We've all talked about a Christmas meet up/ meal together as a club for the past few years now and never really got together and done anything. So do you guys fancy one this year?

Location:
The Oak,
Coventry Rd,
Baginton,
Coventry
CV8 3AU

I have a good rapport with the owner of The Oak who's offered to host our meet. They have quite a few rooms with breakfast available for people travelling also which helps. We can all get together, have a nice meal or buffet then have a few drinks and a laugh I believe the room's are around £50 for the night with full English but we may get a discount if we book multiple.

There are a few dates above which I'll ask you to choose one of please so I can see what the take up will be and what date would be most suitable. If you don't fancy coming or can't make it then......you suck

Nah don't wanna go

Brown cars are banned from the car park, anyway

S

I will cut you

Tetanus shots up-to-date everybody?

Patrick

could do with some more uptake/feedback on this if you fancy coming guys so I can look at booking something. If not then that's fine

Lee, why not pin this thread somewhere? Even some "regulars" don't come on the forum that often, it will just slip down out of sight.

And perhaps PM / text the regular crowd, as time is getting short. I wouldn't just rely on them seeing it on the forum

S

could somebody share this via facebook? I don't have it so I'll need someone to help out please

Done

(What a terrible interface. I'd forgotten how much I hate Facebook!!)

S

Does that mean you're interested in a Christmas do, Matt, or that you're currently being robbed at gunpoint?!

S

Yeh we’re interested in a Christmas meet-up. I just saw the Facebook post.

Social media works!

& someone called Mike just voted for the 17th.

S

the downfall of Society falls at Social Media's feet for me, hence why I don't use it XD

Agree 100%. And you've expressed it better than I ever could. I'm also 'social media free' (apart from chat groups such as these).

Good luck with the Christmas meet.

Patrick

I gotta disagree, social media is so easy there are just more numpty's visible to us. Facebook etc gets the blame for for a lot of stuff, no its not facebooks fault you were pictured kissing someone you shouldnt and no its not facebook fault some nugget told the world a pack of lies or distorted the turth. It's you for doing it or you for not checking things out. All media is distorted, you don't know the story from 1 perspective

I'll not be able to make it guys sorry.
However me and 109 other people are your friends on the good old fb

I'm in so long as the meeting time is quarter to 4

With the 1st of December only 10 days away should we confirm who can defiantly attend?
I think the Oak is a good idea unless anyone else has other suggestions.

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Provisionally, the Club "Christmas" meet is happening on 5 January at The Oak (details top of the thread).

Lee has yet to book it with the pub, but thinks the date shouldn't be a problem.

If you want to go and haven't confirmed yet, please leave a message below ASAP so Lee/the pub are aware of approximate numbers.

It would be fantastic to see our more northerly members off-season, if you can make it down to Coventry: the pub can offer rooms (usually £40 incl full English), or there should be plenty of local hotel availability the week after New Year.

And Patrick, I know you'll be there, obviously

S

EDIT: Just for info, The Oak website currently saying £55 for that night vs Lee's £40 - maybe they'll cut us a deal, as we'll probably be taking it over

Thanks Serena!

I'll be going down to see them this weekend anyway so if i can get an approximate number then great Once booked, I'll confirm with a phone number so people can arrange overnight bookings if they want to

Hey Patrick, it's right next to the airport! Just add a 424 to your 323 and what do you get?

...an A/C that's just been- or about to be- retired from Oz skies after 47+ years so sorry it won't help getting me there! It's not even doing the Sydney-London route anymore, nor has been for some time.

I grew up living under or near some of the flight paths and in particular, at ~9:40pm every night, regular as clockwork, a Qantas 747 would come by, lumbering up into the sky under full power, with full pax, full luggage and full fuel. I think it was (if current flights are the same) QF25 to Tokyo (Haneda). Apart from their unmistakable profile, there's a particular resonant roar to 747s that I miss.

Thanks guys for thinking of me though!

Downunder, if our weather forecast holds we stand a good chance of a smoky, burnt, black Christmas/New Year here rather than a white one.

Patrick

Meal now definitely booked for the 5th - Lee needs numbers, stat, so if you were prevaricating about going, then prevaricate no more & let him know!

S