We had a grand time at the Midlands Mini Meet – entirely due to the inexhaustible hard work and tireless enthusiasm of our genial host DaveK!
To see some dodgey photos and even dodgier video footage of the day, take a trip to our Midlands Mini Meet 2012 page…
I am delighted to announce that Vapefest 2012 is GO!!
This years it will be a Summer event. The date is Saturday 25th August 10am till Daz falls over (after midnight). And as usual entrance is FREE!
The venue again will be The Moat House in Tamworth, but this time capacity for 800+ attendees. I have secured every inch of the Moat House and grounds for our sole use. There will be 2 marquees on the grounds of the venue. A hugeeeeeeeeeeeee one for the Festers and one for the Vendors.
Last year I had hundreds of messages from parents asking if kids were allowed. This year, since it will be mainly an outdoor event, the answer is a big fat YES!. So many who missed out in 2011 need not do so this time.
A few things Parents need to know though: No children allowed in the Vendors’ tent or the upstairs function room, and from 7pm onwards the entire event is for adults only.
There is still a ton of backstage stuff to sort out, but i wanted to get the ball rolling!!
Full the most up to date information check out our constantly updated DUMMIES Guide…
DaveK has splashed out £200 of his own cash (presumably in Deutchmarks) and booked the Castle Hotel in Tamworth for Saturday 19th May 2012.
Date: Saturday 19th May 2012, 11am until late
Venue: The Castle Hotel, Ladybank, Tamworth, Staffs, B79 7NB. Tel: (01827) 317700
Admission: By ticket only (click here) - all welcome to apply! Tickets on sale from Friday 2nd March 2012 until they’ve gone!
Ticket price includes entry to the raffle. The list of raffle prizes currently looks like this (alphabetically by donor):
Super-T Precise Plus 16340 including batteries and cartos (Cloud 9 Vaping)
Various e-liquids and flavourings (Decadent Vapours)
”Kick Ready” 50cent Little Gem mod and VV mod with display (Garry Dibley)
10 x 30ml & 20 x 10ml assorted e-liquid plus 3 x 510-T Starter Kits (Enjuice)
Janty Neo Classic Kit (iVapour)
iMist Atomisers (Black and Chrome) & Magnate Power 510 with passthrough (Safercigs)
Mini Cube mod (Siam Mods)
10 x Ego-T Kits (Ecig Wizard & UK E-Liquid)
2 x Innokin AIO Kits (Vape Escape)
Simplicity GP-T5V Silver Bullet & 4 x 50ml Rusty’s Ales e-liquid (Vapourworld)Peter Cole from Decadent Vapours has hinted that there may be some “new/exclusive” flavours to try out on the day, and will be attending with the mobile juice bar / mini-lab that completes any good vape meet! Ben from UK E-Liquid, Paula from Vapourworld and Daz from Safercigs are also confirmed to be attending (and that’s just so far)!
Remember that places are limited this time around, so don’t be slow reserving your tickets by clicking here. Please read and complete the form properly to give me half a chance
Vendors Supporting the Midlands Mini Meet II
Keep an eye on Midlands Vape Meet web site for the latest information…
It’s come to our attention that there are two Lichfield Streets in Tamworth, a fact that seems to send Google Maps into a demented senile tailspin.
If you type the full address of the Moat House into Google Maps it ignores the post code and shows you the wrong location - two miles South of Vapefest!
In the map on the left the correct Lichfield Street at the top - the one at the bottom is the wrong’un.
This may be bad news for those who chose to stay at former Vapefest venue The Plough & Harrow in the mistaken belief that they could drunkenly stumble a few yards from the Moat House to their cosy cots.
To get Ga-ga-Maps to display the correct location you need to input the post code B79 7QQ alone. Hopefully your car’s SatNav will be a bit more savvy. On the plus side, those coming by rail will only have a ten minute walk from Tamworth Station rather than a full on 3 mile yomp for the folds of Fazeley…
Video © Andy Sutton (Smoke2Vape)
Just like to say a big thank you to all the people at the mini-meet for making it such an enjoyable occasion and making us noobs feel so welcome.
I arrived Saturday lunchtime and was met at the door by DaveK who introduced himself and within minutes had me sucking on his Icon :D. From there I was introduced to Hifi, Doodlebug, Crossbow, Jez, and many others. It was great to meet everyone I have conversed with on the forums and in chat.
