We have been working our little socks off and think we have cracked it.
You wanted a day/weekend event where you sort your own accomodation with lots of things going on.
We are aiming to run a weekend along the model of Whitby but aimed entirely at Steampunks and Neo-Victoriana.
The date 11th-13th September 2009.
The City - Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The core venue - "The Lawn", a former Victorian Lunatic Asylum in manicured grounds in the heart of Lincoln's historical quarter. When we heard it was a Lunatic Asylum first built in 1820 we knew we had found our home!!!
Other venues - Two major hotels, a range of historic cottages with victorian dining rooms and brass bedsteads, a victorian tea rooms and of course a couple of pubs. All within five minutes walk of each other. Plus there is a wide range of other accomodation available from campsites and caravan sites to college and hostel accomodation, B&Bs etc.
There are cobbled pedestrianised streets and parks to promenade through in the quarter between the cathedral (as seen in Da Vinci Code) the castle and the park and Core venue.
We are looking to stage an entertainment event on the Friday evening (live music and comedy). If there is demand we have scope to add more than one event in several different bars etc plus more gentile pursuits (Lady Elsie wants to host a cocktail party!)
Saturday the main venue will host exhibitions and competitions, dealers rooms, workshops with authors, contraptors and musicians etc. At the same time we want to allow lots of scope for socialising, showing off your kit and relaxing. Saturday night will be the First Annual Empire Ball.
Sunday is for promenading, picnics on the lawns, cream teas and sunday lunches because no-one will be nursing a hangover will they?
Projected price for a wristband with access to all venues and entertainments: £30. Tickets should go on sale in a couple of weeks. The price will increase as we get closer to the event to encourage early booking. Some features will be available to book seperately if you don't want to attend the whole thing.
Please
do not try and book any accomodation in Lincoln yet. We have provisionally booked everything but are meeting with the tourism people and the venues next week to hammer out the final costings and negotiate discounted rates on accomodation etc to try and save you money.
We hope this will be the first of many future events and give us something we can call our own. Full memberships are probably going to be limited to around 250 but if the demand is there we are looking at ways to expand the whole thing into a full blown festival.
If you are interested in attending please post here to show the rest of us that this event has got your support.
Then please email me to get put on the mailing list for ticket information, accomodation etc.
Email me if you are interested in booking a traders table/space in the core venue.
Email if you are interested in performing -music, dance, comedy etc. There are several potential venues for different scales of things. I need to know what you are offering, what size of an audience you think you are happy with, how long a set, and any charges or if you are looking for exposure or just want to get involved in what we hope will be a truly amazing weekend.
Finally please email and volunteer to be involved in workshops, panels etc and if you want to exhibit your contraptions, devices, artwork etc.
We need volunteers to sort a website etc to promote the event. Please email again.
My direct email is
majortinker@aol.comWe really hope this is what you want. We are excited about it, we have a core team already starting work. We want an event for Steampunks, by Steampunks.
How say you?
Your humble servants,
Major Thadeus Tinker (Retd) & Lady Elsie (et al).
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