tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582135234038648019.post5073057751686527378..comments2023-02-25T13:22:44.189+00:00Comments on Sid Boggle About Beer: "There Are Planners, Plodders And Plonkers..."Sid Bogglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07452473947039475736noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582135234038648019.post-79604075044998673032013-05-14T18:55:15.788+01:002013-05-14T18:55:15.788+01:00Thanks for the insight. It was clearly a disaster ...Thanks for the insight. It was clearly a disaster and hopefully lessons will be learned. Running a beer festival isn't easy-doubly so if you haven't done it before, and this seems to have failed at the basic planning level. Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582135234038648019.post-74262500878944948362013-05-07T20:33:33.454+01:002013-05-07T20:33:33.454+01:00Not so sure it's a deliberate snub at CAMRA, B...Not so sure it's a deliberate snub at CAMRA, Benjamin. After all, LBA admin and coord geezer Steve Williams is an old CAMRA hand. Seems to me nobody was weighing up all the risks, though, and CAMRA branches are well-practiced, so me (not a member)? That's where I'd start.<br /><br />Or, you could throw into the mix what one source said to me, which was the LBA were "conned by Sid Bogglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452473947039475736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582135234038648019.post-85130778260367154882013-05-07T12:09:07.241+01:002013-05-07T12:09:07.241+01:00The thing is, there are literally hundreds, possib...The thing is, there are literally hundreds, possibly thousands of people in London with a wealth of experience organising and running successful beer festivals. <br /><br />There are loads of folk who could've helped, consulted and advised and who would've done all this for no more payment than a few beers at the end of it.<br /><br />But this determination for the 'new generation'Benjamin Nunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735110277517005667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582135234038648019.post-18310079939734194852013-05-06T18:50:53.729+01:002013-05-06T18:50:53.729+01:00I am sure Camra HQ must be laughing their socks of...I am sure Camra HQ must be laughing their socks off. I have experienced anything so badly organised before. A real shame as this was our chance to show off, London brewed beers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582135234038648019.post-41609733610794196442013-05-06T13:57:43.262+01:002013-05-06T13:57:43.262+01:00Nail, head, hit!
One thing that would gone a long...Nail, head, hit!<br /><br />One thing that would gone a long way towards damage limitation would have been some communication during Saturday's opening problems. A simple "sorry guys, we've had xxx and yyy problems give us 45 mins" would have made a big difference. Instead the front of the queue got a "20minute delay" call from one of the security people. When they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com