Event
Date
Friday 7th - Sunday 9th April 2006
Timetable
TBA
Time
Place
Belchamps Scout Centre,
Hockley Essex
SS5 4JD
The site is mostly single-storey, with generally good accessibility - some buildings have 1-2 steps to the door.
The only area without easy disability access is the upstairs feast hall (1 flight of stairs, no lift).
Parking is free.
The site is discreetly wet. Candles are permitted, banners are encouraged.
The museums and fabric shops of London are a mere 45 minute drive away, and Southend’s seafront, Hadleigh Castle and Prittlewell Priory are but five; Hockley Woods nature preserve is two minutes walk away.
Trains, Planes and Automobiles
Belchamps site Multimap printable map reference
The site is 15 minutes walk or <5 mins drive from Hockley mainline rail station (30 min journey from London's Liverpool Station)
Accessible from all London airports.
- Southend Airport is very close, but has limited services.
- Stansted Airport is the next closest (1 hour drive away).
Stansted has a good rail connection to Liverpool Street Station in London, where you can change to reach Hockley station.
You can also take the FirstGroupX30 Stansted Flyer coach, which stops at Hayleigh train station, one stop from Hockley.
National Rail Journey Planner to view train schedules and fares. Ordering tickets requires registration.
Pickups and dropoffs from local train stations can be arranged, but are not guaranteed - our pool of car drivers is very limited.
If you're flying into a London airport, please contact the Reservations Steward with your travel details.
By road: From the M25, take the A127 out to Southend (apx 15 miles). At the roundabout by the Tesco hypermarket, follow the B1013 in the direction of Hockley and/or Hawkwell until you see the Belchamps and/or SCA signs.
Use www.streetmap.co.uk for local map: enter the postcode, SS5 4JD, into the search engine.
The AA website provides excellent directions.
Cost
Reservations include all meals (Friday night travellers fayre, breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday, Saturday lunch and Feast):
Adult SCA members: £26.
Camping rate, day rate and family rate TBA – write and ask!
The Financial Fine Print
This event is subject to the £2 non-member surcharge.
Please bring proof of membership (card, or recent DT mailing label), otherwise we must charge you the surcharge.
Please confirm your reservation with Sterling payment for UK residents (cheques made payable to “Thamesreach SCA Inc Co”), or flight/ferry details for all other guests.
Only Sterling payment accepted at the door.
After 15th March (3+ weeks before the event), if you have not confirmed
your reservation with payment (UK) or travel details (outside UK) we
may bump your feast and - bunk places.
Cancellations after Monday, 27th March (2 weeks before the event) will not be repaid: thank you for your donation to the event!
Sleeping arrangements
This scout camp has - bunks, but does not provide bedding - please bring your own.
Some loaner bedding is available from the event staff on a “whose airline has the least baggage allowance” priority, as are towels, loaner garb, feastware and misc items. Ask the autocrats!
Reservation Details
Reservation must be backed up by Sterling payment for UK residents (cheques made payable to “Thamesreach SCA Inc Co”), or flight/ferry details for all other guests.
After 15 March, feast and - bunk places without these criteria are subject to being bumped.
Please send the following information for each individual:
- Number of attendees
- Full names
- Mundane Name
- Emergency Contact
- Whether a - bunk is required
- Travel Details (If known)
- SCA Membership number
- Any dietary requirements/restrictions
- Any medical conditions that we may need to be aware of.
Additional Transportation Details
For travellers flying to Crown...many roads lead through Stansted airport.
After some research, supplemented by good advice from Fru Johanna aff Hukka (kingdom travel advisor), it appears that if you're coming from a London airport, the most direct path to a train station close to the site is on a coach.
Train routes are either comperable prices, or cheaper, but involve more changes, and also mean you're travelling through London on Friday afternoon and evening, which is very busy.
The event staff can arrange local pickups from Hockley and Rayleigh stations to the site if you send your travel details to the event steward. Unannounced travellers take their chances!
From Stansted - easy connection
Stansted Flyer X30 bus from Stansted Airport to Raleigh Station.
£10 single, £15 return
If you haven't arranged a pickup w/ the event steward, try hailing a cab directly to the site.
Look around the station for a taxi stand, or ask the staff for a local minicab number.
Heathrow - moderate connection
FirstGroup run coaches connecting to other airports, including Stansted,
and from Stansted you can pick up the Flyer X30 coach to Rayleigh.
Heathrow to Stansted takes 1.5-2 hrs, £26.00 return.
For Heathrow travellers on a budget (who have more time), you can take
the Tube from Heathrow to Liverpool Street station (Zone 1-6 ticket, about
£4.50).
Note: Terminal 4 Tube station is closed right now - use T1,2,3 or Hatton
Cross stations. Look for local information at the station.
From Liverpool Street, catch train to Hockley station. An adult ticket
is £16.00.
Tube route:
Piccadilly (royal blue) tube from
Heathrow to Holborn
Change at Holborn for Central (red)
tube to Liverpool Street Tube/Train station
Beware: there are stairs between platforms, and no guarantee of elevators.
Luton - moderate-to-fiddly connection (by train)
FirstGroup coach from Luton to Stansted is 1 hr 40 mins. £16.20
return
From Stansted, pick up the Flyer X30 coach to Rayleigh.
