Six Nations

This is probably one of my favourite times of the year and one of the inspiring reasons to start up Spareground in the first place.
Last Saturday’s action in Cardiff was watched in a pub in Chesterfield with friends. Nothing can ever beat actually being there in the Millennium Stadium but the pub doesn’t do too bad a job!
What can I say about the match, well, I am just very glad Wales won! I was quite anxious all week with the media’s prediction of Welsh runaway victory; after all this is the Six Nations and anything can happen. However, it was a cracker of a game and good on England for proving their critics wrong.
As with any sport and any team, you have your highs and lows and thankfully for me, it’s Wales’ turn. As a Welsh person who has lived in England for over 22 years now, I know only too well how it feels to be on the supporting side of a low Wales against a dominant England and probably on more occasions than I would probably care to remember.
Even so, I have always loved this tournament. In my eyes, there’s nothing to match it in terms of its unpredictability, the excitement, the buzz of a match day morning and the match day rituals, the intensity and the stomach churning nerves of the whistle at the kick off.
This year has the added incentive of those elusive 35 places on a plane to South Africa in the summer for the British and Irish Lions tour. Each week, the media and rugby forums thrash out the predictions of those test places based on the performances in the recent round of the Six Nations games. Sport just doesn’t get better than this.

The popularity of this tournament means the areas of Cardiff, London (Twickenham), Edinburgh and Dublin are rammed with visitors for just the match day itself or more often than not by those wanting to make a weekend of the whole thing; the rugby, the pubs, the eating out , the whole shebang. A welcomed injection of cash into the local economy!

You will now rightly be wondering where the Spareground part is going to feature in this and I would hate to disappoint so here it is.
Resources for car parking and also for accommodation can be listed on the Spareground site.
Regardless of whether you have a driveway for one space outside your house, a garage, or you own office premises with parking for a few to several cars, list them free of charge to rent on Spareground. It’s entirely up to you what you charge, but a reasonable day fee will see your offers taken up by those who can’t afford the extortionate prices of many ‘official’ car parks.
The story is the same for accommodation, if you have any rooms available in your house, a flat you can rent for short periods, or you own a small B&B or hotel, list it on the website. (If you do rent out your own property, make sure you are covered in terms of your insurance/mortgage provider).
The Spareground site has no intention of distracting business away from anyone, only to provide alternative arrangements which may better suit the budgets of potential visitors.

The next time you are on your way to the rugby, have a look on Spareground and see if there are cheaper (and closer!) parking or accommodation options available. You can also create listings asking for what you want so at no cost, why not give it a go.
http://www.spareground.com/

Until next time…