London Meet, British Museum 21/11/2009

[Northerner]

As a celebration of the forum's first birthday (more or less!) and an opportunity to put real faces to names, nicknames and avatars, there will be a meeting in the British Museum on Saturday 21st November. After the museum, a suitable place for refreshments will be overwhelmed with our custom!

So, the following people have said they are attending:

am64
aymes
brightontez
Corrine
Falcon123
HelenP
katie
leenevitt
Munjeeta
Northerner
NTIL
RachelT
randomange
rossi_mac
sharpwaa
sofaraway
Sugarbum
Tom Hreben
Viki
Shelb1uk
lawlessd

What we now need to know is the following information so we can coordinate things successfully:

Where you will be arriving in London and at what time?
This will allow people to possibly meet up and either travel together or meet at London stations before heading to the Museum. If you plan to go straight to the museum, please say. I know that some will be arriving earlier than others so ideally, we don't want one person standing around on their own for ages!

When we have established when people can meet each other, then we can give an exact location and time (e.g. next to Lost luggage at Waterloo station at 10:30), and also swap mobile numbers and means of recognition via PM.

We also need a meeting point at the British Museum once we get a good idea of when everyone will get there - it may be that the early arrivals will need to return to this meeting point to meet the later arrivals.

We need to know a pub that can accomodate 15+ people comfortably, with room for us to sit and talk!

If you will all post your times and places, I will try and collate the information
into a practical plan! 🙂

Most people will be arriving before me and katie, so the meeting place is set as outside the Souvenir Shop on the West side of the Great Court inside the British Museum, at 11:00 am. If you arrive earlier, hopefully you will be with someone else, or have the mobile of someone also arriving earlier. Otherwise, you can get a coffee or mooch around until 11:00!

 

[am64]

If you will all post your times and places, I will try and collate the information
into a practical plan! 🙂

Good luck Northe!!
I arrive at marylebone....then off to BM on the bus or underground at what ever time is required my train runs every 20minutes and takes 25 minutes

 

[aymes]

I'll be coming into Kings Cross at about 1015, was planning to walk to the BM so should be there by a little before 11. I'm happy to meet anyone else who is coming into Kings X if it'd be helpful, if not I'll meet you guys at the museum.

If anyone does want to meet me at the station I'll need to plan it this week as I'm on holiday next week and will only be able to check into the forum the day before the meet.

 

[lawlessd]

I'm definately coming too!

Central line to tottenham court road then a short walk.

If anyone fancies meeting there, happy days.

Thanks all

 

[Northerner]

Good luck Northe!!
I arrive at marylebone....then off to BM on the bus or underground at what ever time is required my train runs every 20minutes and takes 25 minutes

I'll be coming into Kings Cross at about 1015, was planning to walk to the BM so should be there by a little before 11. I'm happy to meet anyone else who is coming into Kings X if it'd be helpful, if not I'll meet you guys at the museum.

If anyone does want to meet me at the station I'll need to plan it this week as I'm on holiday next week and will only be able to check into the forum the day before the meet.

I'm definately coming too!

Central line to tottenham court road then a short walk.

If anyone fancies meeting there, happy days.

Thanks all

OK, so it sounds like two of you are flexible on time and Aymes will get there at 11:00, so how about arranging for a meet time at the museum at 11:00 outside the Souvenir Shop on the West side of the Great Court? Who else would that suit?

 

[aymes]

You're very good at this organising thing 😉

Seriously though that sounds good but I can be flexible if necessary, and happy to wear a bright T-Shirt, hold a giant flag or whatever so that we can identify each other!

 

[Northerner]

You're very good at this organising thing 😉

Seriously though that sounds good but I can be flexible if necessary, and happy to wear a bright T-Shirt, hold a giant flag or whatever so that we can identify each other!

Or a cat costume or a red nose?

