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Birmingham Forum Meet - September 22nd 2012

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Only 7 weeks to go! Birmingham has always been a very popular forum meet, so I hope as many people as possible are able to make it this year 🙂

Date: Saturday 22nd September 2012
Time: From 12:00 midday, turn up when you want and stay as long as you like!

Location: The Briar Rose

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25 Bennetts Hill
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 5RE

Attending:
Northerner
ukjohn
Flutterby
Garthion
Monica + Carol
robofski
Hazel
robert@fm + William
ypauly + nurse
Shelley
Marc
grainger (hopefully!)
trophywench
Tina63
rhall92380
 
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Don't fancy trying to find somewhere to park round there, I might have to get the train 🙂 (And no driving means drinking :D)
 
robofski said:
Don't fancy trying to find somewhere to park round there, I might have to get the train 🙂 (And no driving means drinking :D)
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I don't drive, so parking never enters my mind! 🙂 Perhaps there's a Park and Ride?

p.s. thanks for the nudge Dan 🙂
 
I was hoping to come to this one; but I've just won 2 tickets to go & see London Irish play Bath on the same day. I'll have to check when the next Forum meets are.

I love my Rugby.
 
😱 😱
Am I glad I didn't book the train tickets yesterday!!!!
I thought it was going to be on the 15th September
 
Monica said:
😱 😱
Am I glad I didn't book the train tickets yesterday!!!!
I thought it was going to be on the 15th September
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Sorry Monica - my dad is coming over from Holland so I wouldn't have been able to go, and I didn't want to end up missing another one. Hope the new date isn't a problem for you.
 
SimplesL said:
I was hoping to come to this one; but I've just won 2 tickets to go & see London Irish play Bath on the same day. I'll have to check when the next Forum meets are.

I love my Rugby.
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Ah! Well done on winning the tickets, but sorry to hear it clashes - hope you enjoy the match 🙂 The next ones will be the Forum's birthday celebrations in November (10th in London and 17th in Manchester)
 
robofski said:
Don't fancy trying to find somewhere to park round there, I might have to get the train 🙂 (And no driving means drinking :D)
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I drive down last year and parked in the big multi story one that looks like a red cage (sorry I can't remember the name of it) there was plenty of parking spaces and it only cost a few quid as we had a shoppers deal.
 
I'm on holiday! Go the 19th so can't make it now boo hoo x
 
Northerner said:
Ah, that's a shame Di :( Can't you change your holiday and spend it in Birmingham instead? 😉
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Would love to but it is for our 3rd wedding anniversary and a lie in the sun doing nothing but relaxing holiday before we get small people x
 
Dizzydi said:
Would love to but it is for our 3rd wedding anniversary and a lie in the sun doing nothing but relaxing holiday before we get small people x
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I guess that's a good enough reason, I'll let you off! 🙂
 
what time will it all be kicking off, as i am at work till 7 on a saturday 🙂
 
Might, depends ! LOL

Which direction are you coming from Robofski?

Blimey just looked at trains, ?12 return takes about 1hr 15/20 mins.

I should think that would be cheapest frankly and don't actually have to think all that much!
 
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trophywench said:
Might, depends ! LOL

Which direction are you coming from Robofski?

Blimey just looked at trains, ?12 return takes about 1hr 15/20 mins.

I should think that would be cheapest frankly and don't actually have to think all that much!
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I'll be heading in from Nottingham, A/M42
 
Well should I come, I shall train it from Coventry again, Brum doesn't actually have a park & ride per se; but there are a number of train stations where you can park free; IMHO you may as well come on the choo choo anyway since you'd have to come off the Mway and first find the station! As long as you can get to the station sans car of course or there's good parking there.

Is a pleasant 20-ish minute walk to the pub from New St station into Broad Street (where Symphony Hall is) A gang of us last year met at New St then walked together and we came along the canal for the last few minutes to the Penny Black. Easy.
 
I would love to come but it's the weekend before the start of term which will be my first week of teaching following my CFS diagnosis so I need to pace myself. Therefore due to my fatigue levels I might have to miss the forum meet BUT if I find some way of getting my energy back I will be there.
 
AJLang said:
I would love to come but it's the weekend before the start of term which will be my first week of teaching following my CFS diagnosis so I need to pace myself. Therefore due to my fatigue levels I might have to miss the forum meet BUT if I find some way of getting my energy back I will be there.
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Hope you will be feeling up to it Amanda, it would be lovely to meet you again 🙂
 
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