OK, <deep breath> if I organise it....Is anyone up for a Christmas meet-up in a hotel where we can drink, eat, dance and hear each other. It will require approx. a tenner (non-returnable if you drop out) in advance?

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I'm thinking...

Function room in central London hotel (easy for everyone to get to, with rooms at hopefully a good rate, on-site)

Some food, some wine (or whatever) and a DJ.

OK. Point taken.

But a room is just a room, surely?

I'd just like to be able to hear some of the people I want to meet.

hmmmmmm

tell me more, CD

(by the way I've now been told END of AUGUST, FFS. your DH is much better off in the nod and wink system I can bloody tell you)

tis in Stew Lane or thereabouts

as i don't know london i can't really help - i have however done some research and posted some suggestions which wern't considered - or were considered to be a poor choice.

I did try to search pub function rooms - and indeed suggested such on the first thread.

i have no particular panchant for sausage rolls btw. i'll be the one hanging around the crisp bowl

And now you're all laaaaaarfin' at me.

Upstairs in a pub?
How can I twist if my feet stick to the carpet?

Minty - I'd be delighted .....

can I suggest that if you are going to do london you do WEST and not EAST (ie City) because most civilized people live westerly both IN London and OUTSIDE

the samuel pepys shite website
have been to a couple of work dos there as has dh
all great

nothing flash but great views

minty
called something like revenge of the middle aged woman (are they trying to tell me something???)

about some bird whose dh runs off with her best mate minty

Is in my oxfam pile

shit
hope my dh hasnt run off with you

That's kinda what I mean, CD.

custy nonelse listened to you did they. I am totally up for the pub idea, or even small takeover of a whole venue. This way it wouldbe MUCH cheaper. and it would have food, drink and dancing in one place.

I will no come to a 'hotel' function room or tacky soho bar, you all complained last year and now are suggested even worse places

the TSP looks good
i like VERY MUCH the idea of a balcony bar.

you need a duplex

downstairs for dancing
upstairs for talking

oh yes balcony bras are a must

oh SHIT CD, I told them NOT to send it to you!

cruchie.

Yes. A whole venue or upstairs in a pub. Good.

I stood last year having to shout/sign to people I really wanted to talk to last year in a noisy bar and it didn't really feel like a meet-up.

i met you.

CD was dancing on the chairs.

(downstairs at the Troubadour?)

anyway I must go to bed, I have CD's husband to roger and it is getting FRIGHTFULLY late. Ta ta, all!

looks like I'm in a tent
with a gaz lamp
twisting on me tod

I am getting a little confused with all these different threads for discussing this. It is a little like: does the left hand know what the right hand is doing?

rhubarb was there

troubadour good idea minty you whore

The Ship on the river at hammersmith had a nice function room with big balcony overlooking river

Not bin for a while

Or the Rutland

I don;t cvare if it's at an Aaln Partride travelodge or the Dpg And Duck somewhere, but I think somewhere we can all meet up wiuld be nice

I';d aslo be happy to paypal up front for a meal or whatnot if tghere weas a bona fide MN paypal thingumyjig

Bad typing. god plaster on fingre