THE ALL NEW XMAS PARTY THREAD - SAT 1ST DEC IN LONDON. SIGN UP HERE IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY!

[CountessDracula]

The Mumsnet Xmas party will be on Saturday 1st December at 8pmat Latin Square and Club Havana in Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell

All details below incl how to sign up and pay

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.

The following people have already signed up and paid me!

Beegie
Beetroot - PAYPAL
Bluestocking - PAYPAL
BreeLGJ
Bubble99
Bunglie
CantSleepWontSleep - PAYPAL
Carmenere
ChippyMinton - paypal, west london into waterloo if anyone wants to hold my little hand
custardo the poet - PAYPAL
DanielJohnston - I have paypal
elesbells -uxbridge.{can sleep 2}PAYPAL
Eleusis
Flame - PAYPAL
Gizmo
Gomez
Hallgerda - PAYPAL, in Streatham
hunkermunker
IntergalacticWalrus- PAYPAL- Coming from Ponceville, Bath.
Jas - PAYPAL
jura - Paypal - SW London
KC1
Kewcumber
Kif - PAYPAL
Kneehighinnappies-paypal-from OXFORD
legalalien - PAYPAL
littlelapin - PAYPAL - Portsmouth
Mamapyjama
MarsLady - PAYPAL
Morningpaper
MrsRecycle - PAYPAL
Nailpolish - From Edinburgh - shitting self - coming on plane with Gomez
Normabutty
novadandypowder - paypal - willing to hold hands with chippyminton as also in west london
mnhq
mnhq
mnhq
mnhq
Pinkbubble
Pinkchampagne - PAYPAL
PPH/MintyVomInThePistachiosDix-Charrington PAYPAL
Psychomum5 if she can share with me at MRM's
Quootiepie
SaintGeorge - PAYPAL - coming from 'ull,
scummymummy
serenity - PAYPAL
shinyhappyschmoo
shiny's friend
Shiny's sister
Slubberdegullion - PAYPAL - Chester
Squiffy
StarryStarryNight - PAYPAL
theslownorris - PAYPAL -Poole
theUrbanDryad PAYPAL
Tigermoth - PAYPAL - taxi sharing from South East London anyone?
tranquilamanana/nappiesgalore - PAYPAL
Whoops - PAYPAL -Southampton
Wilbur - PAYPAL and in Balham
Yeahinaminute
zippitippitoes warwick no paypal ZIPPY YOU CAN POST ME MONEY AND ILL PAY VIA PAYPAL

IF YOU STILL WANT TO SIGN UP PLS ADD YOUR NAME TO THIS LIST

Red Carnations? Balloons? I'm pretty sure I'll recognise you, Hallgerda so that's ok. Legalalien, are you on facebook at all? If I have a drink before I leave, I'll probably be brave enough just to yell 'legalalien' out of the carriage door at the station tbh.

7.03 or 7.19 from Streatham to Farringdon (19.11 and 19.26 from Herne Hill respectively)? Second carriage from the front?

i am fluctuating between "what the fuck am i doing going 400 miles for a night out with people i hardly know"

and

"i cant wait! a night out in london!"

anyone else?

HELP! HELP!

I really want to come but I have just had a call from the hotel I was going to stay in as their disabled room is pre-booked!

I AM VERY ANNOYED BUT THEN I KNOW THAT A MUMSNETTER WILL BE ABLE TO SUGGEST SOMEWHERE... PLEASE!

I am afraid that I do not take personal messages on mumsnet, sorry as I was 'trolled' once.

If necessary I will stay in the Hilton (double yuk!)

I do so very much want to come and I am great at going up and down stairs on my bum so steps are NO PROBLEM.

PLEASE,PLEASE could you post the number of a hotel here, (on this thread) as I am certain that someone will be able to help me.

nO IDEA, bUNGLIE. bUT BUMPING FOR YOU.

hAVE YOU TRIED hOLIDAY iNN kINGS cROSS.

Oh bloody caps! Sorry, but can't be arsed to retype.

HELP! I STILL NEED A HOTEL

I am really sorry but I have been let down at the last minute.

PLEASE could ANYONE who knows of a hotel or even the name os a site which advertise that they will find you a hotel in the area you are looking, or something like that.

I REALLY WANT TO COME AND I JUST NEED A HOTEL.

IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A SPECIAL DISABLED ROOM AS I AM BRILLIANT AT GOING UP AND DOWN STEPS ON MY BUM!

PLEASE, PLEASE HELP THIS POOR MUMSNETTER, WHO LOOKS AS IF SHE IS SLEEPING IN THE HILTON AT THE MOMENT (UHG!)

did you try the other travelodge at kings cross (theres 2)

was ti the one i recommended that let you down? the one where zippi and i are staying? im very sorry bunglie

Have you tried searching lastminute.com?

Just checked and there are still a reasonably number of rooms available on www.wotif.com

eg (hope this works)
www.wotif.com/hotel/View?hotel=W30049&page=1&viewType=weekends

a sticky?

legalalien, can you please head over to the south ken meet up thread and give some feed back on January dates?

I think that I will keep it to myself as to which travel lodge it was, after all we are all coming for FUN! FUN! FUN!

Last year through no fault of her own a mumsnetter had a hotel problem that was not her fault. I would like to think that it has been dealt with and forgotten. I would really like to meet her this year but if not I wish her an early HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

I am now going to make a few phonecalls as I knew Mumsnet would come through for me.

MANY.MANY THANKS,
BUNGLIE XX

hope u get somewhere good luck

Bunglie - am I right in thinking you are in Dorset? If I am right and you get really stuck I am going to be driving there and back that evening

I cannot wait to meet you all.

I'm shopping now but most of my clothes are black and rather controversial, I shall have to seek advice.

thanks for letting me know, cant believe you lot are decding what to wear, i havnt even thought about it. much less how im going to get home or where im staying!!

Is this still open? Are men allowed? ;-) Could do with a fun night out...

are any men going? thought tech might be?

lol was everyone else too scared to post

How posh is the joint? Would combats be allowed?

Does anyone know what the parking is like round there?