Possible North West Forum Concert - Blackburn Options

[sbpiano]

Hello!
I am trying to guage interest in a possible forum concert / event in Blackburn, Lancs. I have a venue lined up with practice facilities and a pretty decent Kwai grand in the concert room. Timing could possibly be one of the may bank holiday weekends in 2011, and it would have to be a sunday, making potential dates either May 1st or May 29th.

Who might be interested in coming along to sunny lancashire and joining in?
Nothing is set in stone yet, just testing the water.
This would be a joint affair with Yamaha and myself doing the organising!
Thanks
SB

[skylark]

How would an earlier date work......Jan or Feb ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Travel's not brilliant at that time of year, so you may not get as many people. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Also I shall be holding the usual Adult Learners Concert in SW London on 19th February. Just waiting to confirm the cost with the venue before I announce it on the Forums.

Travel would be ok mid / late jan and feb surely ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

If we get a winter like the one just gone... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/snowman.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/snowman2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/snowflake.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/snow.gif) You are near the Pennines...

If both of you are reluctant to travel to the North-West in February, then it stands to reason that you would understand why people living in the North-West might find the 250 miles to Teddington equally uninviting. I don't see why it should be a problem to Teddington to have a Blackburn event in February.

Road travel in Jan/Feb shouldn't be a problem from the Yorkshire end - I used to do a lot of driving across the M62 corridor and they do their utmost to keep it clear, and Blackburn is on the motorway network as well.

I wouldn't want to do two concerts in quick succession but if it was in February which is a few weeks after my Leeds concert, I would be interested in coming. I could fit 4 other people in my car if anyone wanted a lift as Blackburn doesn't look particuarly easy by public transport. You could always have one concert in February and another one in May!