Sorry, I know it is a little difficult to read and you will have to type it out instead of just clicking it but this seems to be the only way to keep the Spam Bots at bay.
Of course, if you are actually a Spam Bot I’m not sorry at all.
To be clear, this will require me to remember to send you e-mails every now and again to keep you in the loop and since I am getting older, I’m not brilliant at doing that sort of thing. I would highly recommend dropping me a reminder every now and again.
( It would, of course be very much simpler if you were on the Facebook group because then you could keep track of everything with ease but I will do my best.)
So, how do you get involved? the simple answer is that you just have to want to be involved. We do not currently ask for a membership fee or much in the way of formalities. This is a co-operative, and we simply get together occasionally and co-operate.
There is a handy page here about getting started.
Of course, life is rarely that simple, this sort of thing needs a degree of organisation and we tend to do most of that on the Facebook Group page where we can chat and plot and organise to our hearts content. Ask to join and unless there is a good reason such as we are all out on camp, we should be able to approve your membership quite quickly.
If you are someone that prefers not to have a Facebook profile and we know there are a few, then you can contact us through e-mail here:
Our last event of 2019 was a Crafts and Skills camp on the August Bank Holiday weekend
Click here for a report on that. The pandemic interrupted our event calendar somewhat but we have had a couple of small camps since things started returning to normal.
Directions for Rough Close Camp Site can be found here.
Well, Spring seems to have finally arrived so I guess it’s time to talk about what is happening over the Summer.
First off, some of us will be pitching up at a Stove and Lantern meet in Newark 30th May to 1st June, this is not really a Steam Tent Co-op event but is a great opportunity to get geeky about lanterns and show off the kind of thing that we do. Steve and I will be setting up a Steam Tentish pitch again this year and there is usually plenty of room for more.
The main event is Friday to Sunday but people can rock up from Wednesday to enjoy a longer camp. Details here: Newark Gathering 30 May - 1 June 2025 - Official Announcement | Classic Pressure Lamps & Heaters
The next event that some of us will be at is the BushMoot: Monday 21 July - Saturday 2 August held at our usual venue, Rough Close, this is more than just our camp, there are workshops, courses and a wider social event for bushcrafters going on as well.
Almost two weeks of camping with a relaxed and educational atmosphere.
Details here: The Bushmoot 2025.
Finally, we have our own group event from the Wednesday 20th to Monday 25th of August . Following bad weather and poor projected attendance for the Halloween weekend camps for the last few years we decided to go for a longer camp in the summer instead to get a better return for the heavy logistics that our camps require.
This will have our usual Steam Tent atmosphere all week but the latter part of the week will also creep into a Halloween theme too it as it’s a shame to miss out on all that Gothic / Lovecraftian fun.
