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Book EARLY for a bargain
All bookings are for all 4 days.
Book now before 17th March for the best bargain.
- When "Early Bird" is available
"Early Bird" Season Ticket page (before long &) until 14th Feb.
(Ensure that you also line-up Accommodation).
- Love Great Alne Long Weekend ! Until Valentine's Day 14th Feb. Extra-Early Bird: at £37 -
available 15th Feb. (to Finish 17th March.) Early (Irish?) Bird: at £40 Season Ticket
From 17th March. to Good Friday 10th April, there's Flock-in Bird at £44 Season Ticket
At £44, also less than paying on the door.
Even if you can come only Friday to Sunday, do still check the full Booking Bargain prices -

- Or just come during the event & pay there as a visitor (see 2020's Provisional Prices page).
If visiting, then you're equally WELCOME to come to any part of this long weekend of folk dance, music & song.

Book EARLY for a bargain
All bookings are for all 4 days.
Book now before 17th March for the best bargain.
- Whilst "Early Bird" is available
"Early Bird" Season Ticket page HERE until 17th March.
(Ensure that you also line-up Accommodation).

Available 15th Feb. (to Finish 17th March.) Early (Irish?) Bird: a £40 Season Ticket
From 17th March. to Good Friday 10th April, there's Flock-in Bird at £44 Season Ticket
At £44, also less than paying on the door.
Even if you can come only Friday to Sunday, do still check the full Booking Bargain prices -

- Or just come during the event & pay there as a visitor (see 2020's Provisional Prices page).
If visiting, then you're equally WELCOME to come to any part of this long weekend of folk dance, music & song.

Sorry : Last-Minute Booking for 2019 Long Weekend finished on WEDS 24th Apr '19 - MIDDAY DEADLINE ! -
2020 booking form will be available later !

AS USED ON FRIDAY MEAL PAGE

All just below is about the last event - April 2019's
"Early Bird" "Season Ticket".
This lets you see what the Booking forms will be like for 2020.
For April 2020's Long Weekend - Details will follow shortly.

Please complete your main course meal preferences in the table on one of the booking sheets.
This isn't “binding”, but PLEASE try to record (& perhaps remember) YOUR Booking Form choice.
That makes a helpful shopping guide for us.

In your glass -
Sparkling, non alcoholic grape juice. (A sparkling perry may also be available.)

Entrée -
Fillet of smoked mackerel (with parsley & lemon flavouring),
served cold with cherry tomatoes & mixed mild salad leaf.
OR a slice of melon.
OR Tomato and basil soup. (v) (More than one of these are available for those wish.)

Main Course -
9 main courses. From these, primarily choose one, and record on the booking form :
Try to note (remember) your choice.
(1 to 5 or A to D) -though there's a little room for flexibility on the evening.

NB Cheeses throughout are vegetarian.
One or two alternative last-minute changes of mind are also likely to be OK !
1) Carve your own portion ( CAUTION - VERY SHARP KNIVES ) from an oven-roasted Chicken:
with Jacket baked potato: with petits pois & / or with carrot slices
or with a side salad.

NB FOR ALL MAIN CHOICES, ALTERNATIVE or ADDITIONAL -
- ROAST BUTTERNUT SQUASH, ROAST SWEET POTATO: perhaps ROAST PARSNIP are available. ASK !

OR 2) A whole ( fins removed ) oven-baked mackerel:

OR 3) (Vegetarian: purchased frozen): Linda Mc Cartney Plaits. Cheese, leek & potato filling in a puff pastry plait.

OR 4) (Vegetarian/coeliac): Roasted or Jacket Potato (& / or Butternut Squash)
- with wedge from an oven-baked brie with apple slice and cranberry-topping, or other vegetarian cheese baked in croc dish.

OR 5) (Vegan/coeliac): Roasted or Jacket Potato (& / or Butternut Squash)
- with 3 oven cooked vegan "sausages" (vegetable content only and without any wheat or maize corn).

OR 6) (Vegetarian): Roasted or Jacket Potato (& / or Butternut Squash)
With a choice of medium chilli-spiced Indian vegetarian filling:
eg Dal Makhani. With petits pois & / or with carrot slices, or with a side salad.

