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Mums in bonny Scotland!!

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mum2toby · 22/01/2003 16:26

HI folks,

I was wondering if there are any Mumsnet meet-ups in Central Scotland??

I'd like to go on one. Are there any more of us Scottish lassies out there????

OP posts:
gillymac · 17/02/2003 17:36

Daytime would be best for me. Don't mind whether it's with or without kids.

JanZ · 18/02/2003 09:09

I'm also for a day event (would like to meet susanmt!) and am easy about with or without kids (took ds along to the last one, but dh would be happy to look after him - unless Airdrie are playing at hom, in which case SIL would be the back-up).

If we can decide about the type of event, and if people want to go for Glasgow, I am happy to organise the location (although suggestions for locations would be welcome). I don't know if I can come up with a location as good as Alphabet (or whatever it was then called) was for the Edinburgh event - good food PLUS a children's soft play area!

JanZ · 18/02/2003 11:16

Oops - I've just remembered that we're off to the rugby on the 8th, so I can only make the 9th (or the evening of the 8th)

Janeway · 20/02/2003 21:08

OK so what about late brunch on Sunday 9th in Glasgow - the party girls and the rugby girls can have a fry up to get over their hangover, the rest could go for good coffee and scrummy baked goods if the fry up is too much - say 12pm with kids optional (not all mums have a live in babysitter).

I've a friend who lived in Glasgow up until last year who could probably recommend a place if this is seen as a good idea (susanmt - does your friend in Glasgow know anywhere - would she come too?)

it's only two weeks away - so let me know soon please

Janeway · 21/02/2003 08:02

oohh... sorry JanZ - I missed that you'd offered to arrange a venue if in Glasgow - do you know anywhere?

JanZ · 21/02/2003 12:42

Sunday brunch on the 9th would be fine by me - with or without ds (need to check with dh).

I'm happy to organise it, but need some ideas as to venue: I'm not into the coffee culture, and don't have many friends with young kids, so don't really know suitable places for a group of kids.

Downstairs at Princes Square (d'Arcy's or Buzzy Wares) is a possibility, but after running around the mosaic, there's not much else to occupy the kids, if there are going to be any. Having said that, kids do seem to enjoy doing it for a long time and as long as we had a table "on the outside", we'd be able to keep an eye on them.

Does anyone else have any other suggestions? Is there a good place in the West End?

Janeway · 25/02/2003 10:01

My ex pat Glaswegian friend has not replied to my request, so can't help much with venue - sorry - I was thinking of a child friendly pub type place (should such an animal exist) but since it looks like just four of us maybe kids arn't an issue and we can just go for the grub. (ds has just turned 1 and is probably happiest left with dp for hte day - and that'll allow me some free shopping time afterwards )

Somewhere like Princes Square would be good, its easily found and, as you don't have to book, people can turn up without having to declare an intention first - what's the upstairs cafe like ? I've never been.... Only difficulty is spotting the others, as you'll not be able to ask to be directed to the Mumsnet table.

susanmt · 02/03/2003 23:19

Why do you want to meet me Janz??????
Brunch on the 9th sounds fab to me.

susanmt · 06/03/2003 20:41

Just to let you know that due to a variety of complex factors I'm not coming down this weekend, it just isn't suiting us.
Hope you have fun if you do meet up - still fascinated to know why Janz wants to meet me!

JanZ · 07/03/2003 15:01

I've been up to my eyes at work and haven't really had the time to log on to Mumsnet this week.

Given that at the moment there don't seem to be many people who would be coming along - plus the late notice from me confirming a venue, should we take a rain check and organise a different date, say some time in April?

That is unless you were already planning on coming across Janeway?!

Susanmt - the reason I said I would like to meet you is because you always make such interesting and constructive contributions to the threads here - plus you ducked out of the last meeting at the last minute (for valid reasons - from memory it was because you had a flare up of your kidney stone problem).

susanmt · 07/03/2003 21:03

Yep, last time you were all in Edinburgh and I was in hospital in Perth!
THis time I am still in Harris - things have been a bit hectic here and I didn't feel I could jaunt off for a fun weekend by myself.
Might be arount sometime 2nd half of April, so could manage then, depending!
Thanks for your comments about my comments - I never feel very constructive so thankyou - you made me feel a bit better about myself!

