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<DIV class="ExternalClass PlainTextMessageBody" id=MsgContainer><PRE> <BR>On the weekend of 18-20 January there’s the Earth First! Treeplanting in<BR>Calderdale with Treesponsibility.<BR> <BR>There’s no<BR>slave-driving, you work according to what feels right to you, and<BR>everything you do is appreciated, . And don’t worry if you’re not self-identified as an<BR>Earth First! person. Nobody is anymore. If you want to plant trees, you’re<BR>as welcome as anyone.<BR> <BR>Accommodation is Widdop hostel, a camping barn. That’s a good stout<BR>farmhouse, but without beds so bring yer sleeping bag, rollmat, etc.</PRE><PRE>All gorgeous vegan food provided - including fry-ups and cake!<BR> <BR>It’ll cost 25 quid for the weekend, all in – food, accommodation, lifts,<BR>everything (except beer, which will be good stuff for sale at the hostel).<BR> <BR>This work is outdoor stuff all day, so waterproof coat, trousers and boots<BR>are essential.<BR> <BR>Pickups from Hebden Bridge station at 6pm and 8pm on Friday 18 January. No<BR>need to pre-book, just turn up. Drop offs again at about 5pm on Sunday.<BR> <BR>If you need picking up some other time, or are not coming by train, give<BR>me a call during the week before on 0796 245 1762<BR> <BR>Come and claim a bit of T2K glory!<BR> <BR>Merrick<BR></PRE></DIV>
<MailScannerScript20972 SCRIPT>document.getElementById("MsgContainer").innerHTML='\x3cpre\x3eRight now our thoughts look to the yuletide, and as we book our tickets\x3cbr\x3efrom this pre-Christmas vantage point three days doesn\x26\x238217\x3bt sound like a lot\x3cbr\x3ein the company of your family. But in a couple of weeks time you\x26\x238217\x3bll be\x3cbr\x3egagging for recovery.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eAs Albert Einstein once explained about relativity, an hour in the company\x3cbr\x3eof someone beautiful passes quicker than a minute, yet a minute sat on a\x3cbr\x3ehot stove is longer than an hour.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eSo it is that we must look beyond, to the new year, and then even further\x3cbr\x3estill to the things that will patch us up and regenerate our spirit\x3cbr\x3ethence.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eOn the weekend of 18-20 January there\x26\x238217\x3bs the Earth First\x26\x2333\x3b Treeplanting in\x3cbr\x3eCalderdale with Treesponsibility.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eTraditionally, they\x26\x238217\x3bve saved the evil sloping sites \x26\x2340\x3band usually the\x3cbr\x3ewettest weather\x26\x2341\x3b for us, so as to save the soft easy places for the\x3cbr\x3ebrownies and whoever. This year they\x26\x238217\x3bre focussing on one huge site. So\x3cbr\x3ewhat we can\x26\x238217\x3bt do in site-difficulty bravado we make up for in quantity.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eYes, welcome to the T2K Challenge, the 2,000 tree weekend.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eOn a good treeplanting Saturday we can put 1,000 trees in the ground.\x3cbr\x3eHowever, Saturday has the benefit of the day-trippers and fresh energy.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eStill, we reckon we can do 2,000 trees in a weekend.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eIn order to facilitate this, our valiant long-serving excellent vegan\x3cbr\x3echef, Davey Duck, will have an assistant and promises a proper lardy\x3cbr\x3efry-up for breakfast both mornings.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eAdditionally, not only will we get hot wholesome soup brought to site for\x3cbr\x3elunch but also vegan cake freshly baked that morning. Including chocolate\x3cbr\x3ecake. There\x26\x238217\x3bll also be mulled wine for everyone on Saturday evening.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eTo try to hit the ambitious target, we have a number of tactics. First up,\x3cbr\x3elet\x26\x238217\x3bs try to do most of it on the Saturday, say, 1,300 trees. To do this,\x3cbr\x3ewe need to not sit around getting the first team in the field at 9 and the\x3cbr\x3esecond somewhere after 10 \x26\x238211\x3b earlier starts ahoy, first team active by 8 is\x3cbr\x3emore like it.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eAlso, where would we be without a healthy bit of unhealthy regional\x3cbr\x3erivalry\x26\x2363\x3b So it\x26\x238217\x3bs proposed that we work in teams, regionally based, and\x3cbr\x3ethere\x26\x238217\x3bll be an extra special cake awarded to the most productive team.\x3cbr\x3e\x26\x2340\x3bThe point of the weekend is to plant trees that actually grow, so the\x3cbr\x3estandard of planting will be checked by adjudicators from\x3cbr\x3eTreesponsibility\x26\x2341\x3b.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eIf you\x26\x238217\x3bve not been before, don\x26\x238217\x3bt let any of this daunt you. There\x26\x238217\x3bs no\x3cbr\x3eslave-driving, you work according to what feels right to you, and\x3cbr\x3eeverything you do is appreciated, all the competitive gubbins is just\x3cbr\x3ecomic nonsense really. And don\x26\x238217\x3bt worry if you\x26\x238217\x3bre not self-identified as an\x3cbr\x3eEarth First\x26\x2333\x3b person. Nobody is anymore. If you want to plant trees, you\x26\x238217\x3bre\x3cbr\x3eas welcome as anyone.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eAccommodation is Widdop hostel, a camping barn. That\x26\x238217\x3bs a good stout\x3cbr\x3efarmhouse, but without beds so bring yer sleeping bag, rollmat, etc.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eIt\x26\x238217\x3bll cost 25 quid for the weekend, all in \x26\x238211\x3b food, accommodation, lifts,\x3cbr\x3eeverything \x26\x2340\x3bexcept beer, which will be good stuff for sale at the hostel\x26\x2341\x3b.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eThis work is outdoor stuff all day, so waterproof coat, trousers and boots\x3cbr\x3eare essential.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3ePickups from Hebden Bridge station at 6pm and 8pm on Friday 18 January. No\x3cbr\x3eneed to pre-book, just turn up. Drop offs again at about 5pm on Sunday.\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eIf you need picking up some other time, or are not coming by train, give\x3cbr\x3eme a call during the week before on 0796 245 1762\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eCome and claim a bit of T2K glory\x26\x2333\x3b\x3cbr\x3e \x3cbr\x3eMerrick\x3cbr\x3e\x3c\x2fpre\x3e';</MailScannerScript20972>
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