LBW LBW 2019 - South Shropshire in In and around Craven Arms, South Shropshire

Sunday - August 11, 2019

Open house

Andy's house (The Cowshed, SY8 2DG) Come along for a tea/coffee and chat. Feel free to bring cakes, biscuits and drinks. I'll probably be finishing off the carport/shelter behind the house and a few slaves are welcome :) I'm hoping to arrange a parking area near the house. Watch the messages for more details.

Start: Aug. 11, 2019, noon
End: Aug. 11, 2019, 5 p.m.
Missing Attendees:
Talman Khan David Crye Julian Ross

Monday - August 12, 2019

Meet at Craven Arms Discovery Centre

Gather in the Craven Arms Discovery centre. There is a cafe there and places to meet and chat. Nothing formal :) https://goo.gl/maps/3bQMDDGbm1g1HsFy8

Start: Aug. 12, 2019, 11:30 a.m.
End: Aug. 12, 2019, 12:30 p.m.

Visit to Ludlow Brewing Company.

Brewed in the building. Six beers to sample. Ludlow Best 3.7%, Blonde 4.0%, Gold 4.2%, Black Knight 4.5%, Boiling Well 4.7%, Stairway 5.0% . Also you can buy bottles to take away. closes 17:00. Situated in town next to railway station http://www.theludlowbrewingcompany.co.uk/ The Railway Shed, Station Drive, Ludlow, SY8 2PQ.

Start: Aug. 12, 2019, 3 p.m.
End: Aug. 12, 2019, 5 p.m.

Ludlow: Walk around the town, South and Central

As the brewery 17:00 closes we will walk south-east down to the River Teme. At River Teme we then walk west along road Temeside to the B4361 old road bridge at Broad Street to Overton Road. Then walk North taking in the old town buildings, castle entrance, castle square, and various pub fronts as we head North to 66 Corve Street SY8 1DU for 18:00 opening of the Unicorn pub.

Start: Aug. 12, 2019, 5 p.m.
End: Aug. 12, 2019, 6 p.m.

Ludlow: Pub of the Day

The Unicorn Pub, 66 Corve Street, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1DU Tel: 01584 873555 https://www.unicornludlow.co.uk/index A range of draft beers. Outside tables at rear. Evening opening 18:00 - 23:00 Food Served 18:00-21:00 See https://ludlow.org.uk/pubs.asp

Start: Aug. 12, 2019, 6 p.m.
End: Aug. 12, 2019, 11 p.m.

Tuesday - August 13, 2019

Church Stretton day

A day in and around Church Stretton. Starts with a meetup at a cafe, Then about 90 minutes later a walk up Caer Caradoc. Afterwards pub of the day and dinner. All on this map https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vJePyejFy6Z-lxx-31IK6evZpdQDfHoR&usp=sharing

Start: Aug. 13, 2019, 12:15 a.m.
End: Aug. 13, 2019, 12:15 a.m.

Church Stretton Day: Meet in Cafe

Meet in cafe "Mr Bun The Baker" then wander at will Locations are all shown at the following link. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vJePyejFy6Z-lxx-31IK6evZpdQDfHoR&usp=sharing

Start: Aug. 13, 2019, 11 a.m.
End: Aug. 13, 2019, 12:30 p.m.

Church Stretton Day: Walk up Caer Caradoc

Meet next to the Co-op and walk up Caer Caradoc. Top is about 460m easy going but a little steep towards the end. Round trip should take about 4 hours including a break at the top to enjoy the view. Locations and route are all shown at the following link. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vJePyejFy6Z-lxx-31IK6evZpdQDfHoR&usp=sharing

Start: Aug. 13, 2019, 12:30 p.m.
End: Aug. 13, 2019, 4:30 p.m.

Church Stretton Day: Pub of the day

Meet up at the Pub of the day: "The Old Coppers Malt House" Locations shown at the following link. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vJePyejFy6Z-lxx-31IK6evZpdQDfHoR&usp=sharing

Start: Aug. 13, 2019, 5 p.m.
End: Aug. 13, 2019, 6:30 p.m.

Church Stretton Day: Thai resturant for dinner

Have dinner at the "Sawaddee" restaurant Location shown at the following link. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vJePyejFy6Z-lxx-31IK6evZpdQDfHoR&usp=sharing Afterwards go to another pub or go home :)

Start: Aug. 13, 2019, 6:30 p.m.
End: Aug. 13, 2019, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday - August 14, 2019

Visit to Penderyn distillery

About 1h40 drive from Craven Arms, Penderyin is the only Welsh whisky distillery, and they make some tasty stuff. Tours are prebooked, tickets are £9, I will book for wednesday 14th for all who have registered here by coming monday 5th. Please clearly indicate if you have a +1 who does not register separately! Tour has been booked at 11am, so we'll need to leave around 9am. I will probably stop to spend some time in the book village Hay on Wye on the way back (or maybe on the way up if the tour shifts to later). I intend to be back for the pub quiz. Tickets have been booked now; please book your own for the same tour if you want to join in. http://penderyn.wales/

Start: Aug. 14, 2019, 9 a.m.
End: Aug. 14, 2019, 5:30 p.m.

