Team Building/Get-Together

[Bush Tucker Man]

I'm a 'bit previous' with this, as it hasn't happened yet.
But, SWMBO has told me we are going to the company summer get-together at a hotel/corporate entertainment centre

I'm not too sure where it is, but she went to Chester for the (employees only) chr*s*mas 'do'
So, at a guess it'll be in the same area??

Now, as I understand it, we arrive on Saturday morning to 'lunch' (blimey, I hate that word )

Then in the afternoon, all employees & spouses each have a 'credit' on the site doing a variety of offerings
The usual suspects;
4x4's (no idea what breed, or how difficult)
Clay-Pigeon Shooting
Archery
Quads
plus another couple that slip my mind :?
(JCB's would be nice :D )

Suit & tie dinner in the evening, breakfast on Sunday morning & leave after/before(?) Sunday dinner

I do know it's in early May & we've got to advise the organiser of our choices in advance.
Where we used to live an archery club utilised the field behind us for practice, so I might have a go at that?
Wonder if they've got Cross-Bows?

Going by TimMs responsesin this thread, he'll be offering to come  & help.
Sorry Tim, I did suggest Bruntingthorpe (to no avail :( )


It'd be nice if it was at Conston Cold (on A65, near Skipton) as they've got the Yorkshire LR Experience franchise :D

Edit @ 09:01, Tuesday 21st
Forgot, Spas,body-treatments, facials, etc........... also on offer

[Colin 009]

Clay-Pigeon Shooting, thats what I'd choose. :D

[Bush Tucker Man]

Apparantly, we're going to Carden Park in Cheshire

[TimM]

Yes, Joanne definatley needs to take me on as an assistant for a few days to qualify for the event.... but which one?

I used to do Archery and still have a couple of bows in the garage (a compound and a recurve for anyone who knows the differance).

Quads would be fun at the start, but 'probably' bore me to death after a while (and I'd get very very dirty).

Clay pigeon shooting, again been there done that.

It will have to be 4x4 driving, sounds an odd choice, but remember - your doing it in somebody elses vehicle  :twisted:

Where do i sign?  :lol:

[Bush Tucker Man]

Yes, Joanne definatley needs to take me on as an assistant for a few days to qualify for the event.... but which one

Where do i sign?  :lol:

Here

[TimM]

Where do i sign?  :lol:

Here

There is a place to send in your CV, hmmmm  :?

They'd probably want me to work proper hours though and actually turn up, where as I just want to qualify as staff to get the perks  

Have you had any thoughts on which activity you prefer yet?

[Bush Tucker Man]

Have you had any thoughts on which activity you prefer yet?

I said Clays & Archery

[TimM]

I said Clays & Archery

Just don't try to combine the two, you'll never hit moving clays with a bow  :lol:

[Bush Tucker Man]

I used to do Archery and still have a couple of bows in the garage (a compound and a recurve for anyone who knows the differance).

Out of curiosity, how far will an arrow travel in horizontal flight before falling to the ground??

[TimM]

Hmmmm, going to have to be some guess work here, as it's a long time since I've used either of them.

Horizontal flight with a heavy arrow is not very good - I'm assuming for horizontal flight you mean startng with the arrow horizontal (for longer shots you effectively lean back   ).

Horizontal with recurve - 30-40 yards
Leaning back with recurve - 100-130 yards

Horizontal with compound - 70-80 yards
Leaning back with compound - 300-350 yards

But this is a bit of guesswork, I've never measured it  

[Bush Tucker Man]

So if I take both the mother-in-law & sister-in-law, and get them to stand 50yards behind the target I'm okay??

[TimM]

Depending on what targets they are using, I'll lend you my compund and it will have a go at punching a hole through all three for you  :lol:

[Bush Tucker Man]

Going on 6th/7thMay.

