So, where is Vape Collective? Doncaster is easy to access for vapers in the North of England but might well appeal to those in the Midlands and further afield. Taking place at the Parklands Sports and Social Club, set your satnavs to DN2 4LT. The venue offers a range of suggestions for things people can do over the weekend aside from trying juices and buying mods including exploring the 26 acres of woodland and open spaces. It offers the best of both worlds at just five minutes from the town centre.
The club will be selling food onsite, from breakfast at 8am through to evening meals at 6pm. Disabled access is catered for with indoor toilets, the warm welcome of the portaloo will be provided outside and those with a thirst needing quenching can look forward to promised £2.60 pints.
There is much planned to entertain visitors over the course of the weekend. Activities currently planned include raffles, a cloud competition, vendor giveaways and vendor competitions. So who are these vendors? The list currently confirmed runs as follows:
- VapeGB
- TheGrumpyVaper
- Vapor-Z
- Evolution Vaping
- B-Juice
- Manabush
- El Diablo
- T-Juice
- Digbys
- Van Dyke Vapes
- Bigs Tips
- VapeHype
- Eden Mods
- Colonel Boom
- Bumblebee eLiquid
- Dunfords eLiquids
- Valhalla Vapes
- Emporium Vapor
- Mrs Lord & Co
- The Captain's Reserve
- Grumpy Juice
- Custom Vaping Company
- London Vapes
- Torchy - The Battery Boy
- Generals Juices
- The Yorkshire Vaper
- Cornish Liquids
- Simple Vape Co.
- Wild Juice Chase
- Lancashire Steam Company
- Tokenvape
- Cloud Chasing Club
- Siam Mods
- Spiritus Vapes
- E-Cigarette Outlet
- Fog and Co
- The Tip Monkey
- NovaVapes
- Vapey Jacks
- Freshcig
- Sluice Juice
- Nimbus Vapes
Other vendors wishing to take up the opportunity to interface with potential customers can contact the organisers by email: [email protected]
Making a full weekend of it will mean finding somewhere to sleep. The organisers have arranged camping provision for up to 500 tents. They have also secured discounts at a range of local hotels for those seeking comfort and a quiet night.
Anybody considering heading to Doncaster will need to obtain a ticket in advance from the website. Admission is FREE - but the organisers request you only apply for a ticket if you are definitely planning on attending the event in order to keep control of the numbers on site.
It promises to be an excellent event, make sure you post your photos up in the Planet of the Vapes forum.
Dave Cross
Journalist at POTVDave is a freelance writer; with articles on music, motorbikes, football, pop-science, vaping and tobacco harm reduction in Sounds, Melody Maker, UBG, AWoL, Bike, When Saturday Comes, Vape News Magazine, and syndicated across the Johnston Press group. He was published in an anthology of “Greatest Football Writing”, but still believes this was a mistake. Dave contributes sketches to comedy shows and used to co-host a radio sketch show. He’s worked with numerous start-ups to develop content for their websites.
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