Visit Stokesay castle

Stokesay castle, it isn't really a castle, is just South of Craven Arms. We can meet at the entrance to the place or 30 minutes earlier (12:00) at the Craven Arms Discovery centre and walk over. There is a cafe opposite the entrance where we can recover from the excitement of the old building. Visiting details are shown below: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stokesay-castle/

Start: Aug. 14, 2019, 12:30 p.m.
End: Aug. 14, 2019, 2 p.m.

Pre-Quiz Meal

At the Cowshed. Pizza will be in the oven, also spaghetti and a pot of bolognaise sauce on the cooker. Other things, even greenery, will be available. We will also have sausages from the local butcher. Contributions of stuff which can be easily cooked are welcome, please put a message with details so we can plan it. Same for any requests for desert etc. Also please register for this event so we know numbers and can buy food. Please bring beer or your favourite tipple, we have some stuff but stocks are limited. Finally, we don't have a rubbish collection service, so if possible please take your bottles back with you. Thanks.

Start: Aug. 14, 2019, 6 p.m.
End: Aug. 14, 2019, 7 p.m.

The LBW Pub Quiz 2019!

The now traditional LBW Pub Quiz! Test your intellectual metal, impress your peers and win fabulous prizes! Remember, there is only one rule. The Quiz mistress is ALWAYS right. Not sure on location yet (Andy are you able to host?) - Hopefully we can find a local pizza place to do the usual!

Start: Aug. 14, 2019, 7 p.m.
End: Aug. 14, 2019, 9 p.m.

Thursday - August 15, 2019

Walk to Flounder's folly and Wood brewery

Appox 15 km walk to https://www.floundersfolly.org.uk/ and http://www.woodbrewery.co.uk/ Start and end in Craven Arms, 330 m uphill and downhill. Map: https://mapy.cz/s/3tmFj Can anyone check on UK maps if the proposed path is public right of way?

Start: Aug. 15, 2019, 10 a.m.
End: Aug. 15, 2019, 4 p.m.

Lets go to Shrewsbury!

Day out in Shrewsbury. Gather at Craven Arms railway station around 10:45, train leaves at 10:58. There is a ticket machine on the platform. An "anytime day return" ticket is about GBP 10.00. Warning: There is no train after 10:58 until about 13:00. We can walk along the river bank in Shrewsbury, visit "The Dingle" garden, eat at various restaurants and drink tea etc. In the market hall building there are many small stalls which are worth visiting including a Chinese dumpling stall and a good Indian curry stall. Thursday has limited opening so not everything may be available. We can sort out the details on-route :)

Start: Aug. 15, 2019, 10:58 a.m.
End: Aug. 15, 2019, 2:58 p.m.

Craven Arms: Curry night

Raza's restaurant on Corvedale road. Indian style curry. Friendly place. The place is licensed so Beer and Wine is available. Website: https://www.razas.org.uk/ Location: https://goo.gl/maps/MhpPhRqwY2bNsMgx6

Start: Aug. 15, 2019, 7 p.m.
End: Aug. 15, 2019, 9 p.m.

Friday - August 16, 2019

Visit Berrington Hall

Berrington hall is a really cool place about 12km South of Ludlow. It was constructed as a country estate and has been maintained in the original condition. The gardens are really interesting as they used to grow pretty well everything that they ate on the site. You can easily spend a day going round the gardens. There will be limited seats in my car so please message for transport, likewise for those offering rides. Please note that site access has been changed due to roadworks so be sure to follow the signs. For more information see: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/berrington-hall

Start: Aug. 16, 2019, 11 a.m.
End: Aug. 16, 2019, 1 p.m.

Visit Ludlow Castle

Meet at entrance to castle We can wander around the castle, guess it will take about an hour. We can spend the next hour in the cafe having coffee or a light snack. For those who prefer crispy pork sandwiches to lunch in the castle cafe then YP can show them the local place "Vaughans" where they can be obtained before the castle visit. They sometimes sell out before 14:00, in any case they close at 15:00. For more details, see https://www.ludlowcastle.com Vaughans: https://goo.gl/maps/xRbAebTVUc3RFpfaA

Start: Aug. 16, 2019, 2:30 p.m.
End: Aug. 16, 2019, 4:30 p.m.

