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Uncle Bulgaria · 18th Feb 2020, 10:32 am

I went and ended up with a jolly heavy power supply.

Not being a collector desperate for something specific I didn't arrive at the crack of opening, but I did make the effort to head over despite Saturday's party finishing at 5a.m. I was pretty disappointed to find that by 2.00 the second hall was empty and half the stallholders in the main hall had already packed most things away.

Arriving about 12.30 it felt a real rush to see anything let alone talk about the interesting stuff and peruse items for sale.

My vote is on making it a requirement for a paid event for the stallholders to stay until the end. A noontide entry of £6 should entitle one to more than a sprint round the circuit, or the entry should be free later on.

I heard some grumbles about footfall because of Old Dennis, which was unfortunate. The coach up from Cornwall was not affected, but getting the train back from Tonbridge to London involved a delay of 3 hours because of a landslip.

18th Feb 2020, 10:32 am	#15
Uncle Bulgaria Nonode Join Date: May 2016 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 2,333	Re: Audiojumble Sun 16th Feb I went and ended up with a jolly heavy power supply. Not being a collector desperate for something specific I didn't arrive at the crack of opening, but I did make the effort to head over despite Saturday's party finishing at 5a.m. I was pretty disappointed to find that by 2.00 the second hall was empty and half the stallholders in the main hall had already packed most things away. Arriving about 12.30 it felt a real rush to see anything let alone talk about the interesting stuff and peruse items for sale. My vote is on making it a requirement for a paid event for the stallholders to stay until the end. A noontide entry of £6 should entitle one to more than a sprint round the circuit, or the entry should be free later on. I heard some grumbles about footfall because of Old Dennis, which was unfortunate. The coach up from Cornwall was not affected, but getting the train back from Tonbridge to London involved a delay of 3 hours because of a landslip.