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REVIEW
SPECIAL FRI. 7:15pm
Ambergate/Matlock
On 1st July all BIG F and Youth Fellowship members
once again were invited to a feast of activity on a weekend break in Ambergate, at Canal
Cottage. Around 13 people went on Friday night, leaving Sunny Ilkeston at
approximately 7:00, arriving around 7:30pm. After settling in, and a tour round, it was a
drive down to Matlock Bath, and a free steady walk around, everyone got back at the
cottage for 10:00, where all members either watched TV, Practised on the Guitar (Ian
and Paul B) or played around. All this took to 12:00am when every one finally
went to bed.
SAT 9:00am - Carsinton Waters
Adventure
At a fixed time of leaving at 9:30am, no one woke
till around 8:45, everyone had breakfast and got ready for Carsinton Waters. We
left around 10:15, (after Jane turned up), and arriving at carsingtom around 11:00,
we then had a look at what was on offer. After a few minutes, 5 on a 2hr Cycle
Ride around the Waters, ups and downs, (Ivan, Gareth, Dave, David S and Paul
P). The 4 girls including Ian and Paul B went canoeing. While Jane and
Helen relaxed?
After 2 hrs cycling (11:45 - 1:45) they returned to
base, tired and hot, and the canoers - 1hr on the cold water, (they didn't
start till the 12:15 session), returned to the bench - either exhausted or soaking
wet through -, for packed lunch around 2:00pm.
After a few talks all 10 decided they wanted to go
back, canoeing, (this time with wet suites (some anyway)), the session was at 4:00. So the
other 3 did a bit of shopping (Paul P, Helen and Jane) via a small visit,
and a sad disappointment for Jane, as M? (tennis player) lost and
left in the ladies Wimbledon finals (bad luck Jane). Anyway back to success.
After all the shopping, canoeing + laughter we all arrived back to the car,
some dry and warm others slightly wet and cold. We arrived back at the Cottage around
6:00pm.
From then on it was preparation time for tea, and others
who didn't help spent it relaxing, guitar practising or yes you have
guessed it Water fight – again -. After dinner every one got ready,
as well as a few more water fights, for the 3rd night stalker - the real battle -
the real battle -. At 10:00 the battle began, everyone wore dark clothes, and group
1, equipped with only water pistals and tourches, were defending, the 5 beacons (around
the cottage), they used all methods of defending (high marks for defending), the
attackers (group 2) tried there best, but were defeated. After 30 mins (11:20pm)
the game changed, (group 1 attacked, the other defend) and the situation was also
different, the attackers succeeded in getting all but one beacon , 2 beacons were
later invalid, (bad luck, but high marks for all that took part). David was
unable to give a prize for the winners, but gave a speech on how good both
teams were. But there were a few complaints and comments about Both the Defending
groups leader, Ian Slater (who to make numbers even decided to lead the defenders,
plus SAFETY. Everyone finally got to bed around 12:45
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SUN
8:45am - Black Rock, and Home
Breakfast was at 9:00am after every one finally wroke
up. After, we went to Black Rock. All went different ways, but all ended on
top of the rocks relaxing in the still warm air, and enjoying the scenery. At
12:15pm it was back to base. Ian set the bar-B-Q alight with wood, and soon
around 1:30 food was cooked, served by Paul P and David and eaten, then it
was time to pack and clean up, still last minute water fights and soakings were made,
everyone got there own back on Ian, who went into the canal, followed by the
unexpected GARETH
Hidden Scenes
Hidden Scenes and words
On Sat Morning the breakfast was Cereal,
Sausage, Bacon, Toast and Eggs, You may ask why I have mention eggs last or the
breakfast, well if you want to know, Ian Slater your great chef ?, was
cooking the eggs, the first took 5 min to SCRAPE out of the pan, the other
4, well lets say Good By, for I think it had just been cremated, is what some
said. On Sunday he did make one egg right (one out of 8) Bad luck Ian, no
eggs for us.?
On Sunday after the Bar-B-Q, a photograph was taken
of the group by one of the leaders, but a word NOW was heard and splash came
next as the plan to wet Ian went ahead, all pushed Ian into the canal,
followed
by gareth. a proper picture was taken.
A message from Jane, always watch were you stand on the edge
of the canal, for holes may lurk beneath long grass, good job it wasn't
Black Rock. yes Jane nearly did go in. David was waiting for 999 Special (the
programme)
Nearly every one got a bit wet, some got soaked,
many dirty, especially Paul Barfield who loves water, ????. Everyone got revenge,
some even got hit by flying socks, or had fried shocks ??, and many other things,
some a bit bumpy and this is only at the Cottage. But everyone enjoyed themselves.
Many
other things happened but you'll have to listen for this is just brief, or too long for
publication..
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