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Hi all

well, its almost November, and before you know it the Christmas Insanity will be upon us all and we won't know our headlamp from our hareness!


a great bit of news is that Christophoros, Supercharged16v, and our International Moderator, and Club Alfa Cyprus fame, is here with me on November 29th!


He'll be over in Blighty for business, and as previously, Chris is making the effort to get over to me at Newark to spend the night on decent beer, hairy pigs bits, and other delightfully english bar snacks! before retiring with his yet to be aquainted bed mate!



This sounds like the perfect time to have a little bit of a get together for a Christmas drink and bite to eat, hence the post to hear some suggestions of placing and venue, and a gauge of attendance.


As always, sadly we are a little widely spread to attract everyone to one place, so if we're too far to be practical, understandably, it would also be nice if some local pockets of CAF members had their own bit of a doo and posted up what they did once the hangovers have receded!



As usual, and to kick things off, I'd like to put forward the Great Northern Inn, NG23 6NT, for good beer and great wholesome food, aswell as a deal no doubt, as they do for our pint n pizza evenings.


Also, if folk fancy a bit of a change, we have Ashiana Indian restaurant down the road at Muskham Roundabout on the A1, NG23 6HN.

details can be seen here, aswell as their on site accomodation rooms for any weary (drunk!) would be traveller!

http://www.ashiana.net/index.html



the more the merrier, so floor is open folks, let us know your thoughts

I'll come up as I'm off work the Thursday and Friday

I'd love to have come over for this but unfortunately I'm away that whole week

I'm sure you'll have a good one though!

Thats great to hear Chris,

not so great Bryan shame that,

but do you think we could tempt your Ma n Pa along as they're relatively local though mate?

ahahahahahahahaha

Nice one Shrew :p

I'll try to get there as soon as possible so I can get in your way while you're working and start messing up your stuff

Would be nice to see you all again
Kev must come in his Sud !

Supercharged16v wrote:ahahahahahahahaha

Nice one Shrew :p

I'll try to get there as soon as possible so I can get in your way while you're working and start messing up your stuff

Would be nice to see you all again
Kev must come in his Sud !

not a chance in hell of me, or anyone else come to that, turning up in a sud in late november mate

for one thing mine won't be done.

for another it will be cold and damp with the roads filthy and covered in a layer or road salt. not the conditions to start un-doing years of hard work.

or it should be once this un-seaonably mild weather breaks


bring your winter gear matey

Supercharged16v wrote:ahahahahahahahaha

Nice one Shrew :p

I'll try to get there as soon as possible so I can get in your way while you're working and start messing up your stuff

Would be nice to see you all again
Kev must come in his Sud !

Thor is waiting for you, said he'll keep your side warm till you get there!


come as early as you like to me mate, we'll just get started a bit earlier! ha ha!

Hi all count me in, I am very happy with the great northern, but have been to Ashiana a few times and it is always good!
Cheers

Chris

From experience... will there be snow next month ?

I mean... snow which would justify shutting down motorways ?

Supercharged16v wrote:From experience... will there be snow next month ?

I mean... snow which would justify shutting down motorways ?

can't see it mate, hottest haloween for years today, still creeping into the 20's!!

is due to cool down next week though, once we get a couple of frosty mornings then the salt will be out

So what day is the meet up? thought I would see if I could make it....

Hi Adi

unless anything changes, Chris is Nottinghamshire bound on Saturday 29th November, so hoping to plan something for that evening.


Hope you can make it mate

We're in ..

Great to hear Joe n Co!

Almost a full house of Staff then, just got to get JB off'is'arris now!


Do you have any thoughts or preference on venue Joe?

Very excited to see you all soon

Im sure you are Chris, and why wouldn't you be? Lol!


Seriously though, Chris will be amongst us before we know, so ive got to feed the dog up, and sort out what were doing that evening,

So any more suggestions or votes?

Can I tag along as well??
I don't know the area so will come up in the daylight
A chance to meet a few more faces.

You dont need to ask mate, its an open invitation to all CAF members,

with a couple of exceptions but thats a different story!

We'd love you to come keith, where too is still yet to be decided, which leads me nicely on to my next bit,



Where we going then?

Anywhere is fine by me !

I think we might need to put it to a vote then eh, or we're going to go nowehere!


Its getting a bit late in the day, and suggestions for anywhere else haven't quite been forthcoming, but that's perhaps because most folk are happy with the choices either way so far?


So, to assume that, it narrows it down to the Great Northern Inn, Carlton on Trent, good pub grub, pizza's and beer etc,

or Ashiana Indian Restaurant, Muskham, for a re-arrangment of your lower intestine and a few Cobra's!


only joking of course, the Ashiana is very nice, but would likely be a few quid dearer, something to consider at the pending festive period possibly?


Both venues are literally within yards of A1 junctions, so little difference in the loigistics, so what do folk fancy?



I'll need an idea of numbers pretty sharpish either way, so to kick start off


Shrew
Mrs Shrew
Christophoros

I am easy Shrew, but that doesn't help so I will say the Great Northern sounds good. As long as we can all park up, I'll find it
Sorry, don't know how to add to your list,
Keith.

Thats cool Keith,

a vote for the Northern then, and yes, plenty of car park space, much more than the Ashiana truth be known so if that is a concern for anyone, thats the sit'rep

attendance so far then is


Shrew
Mrs Shrew
Christophoros
Keith

partner in tow Keith or solo mission?

I thought Joe would want to come as well :p

Listen, I'll be driving down with Rodger that day coz he is picking up his Sprint.
So if I can convince him, instead of driving straight up North, maybe he can join us as well

I'll have a word with him later and let you know

I will be flying solo thanks.

Ok keith,

So looking back up the thread, and including the folk I've spoke with on the phone, i think we have a list so far something like this.

Shrew
Mrs Shrew
Kev
John (taffioch)
Christophoros
Rodger?
Joe
Grahame
FiatChris
AlfaChris
John (justsuds)
Keith
Tom
Julian


Is that looking about right folk peeps?

Just had a word with Rodg... he said he cant see that happening as its gonna be a long day and he will have the trailer on as well, but he will see if he can make that happen

Im still up for it and the Northern is great with me.

Cheers

Chris

Solo Chris?

Looks like it

just noticed your talking about saturday evening, for some reason i'd been thinking it was going to be on a thursday

can't make saturday i'm afraid guys, have a nice evening though