Glad all you enjoyed FYP was a gudun, did not recognise many of you but hey thats the thing when 8 thousand bikers get togeather (Sorry could not give a lift in t'hearse to those of you who asked but was there to sell and not taxi :o(         ) The guy who bought it was asked by his son if he could take it on the feild and have a go at power sliding it, luckily dad said no as until he'd paid for it, it was not his to offer up..........   BTW next year MAG are saying they will only pre book tickets via phone or web and not supply Via reps (now that means that you WILL HAVE to pay £1.50 booking fee PER PERSON/ticket as is the norm now)                                                                                                                                                                              

i am confused in all the years i have been involved in shows and visiting them the point of buying advanced tickets was to save money for the punters and get organisers money in advance i have not heard of a booking fee before is this just a MAG/ farmyard thing or are other shows doing the same

Sadly all of 'em inflict a booking fee if they do it via ticket agencies these days, as lots of them seem to be going over to.

Doesn't give the organisers any extra funding - the booking fee goes to the agency. Money for old rope. Makes the ticketing side of the admin a bit easier for the organisers I guess, but it's pretty sucky for the punters.

Yorkshire Pudding, Ganton Gathering, Spat out of Hull, Farmyard Party and Into The Valley are all Run by MAP for mag in the East/North Yorkshire area, each of those as far as I am aware already have the booking fee if you book via Web or Phone and the charge is per ticket not per booking.

Update on me knee guys & gals - just been to the physio & he's referring me to a knee specialist!! Apparently I've torn the cartilidge & snapped the Crutiate ligament!!!! I also got an effin' parking ticket when I got back to the car!! only 10 mins over....have never had a ticket in me life before!!                                                                                                                                                                               

Blimey Stells!!   You did that just by getting on a bike!?!   Are you able to ride still?                                                                                                                                                                                

See, thats wot yer get messin about on trikes and mechanical bulls!! a woman of your age too  You realise any hopes of a career in football are over now. As my dear old mom once said to me "If you play with feathers. You'll get yer ass tickled".                                                                                                                                                                              

That's awful news Stella.  Hugs xx                                                                                                                                                                             

Good grief Stells ...   I know how painful ligaments are when they go ... on a lighter note tho ... welcome to the crutches club .   Hope you feel better soon hon , stay off bikes if its your knee or you will bake it worse, especially stretching to get on & off                                                                                                                                                                              

lol - thing was Blue - I did  it trying to get onto Dave's bike on Friday morning!!! & then the fiasco of trying to get off it again when we got to Squires & then back on again!!! it was one of those moments that the rest of em will never forget! ...hence that piccy of Mark & Phil lifting me onto the back of the bike on Sunday am!   thanks for the hug Geoff Kaz, not sure about riding the bike - not that I've got a working bike to try & ride mind you!!   Thanks Shell                                                                                                                                                                               

Oh you poor thing HFG! Ligaments take an absolute age to put right. Hope you're on the road to recovery PDQ! Have another  on me xx                                                                                                                                                                              

awww hugs ... I know nothing about crucial leggy bits   but I hope you get better soon, and Mavis!    I dunno, you're a reet pair!                                                                                                                                                                                

Aww Stella,take a big hug from mark and i as well  Your  gonna have to learn how to get your leg over girl  or theres always the wee blue step                                                                                                                                                                             

Really sorry to hear this Stella, sounds pretty nasty. I tore the ligaments in my left knee so have some understanding of the pain and the resulting instability of the kneecap but I hope that's not an issue for you. Take care and rest up and I hope the specialist can put you right.   Another hug on its way.                                                                                                                                                                              

hugz stella, hope ur better soon, i torn my ligament a few times (different ones) always takes ages n plenty o patience. rest up n take it easy.   ps dont go riding any bulls!!!                                                                                                                                                                             

Very sorry to hear you`ve done the ligaments Stella .. Hope it`s not too long till you`re back on your feet ? Take Care Dave x                                                                                                                                                                             

Not another one then Shell..what with your ankle, my ankle and now Stella's knee...we are a right lot...need putting into a big paper bag and shaking up!!!!

SO sorry to hear that you are in such a state Stella...wishing you a speedy recovery xxx BIG HUGS xxx

hope ya feel better soon stella chin up sweetie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                                                                                                                                                                             

And they were so cruel to you Stella. Made you get on back of a trike, tied to it no less. And a bucking bronco! Hope they all feel guilty as hell now   Hope you feel better soon lass x                                                                                                                                                                             

At least you only got a ticket for parking stella 1 unfortunate couple had their car tipped in it's side in the long stay car park, still do not know if they were at FYP but a copper came on site to ask if MAG had them down on the pre booked list so they could give them the bad news, they were not on the list so were probably part of a bulk booking or, (ahem) ferried in "padestians" who paid on the gate. They may have been visiting friends for weekend in Helmsley maybe we will never know. Hope you are on the mend. xx