Isabel writes:
Tim is letting me gatecrash his blog for a few days so we can share our experiences of the YFC agm in Blackpool.
I feel like a veteran having attended a couple there when I was young enough to be a YFC member (don't worry I'm only 33 which isn't THAT old). I seem to recall people cleaning their teeth with beer at 9am and some people having very complicated arrangements for hotel rooms which were all based around the premise that they would pull (the ones that planned the most, never did!)
I also attended the infamous Minehead agm at Butlins in around 1992 where Princess Anne received a warm - if somewhat lairy - reception from some members.
My advice to any convention virgins. Stick with your friends and don't overdo it too much with the drink.
At least you are closer in age to being a viable YF than certain other of your editorial team who are going to Blackpool....