h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

9th May 2005

I am looking forward to our first outdoor event of the year at Sarehole Mill in BIrmingham(UK) this weekend. It is always a relaxed, happy event with so much going on that the two days fly by.

This year is the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings, and the Tolkien weekend is celebrating this event with another fantastic weekend of activities to interest all Tolkien fans. There is is also plenty of other entertainment for members of the family who are, perhaps, not so interested:

http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=57688&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=13150

This event has grown enormously in popularity, and we have had a WWF stall here every year since it started. Sarehole Mill and Moseley Bog are now officially part of the Shire Country Park, named in honour of Tolkien, and there is an amazing variety of wildlife habitat as well as a number of buildings connected with J. R.R. Tolkien.

I shall need the Monday to recover but I always get great satisfaction from this event. I just hope the weather behaves itself. Wish us

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Oh my dear websailor,

I am so pleased to have found you again. I had not realised that there was a Tolkien weekend, and I made strenous attempts to get there. Then it seemed that it really was not suitable for people in wheelchairs.

I am lost unfortunately. Somehow I managed to click the wrong button and make my persona of also Ran1 disappear into the ether. LL. Waz has very kindly, together with pheloxi, arranged my 77th birthday party. I hope you will come this evening and do let any others know.

I have a new runname - temporary I hope - which is GenJoanofac.

Longing to hear from you all.

Also Ran11
aka
Christiane
aka temp)
GenJoanofac

Hi, A1,

Happy Birthday A1

I found your message on the other thread but couldn't answer because of pre-modding, and now I am running out of time. I promise I will post tomorrow and let you know what a brilliant weekend we had. Thank you so much for taking an interest.

Websailor