July 2012 - OSSOxon

Re: [OSS Oxon] OSSOxon Digest, Vol 26, Issue 5
by Kate Bradley 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

I would be up for sandford to.radley... On 16 Jul 2012 12:00, <ossoxon-request(a)earth.li> wrote: > Send OSSOxon mailing list submissions to > ossoxon(a)earth.li > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.earth.li/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ossoxon > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ossoxon-request(a)earth.li > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ossoxon-owner(a)earth.li > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OSSOxon digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. RIVER RUNS at Modern Art Oxford (Tim Greaves) > 2. Catch up, throw down or redo anyone. (Tracy Knowles) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:27:38 +0100 > From: Tim Greaves <tim.greaves(a)keble.oxon.org> > To: ossoxon(a)earth.li > Subject: [OSS Oxon] RIVER RUNS at Modern Art Oxford > Message-ID: <20120715232737.GA21590(a)the.earth.li> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > A message was sent by Tracey Warr <t.warr(a)brookes.ac.uk> > with a couple of large PDF attachments about 'River Runs' > at Modern Art Oxford: > > > http://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/whats-on/nomeda-gediminas-urbonas-river-r… > > Since I suspect this may not be of interest to all, and be > quite large for many inboxes, I've copied the key > information from the PDF attachments as text below. Please > contact Tracey if you want any more information. > > MODERN ART OXFORD > 30 PEMBROKE STREET, OXFORD OX1 1BP > RIVER RUNS > NOMEDA & GEDIMINAS URBONAS AND TRACEY WARR > > Project Space, Modern Art Oxford August 2012 > > During a three-week residency at Modern Art Oxford, artists > Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas and writer, Tracey Warr, will > turn the Project Space into a River Research Centre. What > part do rivers play in defining our sense of individual and > collective belonging? How might we imitate water-based > birds, animals, plants and fish to adapt to a future > environment with rising water levels? Why and how is water > important to us? > > Their research will include making a series of films of > short river journeys in Oxford with various participants and > river-craft, building sculptures for immersed > conversations, and running workshops for children and > adults. They will be creating a model-scale river > landscape playground in the Project Space that imagines a > future in which we will be living with more water. > > Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas have established an international > reputation for socially interactive artworks. They are > based at MIT, Massachusetts, USA. Tracey Warr is based in > the Fine Art department at Oxford Brookes University, UK. > > OPEN STUDIO > > Friday 3 August, Saturday 11 August, Tuesday 14 August, > Thursday 16 August, Friday 17 August 10am-5pm, Free > > CHILDREN?S WORKSHOP (8-14 YEAR OLDS) > Wednesday 8 August, 1-4pm ?5/?3 concessions, booking essential > > ADULTS? WORKSHOP > Thursday 9 August, 1-4pm ?7/?5 concessions, booking essential > > Visit www.modernartoxford.org.uk for details or call 01865 813800 > to book tickets. > > > --- Message forwared on by Tim Greaves, list administrator > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:23:14 +0100 > From: Tracy Knowles <tracyjknowles(a)gmail.com> > To: OSS Oxon <ossoxon(a)earth.li> > Subject: [OSS Oxon] Catch up, throw down or redo anyone. > Message-ID: <8A8F7557-1AF2-4388-91C1-3EBF2EE395C4(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello one and all fellow Thames swimmers. > > I have a brief window of opportunity this week to catch up with some swims > but I would prefer some company if any of you are free.. > > I need to catch up: > 21 Kennington to Sandford; > 22 Sandford to Radley; > 23 Radley to Abingdon. > > Certainly doing a couple of those together in this lovely(!) weather with > the fast flowing river > > Then, the longer ones from the camping weekend just gone > > and , if all else fails, a throw down from Gatehampton to wherever as I > shall be away when that occurs. > > Now, the logistics. > > Tues afternoon > Weds from 4pm > Thurs > > are good or most early evenings bearing in mind it will take over an hour > to drive to the latter ones but around 45 to Oxford which one should take > into consideration with faffing. > > > All help gratefully received. > > Thanks > > Tracy >

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Catch up, throw down or redo anyone.
by Tracy Knowles 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Hello one and all fellow Thames swimmers. I have a brief window of opportunity this week to catch up with some swims but I would prefer some company if any of you are free.. I need to catch up: 21 Kennington to Sandford; 22 Sandford to Radley; 23 Radley to Abingdon. Certainly doing a couple of those together in this lovely(!) weather with the fast flowing river Then, the longer ones from the camping weekend just gone and , if all else fails, a throw down from Gatehampton to wherever as I shall be away when that occurs. Now, the logistics. Tues afternoon Weds from 4pm Thurs are good or most early evenings bearing in mind it will take over an hour to drive to the latter ones but around 45 to Oxford which one should take into consideration with faffing. All help gratefully received. Thanks Tracy

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RIVER RUNS at Modern Art Oxford
by Tim Greaves 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

