Holiday outings

[alt_sinistra]

I’ve worked out the lists for the Newcastle and New London day trips: you should receive confirmation at lunch today one way or the other. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we coordinate staffing and other details.

We still have a few remaining spaces for CCF students for the Yorkshire Dales trip (8th April), and for both CCF and YPL students for the Cambridge visit (11th April). Please see me today if you are still interested. Confirmation notes about those trips will be out tomorrow.

You are reminded that your parents are responsible for getting you to the central meeting point in New London each day: specifics will be sent to them later this week, or they may confirm with Felix Green in the WEA office if they have other logistics questions. Basic expenses (including meals and any admission fees) will be covered by the programme, but you may wish to bring pocket money for extras. Promptness and exemplary behaviour are both expected and required.

I’m glad to take questions here. Otherwise, I’ll be in my office during my usual Monday hours after supper.

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Private message to Gilly Chadwick

[alt_sinistra]

Again, wish I’d not been called away Thursday (and it’s causing more headaches than I want to think about) but a good half my students were very taken with you and are still talking about it quite cheerfully. (Well, we knew that was likely. But they’re also taken with the idea of engineering and what you do, which is probably more useful to society.)

Supper Tuesday? I will be in town to deal with various details. I’ve talked to Campanella, but would you ask Delilah and Sigrun? I keep alternating between feeling I’ve thought of everything re: managing Stint and being sure I’m missing something crucial, and friendly conversation and more pairs of eyes never hurt. Usual place is good.

Did Raz ask you anything, while you were here? He’s been a bit more intent on several lines of conversation since. Not that he doesn’t have adequate reason on his own, but I wondered.

Private message to Felix Green

[alt_sinistra]

Oh, Hypatia’s calculations. Did not need one more thing on my plate, though you will kindly notice I am not volunteering myself to staff everything. (Raz would have my head if I tried, even if I felt up to it, which I don’t.)

I do plan to come see you tomorrow - had been hoping not to make the trip, but it’s clearly the fastest way to deal with the expense signatures and other details. And I need to finalise the security process with Campanella, so all the chaperones are working with the same guidelines.

On the staffing:
The 6 third years should be presumed confirmed unless I tell you otherwise, though I’m still waiting on permisson from several of their parents.

2 April: Helpmann pointed out (useful, for once) that he’s not truly required for most of this round of meetings. Please swap the wrap-up of previous events discussion to first thing Tuesday morning (with the code discussion), and he’ll be glad to supervise the museums day.

7 April: I’ve been instructed that it’s entirely too delicate a visit for anyone else to handle, so me.

8 April: Dales : Vilas offered to take this one - apparently he’s fond of a bit of a hike and ramble himself, and as he says, Easter is not a family holiday for him. Featherstone, if we need him. (Honestly, though, I don’t trust his stamina.)

11 April : Cambridge visit. Stint has volunteered, which makes me wonder, but Campanella is glad to go too, and I trust her to keep him in line.

12 April: Helena’s offered and if you’d free yourself for this one, it’d be appreciated. I think you’d be a more enjoyable chaperone than the other options.

And if anyone (else) has questions about the Camelot Park trip, we certainly can’t stop people arranging a private outing there that day. Just the programme is not coordinating anything of the kind - and more importantly, not paying for it.

For next week:
Can you confirm you’ve tested the full transcription quill? Otherwise, beyond the Helpmann change, no changes to the agenda, and could you get that out? And would you schedule me for lunch with Mum on Monday (she's handling where) and you and Campanella on Tuesday (would you book a quiet table somewhere handy), so we can talk through some of the security issues more privately?

If you need to firechat, I'll be in my office between 1 and 2. Otherwise, see you tomorrow.

Private Message to Professor Sinistra

[alt_ernie]

I just received my notice about the Newcastle camp visit, and I wondered why I've not been chosen to go.

Have I done something that put me down the list? I thought I'd met deadlines for everything and that my attendance and participation had been acceptable, so I can't think why I didn't make the cut.

Only, I know my parents would have given permission. My father's said I ought to get as much experience of the camps as I can if I want to go into Muggle or Muggleborn affairs administration, which I do.

I'm not complaining, but I wonder if there's been a mistake, is all. Or if you could at least say why I'm not being allowed to go.

Thanks.

[alt_padma]

Thanks again, Professor, I think it's going to be ever so informative.

Oh, I wanted to tell you, Parvati and I wrote to our parents and they've given us permission to organise a trip to Camelot on the day the others will be there. You said that would be all right, right? It's sort of an early birthday party for us, we decided. So I guess we'll be seeing people there as well as in Cambridge and New London.

Mum also wanted me to say that she'd be happy to sponsor tea or lunch on one of the days, like maybe the day that the others are in Glastonbury or something.

Private message to Professor Sinistra

[alt_luna]

Thank you for putting me on the list. I'm quite looking forward to seeing Cambridge. I've heard it's very beautiful.

I was wondering, might I be allowed to meet up with some friends the date of the second New London trip?