ALSO as primary main course option - THESE MAY BE relatively easily ASKED FOR AT THE TIME,
or please pre-order -

OR A) Two smoked plain or parsley/lemon mackerel fillets served hot or cold, with salad & cheese -
- or with your choice of hot items above.

OR B) Bavarian-Ham (sliced) as your primary main course option - with salad, & / or with Cheese.

OR C) (Vegetarian): Choice of Cheeses as your primary main course option - with salad & / or with coleslaw.

OR D) (Vegetarian): Filled Jacket or roast Potato: with hot baked beans, or with hot or cold choice of Cheeses or with coleslaw,
( or with a choice of medium chilli-spiced Indian vegetarian filling: eg Dal Makhani. )
With each, a choice of petits pois or side salad.

Sweet Course:
Ice cream, (also yoghurts, crème fraiche, cream) tinned fruit: various fresh fruits.

Also -
Variety of cheeses and biscuits. -

After - Tea / or coffee ( cafétière coffee may be available ). .

NB. PROVISIONAL means: initial contacts are made, but times / contributors may be CHANGED!

"Cherry pickers" - BEWARE - The times on the programme are to give what is generally an accurate timing of events.
BUT - PARTICULARLY on cold / wet Saturdays & Sundays - especially around and after the EXTENDED lunchtime,
there will be EXTENSIONS and ADDITIONS to the working programme. - Please feel free to drop by at ANY TIME -
Be aware though : your expectations may not have taken account of practical difficulties to fit all these activities into one Hall !

- BUT - Best bargain is ( see LAST EVENT's Early Season Ticket for it ALL.)
Early Bird is available during January to 14th Feb 2020 at £40 !
( However, for 2020, our 37th year: for £37, book an EXTRA Early Bird "Season Ticket" by Dec 31st 2019. )
Click HERE : SEE in "word" a PAST Early Bird Form to book by Email. Make a separate BACS bank transfer.
Click HERE to SEE in "word" a PAST Early Bird Form to book by completing the form. Post it with a cheque.
If you like the programme, BOOK EARLY - SOON - SEE the 2020 form or pdf download it
IN DECEMBER, when 2020's EARLY BIRD page will be available for the EXTRA EARLY BIRD BOOKINGS -
- Brilliant this early price is - BUT you do not HAVE to book to come for ALL or for ANY part of the Long Weekend !
- JUST DROP BY - on any day / evening : Be welcomed - whichever day - at ANY time !

IN DECEMBER, when the EARLY BIRD page will appear -

- Best bargain will be the Extra Early Bird Season Ticket for it ALL.
Available NOW during January & February ONLY at this £39 price !
Click HERE to download in "word" a new Early Bird Form to book by Email & make separate BACS bank transfer.
Click HERE to download in "word" a new Early Bird Form to book by completing the form. Post it with a cheque.
If you like the programme, BUY EARLY BIRD NOW - SEE the form or pdf download on EARLY BIRD page -
- Brilliant this early price is - BUT you do not HAVE to book to come for ALL or for ANY part of the Long Weekend !
- JUST DROP BY - on any day / evening : Be welcomed - whichever day - at ANY time !

Please complete your main course meal preferences in the table on the booking sheets.
About the meal: between midday Weds & Friday afternoon, please ring / text Adrian on 0seven827 278 821)
This is not totally “binding”, but PLEASE try to record YOUR choice. That makes a helpful shopping guide for us.

In your glass Sparkling, non alcoholic grape juice.

Entrée Fillet of smoked mackerel (with parsley & lemon flavouring),
served cold with cherry tomatoes & mixed mild salad leaf.
OR a slice of melon.
OR Tomato and basil soup. (v)

Main Course 3 main items from which to choose:
One or two alternative last-minute changes of mind are also likely to be OK !
1) Carve your own portion ( CAUTION - VERY SHARP KNIVES ) from an oven-roasted Chicken:
with Jacket baked potato: with petits pois - with carrot slices
or with a side salad.
NB FOR ALL MAIN CHOICES, ALTERNATIVE or ADDITIONAL -
- ROAST BUTTERNUT SQUASH, ROAST SWEET POTATO and ROAST PARSNIP available. ASK !
OR 2) Whole oven baked mackerel:
OR 3) (Vegetarian): Linda Mc Cartney Plaits. Cheese, leek & potato filling in a puff pastry plait.
OR SELECT INSTEAD AT THE TIME -
Filled Jacket Potato: with Cheese or with baked beans or with coleslaw.
With each, a choice of petits pois or side salad.
OR (Vegetarian):
Oven baked jacket potato & choice of moderately spiced Indian vegetarian filling:
eg Dal Makhani. With petits pois or side salad.
OR (Vegetarian):
Oven baked jacket potato & non-rennet cheese. With petits pois or side salad.
OR a primary option of Salad with Ham -
or with Cheese -
or with non-rennet (vegetarian) cheese.
OR as primary option -
2 smoked plain or parsley/lemon mackerel fillets served hot or cold, & your choice of any hot/cold items above, or with salad & cheese.

