Custy is this where we sign up for the annual MN Christmas meet?

[MarsLady]

Where?
What time?

C'mon girl you're slacking!

can anyone come or do you have to be invited???

We could get the train yiam, and then we can have a few drinks en route

I'm thinking motor up in the am - club has an underground car park, avail ourselves of the delightful refreshments on offer in the Ladies Bar - brought to you on a silver tray - stray in to the Members Bar - anoy Colonel Huffington - Buffington - Smythe by sitting in his wing backed chair by the fire - loll around, get ready and hit the town.

Have a small near death experience

Awake to Nurofen and the club's fab fry - up

Feel dodgy for a while

Then drive home when we're ready and not when First (not so feckin') Great Western decide to run a train

and this dear Walrus is where we'll stay !

I won't be able to make it to London as my LO will only be a couple of months old. I am trying to arrange a meet up in Birmingham though.

midlands Xmas Prty

yeahinaminute- I have stayed there! either that one or the Union Jack club- cant remember which one now. Was a 17 yr old Army recruit on weekend leave- went with my pals from Army Training Barracks and got into SERIOUS trouble when we got back to camp for being to noisy.

Ah that'll be the Union Jack Club - they let in any riff - raff !

A City pub sounds like it could be worth a go - as NQC says - they'll be quiet-er on a Saturday night and probably keen to take a huge booking.

All Bar One is not sooooo great. IME.

Dover st wine bar v v pricey nowadays. I will email people over teh weekend

when is it girls?

Looks great YIAM

I am particulary keen on going in the "Clive of India" meeting r9om

You'll be pleased to know walrus that since last year we - ladies - are now allowed in the members bar where i believe there is a fine painting of Nell Gwynne with her breasty dumplings out !!

has there been a definitive decision?

Oh no.... 364 posts and I've completely missed the whole thing.....

Off to see what's going on (God help me with 364 posts though)

1. Custy - the great organiser

2. MarsLady - only if she brings cake 3. Boris- Yes she really is going to London on her own again 4. Kimi 5. Bree/MrsGordonRamsay/LGJ/DoorstoManual (trying to decide who is going, they are all on their best behaviour at the moment.) 6. Carmenere - Oh what will I wear?? Jeans and a nice top I expect. 7. hat even if no-one ever remembers me 8. tranquilamanana (nee nappiesgalore - some of them are in pants now) and i so vote for that place LGJ is harping on about. 9. LTH - who is going to rid herself of her pathological fear of London (might stop her breeding again) 10. Suew who hasn't been on a 'proper' mumsnet meet-up since 2001 11. VVVQV - looking forward to post-wedding wind-down in absence of a honeymoon 12. Sallystrawberry - as long as I can dance I don't care where it is. 13. Flamesparrow - ponders where she is staying... 14.Gingermonkey - travelling on a train all the way from Yorkshire, Oop North (where there are floods and stuff) 15. CantSleepWontSleep (will go anywhere, do anything, pay whatever - I'm easy!) 16. Boco - will there be dark happenings? 17. TheMaskedPoster (I trust there'll be wine...?) 18. Snowwonder- scared but will try hardest to be brave 19. ComeOveneer - can I join the pizza party (please don't knock me of again)(We didn't you had your own arrangements with the West London set.) 20. Oliveoil - depends where it is and if I can be arsed travelling 21. Aero (will quiz Cadders tomorrow) Wouldn't want to miss it. 22. Hunkermunker is coming - if her name suddenly disappears, it means she's been on here and removed it 23. SaintGeorge - Please keep the price down, some of us have trains/hotels to add in yet 24. StarryStarryNight (little bit depending on the date) 25. ShowOfHands- determined to fit back into jeans and nice top by then (and excited about meeting Mars and TMP ) 26. mamazon - shall hide away in a corner and try very hard not to look like a an asylum escapee 27. ruddynorah -oi gingermonkey, see you on the train, fellow yorkshire lass here 28. littlelapin - if back from Hong Kong 29. BecauseImWorthIt - will be making first step from RL into MN (after trial run with Wimbledon meet up) 30. RBJ949703 - OMG just realised last London 'do' I went to was Da Marios 2002 31.Walrus-but only if someone holds her hand in London [poof] [no sense of direction] 32.TiredEmma- promise not to get my baps out. 33. cylon 34. MrsScavo 35. mylittlestar (looking forward to finally getting to a meet-up!) 36. Eleusis (any West Londoners wanting to join in on a pre party dinner gathering talk to me)

I can't possibly read all this. Can someone please recap for me so I don't get fired trying to catch up?

Do we have a place?
Do we have a date?
Are we including a dinner option?

Last year people who wanted to eat met for dinner before the party and this seemed to work well.

I seem to recall from last year that people were not happy with the dark crowded loud atmosphere because they couldn't hear or see the people they tried to talk to.

Have I killed it?

yes as a punishment you have to find a venue

AS NO FUCKER ELSE IS

Okay,I can try... But, I need a bit of feedback:

1. I assume the location is London, somewhere with good accessibility to public transport and hotels.

2. We want someplace where we can talk/socialise/network if we want but also has music and dancing.

3. Possibly someplace that serves food if people want it, but no deposit or minimum spend required.

4. Prefer a place who will rope off an area for us (a bit like last year).

Okay, any comments, type them now...

vote on dates here

What about...

Woody's CLub (in Notting Hill)
41-43 Woodfield Rd.
London, United Kingdom W9
020-7266 3030

Zagat review:
A ?nice mixture of London? converges on this converted four-storey Notting Hill townhouse with a ?different type of bar? on each level, resulting in a ?handy mix of booths and dance floors? that allow you to ?dance or chat? depending on your whim; music varies from chart pop to spaced out punk funk to Afro-Latin house, and ?no matter what day you drop by?, the tunes are ?unbelievably good.?

I have never been to this place, so if anyone else has by all means speak up and tell if you liked it.

Ele have added to the dates thread, and I am up for pre party dinner again. Are you planning on staying in a hotel again? DH owes me (at least) a night away.

Oh, I was just going to send you an e-mail and ask you if you wanted to share a hotel room. That would be great.

Can everyone who wants to come please go sign up on the vote on dates thread

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