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Meet ups/where are you?

Glad to see the back of you

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absent Thu 14-Feb-13 19:26:41

This is a preliminary enquiry. I should like to invite my Gransnet friends to lunch before I set off to New Zealand, which will be somewhere between 5 and 15 May. I live in Darlington which is relatively easy for North-eastern and east coast Scottish grannies to get to. West coast Scottish grannies would have a longer journey. I think you would have to do a train to Glasgow, then change for Edinburgh before the train to Darlington. Grannies who live in other parts of the country would be hugely welcome too.

I need a sort of ballpark figure so that I can book a place and arrange the catering. I was thinking some time towards the end of April. We can discuss exact dates so that those I particularly cherish don't get left out because of other commitments.

Is anyone up for this? Let me know or glass who is also helping with this plan and trying very hard to keep me in order.

glassortwo Sat 30-Mar-13 19:48:42

Stupid phone........ Nothing to Do with the winegrin

absent Wed 10-Apr-13 07:27:39

Okay – so far we have (in no fixed order):

Gally
moomin
Marelli
baubles
glassortwo
harrigran
Elegran
gillybob
nanaej
Bags
Janeainsworth

Possibly granny 23

Any more? I shall be confirming the booking in the course of next week, so if you would like to join us, please let me know. I'll PM everyone here with the address once I remember to bring the relevant piece of paper up three flights of stairs from the sitting room to my office.

Looking forward to seeing you all.

glassortwo Wed 10-Apr-13 11:30:43

I am looking forward to the 20th, see you all then. smile

soop Wed 10-Apr-13 11:32:52

Please remember that I shall be with you lot in spirit. smile

glassortwo Wed 10-Apr-13 11:37:05

soop we will raise a glass to you, I just wish you could have been there, sad but will look forward to the next meet up to see you.

soop Wed 10-Apr-13 11:39:05

Bless you, glass x

MaureenM Sat 13-Apr-13 22:30:57

I was excited at seeing this posting and finding the venue 15 minutes car journey away, but then sadly I found the date was while I am away in the Lake District. Have a lovely time everyone and good luck in your move to New Zealand.

glassortwo Sat 13-Apr-13 22:33:31

Maureen thats a shame, have a good time in the lLkes, but we have regular meet ups in Newcastle if you can make it and I think there are few of us trying to get down to the Northallerton meeting at the end of April.

YaYaJen Sun 14-Apr-13 20:41:20

Hi all,

Friday 20th lunch and wine Darlington?

Yes please grin

Elegran Sun 14-Apr-13 22:35:36

Darlington is in for a riotous time this wekend. Are they prepared?

nanaej Sun 14-Apr-13 23:12:22

The Pease family will be spinning in their graves!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pease

Gally Mon 15-Apr-13 08:50:21

Except Joseph - is he invited? grin

Marelli Mon 15-Apr-13 09:14:20

Who's getting the crate of beer for the train? grin

Gally Mon 15-Apr-13 09:21:57

For heavens sake Marelli! Champagne out of plastic glasses perleeeeeze wink

Marelli Mon 15-Apr-13 09:25:31

shock - Oh!!! And there was I, pricing Newcastle Brown at the supermarket the other day, looking for a good deal! grin

annodomini Mon 15-Apr-13 09:41:19

Obviously you two are travelling by different classes! grin

gillybob Mon 15-Apr-13 09:46:02

Nowt wrong wif a glass o' broon . Puts hairs on yer chest. grin

glassortwo Mon 15-Apr-13 09:51:00

Dont make Brown in the Town now shock.... marelli go with gally and have champagne. wink

gillybob Mon 15-Apr-13 09:52:55

Brown in the Town Glass???

Surely you mean Broon in the Toon. smile

glassortwo Mon 15-Apr-13 09:54:34

That was in English so the rest would understand grin

gillybob Mon 15-Apr-13 09:58:40

Oh I see, I thought you had been on the posh pills this weekend or something. smile

Mind you have never tasted The Broon stuff (it smells and looks disgusting enough). I would definitely go with the Champers. smile

glassortwo Mon 15-Apr-13 10:03:04

Oh I dont mind it once in a while, but then I like Guiness (sp) etc. I am on the happy pills today, schools back and I am having the first bit of peace for two weeks, so I am having a nice cup of Ringtons then going to start. smile

absent Mon 15-Apr-13 13:29:04

Joseph Pease will be presiding, as he always does, from his vantage point at the junction of High Row and Bondgate. However, he will not be checking the time by the market clock as he takes out his pocket watch only once a year – at midnight on New Year's Eve.

Gally Mon 15-Apr-13 13:45:36

If the Broon stuff develops hairs on your chest, could they then be located elsewhere to another part of the anatomy, if so I might try it? wink (after the Moet of course)

glassortwo Mon 15-Apr-13 14:39:45

grin