April in Edinburgh

ninathenana has two London-Edinburgh tickets that she can't use, they are dated 7th March, but would anyone be interested in them if the dates could be changed for 15th April? Pittcity says it would be £10 to change them. More on the thread at www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1223787-Train-tickets-I-cant-use?msgid=25741725#25741725

Here is the blurb from the Virgin website about the above tickets:

"You can make changes to the date or time of your Advance ticket right here on the site. But don’t leave it till the last minute, you need to do it at least two hours before the original departure time that you booked. Just go to My Account to make the change.

If you opted for a Self-Print or m-ticket, you’ll have to change it online. All changes of any kind need to be made by 18:00 the day before the first departure date shown on your ticket.

Switching your Advance ticket to one of equal or greater value, or to another ticket type, is nice and straightforward. But you do need to pay any difference in ticket cost, and a £10 charge per ticket.

The important bit: when you travel, don’t forget to bring your original tickets with you (including any original Self-Print tickets). Your new tickets are only valid with the old ones, so make sure you have them to hand."

So if you could use them you would have to liaise with Nina as she would have to make the changes.

Hi everyone, I have PMed everyone, but I know that sometimes people don't check their inbox, so I'm copying the message here.

It is now only three weeks until we meet. Are you all still on? I have to give them final numbers a week before the event, so I would be grateful if you could let me know before then if you won't be able to make it. At that point (a week before we meet) we will know the lunch menu, so you will be able to tell me if you have any problems. There will be a vegetarian option but I don't know exactly what at the moment.

If you have not sent me money yet, could you please do so? Either a cheque or an online bank transfer. I shall send you the details to transfer to, if you ask me for it, or my home address for a cheque.

From 10.30 until 11am is what is grandly called "Registration" - ie, arriving, ticking your name off on the list, and greeting old friends and meeting new ones. It is to be hoped that we can get started at 11 am on "Agenda" (I think the first thing on the agenda is coffee/tea and cake, but there are one or two other items, as well.)

If you think you will have problems with the stairs, there is a lift at the ROSL, but there are some steps down to it (it is an old building)

If you have any other questions, just ask and I shall try to answer them.

See you soon!

Thanks to all who have sent £30. Today (29 March) SOMEONE has sent me money via the internet without identifying themselves ( not Pittcity - she added a name) Could that person PM me, so that I can tick off their name on my list? Thanks.

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.

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

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.

. 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!!!!!

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

I take that back! It does say Edinburgh.

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.

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.

hilda we are booked on the 8.20 from the central station

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

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.

It's 8.40 hilda

Anyone staying overnight?

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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

Hugely looking forward to meeting other Grans on Friday