A message was sent by Tracey Warr <t.warr(a)brookes.ac.uk> with a couple of large PDF attachments about 'River Runs' at Modern Art Oxford: http://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/whats-on/nomeda-gediminas-urbonas-river-r… Since I suspect this may not be of interest to all, and be quite large for many inboxes, I've copied the key information from the PDF attachments as text below. Please contact Tracey if you want any more information. MODERN ART OXFORD 30 PEMBROKE STREET, OXFORD OX1 1BP RIVER RUNS NOMEDA & GEDIMINAS URBONAS AND TRACEY WARR Project Space, Modern Art Oxford August 2012 During a three-week residency at Modern Art Oxford, artists Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas and writer, Tracey Warr, will turn the Project Space into a River Research Centre. What part do rivers play in defining our sense of individual and collective belonging? How might we imitate water-based birds, animals, plants and fish to adapt to a future environment with rising water levels? Why and how is water important to us? Their research will include making a series of films of short river journeys in Oxford with various participants and river-craft, building sculptures for immersed conversations, and running workshops for children and adults. They will be creating a model-scale river landscape playground in the Project Space that imagines a future in which we will be living with more water. Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas have established an international reputation for socially interactive artworks. They are based at MIT, Massachusetts, USA. Tracey Warr is based in the Fine Art department at Oxford Brookes University, UK. OPEN STUDIO Friday 3 August, Saturday 11 August, Tuesday 14 August, Thursday 16 August, Friday 17 August 10am-5pm, Free CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP (8-14 YEAR OLDS) Wednesday 8 August, 1-4pm £5/£3 concessions, booking essential ADULTS’ WORKSHOP Thursday 9 August, 1-4pm £7/£5 concessions, booking essential Visit www.modernartoxford.org.uk for details or call 01865 813800 to book tickets. --- Message forwared on by Tim Greaves, list administrator

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Calshot swim Sunday 8th July
by lesley.ferguson＠talktalk.net 02 Jul '12

02 Jul '12

This is great under publicised swim! It is next Sunday 8th July at Calshot beach. There are 2km and 4km swims for wetsuits/non wetsuits. It costs £10. Lesley http://iowmarlinsswimclub.co.uk/calshot-beach-open-water-swim/

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Re: [OSS Oxon] [OSS RATS] OSS Swim the Thames #28 and #29
by Chris Dalton 01 Jul '12

01 Jul '12

Hi Gang, Another camping weekend survived! Distance travelled: 5.10 and 4.91 km Total distance travelled: 133.60 km Distance travelled since Cricklade: 111.28 km Distance remaining to Teddington Lock: 111.90 km Distance remaining to Sea Reach No1 Buoy: 222.96 km Distance Driven: 2,907.9 km Map and track etc on the blog: http://www.swimthethames.com CD From: ossrats-bounces(a)earth.li [mailto:ossrats-bounces@earth.li] On Behalf Of Jeremy Wellingham Sent: 24 June 2012 21:15 To: ossoxon(a)earth.li; ossrats(a)earth.li Subject: [OSS RATS] OSS Swim the Thames #28 and #29 - Shillingford to South Stoke via Carmel - 2:00pm Saturday 30 June 2012 / 9:30am Sunday 01 July Greeting to all Post Solstice Pagans, For everyone who missed seeing the sun rise on the Solstice it is now the meteorological season of summer - really. Thanks to Adam, another double swim weekend, with a camp at our new favourite location, Carmel College, is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday 30th June - Sunday 01st July. And as compensation for the disappointing Solstice there will be an - almost - full moon to howl at. You're welcome to come to either or both swims and camp or not as you feel inclined. The camp site does not have any facilities, bar access to a loo, so please come prepared for a degree of self sufficiency. We will be barbecuing on Saturday night so bring food and drink for yourselves and/or to share. The camp site is on the river and we hope - weather permitting - to have an evening dip/midnight swim by the light of the moon. The camp site is also the Saturday egress and Sunday ingress point for the swims. Please let me know if you intend to camp. (You may want to arrive early to pitch tents before the swim and will need directions to the pitches.) (There is also a possibility for a Friday and/or Sunday camp for those that might want to do catch up swims.) Saturday 30th June 2:00pm Carmel College - Shillingford to Carmel - 4.83km (Approximately swim 39 and 40 in the I ♥ the Thames book) We will meet at Carmel College on the hard standing (Where we rendezvoused for the last camp) at the point indicated by the green arrow (OS 461052,187668) at 2pm: http://goo.gl/maps/0NUl Please approach Carmel College along the road marked on Google maps as Constitution Hill. This is the turning off the A4074 Oxford to Reading road just before/after the B4009 turning to Goring. We will then shuttle up to the bus stop opposite the Benson Cafe and depart from there at 2:30pm for a 1km walk to the Shillingford entry point: http://goo.gl/maps/6H0B The exit point is at the camp site near the old boat House: http://goo.gl/maps/8Ek8 Sunday 1st July 9:30am Carmel College - Carmel to South Stoke - 4.74km (Approximately swim 41 and 42 in the I ♥ the Thames book) Non campers meet at Carmel College on the hard standing (Where we rendezvoused for the last camp) at the point indicated by the green arrow (OS 461052,187668) at 9:30am (Same as Saturday): http://goo.gl/maps/0NUl Please approach Carmel College along the road marked on Google maps as Constitution Hill. This is the turning off the A4074 Oxford to Reading road just before/after the B4009 turning to Goring. You will be met and guided to the camp site where we will enter the water at 10am near the old Boat House: http://goo.gl/maps/8Ek8 Dry changing kit will be shuttled down to the exit point. We will swim down to South Stoke and get out at the the slipway: http://goo.gl/maps/cKDp Where we will repair to the Perch and Pike for lunch. http://www.perchandpike.co.uk Note: The later start on Saturday, after lunch, is to allow peeps to do a Saturday morning catch up swim and the early start on Sunday to allow peeps to do a Sunday afternoon catch up, if they would like to. Adam, Sef and Jeremy and the Perchies and Pikies of the Thames OSS swim responsibility statement: By attending you confirm that you are a member of the OSS and have read and accepted the OSS swim responsibility statement: http://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/index.php?p=swimming_tips <http://www. outdoorswimmingsociety.com/index.php?p=swimming_tips&s=responsibility> &s=responsibility All swimmers swim at their own risk.

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