SWMBO has her treatments inthe morning at 11:00, mine's not until 14:00,so I might have a drive into Chester, Nantwich, or Wrexham for a couple of hours.
I've been to Chester before, but what is there to see at the other 2?

 :idea:  I know, I might go up to Northwich & visit the Anderton Boat Lift, I haven't seen it for about 12-13years

[Manicminer]

You could pop down to Llangollen.

You have the following to have a look at

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Llangollen Railway
Motor Museum
Llangollen Wharf
Horseshoe Falls
Victorian School of the 3Rs
Llangollen Bridge

A short drive would take you up the Horseshoe Pass and World's End is not far.


http://www.llangollen.org.uk/

click on Virtual Tour

http://www.oswestry-welshborders.org.uk/photos/aqueduct.shtml

click on Photo Gallery

[Bush Tucker Man]

You could pop down to Llangollen.

We've been there & walked over the Aquaduct, it's a very disconcerting feeling when the wind's blowing the leaves on the water at thesame speed you're walking at.

Horsehoe Pass is a lovely run
Waterloo Bridge is a marvel
Not been on the railway, but admired it (especially at the 'Black & White' station)

I like the brown 'Historic Route' signs bearing a Post-Coach symbol on the A5. An excellent idea

[Manicminer]

Since you enjoyed being lowered into Gaping Gill then maybe something like this would suit

http://www.abseiluk.com

[Bush Tucker Man]

Sounds good, but it's only 120foot :lol:

[gtomo2]

Head up towards wrexham then take the ruthin road and headup to worlds end lovely little road and it runs all the way to langollan.

[Bush Tucker Man]

We got a bit lost on the way there :oops:
We, & our passenger, had conflicting print-outs, me from AA site & Karen from RAC.
So on the leaving the M56 at jct 10 & heading towards Tarporley, the instructions were 'at odds' with each other.
Still we found it, after 2 3/4hours (including a stop-over at Birch Services (M62 between jcts 19 & 18)

Some nice villages along the A49, with plenty of thatched roofs, no boats came along, so I didn't get the opportunity to stop at that swing-bridge at Acton Bridge

Damn long drive from the main gates up to the hotel, must've been 3/4mile (arrived at 11:30)

So parked the car by reception & 'Bell-Boys' came out for the luggage (never had that happen before)

SWMBO & Karen shot off to their first Spa treatment, I was left mulling around as my first 'jolly' wasn't until 14:00 (room keys not allocated until 14:00, so couldn't even go there)
Had a saunter around, shook my head at all the people hitting little white balls with sticks.
Found the Activity centre, with a '55' plated 110CSW parked outside.
Mmmm :? , could I swap one of my planned activities for a play in a 110?


So ever so sadly I gave up archery for a drive on a (alledgedly) LR factory designed course in the Td5.
It wasn't too extreme, certainly not a Challenge location, but enough to as we were told scare a lot of people.
Unfortunately the instructor was adamanant on low-1st use only :?
It felt completely alien to be screaming up slopes.I went for a gear-change & got an "Oi!!"
I must admit given how slippery it was (& the axle-travel involved) how well the standard Grabber tyres, & in places no diff-lock, performed.


Then it was off in a mini-coach for a 25minute drive to where we were Clay-Pigeoning
Quite surprisingly we (only 3 of us) got 2 boxes of 25 cartidges each  :shock:  & a 12bore
It was the first time I'd ever used any form of gun & I was ............................
hopeless :lol:
I think I hit about 10 of the 50, still it was an experience

Dinner was okay, but a bit 'fancy', all these 'drizzles' & 'Jus' on the menu.

Breakfast this morning was better.
Help yourself & go back if you want  :D


On the way back along the A49 we passed absolutely loads of classics, ranging from Austin Maxis, E-Types to Mustangs. there was certainly something happening in that part of Chester
There were also a load of MG's parked at a pub at Hampton Heath

Oh, 1 & 3/4hours home door-to-door
(A49, A556, M6 & M62)