British Unicycle Convention 9 Programme

This programme is provisional. We will endeavour to make sure that everything happens at the times stated here, but everyone knows that conventions exist in strange time warps, where the normal ebb and flow of the space-time continuum do not apply…

We would like to remind everyone that unicycling can be dangerous. You know it. We know it. The organisers cannot be held responsible for any injuries or loss sustained while doing something stupid.

Friday 19^th April

Hall 1 (main sports hall)

4:00pm	Open for registration.
7:00pm	Bar opens.
7:30pm	Ceilidh/barn dance begins.
10:30pm	Ceilidh/barn dance finishes.
11:00pm	Bar closes.
	The hall is open for free practice, or hockey practice, or whatever you like, throughout the night.

Hall 2 (basketball gym)

This hall is not available on Friday.

Hall 3 (traders hall)

This hall is intended mainly to be used as a quiet area for people wishing to chill out or grab 40 winks, though Steve Grainger will be holding beginners’ workshops here on Saturday and Sunday. This is also where you will find the traders.

4:00pm	Open for free practice. Traders may also set up their stalls if they wish.
	The hall is open for free practice throughout the night, if you can’t stand the hurly burly of the ceilidh.

Saturday 20^th April

Hall 1 (main sports hall)

9:00am	Unicycle warm-up.
10:00am	First hockey session. If you want to play hockey please arrive at the hall as early as possible (say 9:30am), so we can sort out some teams. Hockey has been broken into several sessions during the day. Printed rules are available at the registration desk.
12:30pm	Unicycle quidditch. This has to be seen to be believed! Printed rules are available at the registration desk.
2:00pm	Second hockey session.
4:30pm	Unicycle jousting. The lances aren’t sharp but can still pack a wallop.
4:30pm	Workshops. See board at registration desk for details.
5:30pm	Hockey finals.
	The hall is open for free practice, or hockey, or whatever you like, throughout the night.

Theatre

8:00pm

The renegade show starts. Please volunteer to perform an act in the show. You know you want to do it. The audience may laugh, they may cry, they may even hurl, but you won’t let that put you off…

Hall 2 (basketball gym)

This hall is not open until 12:00pm

12:00pm	Workshops. See board at registration desk for details.
12:00pm	International Unicycling Federation Skill Level Exams with Stuart Allbrighton.
1:00pm	Unicycle basketball. Printed rules are available at the registration desk.
4:00pm	Workshops. See board at registration desk for details.
7:00pm	Bar opens. Buy beer and carry it across to the theatre for the show.
10:00pm	Unicycle disco starts.
11:00pm	Bar closes.
	Assuming the disco ever ends, the hall is open for free practice throughout the night.

Hall 3 (traders hall)

10:00am	Beginner’s workshop with Steve Grainger. This goes on for 2 hours.
2:00pm	Beginner’s workshop with Steve Grainger. This goes on for 2 hours.
	The hall is open for free practice throughout the night.

Playground near Hall 2

International Unicycling Federation obstacle course. Can you complete the course in the fastest time?

Sunday 21^st April

Hall 1 (main sports hall)

9:00am	Workshops. See board at registration desk for details. There is plenty room and time for free practice and possibly more hockey or quidditch if people are still up for it.
10:00am	Meet up for the muni ride. Please don’t be late. We are going to Habberley Valley, only 1.5 miles from the school: if you feel like riding there we can give you simple directions. We expect to return to the school within about 3 hours.
2:00pm	Games: gladiators, stuck-in-the-mud, bulldog, slow-races, and whatever else we can think of.
4:30pm	Closing meeting.
6:00pm	Hall closes.

Hall 2 (basketball gym)

9:00am	Workshops. See board at registration desk for details.
6:00pm	Hall closes.

Hall 3 (traders hall)

10:00am	Beginner’s workshop with Steve Grainger. This goes on for 2 hours.
2:00pm	Beginner’s workshop with Steve Grainger. This goes on for 2 hours.
6:00pm	Hall closes.

Other events of interest

There are a number of other activities going on which aren’t based in any of the halls:

1. Treasure hunt. This is a ride into and around Kidderminster, looking for answers to clues. Bonus points are awarded to people who bring back any treasure. The ride should take 2 hours or so: go whenever you like, though Kidderminster will be quite busy on Saturday. You can get a sheet of directions and clues from the registration desk.

2. We are trying to organise a race around the school grounds.

3. There might be a night ride on Saturday. Please don’t ride on the roads unless you have front and rear lights.

4. Unicycle snakes and ladders. There are two large boards marked on the ground outside Hall3. We reckon you’ll need teams of two – one to ride and one to throw the dice.