Bizarrely, the only condition the guy had on us having extra campers was that there were no children. Not sure why that was the case.

Cottage man rang me this morning to say he'll provide extra linen for anyone kipping on air beds, so there we go. Sorted, innit.

Kris has just reminded me that I'm supposed to be running 10km on Sunday 19th September as part of a Guinness World Record attempt. If anyone is interested in joining me I think you can still enter:

https://virtualrunners.org/products/gui ... ttempt-run

If you want to join me but not enter that will also be appreciated as I bloody hate running on my own

I'm not setting the world record 10km time at the same time, so I think you'll be fine

I have entered..

How about getting a couple of those big ‘blue rolls’ for the communal loos, for hand drying purposes?

Hey all,

I know a few people were concerned even about coming for the day due to COVID, so I thought it might be an idea to actually talk about it.

I'm sure that those of us that are going are feeling okay and are reasonably sensible. I'm going to get Joans to dig out the cottaging tub and have a look what's in in. How are people feeling about using the handtowels in the downstairs look for example? We should probably have liquid soap in any of the shared bathrooms too. I've started to pick up some antibac dispensers, but not sure how many to get. I'm thinking:

One for the porch
Downstairs loo
kitchen
Living room
conservatory

I was also thinking of brining some camping chairs so we can sit outside. Hopefully it will be really nice weather and we can have the windows and doors open etc.

If anyone has any concerns, please voice them. We want people to feel comfortable and relaxed.

Good thinking Jazzy! We have quite a few camping chairs so we can bring those - hopefully the earlier date this year means fair weather.

Happy to contribute towards buying hand wash / antibac / blue roll type bits if required.

Not sure if it's too much info (but in case it helps) Gaz and I are now both double vaccinated.

No worries Jem, I'm happy to contribute.

@curiosity, are you doing a quiz? Shall I bring pens and paper?

Thanks GJ for this.

I like the idea of more al-fresco cottaging. I think in the early days we did more outside but only when it was exceptionally warm. I'll definitely be packing a camping chair too (it's in my boot and unlikely to be moved between now and September!).

I am indeed doing a quiz, unless there are any objections, so pens and paper much appreciated.

If we have a slight overfill of the cottage then we might have some spare cash to throw at communal hygiene supplies.

Absolutely! (Can't speak for everyone though )

I hope more people do that too, to be honest. It would be lovely to see people, even if just for a day.

My friend Potter is 50/50, so I might just pop the deposit for him your way Jem, and we can figure things out later?

So, how do people feel about (two thirds of) the Yes, Chef!s cooking dinner on Saturday as normal?

It's probably beyond the time we have to do anything that isn't "help yourself" style, but we'd love to hear your thoughts.

So, how do people feel about (two thirds of) the Yes, Chef!s cooking dinner on Saturday as normal?

So, how do people feel about (two thirds of) the Yes, Chef!s cooking dinner on Saturday as normal?

It's probably beyond the time we have to do anything that isn't "help yourself" style, but we'd love to hear your thoughts.

Hey all. As there's been no movement on deposits etc over the past couple of weeks I can confirm that the total cost per person is £79.40

Did we confirm if we all wanted to chuck in a few quid towards supplies? (Could always sort this later with Jazzy?)

Is that £79.40 less the £20 so £59.40?

Apologies, it has been a warm day.

Done, twice.