Glad to see the back of you

Sorry I'm NE but will be in transit on 20th Aprilbut but I will wish you Bon voyage.
. I use yahoo as a travelling email. On another thread hotmail is being transferred to outlook. In oz andNZ I've never been able to connect with outlook express .im assuming this is the same.

I have booked a restaurant table for 12.00 on 20 April. At the moment, I reckon the definites are Gally, moomin, Marelli, baubles, glass, harrigran, Elegran and gillybob.

Non-definites
Janeainsworth has another commitment but might be able to change the date and Bags doesn't yet know about her scouts' event. Helshea, phoenix and nanaej have expressed interest and I should love to see them.

I need to confirm numbers a couple of days before 20 April, so if anyone, listed above as a Non-definite or not yet mentioned, would like to come would they please pm before 17 April?

I shall of course let everyone know the venue nearer the date.

Our train doesn't get into Darlington until 12.30 (?) absent, but we'll jump into a taxi and get there as soon as we can. Gally, *Elegran and I have bought our tickets and I think baubles might be doing it tomorrow.

That's no problem Marelli. The station is a very short taxi ride (£4.50) from the centre of town and I don't suppose early birds will start stuffing our faces the moment we arrive.

You seem all sorted absent

You having a laugh glass?

Hi..I will check with a) my daughters (one has b'day on 19th and other DDs husband b'day on 18th) as they may be relying on some babysitting for celebrations over the weekend! Will also contact my chum in York to see if she is around for me to stay with her!.
Will let you know as soon as I know!

That's great absent it is in the diary

Still hoping to come. If I can come, I might even be on the same train from Edinburgh as the 'easter Scots'

I'm keeping my fingers crossed Bags – although that does make tpyig fiddicult.

Hope so, Bags. !

Hi..looks like it will all work out..so count me in please!

Yeah! I'm counting.

I can come

Great news Bags. We are booked on the 10.30 from Waverley and back on the 17.20 from Darlington. Hope you can join us!

That's great Bags so glad you will be coming. Us NE grans will probably get on your train at Newcastle.

Terrific Bags I'm so pleased.

This train is going to positively vibrate by the time we are all on board.

The 1030 from Waverley is the one I'm planning to get, but I'll need to get an earlier one back to Edinburgh because it's another two and a half hours westwards for me after that, and that's not including any waiting time.

Sadly, I canna join you lot, 'though I would love to. Am awaiting date for surgery. Hospital could confirm any time soon. Pissed off because I'm certain you'll have fun and I would have liked to wish absent Bon voyage. If I should get a date for May, say, I may come back to confirm that by hook or by crook I'll be there...

I hope you can manage to come, soop! This is going to be so good! We'll get to meet nanaej, too - I don't know if any of the Scottish grans have met you, Nanaej?

Elegran, which coach are you in? Gally and I are in E but not seated together.

Twinkle Toes I shall do my best. From the west coast to Glasgow takes the bus three plus hours. From Glasgow to Edinburgh takes a further hour. Then there's the bit to Darlington. Perhaps when I've been "repaired" we could arrange another meet in Glasgow.

soop You can leave it literally to the eleventh hour and still be included if you can manage it. I'll let you have details when I get round to letting everyone else know. One extra will not present any problem whatsoever. It would be delightful if you could make it but we'll all just have to see what date the hospital comes up with. [crossed finger emoticon again]

Marelli, I don't think I have a specific seat booked! I shall dig out my ticket and the receipt and see.