Birmingham

I see that The Exchange is in the former Municipal Bank head office. Online it looks pleasant and spacious with a varied menu. I especially like that, being part of Birmingham University, some produce comes from their lovely Botanic Garden at Winterbourne.
Is anyone in touch with PensionPat or Nonnie?

Have a look at The Exchange Cafe, it is opposite the library. I have not been in there yet but the pictures on the website look ok.

Delighted to see the possibility of a meet up, probably in Birmingham. So many new places have opened in both the centre and the suburbs as other closed that suggestions of venues and possible dates would be welcome. I’m sure there are plenty of good places in Grand Central or the Brindley Place area but am out of touch with recent changes. Sadly the Art Gallery is reopening only the Gas Hall on February 14th, other sections to follow, one hopes.

I’d love to revisit the Museum and Art Gallery again; one of my favourite haunts when I was a child. I’m away quite a lot until after Easter though. I like to think that I made some lifelong friends at that first meeting and then met the lovely Elrel at a later one. I thought the art gallery was going to be moved to a new building on the outskirts of Birmingham; an awful idea imo

Hello, I’m definitely up for meeting again!

I remember a meeting at the museum and art gallery, must be about five years ago now. I remember Elrel and Blinko being there. It is still closed for maintenance work at the moment but read that a phased reopening is scheduled for this February.

Did any of you go to one of the early ”Midlands Meet ups” at the Museum and Art Gallery years ago? I think there must have been 20 of us including Galen, Kittylester, Maybee , Crimson, JessM, Glitabo, Ana and many others whose names I forget and who may no longer be with us. Some (including me) had come miles and miles!
It was huge fun and having outstayed our welcome at the gallery we moved on to a hotel the other side of Symphony Hall to continue with wine etc.
(Is DoraMarr still a member in Moseley/Edgbaston? )

Elrel, do you mean in Birmingham?

Hi Elrel, I am up for a meeting 😁