It was also an excellent opportunity to try out a wide variety of equipment, from small mods, to Provari’s, GGTS’s, Darwins etc. and compare the different flavours and vapours available from each side by side. Thanks to HifiStud, I was able to compare a 510 against a 901 in otherwise identical setups, something I had been wondering about; my preference for flavour and smoothness was a 901 on his GGTS tank thing – it was, as he put it, Lush !. I also monopolised his Darwin for most of the evening as I faded off into my own blissful world…. Thanks Dave.
Thank you Jaded for presenting me with a box mod for noobs– this is the first time I’ve had 3.7V capability and the cartomisers I use definitely produce more flavour now
Thanks also to NickOTeen (Decadent Vapours) with whom I spent far too long sampling his wares, having a go at mixing and learning a great deal about everything from dripping to what flavours not to mix (stay away from Menthol Chicken ! ).
Due to the generosity of everybody I picked up many free samples, a lot of which I’m sure will find their way to other noobies like myself through the forum and future meets.
Thank you again for being such a welcoming group – see you at the next meet – If anyone is apprehensive about attending these, don’t be – in my experience you’ll be made most welcome, learn far more than you can anywhere else and have a great time to boot.
Wistrel
21 February 2011
A little reminder of 2010 - hope to see you guys there this year.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
10am - Midnight
The Moat House
35-36 Lichfield Street
Town Centre
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7QQ
T: +44 (0) 1827 311972
E: info@themoathousetamworth.co.uk
W: themoathousetamworth.co.uk
The Moat House is a Grade II historic building located in what were once the grounds of Tamworth Castle. Built in 1572 by William Comberford as a family home, it sits on the banks of the River Tame. A rare family of 18 Black Swans live around the grounds. In 1815 the Moat House became a lunatic asylum. It is purported that walking the second floor corridors is the ghost of a young girl named Emily. It is believed she was locked in the tower by her father and died in a fire that originated from a burning candle. So it’s an old haunted looney bin - perfect!
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The Moat House is a handsome multi-gabled Tudor mansion, standing within delightful grounds, secluded from Lichfield Street in the heart of Tamworth’s town centre.
BY RAIL
Tamworth train station (0.67 miles). Regular train services from London Euston, Nottingham and Birmingham.
BY BUS
The 461 bus stops the closest at “Sunset Close”, however since it’s only a short walk (0.3 miles), any bus serving Tamworth Town Centre would do.
The day will include a Mixing Masterclass with Nick O’Teen, the Decadent Vapous All-Day Juice Bar, a Vaping Pub Quiz, Live Music, Raffles, and much, much more…
10:00 Meet & Greet
12:00 Bar open
13:00 First Raffle Draw
14:30 Second Raffle Draw
16:00 Third Raffle Draw
17:00 CAMVIP/ECCA Charity Raffle Draw
19:00 PUB Quiz
00:00 Last Orders!
SIGNING IN
For Health & Safety reasons EVERYONE attending, will have to sign in at the door.
FREEBIES!
The first 30 vapers to arrive will receive a FREE Garry Dibley Box Mod v3!
The first 250 vapers to arrive will receive a FREE bottle of Totally Wicked Vapefest eLiquid!
PRIZES!
Throughout the day there will be opportunities to win some fabulous prizes. The goodies up for grabs this year include a Gold Screwdriver, a Touchwood Jarrah, a GGTS SS, an Alpha UltraMax + RES, a ProVari, ten Janty eGo Tank sets, fifty dual coil cartomizers, 2,520ml of Vermillion River Eliquid and half a litre of RY4!!
FOOD
A special festival cavery is being served by the Moat House at £6 a platter. The venue also boasts it’s own restaurant - Comberfords - click here to download a menu. Booking a table in advance is recommended. For those on a tight budget there are plenty of inexpensive eateries in the local area - click here for a random selection.
Free WiFi connection so you can blog, broadcast, and upload embarrassing photos direct from the event. Vapourmists Jim & Andy will be running a live photo feed throughout the day.
VENDORS ATTENDING THE EVENT
Lisa from Cloud9Vaping, Nick O’Teen from Decadent Vapours, Olly from ECigWizard, Cam from E-Cigz London, Hank from Hangsen, Tim from Intellicig, Toby from iVapour, Abe from Liberty Flights, Craig from Mirage Cigarettes, the Guys from ROK, Daz from Safercigs, Jason from Totally Wicked, Ian from Touchwood E-cigs, Benp from UK-Eliquid, Paula from Vapour World, and Garry Dibley (the Modfather).
VENDORS SUPPORTING THE EVENT
UK VAPEFEST COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Wayne, Fiona, Garry, Jaded & Scott