I think 11:00 is a good time to aim for, let's see how that fits in with the others when they come on. I won't be able to make it for then (nor Katie or Sam, if she can come) as we're not scheduled to get into Waterloo until 11:40 and will then need to find our way to the BM (hopefully Sam can help us there as she's just been!). So we will need to set a later time to meet everyone possibly 12:15-12:30.

 

[aymes]

Or a cat costume or a red nose?

Don't tempt me, if dared I really would stand around in central London dressed as a cat!

 

[lawlessd]

If anyone wants to meet around 11ish and grab a coffee before meeting Northerner give me a shout and we can swap mobiles.

Looking forward to it.

 

[RachelT]

Hello, i'd like to come

I'm coming through Euston, and i can walk from there (i know the area). I guess i'm aiming for 11 ish then. If anybody wants directions from Euston or Kings Cross i can help. Sorry, but forward planning in any detail isn't my strong point.

Rachel

 

[Northerner]

I'm coming through Euston, and i can walk from there (i know the area). I guess i'm aiming for 11 ish then. If anybody wants directions from Euston or Kings Cross i can help. Sorry, but forward planning in any detail isn't my strong point.

Rachel

That's great Rachel, will look forward to meeting you!🙂

 

[Corrine]

I'm still coming too although it probably wont be until midday. Happy to give out my number - I'm coming into either Victoria or Waterloo.

 

[katie]

add these peeps to the list northe!

 

[HelenP]

I'll be getting the tube to Tottenham Court Road, I think, and then a short walk. If the tubes are up the creek it's anybody's guess. I'm hopeless at being organised so no idea what time I'll arrive yet.

xx

 

[Northerner]

I'm still coming too although it probably wont be until midday. Happy to give out my number - I'm coming into either Victoria or Waterloo.

That's about the same time as us - we should get into Waterloo at 11:40, so perhaps we could meet you there? I'll collect mobile numbers whe everyone has responded.

add these peeps to the list northe!

Done!

I'll be getting the tube to Tottenham Court Road, I think, and then a short walk. If the tubes are up the creek it's anybody's guess. I'm hopeless at being organised so no idea what time I'll arrive yet.

xx

Aim to get to the BM at 11:00 - someone earlier said they were coming that way - lawlessd.

 

[rossi_mac]

Don't tempt me, if dared I really would stand around in central London dressed as a cat!

So how do we "dare" you Aymes??


I'll head some how either by foot, space hoper or magic carpet to the museum (passing lots of pubs and not going in them) for 11am or thereabouts, I have no problem standing around for hours in any weather if I'm early or what not!

See you there!

Ross🙂

 

[Sugarbum]

This is sounding good- I love it when a plan comes together!

I will be on the 59 bus from the ghetto and I am thinking I will find the 11am coffee benefical in hellping me talk to people I dont know face to face so sign me up!

HelenP- you are 11am as well? I am concerned your profile picture is misleading....!🙂

I am happy to share my mob number (may be worth noting I am overground all day so always contactable if anyone following needs to reach the A Team coffee addicts!)

Looking forward to it- so why am I slightly nervous?!🙂

 

[Northerner]

The majority so far seem to be able to make it for 11, so you could go for that coffee maybe in the BM cafe and then come and scout the rest of us out at around 12:15-12:30?

Don't be nervous Lou, it's not like we'll be armed with sharp objects or anything! Erm......😱😉

 

[aymes]

So how do we "dare" you Aymes??

Oh in my house all bets or dares (there's a lot, we're a competitive bunch) are either 50p or chocolate!

I may have to wear the cat ears now whatever....

 

[HelenP]

HelenP- you are 11am as well? I am concerned your profile picture is misleading....!🙂

Nah, it's pretty accurate, except I probably won't be in evening wear........ 😛

Looking forward to it- so why am I slightly nervous?!🙂

Me TOOOO!!!! I'm much less 'chatty' in real life, and am pretty hopeless with people I've never met before. I'm a good listener though, lol.

xx