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Birmingham Area meetup - 27th April?

44 replies

GillW · 03/04/2003 09:43

Anyone interested in a Birmingham/Midlands are meetup at the end of the month. We'd discussed this on an earlier thread - but perhaps it will get a better response here.

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Mocha · 03/04/2003 20:18

I would love to meet up, But unfortunatley cannot make 27th April. I am away from 13th-22nd then 24th-27th April. I can make it on the 24th or after 27th.

Mocha · 03/04/2003 20:18

Sorry meant 23rd

plum1 · 09/04/2003 15:31

Hi GillW
Would be happy to meet in Brum, probably May now for me.

Bekki · 11/04/2003 17:17

Hi I would love to meet up with other mumsnetters, but Birmingham might as well be Australia as I don't have a car and trains scare me. Let me know if you ever have meet-ups near Loughborough.

Mocha · 12/04/2003 00:01

Bekki,
I don't drive either, but am not scared of using trains. I have just checked on the Trainline and it would take me just over an hour to get to Loughbourough if you fancy meeting up. May would be best for me as I am going to be away for most of the rest of this month.

Bekki · 12/04/2003 20:40

I would love too Mocha. Just so you know I'm not really a nut case - I don't really have a fear of trains, just where I might end up. I have no sense of direction whatsoever, I have never been on a train by myself and as of yet I have no reason to beleive that i have an ounce of common sense. Maybe that does make me slightly crazy. Anyway May is fine for me, any day except for Fridays and Saturdays. What do these meet-ups involve by the way? Is it a mums and kids thing, a mums thing, a night out, a meal out? I'm quite keen to meet other mums as I'm now pregnant with my second and have still not managed to create any friendships with other mums, primarily due to my lack of confidence and having way too much pride. What encourages everyone else to want to meet up with other mumsnetters?

Mocha · 12/04/2003 21:24

I have never been to a mumsnet meet-up before, but it would be nice to meet in the week with babes to start with and arrange something else with partners later on if we get on well. Tuesdays & Thursdays are out for me, but any other day is fine.
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zebra · 18/04/2003 12:35

Bekki: are you in Lboro? So am I... it's a small enough place we must have met by now :-). I'm not going anywhere without the kids or that costs me money though (cheapskate).

SueW · 18/04/2003 13:07

I am only 20 minutes from Loughborough and would come along for a picnic-in-the-park meet-up if somethig cheap is wanted. Unless someone knows of something else.

My DD is 6yo though so it would have to be weekend or school hoidays if I were to bring her.

Bekki · 18/04/2003 20:09

Yes I live in Loughborough Zebra, I have a nearly 3 year old who goes to Emmanuel playgroup and I have another boy due in early September and I work in Geoffs toys, infact I'm there tomorrow if you want to try and guess which one I am. I would love to meet up with everyone, I live 2 minutes from the train station so meeting people from there would be easy and I suppose Queens park and a picnic would be a good idea if its warm enough. I'm fine to meet-up anytime really so if someone wants to be brave enough to say a date....

SueW · 18/04/2003 21:13

I dropped DH at L'boro station on Monday morning!

zebra · 18/04/2003 22:09

We live 7 minutes (on foot) from train station in Lboro.

Now got to think of an excuse to go into Geoff's toys. I'm trying to think if I have said anything on Mumsnet that is too personal for anybody to meet me in person... hum (!)

I won't suggest a date because almost anything will suit us; we hardly ever go away. Only Fridays are out for me. What is your schedule like, SueW? My fear about the park is I don't get to chat but have to chase children constantly. Although I could do Tues/Thurs pm, or Weds am in term time with only one child that needs supervision. Else, there is a Wednesday indoor play centre we could go to.

Bekki · 18/04/2003 22:15

Its a small world. I was on the train on monday (not on my own though, I'm working on that)at 11 going to Leicester. It would be weird if we all knew each other or had met before.