Janeway · 07/03/2003 22:29

I'd given up on plans to come accross as I thought the whole thing was falling flat due to lack of interest - an April date would be fine if there's enough people interested to warrant the organisation - not week end of 27th though - dh's birthday & friend's liver birthday (transplant 2 years ago)

maddysmummy · 08/05/2004 00:50

Hello,

If you are a mum from Edinburgh, maybe you'd like to join my group.. You can click here to find out more.

gscrym · 09/05/2004 11:23

Im from the Falkirk area and have just joined this site. If there are anymore plans to meet up, I'd be up for it.

fairyfly · 09/05/2004 11:37

I wish i had been seeing you have the sexiest men in the world

Toothache · 09/05/2004 11:41

My goodness! This is a thread I started way back in January 2003 and I STILL haven't managed to go to a meet-up.

Gscrym - I'm also from the Falkirk area! I thought I was alllllll alone.

I would LOVE to go to meet-up. The 1st one I was supposed to go on, 2 trains in a row were cancelled..... and the 2nd one (2/3wks ago) I was taken to hospital in suspected early labour! I think I'm jinxed.

Tell me a bit about yourself Gscrym (if you want to that is), I don't recall seeing you elsewhere on the boards. I'm 26 yrs old. I have a 2.10yr old ds and another due on 6th August.

Toothache · 09/05/2004 11:43

Fairyfly - In Falkirk????? I must've missed them.

gscrym · 09/05/2004 12:20

Toothache,

I'm 31, have a 21 month old little boy and I live in Stenhousemuir. I work full-time but am on shifts so I get time off during the week to spend with ds.
I'm a bit confused by Fairyfly and the sexiest men thing.

Toothache · 09/05/2004 12:37

Ah, you're only about 3 miles from me! My Ex lives in Stenhousemuir with his wife! She must be about 31 too........ is it you?????? Are you married to an Irish bloke per chance?

How long have you lived there? I've lived in Camelon now for 3yrs. We're hoping to move after this baby is born and before DS starts school. Stenhousemuir is one of the areas I've looked at, as well as Larbert and Polmont.... house prices are MENTAL though!

Anyway, if you fancy a meet-up, just let me know.

fairyfly · 09/05/2004 12:45

Whys everyone confused? They are gorgeous i was only telling Beetroot the other day that the one thing that makes me hornier than anything is a Scottish man saying Horny. I'm off now, shouldn't have started thinking about it.

gscrym · 09/05/2004 12:57

You should hear them say curly wurly! I went to the Witchery for a meal and we got served by a very camp Australian waiter. He asked if we could teach hm any scottish words and my friend told him to say curly wurly as it's about the only thing you can say that gives you an instant scottish accent! It made him sound quite butch.

No I'm not married to an irish bloke. I've been here 3 years in september. Before that, we lived it the horrible place that is Firs Street (near Stewart Road) and before that I lived in Grangemouth for all my life.

Might be nice to try to arrange meeting up sometime. This week however, I'm trying potty training with DS so I'm chained to the dettox spray.

fairyfly · 09/05/2004 13:00

Curly Wurly doesn't have the same knickers falling off effect i'm afraid

gscrym · 09/05/2004 13:00

House prices in this area are terrible. When we bought ours, we paid about 65k for a 3 bed semi and garage. We were dead lucky because next door to us sold last year for over 100k for the same house. Hopefully you get something. Some of the ex council properties in this area are good but there are a couple of dodgy bits. There's a bit called the valley that I've heard isn't great.

gscrym · 09/05/2004 13:03

I must be immune to the effects of things said by scottish men. I must only see them when they're dunk, tired or talking about power tools. My dh has an unfortunate addiction and probably has more crap like that in his garage than the whole staff of changing rooms and ground force!

gscrym · 09/05/2004 13:04

I meant to type drunk.