enough wine and mead for both Scolton And Renewal - though I would have like to have more Spiced mead  - may see about a delivery of a few cases for the event if I pay the last bills.

Could be an admin day tomorrow as well as getting the trailer fixed and finding more oil for diesel... emptying the van and doing some loading...   still only Monday  - better have a glass of red ....