Bekki · 18/04/2003 22:25

Oh don't worry about that Zebra, although come to think of it I did that whole thread about being a young mum and everybody being horrible to me, so lets just hope we don't know each other from mothers and toddlers or anything. Worse still is the thought that you may be more likely to be friends with my mum as shes only 39. Oh god lets hope not I've written some terrible things about her. Oh and if you do come in Geoffs don't mention my mum she works there too. Theres some bad points to meet-ups then, nevermind. Agree with you about the kids at the park but Loughboroughs quite limited for kids entertainment.

SueW · 18/04/2003 23:28

I'm nearly as old as your mum - I feel quite geriatric

I'm quite relaxed about meeting up - I have done meet-ups through NCT email lists a few times and have made some good friends through it.

If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it doesn't. I did meet someone in L'boro a while back - we went to park not too far from Sainsburys and there was some museum/local history place there.

I used to work in L'boro too. Many moons ago - on Bishop Meadow Road.

Bekki · 19/04/2003 17:46

This is the main problem that I have being a young mum, I find it difficult to meet other mums with whom i can have a conversation without feeling about 12. i really want to overcome this though as I have the same wants and beliefs as any mum and I would love to have another mother to confide in. The indoor play centre sounds like a good idea.. (back later, dinners boiling over).

bayleaf · 19/04/2003 19:49

Hi all - I'm only 20-25 minutes from lboro and am alwasy game for a meet up - tho if it's in the day I can only make Mondays and Tuesdays. Zebra why do you say that it must be with children? It's just that it's sooooo hard to actually talk when you have children around ( especially toddlers and especially when the venue isn't ideal) I'd certainly try a with children meet up but would anyone also be game for an evening pub meet up in/around L'boro? ( I know that this also costs money but I'm quite happy to buy several rounds of drinks if anyone is broke - my social life is nil so dh ''owes'' me several good nights out!)

Bekki · 19/04/2003 21:28

A night out sounds great, but i'm pregnant. I suppose it dosen't stop me from going out though. I think kids help to break the ice though don't you? If we have absolutely nothing in common then theres always the kids. We should have a meet-up with the kids (if you want) then we could arrange a night out. What about the first Wednesday in May?

zebra · 19/04/2003 22:30

Ok, Bekki, you're the quiet one with glasses in Geoff's Toys, then?

At least, I hope you're not the non-stop-talking blonde.

And I hope she's not your mum. (!)

I have you to blame for me buying something in there, today!

I guess it's a pain for me to arrange child-care cover, which is why I sort of thought something like a morning when I'm only straddled with one child would be good. First Weds. in May is 7th May, and that would be fine for me -- meeting up in Queens park. If weather goes foul last minute we can all stop at my house, instead.

zebra · 19/04/2003 22:33

I just read Bayleaf's post properly: would Tues 6th May, 1-3:30pm be better? Else I'll meet up for an evening do -- not Thursdays, and not Weds. 7th May in the evening.

Mocha · 19/04/2003 23:18

I can do any daytime meet but not evenings as I don't drive and would be on the train.

SueW · 20/04/2003 08:51

I could do Tues 6th. I'd have to leave a bit early cos of school pick-up though.

Original poster
GillW · 20/04/2003 19:01

Afraid I'll have to opt out then if it's going to be weekday daytimes only, since I can't do that as unfortunately I have to work. And even weekday evenings are very hit and miss at the moment as I have a new boss who thinks it's perfectly reasonable that I should still be in the office until after 7, even on the days he has me travelling to London. I must have been tempting fate by saying on the old thread that I had one day a week working from home when I could be flexible about exactly which hours I did, as that's gone by the board now too. So much for the new right to flexible wroking!

Surely I'm not the only one in the Midlands area who can't do weekday daytimes? Is anyone up for a weekend meetup sometime?

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edgarcat · 20/04/2003 19:02

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Bekki · 20/04/2003 21:54

6th of May sounds good, sorry Bayleaf I didn't read your post through properly. 1 pm is a nice time too just after my son finishes playgroup, meeting place? Bayleaf would you like me to meet you off the train? Zebra which one were you? It was such a slow Saturday I must have been guessing at everybody under the age of 50. I had quite a few people staring and smiling at me as well, although you get that a lot when your pregnant. What did you buy? Vicky will be delighted that you noticed how mouthy she is and no shes not my mum. My mum was the one with dark hair standing gossiping with the mouthy one.