Hello, Aran!
Just to clarify before I start posting thingsā¦ Thereās a place for me at the Caernafon party?
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Yup, all systems goā¦ 
[Weāll wing it somehow or other]ā¦
Haha, sorry, I thought I sent that in a private messageā¦ Butā¦ AWESOME!! I canāt wait. Ahh, Iām so excitedā¦
Hope my enthusiasm isnāt bad tasteā¦ Canāt wait. AND I look forward to discussing all things that weāve touched on elsewhere (regarding opensource, community development ideas). Wonderful news.
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Always a delight to see that kind of enthusiasmā¦ enthusiasm drives this communityā¦ 
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Message for @siaronjames, brilliant guide to parking in the bootcamp thread, is it possible to replicate it here please? 
Does anyone going to the party and stopping overnight in Cānarfon have any plans for the afternoon before and the next morning/day?
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Replicated as requested! 
(but tweaked slightly to reflect party venue!)
For anyone wanting directions, it will be handy to know which direction youāll be coming from - rather than give you directions the whole way, Iāll be able to give you a landmark to look out for as you get to Caernarfon itself and then directions to the car park of your choice and/or Galeri from there. (or if anyone is coming in on a bus, and needs walking directions from the bus stopā¦!)
As for parking, most of the streets have time limits on the parking and you need to be jolly lucky to nab a space on any of the few without restrictions, so here is an idea of the main car parks and their proximity to Galeri (marked by yellow rectangle!). The green stars are the long stay car parks. The orange stars are the short stay ones and the yellow star is the āfreeā car park at Morrisons supermarket - itās a big car park and, although there are time limit signs, people do seem to leave their cars there all day, but I say this with no guarantee that youāll get away with it, itās just an āat your own riskā option!
The charges for the council sites are:
Short stay - Ā£1 up to 1hr / Ā£2 up to 2hrs / Ā£3 up to 3 hrs / Ā£4 up to 4hrs / Ā£7 over 4 hrs
Long stay - Ā£2 up to 4 hrs / Ā£3 up to 8 hrs / Ā£4 up to 12hrs / Ā£5 up to 24hrs
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Siaron, ti yn seren aur! Diolch!!!
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A definite yes from us, Geraint. I will give it some thought and post any bright ideas here soon.
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Party book exchange!
By the way, Iām planning on setting up a book exchange table at the party. Basically, bring a book, take a book. So if you have any Welsh language books you no longer need, which you would like to pass on to another siaradwr Cymraeg newydd, then please bring it/them along. The only condition is, that there are no books left at the end of the evening!
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Brilliant idea!
Thatās a brilliant idea Catrin, I have loads (35 to be exact) Welsh books that Iāve read but I am really OCD about them. I always buy new and I keep hold of them for ever. BUT I will bring in all my Lingo Newydd magazines for the table if thatās ok.
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Gwych, diolch! That sounds great!
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I hope they are in alphabetical order. Butā¦by author or by title or by ISBN number?
They are in the order in which I read them so I can one day go back through them in the same order. (I doubt this will ever happen because I keep buying more to read. Iāve just ordered Ā£60 worth from Siop Cwlwm 
)
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Iāll be in Caernarfon from the end of Bwtcamp up to the party, so will be interested in any ideas. However Iām an introvert and will probably really need some time for myself to recharge after an intensely social week!
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Iām going but Iām not entirely sure where Iām staying cos Iāve only just got my ticket - might bring the house on wheels, might be lucky with a b&b. I live in Portsmouth and am travelling in an empty car (7 seats!), so if anyone would like a lift/share transport, Iād be happy for some company.
Any takers?
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Iāve only just got my ticket
Is there a ticket? I think Iāve only got a Paypal receipt. Will that do? 
Weāll have bouncers on the door to make sure Hewrop is kept out, er, sorry, I mean welcomed inā¦
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Hewrop, Iāll distract the bouncers with a false lookey-likey beard while you sneak past the bouncers in a long trench coat, a sombrero and a carnation. Drop the carnation as you go in so that I can see you succeeded. Iāll then run off and ditch the disguise.
Sorted! What could possibly go wrong?
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Iāve got a few books I can bring along, but they include grammar and learners ātext booksā - as long as @aran doesnāt slap my wrist for encouraging āold-fashioned-reading-and-writingā learning materials!
Iām also happy to pass on three novels to anyone brave enough to attempt reading āFfestiniog Welshā - probably not for the fainthearted though, you have been warned!
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