Birmingham - September 18th - be there or be square!

[Northerner]

Have a cracking time all, I still don't know what I'm doing yet, I think I'll know friday!

Rossi 🙂

You need a PA to organise your schedule Rossi. Ola should be available after the first couple of weeks of Strictly!

It would be great if you could come along - haven't seen you since Guildford!

 

[Frantastic]

hey guys
i'm still going to try and come along on saturday and i've decided if i do then i'll drive because it'll be a lot easier for me, so can anyone help and tell me where the nearest and cheapest car park is to the mailbox (hopefully its the same car park)? i've only been to birmingham once so i have absolutely no idea where i'll be going! but i'm good with maps so just point me in the right direction and i'll be there......hopefully🙂

 

[ypauly]

hey guys
i'm still going to try and come along on saturday and i've decided if i do then i'll drive because it'll be a lot easier for me, so can anyone help and tell me where the nearest and cheapest car park is to the mailbox (hopefully its the same car park)? i've only been to birmingham once so i have absolutely no idea where i'll be going! but i'm good with maps so just point me in the right direction and i'll be there......hopefully🙂

There is plenty of parking, I would head for the bridge stree multi storey though there are many others in the immediate area brunel street directly opposite the mailbox is another.
As too how much they cost I have no idea, but I have never thought parking in the city is expensive no matter where I park.

 

[Frantastic]

Cool thank you! i'll have a sat nav so hopefully i'll manage it to one of those car parks. If i do make it i won't be able to stay for long anyway, maybe a few hours though but at least it shouldn't cost too much! i'm on a budget at the min so it will be a cheap lunch for me too!
I'll let you know on friday if I can definately make it. looking forward to it tho🙂

 

[Northerner]

Cool thank you! i'll have a sat nav so hopefully i'll manage it to one of those car parks. If i do make it i won't be able to stay for long anyway, maybe a few hours though but at least it shouldn't cost too much! i'm on a budget at the min so it will be a cheap lunch for me too!
I'll let you know on friday if I can definately make it. looking forward to it tho🙂

Hurrah! Hope you can 🙂

 

[rossi_mac]

gonna try and get friday off work so I can head up on Saturday don't know yet, but if I do I need to work out whether to drive or train it, hmmm, I'll probably decide saturday morning, but money is an issue too!?

I'll let you know nearer the time peeps.

Rossi.

 

[Northerner]

gonna try and get friday off work so I can head up on Saturday don't know yet, but if I do I need to work out whether to drive or train it, hmmm, I'll probably decide saturday morning, but money is an issue too!?

I'll let you know nearer the time peeps.

Rossi.

Don't know what the trains are like from your part of the world, but they're rubbish from Southampton, so worth checking times early doors.

 

[rossi_mac]

Don't know what the trains are like from your part of the world, but they're rubbish from Southampton, so worth checking times early doors.

you on the mega bus or flying?

 

[shiv]

Fran, Brunel Street is a good one to park in as it is opposite the Mailbox and relatively cheap. It looks like a giant cage and once you exit, you just head under the underpass (with the multi coloured bauble type things) which takes you to the front of the Mailbox. From there, go up the escalators, carry on, up the next set which takes you to the top level, there's a BBC shop at the top of the escalators. Go out through the glass doors, down the steps to the canal side and Penny Black's is the last bar along.

 

[rossi_mac]

Fran, Brunel Street is a good one to park in as it is opposite the Mailbox and relatively cheap. It looks like a giant cage and once you exit, you just head under the underpass (with the multi coloured bauble type things) which takes you to the front of the Mailbox. From there, go up the escalators, carry on, up the next set which takes you to the top level, there's a BBC shop at the top of the escalators. Go out through the glass doors, down the steps to the canal side and Penny Black's is the last bar along.

Cheers Shiv, not sure I'll remember all that but if it's a pub (I hope it is!) I'll be sure to find it!

 

[Northerner]

you on the mega bus or flying?

I'm on the megabus - actually quickest journey time (in theory!). ?8,50 return!

 

[shiv]

rossi - just so you know Brunel Street is a car park not a train station or anything...but actually if you go out the back entrance of New Street train station, you can see said car park and underpass so those directions might come in useful for anyone heading in by train!

If anyone else needs directions from anywhere, please let me know, or get my number - as I said I might not be arriving at the bar until midday-ish so bear that in mind!

 

[Frantastic]

Fran, Brunel Street is a good one to park in as it is opposite the Mailbox and relatively cheap. It looks like a giant cage and once you exit, you just head under the underpass (with the multi coloured bauble type things) which takes you to the front of the Mailbox. From there, go up the escalators, carry on, up the next set which takes you to the top level, there's a BBC shop at the top of the escalators. Go out through the glass doors, down the steps to the canal side and Penny Black's is the last bar along.

cheers Shiv, thats made my decisions a lot easier. I'll prob be arriving midday too so i might pm you on friday to swap numbers if thats ok? then i'll at least have some form of contact when i get there! 🙂

 

[rossi_mac]

No one can accuse me of not forward planning now!!

I have my ticket in my hand. Okay not right now I can't type with two fingers and hold a ticket that would be multi tasking, but I do have it in my pocket! So I get taxi to train station train to airport fly to west midlands airport and bus to coventry then train to brum! Hehe! Only joking, new street here I come!

Okay only possible problem would be as brighton, serious roughness from night before, so I'm going to go out thursday night instead to try and stop that scenario from happening!

Cheers

Rossi 😉

 

[Northerner]

No one can accuse me of not forward planning now!!

I have my ticket in my hand. Okay not right now I can't type with two fingers and hold a ticket that would be multi tasking, but I do have it in my pocket! So I get taxi to train station train to airport fly to west midlands airport and bus to coventry then train to brum! Hehe! Only joking, new street here I come!

Okay only possible problem would be as brighton, serious roughness from night before, so I'm going to go out thursday night instead to try and stop that scenario from happening!

Cheers

Rossi 😉

I am overwhelmed with admiration at your foresight and forward planning! Is this a 'new' Rossi we see before us? Top man - great that you are coming along! 🙂

 

[rossi_mac]

I'm chuffed too, on all fronts!!

See you at the bar big man!

 

[Hazel]

Rossi - glad you can come along - looking forward to meeting you

Safe journey

 

[Northerner]

Can we have a head count of who is coming?

So far I have:

Me
Shiv
Hazel
Cazcot
Rossi Mac
Flutterby
Frantastic
Ypauly
Scootdevon - haven't heard from you for a while mate!
Tom
Akasha?

Who have I missed?

 

[Akasha]

Count me and my diabetic counter part in!
Shall be coming via bus, prob get there around 1/2ish. depending when we leave.

 

[Northerner]

Count me and my diabetic counter part in!
Shall be coming via bus, prob get there around 1/2ish. depending when we leave.

Hurrah! 🙂