Sweet Course: Ice cream, (also yoghurts, crème fraiche, cream) tinned fruit: various fresh fruits.

Also variety of cheeses and biscuits. - After - Tea / or coffee ( cafétière coffee may be available ). .

Sit-down Meal - 6pm Friday. We ask ONLY for this meal that -
We'd appreciate your Fri main course requirements beforehand, to buy items and prepare.
It's pleasant to sit together in the hall on Friday eve, for food choices not needing excessive preparation.
CONSIDERABLE THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE HELPFULLY ALREADY SENT REQUIREMENTS.
NOW, PLEASE JUST FEEL WELCOME TO COME AND SHARE OUR MEAL.
IF YOU'VE NOT ORDERED, then - or for anything else -
About the meal: between midday Weds & Friday afternoon, please ring / text Adrian on 0seven827 278 821)
WE HAVE ALLOWED FOR A VERY FEW NON-ORDERED EXTRAS !

Sorry, but Last-Minute Booking for the Long Weekend finished on WEDS 24th APRIL - MIDDAY DEADLINE ! -

Menu choices on Sat & Sun eves and for Monday's seated lunch is requested as early as you can on each day.
Just complete the lists for other meals & lunchtime snacks when you are THERE.
Your early preferences on the booking form have however, helped us -
- better to plan your requirements for all of the Long Weekend.

SEE the FULL MENU for Friday's evening Meal. You may also still order a meal - HERE -

Evening Dance visit / Daytime activity visits / prebooking - all will be welcomed Friday to Monday at:
Contact us - here. Great Alne Long Weekend
Memorial Hall (2 miles from Alcester) is at B49 6HL (The opposite houses clearly were once the Old Rail Station)
- JUST DROP BY - on any day / evening : Be welcomed - whichever day - at ANY time !
- You're welcome to pay there at the hall, and stay for ALL or for ANY part of the Long Weekend !
- You may TAKE AWAY with you a copy ( ies ) of the working programme from the hall !

Even if you can come only Friday to Sunday, do still check the Bargain -
"Early Bird" Season Ticket go to EARLY BIRD - £45 for all 4 days for single adult.
But this concession may be especially helpful for a family, or a student booking.
On Good Friday - the price has gone up !
BOOK SOON !

Evening Dance visit / Daytime activity visits / prebooking - all welcomed THIS Friday to Monday at:
Contact us - here. Great Alne Long Weekend
Memorial Hall (2 miles from Alcester) is at B49 6HL (The opposite houses clearly were once the Old Rail Station)
- JUST DROP BY - on any day / evening : Be welcomed - whichever day - at ANY time !
- You're welcome to pay there at the hall, and stay for ALL or for ANY part of the Long Weekend !
- You may TAKE AWAY with you a copy ( ies ) of the working programme from the hall !

Friday main course menu items from which to select are best filled in ON THE BOOKING FORM HERE .
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(About the meal: between midday Wednesday and midday Friday, please ring Adrian on 0seven827 278 821)

Last-Minute Booking chance for ALL of the Long Weekend: until WEDS 24th April - MIDDAY DEADLINE HERE - Where ( only IF NOT DONE ) you may also order your Friday evening Meal & SEE the FULL MENU -

Larger screen views are BELOW (Downloads are to see it on a smartphone) - or to PRINT
Fri/Sat Programme - as A4 portrait sheet HERE .
- Sun/Mon Programme - as A4 portrait  sheet HERE .
You'd best await the finalised working programme to get a dependable hardcopy.
(MONOCHROME download available soon if preferred - )
Long Weekend ENTIRE 2019 WORKING PROGRAMME VIEW IT as on 2 A4 sides below  -