**!!!! a mumsnet xmas meet !!!***??

[Tortington]

inspired by the recent camaraderie

i wondered whether we should have a xmas meet this year.

it would have to be booked for november becuase everone is skint in december.

thats only 3months away

custykid
rhubybaby
serentiy
flutterbee
bresha - are you new?
CD
bugsy
fattiemamma
carmenere
panina
UCm
owaincymrucroesi - some welsh tart
sherlock
Uwila
foxinsocks
gobbledigook
crunchie - the new GOD
Tamba
Spidermama
hunker

Have only skimmed througfh this, but am going to make every effort to come this year, if i've got ds2 to take a bottle by then

Well done crunchie!

My only reservation is that those places get SO loud we may not be able to hear ourselves speak - do they have a chill out room or whatever they are called these days?

custykid
rhubybaby
serentiy
flutterbee
bresha - are you new?
CD
bugsy
fattiemamma
carmenere
panina
UCm
owaincymrucroesi - some welsh tart
sherlock
Uwila
foxinsocks
gobbledigook
crunchie - the new GOD
Tamba
Spidermama
hunker
mustrunmore

I'm sure a recce could be arranged

ooo, and just realised its dead easy to get there... only 2 buses from my house!

if you are not on the list please copy the list and paste your name at the bottom and re-post

lets make it 8PM at

here

there is a map

CRuNCHIE - could you book it for 60?

date?

CD what do you want!!! I am trying to get the upstairs bar of somewhere that serves fishfinger sarnies and pie and mash at the mo, to give us a couple of choices

november 15th saturday 8pm at here

oh ignore me i am old bag

I just hate it when you have to scream to be heard

Not that keen on bars really

called RUBY ironically!

we will have an hour afore the DJ sart spinning those choones

custykid
rhubybaby
serentiy
flutterbee
bresha - are you new?
CD
bugsy
fattiemamma
carmenere
panina
UCm
owaincymrucroesi - some welsh tart
sherlock
Uwila
foxinsocks
gobbledigook
crunchie - the new GOD
Tamba
MagicGenie

Up for this depending on dates etc.

I've been to Ruby Lo before and it was brilliant. It was a Friday night, great music (80's dance-y soul stuff, Madchester, funky etc)

The only thing I can't advise on is the food. I'd say it's more for drinking and dancing than eating but some nibbles are better than nothing.

Ruby? Ironic?

defintiely up for it. and custy - don;t be so hard on yourself - last year was fine. I agree that this is a good idea though. But I just might have some reservations about decibels. nothing worse than sitting in a circle smiling and nodding your head in time to music cos it's too loud to talk. And Gomez - congratulations - didn;t even know you were pg!

custykid
rhubybaby
serentiy
flutterbee
bresha - are you new?
CD
bugsy
fattiemamma
carmenere
panina
UCm
owaincymrucroesi - some welsh tart
sherlock
Uwila
foxinsocks
gobbledigook
crunchie - the new GOD
Tamba
Spidermama
hunker
mustrunmore
hat

Tamba will you be going down on the train ?

custykid
rhubybaby
serentiy
flutterbee
bresha - are you new?
CD
bugsy
fattiemamma
carmenere
panina
UCm
owaincymrucroesi - some welsh tart
sherlock
Uwila
foxinsocks
gobbledigook
crunchie - the new GOD
Tamba
Spidermama
hunker
mustrunmore
hat
JoolsToo (I'm sure she won't mind me adding her)

BTW the Saturdays in November are 11th or 18th, not the 15th!!

The other option is a place called The Social in Portland Street. the Social It looks great, they do pie and mash at £7 etc. However they cannot gaurentee a private bar (eg upstairs) unless we have a minimum spend for the night of over £2000. I suggested that if there were 75 people we could do £10 on food (pies all round and nibbles to keep it simple) but they didn't sound that keen. However it is less 'done' than Ruby's and probably better food.

But if we are meeting at 8pm we can grab a snack prior to getting there (there are loads of places nearby if groups are coming from afar) so we don't need to rely too much on the food there.

Please decide on a date as I am strying to get a date for DH's 40th which is the 18th, so if we can do the 11th I would love it!!

oi gobblychops, check yer email....

hmmmmm - just noticed something's gone wrong with the cut and paste and add your name - there are people on mine thta aren't on magic genie's

I prefer Rhubys - I'm a sophisticated gal you know!

Have replied NDP

I can also suggest the Regent Palace hotel for those coming from afar who want CHEAP accommadtion. It is v cheap BUT V noisy at 5am when teh dustmen come around!! It is about £40 - £50 a double room and about 10 - 15 mins walk from Rubys.

This year I am NOT booking accomodation, but I am happy to recommend this hotel (Well it is a dump, but a cheap dump!!) Obviously if you want to splash out I am sure the Selfridges hotel would be happy to accommadate at about £150 a room

Are there not Travelodge type places in central London anyway?

Oh, Jool, we could crash with Lucy??