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When I took me boots off after the last one (back in the 80's) I said never again

You've had the same boots on since 1980! You joined the same year as me... suppose that makes us squaddies once removed! Looking forward to meeting all this new blood next year... I might even get another bugle and do the early morning wake up call... from Yorkies pit!

Yorkie may have a few strange and rare proclivities, but I'm reasonably sure that one of them is not sharing his pit with a Bandy! No matter how much mascara the bandy is wearing!

Well she is clever - got a couple of ologies

No time like the present so I am off to start training straight away...now where did I put the Guinness?

maybe £5:00 registration fee, to cover admin costs etc, and if the interest is high, ie the Units supplying teams, maybe the, "Yomp 30 Speed Trophy", for the fastest team? the same trophy doing the rounds each year, with the usual little shield with the team/unit name on it ? the winning team retaining the shield for a year. The statue for the most coin raised and submitted on the DAY trophy? like this years, but as the trophy is for coin submitted on the day (highest) the statue would be presented to the person (no team sponsorship) on the night. this would eleviate the problem of trying to collect the coin after the event, and give us a better picture of how much was raised.

Aye - June sounds nice - Ah'll do it me'sell this time..

Many thanks to my flag carrier on the last one....

I've been offline since - can't remember....anyway I tried to read up on it.

May is also ok - APART from 17th - and travelling time at both ends....

Sigs Reunion may be in June too - the others might like to stretch their legs after a restfull get together - A stroll over familiar ground may do
them good....

Any road up - I'm in

'Aye

Sorry people, been a tad busy lately. In consultation with Ratso I have requested June 4/5/6 2004 at Okehampton Leisure Gardens and Spa resort. So Saturday 5th June it is, unless it conflicts with a major use of the camp by the military.
Application forms etc will be arranged by Ratso through http://www.yomp30.co.uk as before. The registration system will be different for next year, requiring pre-registration, where possible, to pay for food and accommodation, T shirt etc. Costs and addresses will be submitted in due course.
Basically we have approval from the CO at Lympstone and the Camp Commandant at Okehampton, so it's now a question of Army Training Establishments SW saying OK.
Now is a good time to persuade all those slackers who thought it was a brill idea, but were too busy cutting the hedge and their fingernails to do it, to get fit and prepare for next year. Get out there my braves and recruit.

Cant wait!!!!

I have contacted ratso with some suggestions for Yomp 30 2004.

The 'sponsorship' type of event is now becoming over used, and it is generally only those taking part that can raise money. Also, as we're now finding, all the money still hasn't been paid in, and ratso can't tell us how much we made.

I suggested that a 'lottery' type system is used where everyone sells 4 digit numbered tickets worth £5 each. Anyone wishing to take part in the Yomp must sell £150 worth of tickets to qualify for their participants 'T' shirt.
This may be unpopular with some, but I feel the participants should only be those who have successfully completed a 30 miler before, as part of a Commando Course. This will ensure that the event is awarded the respect it deserves in the eyes of the Corps, and the public.
Supporters can also sell batches of £150s worth of tickets, and when they have sold them, they will qualify for a 'Supporters' 'T' Shirt.
A set of numbered balls, from 0 to 9, is carried on the yomp, and a ball is drawn at the first designated check point to produce the first number. This could be drawn by a 'personality' like Simon Weston. The number is phoned to the HQ at Okehampton, and to the Yomp 30 web site so that the 'draw' can be followed by people at home. At the next designated check point, the second number of the 4 digit number is drawn by another celebrity, and so on. The holder of the winning number wins 30 x £20 notes.
The benefits of this system are, that the money is 'up front, and everyone can take part in raising funds. If you sell more than one batch of £150 tickets, there could be an additional 'badge' of some sort to put on your 'T' shirt. It also means that our colleagues abroad can become actively involved too, and follow the Yomp on the web site.
If we sold every ticket we would raise £49,995.

Yours aye, Derek

Rotary Booty wrote:but I feel the participants should only be those who have successfully completed a 30 miler before, as part of a Commando Course.

Just a quick question. Does this mean that the ladies cant participate in the 2004 Yomp. Funny old thing but it was thought previous by a certain party that us mere females shouldn't take part in the 2003 event, all females who took part completed the course with no problems at all and we were even given a Royal Pardon from said member. (Cheers Yorkie) Surely every one who is going to attempt the 30 miler would have given it great thought as to whether they were able to participate fully so as not to be a burden to other members of the team no matter whether they were female or not. I would appreciate clarification on the point raised above because although i have not completed the commando Course as such I did manage along with two other ladies to complete the 2003 event.

Down girls, down. (and sorry Loz!)

I don't make the rules for Yomp 30, I was just giving my views on how I feel it should be staged in the future.

However, I'm surprised at what you said about Yorkie Flo, as on page one of this thread, on the 29th May, Yorkie stated that in his view, in 2004, it should only be those who had completed a 30 miler before! No one reacted to that!
I am not saying that females couldn't walk 30 miles across Dartmoor. There was a large mixed group of walkers setting off from Bennetts Cross on the last Yomp 30, and they do it all the time.

I am 100% sure that the organisers will be including wives as participants in the next Yomp, but it won't change my view that the 30 Miler is something special, and something I will never forget.

Apart from that, I was really hoping for your views on the best way of raising the most money for charity, not starting a sex war!

Loz

I was 'reliably' informed that it would be open to Royals former and serving and their pash. I couldn't make this years because I was lazing on a Greek beach but I am planning on making it to Yomp 2004.

Not up for ripping my bra off and setting fire to it - I'm in Scotland and would freeze to death On second thoughts it might help to keep me warm

Maria

PS Love the new avatar and profile pic.

My views on the capabilities of ladies are well known. I have debated the pros and cons of their inclusion in everything from the Navy to the 'Shhhh you ain't seen me!' brigade.
If you read my diatribe about the last Yomp 30 you will find the following quotation,

"The ladies softened and improved the yomp image, kept everybody smiling and were a huge improvement on Malone’s visage."

Flo and Michelle in particular did a stirling job as cheerleaders, group leaders and helpers to the sick and lame. I have no hesitation in recommending that partners and spouses of Royal Marines and former Royal Marines are welcome to enter the fray, with the sole proviso that they are properly clothed, shod and equipped, as are the men.
Derek and I have agreed to disagree on this subject in the past. I fully understand his wish to retain an aura of achievement and endurance about the 30 Miler, there is no way I would want to detract from it; however, our present physical states, and ages limit what we can achieve in a day. The ladies have shown they are perfectly capable of staying with our pace, and exceeding it at any time. They are experienced hillwalkers in their own rights, and should be given due credit for their achievements.

This subject may be discussed ad nauseum in pubs, I hope it will not raise any more hackles and distance anybody from the event and the aims of the event. If you have strong objections to what has been written and accepted previously as the way to go please PM me and we can discuss it without upsetting some of our strongest supporters.

It may be worth reminding everybody that the first person Yorkie gave his glass of whisky to at the end of the Yomp 30 2003 was Flo. Well done Yorkie.

with the sole proviso that they are properly clothed, shod and equipped, as are the men

Bootneck... Bang goes our 'Alternative naked 30 miler' then!
The girlies ave to be there... someone has to do the OUCH! 'Yes dear, sorry dear, no I won't my little pirana fish'
Who is going to give El Prez his medication?

sticky, the girls haven`t enough balls to go naked

OK, I surrender!

Now that we have, hopefully, stopped discussing the girls, can we get to my main point, which was finding the most efficient way to make the most money for our chosen charities.