To those who are impacted by all those horrendous fires, the whole flock are sending their positive thoughts and hope you come through with the best result possible … and to those firefighters, you are incredible heroes, thank you for your efforts.
We hope 2020 brings you clear vision for what you would like to do for the future but also the absolute best of health and happiness.
As advised just before Christmas, the Squawkers’ Permits will start coming to an email box near you very shortly. Last weekend Pam and Chrissy cross checked the database against your individual booking forms, found a few whom we knew should have been in groups but hadn’t asked (so you got the group) and even found one person who will remain nameless for whom we had no paperwork, no payment and he hadn’t missed one of our Festivals since it started. A phone call to check all was OK (as he had said he was coming last Easter) gave an amazed response … “Oh yeh, I forgot to go back and put in my paperwork, I would have just turned up and expected to get it.”
So please give us about ten days or so and by then you should all have your Squawkers Permits, also known as entry tickets.
Especially for the fledglings aka first timers … here’s how the Squawkers’ Permit system works: (a few bits are relevant for the older crows too so please still read)
The site allocation is done based on groups being together, powered or unpowered sites to suit the various lengths of vehicles. There are some sites (especially some of the powered ones) where your caravan or motorhome will fit very comfortable but your car or tow vehicle will have to be parked very close by and our siting team may request your acceptance of this fact. It’s usually within 20 metres of your van.
The Squawkers’ Permit will ask you to come in through one of two gates – Copland Street or Tasman Road. We use the two gates to alleviate traffic congestion, and for the same reason the arrival times are staggered. When you get your permit, if the time doesn’t work for you, please email Chrissy using this link only so we can pick up the topic easily and detail the issue so we can look at fixing it. The site is virtually flat and easy walking, with all activities in the centre of a long sided rectangle.
In some cases you might find you are on site, say, 389 and your mates are on 346 and 345 – that doesn’t mean you aren’t close together, this case is actually across a road from each other. It’s just the way the numbers flow.
We will put a site map up on the website when everything is finalised. The only major difference to 2019 is the relocation of the food court to near the BBQ area and the creation of some mainly restricted mobility sites on hard stand on the western side of the club house.
Once the fledglings are on site, there will be a session where you get your info pack, lanyard, program etc, and then have a short orientation walk with our helpful crows as to what is where and what happens where. Then you can have happy hour with your mates, or join the volunteers in the Club House, ready for an entertaining morning on Friday when the older and more experienced Crows come into nest.
If your group is made up of first timers and older timers, you will still be on your same sites, no matter some come in Thursday and others Friday. Activities start around lunchtime on Friday so everyone has a chance to get in and get settled.
Nearer the Festival dates we will showcase the Crafty Crows tutors’ kits and the Daddy Day Care kits. In both cases you will be able to prebook (and in some instances prepay) for your kit to ensure you get the class/es of your choice. What isn’t filled on line beforehand will be available on site on the Friday. Why do we offer on line first – to give everyone an equal chance to select their choice.
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