By Singing Wasp
August 3 2005

Want to go to "the" summer event? Come to the Fat Blokes Sevens at Reading Abbey RFC on Saturday 23 July. Whether you watch, or help out, allcomers are welcome. Watch the team perform their, er... best.   For details, please see the following links:

Reading Abbey RFC

Map with directions

Description: The Flatulent Fairies organise the World Famous Fat Bloke Sevens tournament. This is an opportunity for overweight, unfit, poorly skilled and generally wobbly rugby players to take part in a Sevens competition with like-minded individuals and teams.

The 2005 tournament takes place on Saturday 23rd July at Reading Abbey RFC.

The World renowned Flatulant Fairies website

Any questions about the Land Rover's Return, tent pitches, voluntary inclinations re: bar/charity, directions to the site and associated arrangements, please telephone Mike Mulroy on: 07779 227818. We hope to see you on Friday evening or early on Saturday.

Detailed directions:

Directions - from High Wycombe / London
A404 Jct with A4 from M40 jct 4 or M4 jct 8/9
Summary:  11.4 miles (22 minutes)

Time	Mile	Instruction				For	

09:00	0.0	Depart Thicket Roundabout, Maidenhead	0.1 mi
		SL6 4 on Thicket Roundabout (NE)		 

09:00	0.1	Exit roundabout onto A4 [Bath Road]	0.7 mi	 

09:01	0.9	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	87 yds	 

09:01	0.9	Exit roundabout onto A4 [Bath Road]	0.9 mi	 

09:03	1.9	At roundabout, take the FIRST exit	21 yds	 

09:03	1.9	Exit roundabout onto A4 [Bath Road]	3.6 mi	 

09:09	5.4	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	54 yds	 

09:09	5.5	Exit roundabout onto A4 [New Bath Road]	1.2 mi	 

09:11	6.7	At roundabout, take the THIRD exit	76 yds	 

09:11	6.8	Exit roundabout onto B478 		1.4 mi
		[Charvil Lane]		 

09:14	8.1	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	32 yds	 

09:14	8.1	Exit roundabout onto B478		0.6 mi	 

09:15	8.7	At roundabout, take the FIRST exit	10 yds	 

09:15	8.7	Exit roundabout onto A4155 		0.5 mi
		[Henley Road]		 

09:16	9.2	Turn RIGHT (North) onto Caversham 	1.4 mi
		Park Road		 

09:20	10.6	Turn LEFT (South) onto Kiln Road	54 yds	 

09:21	10.6	Turn RIGHT (North) onto B481 		0.7 mi
		[Peppard Road]		 

09:22	11.3	Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)	43 yds	 

09:22	11.4	Arrive Reading Abbey RFC 



 

Directions – from Oxford / North
M40 Jct 6
Summary:  14.7 miles (29 minutes)

Time	Mile	Instruction				For	

09:00	0.0	Depart M40 Exit 6 on Ramp (South-East)	0.2 mi	
		Toward B4009/Watlington/P.Risborough

09:00	0.2	Turn RIGHT (West) onto B4009		3.0 mi	 

09:06	3.1	Turn LEFT (South-East) onto B480 	2.3 mi
		[Brook Street]		 

09:11	5.4	Bear RIGHT (South) onto B481 		3.0 mi
		[Red Lane]		 

09:17	8.4	Turn LEFT (East) onto A4130 		0.2 mi
		[High Street]		 

09:17	8.6	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	76 yds	 

09:17	8.6	Exit roundabout onto B481		6.0 mi	 

09:29	14.7	Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)	43 yds	 

09:29	14.7	Arrive Reading Abbey RFC 





Directions – from M3 South West
M3 Jct 7
Summary:  25.6 miles (42 minutes)

Time	Mile	Instruction				For	Toward

09:00	0.0	Depart M3 Exit 7 on West Ramp 		0.2 mi	A30/Basingstoke

09:00	0.2	At roundabout, take the FOURTH exit	0.2 mi
				 
09:00	0.5	Exit roundabout onto Ramp		0.3 mi	M3/London/ 
								Guildford/Farnham
09:01	0.7	Continue (East) on M3			4.3 mi	 

09:04	5.0	At M3 Exit 6, bear LEFT 		0.2 mi	A339/A33/
		(North) onto Ramp				Basingstoke/
								.../Reading
09:05	5.3	At roundabout, take the FIRST exit	10 yds

09:05	5.3	Exit roundabout onto A339		0.3 mi	 

09:05	5.6	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	131 yds

09:06	5.7	Exit roundabout onto A339 		0.8 mi
		[Ringway East]		 

09:07	6.5	Bear LEFT (North-West) onto Ramp 	0.2 mi
				 
09:08	6.7	At roundabout, take the THIRD exit	0.2 mi
				 
09:08	6.8	Exit roundabout onto A33 		0.5 mi
		[Reading Road]	
				 
