TheBoarder Forum Summer Bash

On	Saturday 24th August 2002 (2143 days ago)
Location	Tamworth Snowdome and West Midland Water Sports Centre, United Kingdom

It's the UK's summer snowboarding festival. Smaller than Board-X. Shorter than Daily Mail. But snowboarding isn't a spectator sport, so this one's all about riding. Snowboards, wakeboards and giant tyres. Plus an all day BBQ, DJs and all night camping.

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You up for it? An afternoon's wakeboarding with beer, burgers and beats. A stint on Tamworth's Adrenalin Tubes. Three and a half hours of the Snowdome's Fresh snowboarding only ramp night. Crashing in a tent near a lake. Sounds terrible.

You book and pay for everything seperately, so you can join in for as much as you want or just come along and watch. The day will go something like this:

Get to Tamworth Saturday midday.

A stint at wakeboarding between 11.00am and 7.00pm.

All day BBQ and beers.

Adrenalin Tubing 7.45 to 8.45pm.

Boarding 9.30pm to 1.30am.

Late bar to 1.00am.

Camp at the lake.

Sunday. Rise with bruises and hangovers.

Don't forget, this is the August Bank Holiday, so no rush back to work on the Sunday if you need more wakeboarding, snowboarding, sleep or paracetamol. Keep up with who's coming and frequently asked questions on The Forum.

Wakeboarding

A hugely amusing 30 minutes wakeboarding (including wetsuit hire and tuition if required) behind a Nautica. This is open to complete beginners and it's apparently very similar to snowboarding. Everybody should be up and at it after about 5 minutes tuition and verbal abuse from the shore.

Cost: £25. You must pre-pay and book a 30 minute slot with West Midlands Water Ski Centre on 01827 874404 quoting "Forum Summer Bash".

We have the lake block booked on Saturday from 11.00am to 7.00pm with two boats. There are 32 places reserved for the afternoon and it's first-come, first-served. If demand is high then additional morning places can be booked.

Adrenalin Tubing

Something a bit different before they set the slope up for the boarding. Launch yourself down the slope at the Snowdome on a huge tyre. There are two sessions available: 7.45 to 8.15pm and 8.15 to 8.45pm.

Cost: £5. You must pre-pay and book your session at the same time as the boarding below to get the discounted rate. Room for 20 people per session and it's first-come, first-served.

Boarding

A specially extended Fresh session at the Snowdome from 9.30pm to 1.30am. Ramps, quarter pipe, rails and snow. DJ and late bar 'til 1.00am.

Cost: £20. You must pre-pay and book for this discounted rate on 08705 000011 quoting "Forum Summer Bash". There should be no problem with numbers.

Winnables

This is just a social thing, but to up the ante we'll have some stuff to throw down on the night and a few all round comedy prizes. Events in the pipeline include something on the rails and something on the pipe. We'll see. Stuff will almost certainly go to the most needy rather than necessarily the best riders.

Thanks to our sponsors so far:

Entertainment and Accomodation

Saturday at the lake will include use of the lake's BBQ as part of the deal. Bring baps, burgers and beer.

We should have our patented "DJ in a VW" for the wakeboarding courtesy of our man DJ Shiny. There will be the usual loud tunes at Tamworth Snowdome.

Overnight camping at the lake is free for wakeboarders and spectators. Bring a tent and something/somebody to sleep on. Lightweights can seek comfort at the Travel Inn across the road from the Snowdome.

Getting There

Road access to Tamworth is a doddle off the M42. See the map showing the Snowdome as the "Leisure Centre" and also the train station.

The lake is 5-10 minutes drive from the Snowdome. See directions.

If you're coming a long way, then an Apex train fare is probably your cheapest option. These need to be booked a few weeks in advance and group discounts may also be available.

Finally...

The Forum Summer Bash is an event brought to you by TheBoarder, the Tamworth Snowdome and the letter "B" for boats, boarding, beats, beer, BBQ, bivouac and bruises. This is a social thing, rather than a competitive thing and everybody is welcome, even if you can't make it for the lake or camping.

We laugh in the face of rain 'cos we is gonna get wet anyway.

Small print: Remember the Tamworth Snowdome has a minimum recreational standard - this basically means you can link turns, control your speed and you're not a danger to others.

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