April in Edinburgh

I've found my original one (Elegran made us all one for the first big Edinburgh meet-up)

Good idea Marelli....can only find Post Its, will they do I wonder?!

Its OK, Marelli There will be blank name-tags and coloured felt tips for everyone to make their own ornamental ones on Friday. That is provided they arrive here in time - they were to be delivered last weekend but I have had to contact the seller to ginger them up. Apparently they are in the Post and should have been here long ago, but they are sending out another lot urgently. Yeah, right.

Are we all going to be wearing name-tags? I was thinking about that when I was awake during the night!
I'm going to make mine now, because if I don't, I'll forget!

Hugely looking forward to meeting other Grans on Friday

It really is miserable here! We'll just have to brighten ourselves up.

Friday is predicted to be 7 degrees max here by day (and feel like 3) down to 1 degree and showers at 2 pm. 1 degree or below at night.

www.accuweather.com/en/gb/edinburgh/eh1-3/hourly-weather-forecast/327336?hour=57

Bring thermals too.

I expect I will need to bring a coat - it's currently 18 degrees here in Colchester.

Remember to wear something with an expanding waistband, and bring throat lozenges for your vocal cords.

Woohoo -its next week. I'm looking forward to meeting lots of other Grans. Elegran has organised a great venue. People coming for overnight stays remember to leave room in your cases for the party bags!

Almost all the confirmations and money is in now, my thanks to all. It looks as though there will be 20 to 24 of us. Two of those have seriously ill mothers and so may not be able to come. We will think of them and send them our love if they are not present.

Anyone staying overnight?

It's 8.40 hilda

moomin cakes are bad for you hilda think it's carriage C if you want to try to get in same carriage, will check and let you know.

janeainsworth and I will be on the 9:35 from Central Station, arriving at 11:06, please save some cake

hilda we are booked on the 8.20 from the central station

That sounds Ok, hildajenniJ In fact, the one up sounds very like the train that Glassortwo will be on, and perhaps others from that neck of the woods.

Aarrgh! My Railcard ran out and I need a new one. I can get a train straight after work which will get me to Edinburgh at about 10.30. To get home again in time for enough sleep, I would need to leave at about 16.00. Would that be okay? What's the deadline for the money? Have I missed it? I am trying, really.

I take that back! It does say Edinburgh.

No, Glass, it doesn't say Edinburgh. Will pm you with what it did say.

. Does it have Edinburgh on the payment if so its me Sorry, thought my name as on account would have shown, I can pm you my account no if that's any use if I had any brains I would be dangerous!!!!!

It moves on to a 3-course lunch, Trisher, and to more coffee/cake in the afternoon, with intervals of other "entertainments" to allow for digestion of intake and chances to rest the vocal cords.

Thanks Elegran. An agenda starting with coffee/cake sounds just my thing. Really looking forward to meeting people.

Is anyone in contact with hildajenniJ ? On 5 Feb she was looking forward to joining us, but she has not replied to my PMs since then, and doesn't seem to be following this thread. I don't have any other way to contact her.

Same with Gaga1949, Josephine 257, RhonaB and Schnackie . They expressed a general interest early on, but have not responded to later PMs about arrangements. I am assuming that they can't come, or have lost interest, but I don't want to count them out too soon.