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50 bookers meet up 2024

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PermanentTemporary · 20/02/2024 21:02

Well... I'd love to meet you all!

Anyone who thinks they might be interested in coming to meet and talk books, post here.

There are going to be lots of dates, ideas and places and i wonder if anyone would be willing to organise with me?? It would mean private messaging and perhaps moving to WhatsApp or email at some point. Maybe 3 of us?

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Midnightstar76 · 17/08/2024 09:18

Have a fabulous Manchester meet-up today 50 bookers 😁 Sorry to miss out this time but as a previous poster suggested if there are any more northern ones or if anyone is up for a mini meet-up count me in. Treating my sister to a forest sound bath today so that’s my afternoon nap sorted 😂 Enjoy ladies and hope to see you next time

FuzzyCaoraDhubh · 17/08/2024 09:18

bibliomania · 17/08/2024 07:46

Maybe we need an Ireland one, Fuzzy....

Interesting idea 😅

bibliomania · 17/08/2024 07:46

Maybe we need an Ireland one, Fuzzy....

SheilaFentiman · 17/08/2024 07:12

Have a wonderful day, 50Bookers!

StColumbofNavron · 17/08/2024 06:06

If I sleep on the train I will be very unpopular.

highlandcoo · 16/08/2024 23:52

Looking forward to tomorrow!

It would have been great to see you again Fuzzy but we'll just have to have another meet up before too long 😊

StrangewaysHereWeCome · 16/08/2024 23:25

See you all tomorrow - hopefully there will be future dates for those missing out this time round Smile

cassandre · 16/08/2024 23:15

I’m setting mine for 6. Hoping to sleep on the train as I’m not a morning person!

StColumbofNavron · 16/08/2024 23:08

I have set my alarm for 5am for my silly early train. We’ll miss you Fuzzy.

FuzzyCaoraDhubh · 16/08/2024 22:39

cassandre · 16/08/2024 22:26

Coming from another country is a bit of a big ask!

It's a complication! It's only an hour by plane to get to London and Manchester (I think) from here, but it means a weekend away and planning ahead especially in high season.

cassandre · 16/08/2024 22:26

Coming from another country is a bit of a big ask!

FuzzyCaoraDhubh · 16/08/2024 22:24

cassandre · 16/08/2024 22:23

Thanks Fuzzy, I wish you were coming too! Hope to meet you another time!

I really hope so. When I looked up flights, all the cheap/easy options were gone :(

cassandre · 16/08/2024 22:23

Thanks Fuzzy, I wish you were coming too! Hope to meet you another time!

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FuzzyCaoraDhubh · 16/08/2024 20:04

Have a great meet-up tomorrow! I'll be thinking of ye all.

CrepuscularCritter · 15/08/2024 08:01

Hoping you all have as wonderful a time as we did in London. And that those of you with family difficulties find some respite.

Sadly I have work in the opposite direction geographically so cannot make this one. But I would definitely be interested in future meet ups.

elkiedee · 15/08/2024 01:02

Wishing everyone lots of fun.

I live in London so I didn't have far to carry stuff. I don't drive and I have lots of duplicate books, mostly books I acquired in paperback/hardback and now have available in Kindle, occasionally in a preferred edition - whatever, I have literally hundreds of books which need a new home and I always try to take a few to palm off on people at meet ups.

elkiedee · 15/08/2024 00:56

Sorry to hear you're having a difficult time MamaNewt - I'm not going to make it because I haven't done anything about organising somewhere to stay, let alone getting a reasonably priced train fare.

Is it too soon to think about planning further meetup(s), in London or out of it, for the autumn? I'd also be up for smaller scale mini meet ups, eg if anyone in London (or visiting and interested in scheduling a charity shop crawl or a visit to a particular book haunt. I'm in North East London and where we met last time works well for me, or Crouch End/Muswell Hill/Holloway Road/Kentish Town all have clusters of charity shops quite close together - 3 of those have an Oxfam bookshop among those I think. (Also Oxfam Bookshop in Bloomsbury, not that far from where we met last time and Skoob/Judd books, and I think there's quite a big one in Walthamstow which also lists books online - though I'm not quite sure what else is there.

highlandcoo · 14/08/2024 19:20

That sounds tough Mama I hope things improve Flowers

bibliomania · 12/08/2024 13:17

Thanks, Mama. Hope things calm down and you can make it.

MamaNewtNewt · 12/08/2024 13:05

Thanks all. A member of my family has mental health and addiction issues which have flared up this weekend. I have taken the afternoon off to work with my DSis so we can get help sorted for them so am hoping I'll still be able to make it on Saturday.

JaninaDuszejko · 12/08/2024 12:34

So sorry to hear that @MamaNewtNewt . Don't worry about us, we can sort ourselves out. Hope things calm down for you soon.

StrangewaysHereWeCome · 12/08/2024 12:11

Sorry to hear you're having a tough time @MamaNewtNewt. Thanks so much for the email. I'm sure now we're all on a thread together we can take shared responsibility for making plans.

MamaNewtNewt · 12/08/2024 11:35

Thanks for the understanding and the offer of help Sadik. I just sent an email to you all, titled 50 Bookers a meet Up with the details and questions. Let me know if you don't get it, or if you have decided you want to join us then let me know and I can send on.

Sadik · 12/08/2024 11:21

So sorry to hear that @MamaNewtNewt If it's easier, you could forward me the list of emails & I can take it from there?