Capital Bocking 2009
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Capital Bocking 2009 will take place in London, England on Saturday, the 22nd August 2009. The meet-up is being organised by Bexx from EA Bockers.
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Where
If you're coming, the meet-up point at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park at 1100h (11AM). In 2008 there were about 170 people in attendance, but it looks like 2009 will have a smaller attendance, but hopefully no less spectacular.
Getting There
Bus/Coach
There is a National Express strike on the 20th and 21st of August, this appears to have spread to Saturday and some early-morning services have been cancelled.
From London Victoria Station
- Stop H outside london Victoria Station
- Take Route Bus 436 towards Eastbourne Terrace. Get off at Marble arch tube station. (Pay before you get on the bus.)
- Walk to Hyde Park / Speakers corner
Trains
South West trains
A return ticket is available for £10 (£5 if under £16). Click here for details.
Southern
Planned Engineering works:
SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2009
- Norwood Junction / Selhurst and Sutton / Epsom Downs
- Redhill and Tonbridge
- Eastbourne and Hastings (late-night services only)
SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2009
- Three Bridges and Brighton (overnight services only)
- Lewes and Eastbourne (early-morning services only)
- Norwood Junction / Selhurst and Sutton
- Purley and Caterham
- Redhill and Tonbridge
- Pulborough and Littlehampton
Tube
Nearest tube station is Marble Arch
Engineering
Disruption on the following lines:
- District
- Jubilee
- Metripolitan
- Victoria
- Waterloo & City
Engineering works this weekend - TFL (displays weekend engineering works)
Wear
Capital Bocking 2007 and 2008 had their own t-shirt designs, 2009 is no exception. Same as 2008, shirts can be purchased from Zazzle:
Wearing the shirts is optional, and many attendees will recycle last year's shirts. Note that the Zazzle shirts are manufactred in the USA so you need to allow time for international postage, which can take over a week in certain circumstances.
What
Saturday
No details have been formalised yet, but suggestions have included visting Glasto and the O2 centre.
It has also been suggested that bockers re-create the cover of the Abbey Road album art.
Sunday
Sunday's meet-up is officially separate from the main event on Saturday. Further details are in this ProJump thread.
Accomodation
Bexx, from EA Bockers, has offered crash space in her house, offering floor space, blow-up beds, and assorted duvets and sleeping bags, but space is limited. Read this Pro-Jump Forum thread for details.
For those who actually have money, there are various hotels throughout London. It's worth looking into EasyHotel as a starting point.
Discussion
The main discussion for Capital Bocking 2009 is on this Pro-Jump Forum thread. Jump to page 13 for conversation relevant to CB2009 from June onwards (pages 1 through 12 were made before plans for CB2009 were set).
Aftermath
Photos of the event have been published to various websites:
