Newcastle, Durham and surrounding area Christmas night out!

[Indith]

It is time to gather the troops :) All are welcome, newbies, lurkers, usual Durham thread rabble and anybody else out there.

First up a vote on the date:

4th December

Kara
Indith
Juney
Frozen

11th December

Leggy
Indith
Juney
Frozen

Small babies welcome. We all know how much you can long for a meal out yet be unable to bring yourself to leave the baby so as long as you are happy to bring them, we are happy to have them.

Please suggest places to go for a nice drink or 2 (cocktails anyone?) and a meal. The date which most people can make will be booked.

hope you get to the next one Myth Where are you moving to? I haven't been to a local meet up yet it'll be my first. Did london xmas meet up once though which was good.

Helloo Mytholmroyd! Welcome (almost) to our area :)

looks like I'll know 3 of your faces on the night out? Hope I can get the names right though?

yey!! I am finally going to be helping out at an Antenatal/postnatal clinic, from tomorrow!!!

:D

Curiousmama - I keep saying we need name tags... I'm going to get some.

Of course Juney will just show off with her Tsarina card ;)

Kara.

I start work in Durham in January but its going to take time to move my family/sell house/find schools etc - so will have to stay over during the week for a while. Not a job I have to be there 5 days a week luckily. Big change for us but very excited!

Spent a few days last week looking around the city (found Vennells...)

forgot to say - thanks everyone for the hellos! Yes plan on being there for a good while!

excellent :) can I ask where you work? be as vague as you like, or ignore me completely if you'd prefer :)

name change???

Ah tis you! I was like who is this stranger stalking our newbie!

name tags sounds good but think we'd get funny looks...unless we go all corporate

:) Sorry for worrying you juney
I want name tags!
We could have tasteful hen-night style T shirts made

ooo or untasteful sashes

distasteful?? whatever....tacky!

Hi Sparkle - will be working at the University.

I have been added to the Facebook group so can start putting names to faces.

I'm contemplating taking a crib sheet though, to avoid the embarassment of calling someone by their nn .

Or we could get those tack-tastic paper glasses with the feathers on to write our names on .

So what name is this table booked in?

Yes think sashes is the way forward...I'll get on with making mine this afternoon

I think it'll be "Roberts"

A lot of you work at the university, I think I need a degree so I can work at the university too!

Curiouwsmama - we're MNers we care less for funny look from lesser mortals

Do you remember when we went to the Capital and SPB was feeding her DD? Some of us were glaring at cat bum face woman.

She was most affronted wasn't she?

Yes it is in my name so "Roberts".

Myth I hope it doesn't take you too long to sell and get all the family moved. Durham is a lovely little city to live in :). You'll be in good company working for the university too.

So looking forward to it! Cocktails- yum. Curry- yum. Garlic chicken or the yummy prawn sag type thing. Decisions decisions. Poppadoms must be had of course and garlic naan.

Maybe I should bring dd. She may have stopped feeding but that doesn't stop her from exposing me and yelling "milk!" we could see what sort of reactions we get

Do all of you work at the Uni???? Which college should I join?

Not all no! I am a recent graduate and did a few little bits of casual work afterwards. Leggy works there and Frozen is studying.

What are you after from a college? What will you be doing at the uni? Not sure really as staff member what the pros/cons are. The 2 I know best are Castle (my old college) and Chads (dh's). Chads is small and there is a good relationship between the SCR and the JCR so if you want to be involved with teh students it is probably very good. Castle there is less interaction I think although all undergrads have a college tutor who is a fellow. You would of course get to go to meals at top table in the great hall and feel all Harry Pottery.

Hi Indith. Yes been in the Castle dining room once - very grand! I will be lecturing on the science site so was looking at St Marys? Was hoping I might be able to get a room for a while after Christmas (somebody might have left!). I am moving from a Uni that doesnt have colleges so its all new to me.