09:09	7.3	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	109 yds	
				 
09:09	7.4	Exit roundabout onto A33		0.3 mi	 

09:10	7.7	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	54 yds
				 
09:10	7.8	Exit roundabout onto A33		0.4 mi	 

09:11	8.2	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	43 yds
				 

09:11	8.2	Exit roundabout onto A33		2.5 mi	 

09:15	10.7	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	54 yds
				 
09:15	10.7	Exit roundabout onto A33		4.3 mi	 

09:22	15.0	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	54 yds
				 
09:22	15.0	Exit roundabout onto A33		3.8 mi	 

09:28	18.8	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	43 yds
				 
09:28	18.8	Exit roundabout onto A33 		0.3 mi
		[Basingstoke Road]		 

09:28	19.1	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	0.1 mi
				 
09:28	19.2	Exit roundabout onto A33		0.4 mi	 

09:29	19.6	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	21 yds		 

09:29	19.6	Exit roundabout onto A33		0.3 mi	 

09:30	19.9	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	43 yds	 

09:30	19.9	Exit roundabout onto A33		0.3 mi	 

09:30	20.2	At roundabout, take the THIRD exit	164 yds
				 

09:30	20.3	Exit roundabout onto A33		0.7 mi	 

09:31	21.0	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	21 yds
				 
09:31	21.0	Exit roundabout onto A33 		1.0 mi
		[Rose Kiln Lane]		 

09:33	22.0	Continue (North-West) on A329		0.8 mi	 

09:35	22.8	At roundabout, take the FIRST exit	10 yds
				 

09:35	22.8	Exit roundabout onto A4155 		0.2 mi
		[Caversham Road]		 

09:35	23.1	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	43 yds
				 
09:35	23.1	Exit roundabout onto A4155 		0.5 mi
		[Caversham Road]		 

09:37	23.6	Turn LEFT (North) onto B481 		0.8 mi
		[Peppard Road]		 

09:39	24.4	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	32 yds
				 
09:39	24.4	Exit roundabout onto B481 		1.2 mi
		[Buckingham Drive]		 

09:42	25.6	Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)	43 yds	 

09:42	25.6	Arrive Reading Abbey RFC

 



Directions – from M3 South East
M3 Jct 3
Summary:  19.8 miles (34 minutes)

Time	Mile	Instruction				For	Toward

09:00	0.0	Depart M3 Exit 3 on Ramp (West)		0.4 mi	A322/Woking/
								Bracknell/
								Lightwater

09:00	0.4	At roundabout, take the THIRD exit	0.2 mi	 

09:01	0.6	Exit roundabout onto A322		1.7 mi	 

09:04	2.3	At roundabout, take the FIRST exit	21 yds	 

09:04	2.3	Exit roundabout onto A322		1.8 mi	 

09:06	4.1	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	65 yds	 

09:06	4.1	Exit roundabout onto A322 		0.9 mi
		[Bagshot Road]		 

09:08	5.0	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	98 yds	 

09:08	5.0	Exit roundabout onto A322 		0.5 mi
		[Bagshot Road]		 

09:09	5.5	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	65 yds	 

09:09	5.6	Exit roundabout onto A322 		0.6 mi
		[Downshire Way]		 

09:10	6.2	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	109 yds	 

09:11	6.2	Exit roundabout onto A329 		0.6 mi
		[Berkshire Way]		 

09:12	6.8	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	43 yds	 

09:12	6.8	Exit roundabout onto A329 		1.4 mi
		[Berkshire Way]		 

09:14	8.2	Continue (West) on A329(M)		4.3 mi	 

09:18	12.6	Bear LEFT (West) onto A3290		2.2 mi	 

09:22	14.8	Bear LEFT (North-West) onto Ramp	0.2 mi	A4/Reading

09:23	15.0	At roundabout, take the FIRST exit	65 yds	 

09:23	15.0	Exit roundabout onto A4 [London Road]	0.5 mi	 

09:24	15.5	Bear RIGHT (West) onto A329 		0.6 mi
		[Kings Road]		 

09:25	16.1	Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)	32 yds	 

09:25	16.1	Continue (North) on A329 		0.2 mi
		[Watlington Street]		 

09:25	16.3	At roundabout, take the FIRST exit	10 yds	 

09:25	16.3	Exit roundabout onto A329 		0.2 mi
		[Forbury Road]		 

09:26	16.5	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	65 yds	 

09:26	16.6	Exit roundabout onto A329 		174 yds
		[Vastern Road]		 

09:26	16.7	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	54 yds	 

09:26	16.7	Exit roundabout onto A329 		0.3 mi
		[Vastern Road]		 

09:27	17.0	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	54 yds	 

09:27	17.0	Exit roundabout onto A4155 		0.2 mi
		[Caversham Road]		 

09:27	17.2	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	43 yds	 

09:27	17.3	Exit roundabout onto A4155 		0.5 mi
		[Caversham Road]		 

09:29	17.8	Turn LEFT (North) onto B481 		0.8 mi
		[Peppard Road]		 

09:31	18.6	At roundabout, take the SECOND exit	32 yds	 

09:31	18.6	Exit roundabout onto B481 		1.2 mi
		[Buckingham Drive]		 

09:34	19.8	Turn LEFT (West) onto Local road(s)	43 yds	 

09:34	19.8	Arrive Reading Abbey RFC	 	 

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