1 Van, 2 Days, 5 Venues, 800 Miles
So its late Monday afternoon and myself and the Mighty O'Connor clamber aboard the crew van to complete another few site visits. This time with a difference - we had two days to cover 5 venues ranging from Cambridge to Newcastle. So Monday evening was spent at my parents house just North of Birmingham to give us a slightly more reasonable start and of course some excellent home cooking.
Day One (Tuesday)
We leave the house at 8am and travel over to Rugby to check out a sports hall there. All looks good a smallish hall but enough space to shoe horn the set in.
Then jump back in the van and travel back past the parents house to Wolverhapmton to check out the legendary Midlands rock venue the Wolverhampton Civic, another one crossed of the list. Into the van once more and a mammoth slog up the M1/A1 to Newcastle to catch the Newcastle Tyne Journal Theatre just before 5pm. This is a lovely old Victorian Theatre in the heart of Newcastle and all was good here except for the raked stage which we are working out. Then it was down the road to Wetherspoons for "Steak Club" and into the van to find the hotel for the night in Gateshead.
Day Two (Wednesday)
Leaving the hotel at 8am in search of the local ASDA mega store, straight into the cafe for "The Full Monty" a bargain fry up at just £2.88 for as much food as you can fit on a plate. Picking up a packed lunch at the same time and into the van to head South again for York. Checking out the York Grand Opera House another good venue with some minor sightline issues on the circle. Then it was back into the van again to head right back down south to Cambridge to check out the Cambridge Corn Exchange. After arriving in Cambridge two hours early we discovered it is nearly impossible to park a van in the centre of Cambridge, eventually finding a Park and Ride place 20 minutes out and arriving at the venue only 10 minutes early for our appointment.Thee final one dispatched in a professional manner that can only be achieved after practicing on 4 venues in the last 48 hours, it was off to Wetherspoons for "China Club" before climbing aboard the van for the final stint, arriving back in Bristol just after 9pm.
Well that's it the whirlwind tour of our little adventure have fun.
Day One (Tuesday)
We leave the house at 8am and travel over to Rugby to check out a sports hall there. All looks good a smallish hall but enough space to shoe horn the set in.
Then jump back in the van and travel back past the parents house to Wolverhapmton to check out the legendary Midlands rock venue the Wolverhampton Civic, another one crossed of the list. Into the van once more and a mammoth slog up the M1/A1 to Newcastle to catch the Newcastle Tyne Journal Theatre just before 5pm. This is a lovely old Victorian Theatre in the heart of Newcastle and all was good here except for the raked stage which we are working out. Then it was down the road to Wetherspoons for "Steak Club" and into the van to find the hotel for the night in Gateshead.
Day Two (Wednesday)
Leaving the hotel at 8am in search of the local ASDA mega store, straight into the cafe for "The Full Monty" a bargain fry up at just £2.88 for as much food as you can fit on a plate. Picking up a packed lunch at the same time and into the van to head South again for York. Checking out the York Grand Opera House another good venue with some minor sightline issues on the circle. Then it was back into the van again to head right back down south to Cambridge to check out the Cambridge Corn Exchange. After arriving in Cambridge two hours early we discovered it is nearly impossible to park a van in the centre of Cambridge, eventually finding a Park and Ride place 20 minutes out and arriving at the venue only 10 minutes early for our appointment.Thee final one dispatched in a professional manner that can only be achieved after practicing on 4 venues in the last 48 hours, it was off to Wetherspoons for "China Club" before climbing aboard the van for the final stint, arriving back in Bristol just after 9pm.
Well that's it the whirlwind tour of our little adventure have fun.
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