Telecoms 3G LTE 4G

Due unplanned customer failure has resulted in David is in possession of an LTE device, which is not a Smartphone, at LBW2019. A MikroTik wAP-LTE device works using an LTE radio module and two omni-directional LTE antennas. What is 3G? What is LTE? What is 4G? Let us take the lid off the device to see inside, then reassemble, then insert a Subscriber Information Module and power it up. Can this device help where you need a low cost internet connection for remote temperature monitoring? Let us talk about other LTE devices which have directional gain LTE antennas. Can this device principle help LBW in the future because we use a web based registration site during LBW event? At Andy's Cowshed.

Start: Aug. 16, 2019, 5:30 p.m.
End: Aug. 16, 2019, 6:30 p.m.

A Future LBW proposal

A future LBW proposal for 2020 or beyond. A viable hireable event hall with reliable good VDSL land line and lots of Wanderung and lots of Bier possibilities. However mobile Telecoms is expected to be limited around the event hall village areas. So David will include discuss Telecoms matters of asking UK registered people which providers they use. At Andy's Cowshed. This time-day chosen because Tim departs Saturday lunch time, I hope as many people can attend as possible and no significant hikes this day.

Start: Aug. 16, 2019, 6:30 p.m.
End: Aug. 16, 2019, 7:30 p.m.

POTD: The Sun Inn Corfton

Please register ASAP so we can warn the place about the number of people and ensure food will be available.

Start: Aug. 16, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
End: Aug. 16, 2019, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday - August 17, 2019

Hike to Knighton over the other Caer Caradoc

Let's take a train at 09:29 to Hopton Heath and walk 18 km to Knighton. There are some attractions on the way - Hopton Castle, Caer Caradoc, Offa's Dyke, and finally some pubs in Knighton. Return train goes at 16:21 (if we walk fast), or 21:18 (with PoTD in Knighton - any recommendations?). For those who feel the path is too long, it is possible to take train to Bucknell (or to end there). Return ticket to Knighton is recommended, as it is only 10p more expensive than one-way ticket. So the return ride is essentially for free.

Start: Aug. 17, 2019, 9 a.m.
End: Aug. 17, 2019, 3 p.m.

Ludlow Model Railway Exhibition

Ludlow Racecourse in the Clive Pavilion, Bromfield Road (A49), Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 2BT A wide range of quality layouts presented in a beautifully light and airy Clive Pavilion where you can hear your companions' conversations without strain thanks to the lush carpeted floor! an excellent choice of light refreshments available at reasonable prices that can be consumed at a leisurely pace at tables set at a generous distance apart. A Club stand offers a wide range of model railway items at bargain prices, adjacent to a Club DCC advice and demonstration stand. OPENING TIMES: 10am-4pm ADMISSION: Adults £3.50 Concessions £3.50 Family £7.00 https://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/events/19228-CravenArmsandDistrictModelRailwayCircleExhibition

Start: Aug. 17, 2019, 10:30 a.m.
End: Aug. 17, 2019, 12:30 p.m.
Missing Attendees:
Mike Hemstock

First steps with Redis

Intro and hands-on workshop with this popular in-memory NoSQL DB. Focus is on practical exposure so a basic understanding of programming and Python in particular (for the labs) is required. WS may be longer than two hours depending on the expectations and requirements of the participants. Proposed agenda (can be tailored of course): - Intro to Redis, - General architecture, - Data types, - Client-side libraries, - Modules, - Labs. This workshop will take is Andy's community Hall :-).

Start: Aug. 17, 2019, 1 p.m.
End: Aug. 17, 2019, 3 p.m.

"Foxglove Summer" Walk

This walk goes through terrain and touches places central in the book "Foxglove Summer" by Ben Aaronovitch We will start at Yarpole, by the parish church of St Leonard, where the standalone belltower's main timbers has been dated to 1192, making it one of the oldest timber-framed structures in England (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarpole) We'll walk from Yarpole up across Bircher Common, allegedly popular for al-fresco trysts in the hippie age. At the top of the ridge we'll hit the Mortimer Trail, then along the ridge to the Croft Ambrey iron age hill fort (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croft_Ambrey). From there downhill again to Croft Castle, then Enmore Field and back to Yarpole. Total length 10.5 km.

Start: Aug. 17, 2019, 1 p.m.
End: Aug. 17, 2019, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday - August 18, 2019

Brunch on Sunday morning

For those of us who have to leave around Sunday lunchtime, let's have some good old-fashioned (farewell) brunch on Sunday morning. Location is the Olive Branch, 2 Old St, Ludlow SY8 1NP (less than a quarter of a mile from Ludlow station). Please indicate presence by Saturday lunchtime so that I can book a table or two if required.

Start: Aug. 18, 2019, 9 a.m.
End: Aug. 18, 2019, 11 a.m.

Sunday - August 11, 2019

Monday - August 12, 2019

Tuesday - August 13, 2019

Wednesday - August 14, 2019

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