For Luton travellers on a budget: trains run from Luton to either London
St. Pancras or Farringdon stations. These are joint Tube/Train stations,
from which you would take the Circle (yellow)
or Metropolitain (purple/brown) tube
up to four stops to Liverpool Street. A zone 1 single ticket is about
£2.
Again, there are stairs and some walking from platform to platform.
From Liverpool Street, catch train to Hockley station. An adult ticket is £16.00.
Useful links:
Buses
from Heathrow (and Luton) to Stansted, on National Express site:
Stansted
Flyer X30 bus from Stansted Airport to Rayleigh Station
(Handy one-page introduction and timetable pdf)
Bus leaves from Stand 28 at Stansted central bus station.
Overall
map of London and SE England trains (does not include Tube lines).
Different colours indicate different companies, but tickets sold at any
station are valid on any line. Look for Hockley station well to the east
of London.
Staff
Event Stewards:
Pomestnitsa Marina Olganova vlyeThoting Gravenel
(Marina Thonus) marinaolganova-at-yahoo.co.uk
+44 (0)1702 471099 (Land),
+44(0)7957 176996 (Mob)
Lord Eric Kyl McGuinness (Kent Mitchell)
seneschal@thamesreach.org
+44 (0)20 8442 8703 (home)
(calls no later than 2200, please)
Reservations Steward:
Pomestnitsa Marina Olganova vlyeThoting Gravenel
(Marina Thonus) marinaolganova-at-yahoo.co.uk
+44 (0)1702 471099 (Land),
+44(0)7957 176996 (Mob)
1B Avenue Road,
Leigh on Sea,
SS9 1AX, UK.
Cook:
Pomestnik Ivan Ivanovich vlyeKiev
(John Dodds)
Please contact the cook in advance (via Lady Marina) regarding any food allergies!
Marshal in Charge: Deputy of the kingdom marshal, TBA
Reservations List
This list, updated 6 April 2006, is roughly
in the order that registrations were received.
If you plan to attend Crown, and are not yet on this list, please contact the event steward immediately!
Lady Marina Olganova vlyeThoting Gravenel - bunk
Lady Ivan Ivanovich vlyeKiev - bunk
M'lord Gerald of Oop North - bunk
M'lordCharles Howard of Thamesreach - bunk
Lord Gyles Rochester
Lady Melisende Fitzwalter
Lord Eric Kyl McGuinniss - bunk
Lord Sabastian of Florence
Mistress Jaelle of Armida - bunk
Master Johan Magnusson Kivisuo - bunk
Pan Vitus Polonius - bunk
M'Lady Josephine - bunk
M'Lord Heinrich - bunk
M'lady Maria - bunk
Vicomte Michael die Zauberzunge Ritter von Essen - bunk
Baroness Moira O'Morchoe - bunk
Baron Brian O'Morchoe - bunk
Baronin Margerite von Buchholz - bunk
m'lady Patrica of Kent - bunk
m'lady Melanie - bunk
Baroness Mary verch Thomas offsite
Lord Caoimhghin MacAindriú offsite
Lord Paul son of Brian, viceroy - bunk
Lady Caitriona of the Ravens, vicereine - bunk
M'lord Guthrothr of Colenham - bunk
Lady Fiona Wiggins - bunk
M'lady Ygraine of Warham - bunk
Lady Gabrielle de Noyers - bunk
Fru Johanna aff Hucka - bunk
His Majesty Sven of Drachenwald - bunk
Her Majesty Thora of Drachenwald - bunk
Duchessa Alessandra Melusine
Lord Thomas Flamanc of Kelsale - bunk
Lady Siban nic Ghiolla Phadraig - bunk
M'Lady Margie McArthur - bunk
Lord Turstin FitzOsbern - bunk
Lady Arianwen ferch Arthur - bunk
Lady Corinne Layton - bunk
M'lord Warren - bunk
M'lady Alexandra - bunk
M'lady Raygon - bunk
M'lord John - bunk
Lady Caitilin of Pont Alarch - bunk
M'lady Fyrnae - bunk
Lord Robert of Canterbury - bunk
Lady Genevieve la Flechiere - bunk
Lady Sian - bunk
Lord Tristam - bunk
Lady Ceinwyn - bunk
M'Lady Katie Allen - bunk
Lady Eleanora von Ratzeburg - bunk
M'lord Randall son of William - bunk
Lord Acarin St Cyr - bunk
Lady Christian Trenchard of Deptford (Kit) offsite
Lady Morwenna Trevethan - bunk
HE Etienne Fevre - bunk
HE Sigmundr Haakonsson - bunk
HE Sagadis Dunconsdotter - bunk
Lord Lutr Ruckständewerfer - bunk
Lady Siubhan inghean Fearghuis - bunk
M'lady Ceinwyn - bunk
M'Lord Dirik Von Rosswald - bunk
M'lady Solange de la fortressa - bunk
M'lady Rignach of Argyll - bunk
M'lord Stefan of Argyll - bunk
M'lady Natalia of Argyll - bunk
M'lady Naomi of Argyll - bunk
Sir Arafel Christian day
Lady Susannah Blois day
M'lady Isabelle Blois Christian day
M'lord Edward Blois Christian day
Baron Bardulf Rauen - bunk
Lady Morwenna Trevethan - bunk
M'lady Ursula day
Lord Clancy day
Master Terafan - bunk
Lady Dubheasa - bunk
Lady Katherine of Glastonbury - day
m'lady Zoe - day
m'lord Benjamin - day
Lord Odo de Home - day
Lady Jahanara - day