I have to confirm the venue but it looks like it is all go for these dates. I have even booked the star lecturer, would anyone like to hazard a guess to who it might be?

17th March is St Patrick's day so looking to move to 24/25th March, hoping this does not clash with anything.
Hoping to book and confirm today.

Sounds good to me, you say it is a new venue, is it still the same area? Just thinking about booking the travelodge.

There is another tour by Colin Stewart on 24/26th in the UK as well so we would clash with that, it is big décor but possibly would be good to avoid it.
So do we go back to 17/18th with 17th St Patricks day or try for another date 31st March and 1st April?

Quote from: "magirob"Sounds good to me, you say it is a new venue, is it still the same area? Just thinking about booking the travelodge.

It would mean booking a different Travelodge about 10 miles away.

This is getting difficult to book, the 17/18th is St Patricks day, the week before a few are unable to attend and the week after is difficult for me as we like to have the days on a Tue/Wed so can be home to ship orders Thursday for the weekend. As Colin Stewart is doing a tour we would need to have  a Wed and Thursday 25/26th. Happy to not worry about that for once but on the 27th March is the start for the British jugging convention so I would have to either travel home from Leeds Thursday night and back to Barnsley Friday or arrange to get Lyn home somehow.

Plan B would be to forget March and look at the end of April.

Pieter van Engen has been booked and confirmed, the dates will be announced a little later as I have to go out now.

I have now booked lecturer number two for the event, this has been tricky though with halls and hotels, in fact a bit of a challenge to say the least.

All sorted, the days are booked for Wed 25th March with Pieter van Engen running the lecture/workshop day. This day is filmed for balloon artistes guild members.
Thursday 26th March we have Rhian Beynon with a lecture/workshop, could I ask memebrs to please try and stay for both days as the past few two day events
many have been leaving at lunchtime on day two.
If two day events are no longer required we could go back to single days?

I have booked Arthington Village hall. The usual place, we were going to try another venue but it was booked Wed night so had to move venue and move original date for the event.
The Leeds/Bradford airport Travelodge is very expensive £49 a night, I have booked there for Pieter and Lyn and I as it's easy for the airport when Pieter flies in.
I did notice the Bradford Travelodge was still offering £30 rooms which is 6 miles away so that may be handy or club members could get a family room with a put
you up bed and share the cost for the airport hotel.

I will add the booking details to the website later.

I am booked into the Keighley Travelodge on the Tues and weds night, driving home Thurs evening after the event.

This travelodge was 12 miles away from the hall BUT it was only £65 for 2 nights, had free parking and is just down the road from a hill I need to go and climb. Woohoo

Just added the booking details to the website, the day is free to Balloon Artiste Guild members, this is the last event for 2014/15.
Pieter is the star lecture day so this will be filmed for members.

http://www.balloonartwholesale.co.uk/ballo ... hare-days/
There is an early bird special till the end of the month, Wed £50, Thursday £35 or attend both days for £75.

I will be there for both dates

I see premier inn is £35 http://www.premierinn.com/en/exploreSearch.action but leeds centre is that a problem?

Bradford is only £29

Travelodge booked - I'll be there both days.

See you team!