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Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Camping and Bushcraft => Topic started by: Celt_Ginger on August 05, 2009

Title: NIBA secure permanent Bushcraft site.
Post by: Celt_Ginger on August 05, 2009: After much letter writing, meetings and wading through mountains of red tape, the NIBA are now the resident Bushcrafters at Carnfunnock country park in Larne. We have a few formalities to complete and then its all systems go! Throughout the rest of this year and next year we will be running one day courses as part of Carnfunnocks events and we will also be planning some meet ups of our own. Anyone interested should contact us via email at niba @fsmail.net also check out our website which will have periodic updates ref. meet ups etc www.bushcraftni.com I would like to say a big thank you to the members of the NIBA for all their hard work and commitment. Our first event is as part of the "Autumn Fest" being held at the park on Saturday the 26th of September. we will have a stall showing various bushcraft related crafts, there will be a "Woodland Awareness" challenge for younger bushcrafters and we will even be hosting the "Carnfunnock Conker Championships". It should be a great day out. Further details are available from Carnfunnock Country park at www.larne.gov.uk/carnfunnock.html
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Post by: RedLeader on August 06, 2009: That's great news, congratulations. Northern Ireland needs something like this. Count me in when you're all sorted.
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Post by: emmadilemma on August 06, 2009: Nice one!! That carnfunnocks a lovely spot....i`ll be up 4 sum foragy fun :)
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Post by: billy backpack on August 06, 2009: Good work it will definitely give Bushcrafting in N.I. plenty of exposure.
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Post by: NeilB on August 07, 2009: Sounds good keep us informed, and if u need any help give me shout Celt
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Post by: MG1 on August 07, 2009: Very good fellas. i'll have to take a run down to the Autumnfest sounds interesting.
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Post by: 666_pack on August 10, 2009: well done guys and I hope we can all get together soon so I can put my limited bushcraft skills to some use.
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Post by: Paul on August 11, 2009: folks if anyone is interested in meets, can you forward your details incliuding a bit about yourself and your bushcraft experience to our email address, niba@fsmail.net. I can then compile a list of names and email addresses when we start getting meets organised.

Cheers Paul

( Jonno i hope you dont mind me doing this on your site mate we got seriously repremanded by Toddy one of the Mods on bcuk even though our sole intention is to promote bushcraft in NI!)

Thanks again mate
Paul
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Post by: RedLeader on August 11, 2009: Quote from: Paul on August 11, 2009
folks if anyone is interested in meets, can you forward your details incliuding a bit about yourself and your bushcraft experience to our email address, niba@fsmail.net. I can then compile a list of names and email addresses when we start getting meets organised.

Cheers Paul

( Jonno i hope you dont mind me doing this on your site mate we got seriously repremanded by Toddy one of the Mods on bcuk even though our sole intention is to promote bushcraft in NI!)

Thanks again mate
Paul

All good by me as long as you continue to organise stuff and promote yourselves through ni-wild. Wouldn't like it if an organisation came, used the site to gather support and then headed off to chat elsewhere.
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Post by: Neiltoo on August 14, 2009: Quote from: Paul on August 11, 2009

.......... we got seriously repremanded by Toddy one of the Mods on bcuk even though our sole intention is to promote bushcraft in NI!)

I left BCUK many years ago after being bullied (I dont use the word lightly) by one moderator in particular. Seems to be run as a business these days rather than a community, shame.
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on September 10, 2009: How is the NIBA secure permanent Bushcraft site going Celt_Ginger ??
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Post by: Celt_Ginger on September 11, 2009: the NIBA secure permanent bushcraft site is going very well and is now secure Wolfy. If you are up for it, come and say hello on the 26th of September.
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on September 11, 2009: I will do Celt_Ginger, Cheers

Carnfunnock country park
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on September 18, 2009: What NI WILD members will be going to Carnfunnock country park on the 26th of September ?
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Post by: Mouldsy on September 19, 2009: All of us are going to be there, Celt Ginger, Paul, Luresalive and myself.
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Post by: Celt_Ginger on September 19, 2009: NI Wild members, not NIBA, Mouldsy you Dope, lol. I'm not sure Wolfy, Myself, Jonno, Mouldsy, Paul Cardmin (hopefully) Not sure what others.
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Post by: Mouldsy on September 20, 2009: oop's
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Post by: NeilB on September 20, 2009: i will be there
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on September 23, 2009: What time lads ?
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Post by: Paul on September 23, 2009: The event starts at 1 but registration for the conker championships is at 1230 we will be there from early morning.
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on September 23, 2009: Quote from: Paul on September 23, 2009
The event starts at 1 but registration for the conker championships is at 1230 we will be there from early morning.

Ill make it for the conker championship, do i need my own conker ??

Im going to start trainning tomoro ;D
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Post by: indianian on September 25, 2009: i hope to be there, as long as the weathers good and the grounds solid, so i can walk with this dam moon boot..
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on September 25, 2009: Moon boot ?
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Post by: indianian on September 26, 2009: its an aircast walkboot, looks like a big ski boot, replaces normal plaster cast after 4weeks, helps in the healing process after achilles tendon rupture. better than crutches but still a pain..
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on September 27, 2009: Dam, how did you manage that ?
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Post by: indianian on September 27, 2009: had a fall climbing nuclear wheelbarrow, at pigeon rock in the mourns, hit a ledge on the way down before the rope took up the slack..
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on September 27, 2009: OMG that sounds scarey, did you do alot of climbing before the fall ?