SFW (Social Forum Weekend)

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   This is just a feeler to see if there is any interest in having a social "forum" get together?

It would take a bit of organising, finding a venue, picking a date etc... but would anyone be interested in attending for a weekend if we arranged a social get together for forum members?
Obviously it all hinges around finding a venue that could host us, and that is "central" for everyone.
And considering our forum covers anyone in NZ, finding a "central" venue could be challenging!

I've been thinking about the following:

Finding a venue with basic accommodation, like a school group venue with dorms or even camping on the grass, bathrooms to cater for a small group and kitchen facilities.
Obviously the venue would need to be able to host 5, 10, 20 of us...?

An area where we could put up some plinking targets and have some fun shooting, maybe a few little friendly comps for bragging rights or a $5 buy in, winner takes all just for fun shoot.
If the venue is in need of some pest control one or two organised hunts could be arranged, who knows.

Evenings would involve sitting around a fire, a beer or two and comparing hunting stories and barrel lengths.
Catering would be bring your own, and cook your own. And dishes would be wash your own.
The possibility of a night shoot could be fun too?

Obviously it would all depend on finding the right venue, and finding a venue that is close to where the most interested people would be traveling from.

One day and one night is not worth traveling for unless you are close, so I'd suggest arriving on a Friday afternoon/evening, up early Saturday morning for a full day of fun and shooting, braai Saturday night, easy Sunday morning shoot and everyone disperses when ever they need to to get home on Sunday.

Who would be interested in attanding a weeeknd like this, and where would you be traveling from?
I'll plot locations on a map and we'll see where "central" ends up being.

Pete.

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RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: SFW (Social Forum Weekend) Posted: 20 hours 47 minutes ago at 11:13am
	This is just a feeler to see if there is any interest in having a social "forum" get together? It would take a bit of organising, finding a venue, picking a date etc... but would anyone be interested in attending for a weekend if we arranged a social get together for forum members? Obviously it all hinges around finding a venue that could host us, and that is "central" for everyone. And considering our forum covers anyone in NZ, finding a "central" venue could be challenging! I've been thinking about the following: Finding a venue with basic accommodation, like a school group venue with dorms or even camping on the grass, bathrooms to cater for a small group and kitchen facilities. Obviously the venue would need to be able to host 5, 10, 20 of us...? An area where we could put up some plinking targets and have some fun shooting, maybe a few little friendly comps for bragging rights or a $5 buy in, winner takes all just for fun shoot. If the venue is in need of some pest control one or two organised hunts could be arranged, who knows. Evenings would involve sitting around a fire, a beer or two and comparing hunting stories and barrel lengths. Catering would be bring your own, and cook your own. And dishes would be wash your own. The possibility of a night shoot could be fun too? Obviously it would all depend on finding the right venue, and finding a venue that is close to where the most interested people would be traveling from. One day and one night is not worth traveling for unless you are close, so I'd suggest arriving on a Friday afternoon/evening, up early Saturday morning for a full day of fun and shooting, braai Saturday night, easy Sunday morning shoot and everyone disperses when ever they need to to get home on Sunday. Who would be interested in attanding a weeeknd like this, and where would you be traveling from? I'll plot locations on a map and we'll see where "central" ends up being. Pete.
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-Ec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 Sep 2025 Location: Matamau Status: Online Posts: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote -Ec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 9 hours 22 minutes ago at 10:38pm
	This sounds like a fantastic Idea. If there is enough interest, maybe a North Island and South Island meet-up? While very few might be able to attend both, by having gatherings in both Islands we might end up with far more members overall able to particpitate. Maybe even an opertunity for some friendly North vs South competitions. Again it would depend on numbers - but maybe 10m pistol, 20 or 30M springer, 50m PCP .22 .25 .30 - again all comes down to who is able to attend - and what guns they have. Even targets at nigh is a whole new challenge. In my case, I live on a five acre life sentance property in Matamau - which is halfway between Dannevirke and Norsewood in southern Hawke's Bay so am reasonably central for travel to other parts on the North Island. Many many years ago my son was interested in astrnonomy and we joined the local (HB) Astronomy club. At the time there was an anual meeting called Stardate people from around the country could attend. The ony one we went to was held as Eskdale school over a long weekend. Don't recall too amy details but basicallt there was limited cooking and toilet/bathroom facilities at the school. Eveyone camped on the school feild - some had campers but most had tents. There were a number of lectures and demos during the day and lots of telescopes/stargazing at night. Don't recall the specifics , but I think it was during warmer weather (possibly Easter) and we stayed in in a small tent for around two nights. At th time I beleive Stardate moved around the country, Doing a quick search just now I see there were two simillar events this year, one in the North Island and one in the South. Maybe a noth and south meeting is an option? Anywy - I' definately interested, and able to help in any way I can. Edited by -Ec - 9 hours 22 minutes ago at 10:38pm
	Regards -Ec