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NEW OCTOBER XMAS PARTY THREAD - IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS, ALL DETAILS HERE.... YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP HERE TOO IF YOU WANT TO COME!

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CountessDracula · 01/10/2007 11:20

The Mumsnet Xmas party will be in the evening (8pm I guess?) at Latin Square and Club Havana in Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell

VENUE

Details here of the venue. We have exclusive use of the restaurant for the whole night, we can use the cocktail bar too and get free entry to Club Havana all night. I have been and checked it out, my review is here

FOOD

Cost - £26 to include a tip
The food is the Xmas menu, we have chosen:

Starters

Smoked salmon and asparagus - smoked salmon wrapped asparagus spears served with cream cheese
Goat?s cheese salad - with rocket leaves, Goat?s cheese, tomato and olive oil vinaigrette
Selection of Cured Meats - A selection of cured Spanish meats with manchego cheese and melon
Vegetable skewers - Lime-flavoured char-grilled seasonal vegetables with fresh basil, olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Spanish omelette - A traditional Spanish potato and onion omelette
Turkey Breast & cranberry sauce - Turkey breast wrapped with Serrano ham served with cranberry sauce

Mains

Mix Sea Food - Deep fried seafood mix served with lemon, sea salt and aioli
Chorizo - pan fried in red wine sauce
Paella rice with chicken - Traditional paella rice with chicken and traditional herbs
Quesadillas Fiesta - Grilled tortilla parcel with vegetable mix and double cheese filling served with sour cream and salsa mexicana
Spare ribs - pork spare ribs in a hickory bbq sauce
Stuffed Bell Peppers - stuffed with rice, tomato sauce and authentic herbs topped with buffalo mozzerella

Pudding choices (you must choose one)

  1. Organic mango and coconut cheesecake
  2. Lemon meringue pie with a scoop of strawberry ice-cream made with double cream
  3. A shot of Christmas Slammer made with our imported tequila to get you in a great party mood (as opposed to English tequila one presumes)

BOOZE

No booze is included. You have to order and pay for whatever you want on the night

All come on platters to share served at tables.

PAYMENT (for new people signing up and those who have not yet paid)

IF YOU HAVE PAYPAL

  • Pls send £27.08 (NOT US Dollars which is the default) to countessdrac at gmail dot com. This is £26 + 3.4% plus £0.20 GBP which is what I will be charged to use this.
  • Ensure you put your MN posting name in there somewhere so I know who it is from.
  • Pls post on here to say you have paid and post your choice of Pudding (choices at bottom of this post) at the same time.

IF YOU HAVE A BANK A/C FROM WHICH YOU CAN MAKE A DIRECT TRANSFER EG INTERNET OR TELEPHONE BANKING

  • Pls email me at countessdrac at gmail dot com, I will send you sort code and a/c no which is all you need to make a transfer.
  • Pls post on here to say you have paid when you make the transfer and post your choice of Pudding (choices at bottom of this post) at the same time.
  • Pls ensure you tell me the name of the bank a/c that you are transferring from so I can identify your payment. If you are transferring from Halifax pls tell me as I don't get ANY details of who the payment is from, so will need to look out for your payment.

I will post details of who is coming....

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CountessDracula · 12/10/2007 17:05

The good news
I have dosh from 60 people!

Now we need to drum up a few more...

OP posts:
QuootieSpookypie · 12/10/2007 17:05

CD - did you get my money ok? Am abit worried about the Halifax system.

zippitippitoes · 12/10/2007 17:06

nope only know abiout three or four of those i think

CountessDracula · 12/10/2007 17:06

I think so!

On 1 oct right?

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QuootieSpookypie · 12/10/2007 17:07

Err... I only paid about 2 days ago, from Halifax [panic]

CountessDracula · 12/10/2007 17:07

or 2nd
I have two

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CountessDracula · 12/10/2007 17:08

oh sorry
excel has transposed the numbers
it was on teh 10th!

I have it, fear not!

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QuootieSpookypie · 12/10/2007 17:11

yay!

NoNameToday · 12/10/2007 17:17

I have paid for my Take That tickets (think I'm the oldest fan around)and organised my return to the great North West area.

Would love to party with you yummy mumsnetters in London but feel I may inhibit your celebrations by virtue of age/wrinkles/Nora Batty stockings etc.

Looking forward to the pics that I am sure will be posted on her.

Vicarious enjoyment at its best.

QuootieSpookypie · 12/10/2007 17:18

newlifenewname I think has a thread for you CD, I think she says she is not able to come.

GreatHauntieWurly · 12/10/2007 17:18

Have been keeping this bumped for you, glad I found this thread.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/1375/404145?stamp=071012171553

ScaryScaryNight · 12/10/2007 17:26

Hi Countess, I have seen some around, the last on your list has changed for Halloween, is currently ThisIsDavinaPleaseDoNotStare I think. Might have it wrong, though.

ladylush · 12/10/2007 23:56

CD - mailed you here on the 1/10. Can't make it

zippitippitoes · 13/10/2007 15:55

so is nappy getting a birmingham marylebone train

sallystrawberry · 13/10/2007 17:28

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TinkerbellesMum · 13/10/2007 17:36

I want to come but I've just got back from a fortnight in Menorca and won't be able to pay for a couple of weeks.

I'm going from Birmingham if anyone else is, I don't know yet if it will be car or public transport as we are car-less at the moment - TinksDaddy and Tink will be making the journey too but they will be seeing TinksBrothers. If we are going by car we will have one extra space, if we are going by transport we could arrange to meet up for the journey.

SueW · 13/10/2007 17:48

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sallystrawberry · 13/10/2007 18:20

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nappyaddict · 14/10/2007 16:33

oooh tinkerbelle's mum would i be able to travel with you?

theUrbanDevil · 15/10/2007 20:47

CD - did you get my payment? i can't remember if you said or not

sallystrawberry · 16/10/2007 23:07

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hunkermunker · 17/10/2007 10:15

CD, I've emailed you. Not sure I can come. Will still try. Have I lost my money, or would someone else like to take my place?

FlameBat · 18/10/2007 16:03

Oh Hunker

hunkermunker · 18/10/2007 18:05

FB, I really want to come and I'm going to try hard to.

FlameBat · 18/10/2007 18:09

(Sorry, it wasn't meant to be a guilt trippy face just a wanting to meet you one)