Topic: South East Purrs social. Other suggestions for future events UPDATED! (Read 56967 times)

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #108 on:** March 02, 2008, 09:33:41 AM »

Will probably bus it too, drove past last night and parking is going to be a nightmare around the Southbank. Witty getting the 76 down on Southgate Road.

Mark, are you not joining us?

blackcat · « **Reply #107 on:** March 02, 2008, 08:09:55 AM »

yep, travelling up from Chatham that morning. Perhaps we can agree a carriage to travel in? I have a friend who is convinced she absolutely must travel in the second carriage from the front so perhaps that would do?

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #106 on:** March 02, 2008, 08:05:51 AM »

Hi blackcat, thanks for that... Will you be coming from Chatham as thats where i have to change? If so perhaps we can met up....? So i dont end up in Coventry or something... !

blackcat · « **Reply #105 on:** March 02, 2008, 07:56:08 AM »

waterloo east is a separate station but they are so closely linked it is not trouble to get from one to the other. The main Waterloo station is easy to find as there are heaps of signs to show the way. I too will be coming up on the kent line so we may even be travelling in the same carriage. I could always bring Shadow who would be easy to spot, but that would restrict us to outdoor venues to meet, which may not be favoured by the weather. Have only been into Waterloo a couple of times myself but it is not that complicated ...

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #104 on:** March 02, 2008, 07:49:57 AM »

I have now updated the list..!
Also. Is Waterloo West the righrt place because thats where i am heading too.. Be abit daft if i ended up at a different place... !!!

Reynard · « **Reply #103 on:** March 01, 2008, 22:45:12 PM »

Yeah, I said I'd be there all being well. Will be bussing it to Waterloo.

Have attached a pic of myself, but unfortunately I won't be bringing Pearl...

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clarenmax · « **Reply #102 on:** March 01, 2008, 20:07:04 PM »

My pic is in the gallery too.

By the way, its Tessa, not Teresa, unless there is another Teresa coming?

Really looking forward to next week

blackcat · « **Reply #101 on:** March 01, 2008, 19:03:16 PM »

my pic is in the member gallery - perhaps to save our dignity, we could all post our pix there?

hannah (weeny) · « **Reply #100 on:** March 01, 2008, 19:01:43 PM »

i would like to be there in spirit please - as an awol part of the south east massive

have heaps of fun - like gill says, we want to hear all about it

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #99 on:** March 01, 2008, 18:42:23 PM »

Hi All
I have had replies to say the following people are coming.. to our get to gether...
Lucy
Blackcat
Claremax
Tessa
Lyn Su
Kittybabe
FrankNTessa
Reynard

I dont think i have had any recent posts from these people.... But i maybe wrong.. If you are one of the following perhaps let me know..
Easy to miss a post from the last week.. Equally if i have missed someone new!

Leigh K
Swampmaxmum
Rosiesmum

I have direction to London waterloo I am coming from the SE way and it goes to Waterloo East.. So i hope that this is the same place everyone else has posted about.

I have a CP badge so perhaps other people can wear a badge or something.. Meeting at Costa Coffee noon.. Sat 8th March... Claremax has my mobile number just incase you may be late and wish to know where we went off to have lunch..Of course some of you may already know each other..

When i find a suitable photo (i.e not horrid like) i will post a photo of myself so you know who i am..!!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #98 on:** February 28, 2008, 19:25:15 PM »

Remember we want pictures and verbatum report of what you all talked about , ate and did

lucy · « **Reply #97 on:** February 28, 2008, 18:25:34 PM »

I can definitely come - OH's relocation has gone back yet another week so no problems babysitting. You'll know me - I am the one with the scratches all up my hands and covered in cat hair!

clarenmax · « **Reply #96 on:** February 26, 2008, 19:52:04 PM »

Quote from: FrankNTessa on February 26, 2008, 19:29:58 PM

Clare you had it last at the cat show I was thinking of bringing my white cat with me... No not Frank but the one I got for Christmas

Yeah I know lol, somewhere between then and now I've had a major tidy up at home and its gone Awol..... no matter, I've made a new one

FrankNTessa · « **Reply #95 on:** February 26, 2008, 19:29:58 PM »

Clare you had it last at the cat show

I was thinking of bringing my white cat with me... No not Frank but the one I got for Christmas

clarenmax · « **Reply #94 on:** February 26, 2008, 09:04:18 AM »

I did have a Purrs badge, but can't find it

Will have to get another one lol

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #93 on:** February 25, 2008, 22:07:15 PM »

I think you will all have to wear red roses or something

Or maybe a placard saying Purrs peeps here

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #92 on:** February 25, 2008, 22:05:12 PM »

I havent yet managed to get a list of those that are coming but the other post (thank you) can we agree to met at the Costa Coffee place at Waterloo station at noon on March 8th... We will hang around for 1/2 hour or so before moving on..

All those that are coming i can PM you my mobile number if you want it.. as will not be too sure where we move onto. But it will probably be a nice local restuarant..

Going to be hard to make sure everyone knows everyone else. I dont have a purr badge....I think out of everybody i have only met blackcat.... I have a Cats Protection badge if thats any help....

blackcat · « **Reply #91 on:** February 25, 2008, 21:31:25 PM »

ah, well if you are competing that is a completely different matter!

I always felt that Shadow had an aptitude for agility. If we had stayed in Brisbane I would have had him in the comps ...

Den · « **Reply #90 on:** February 25, 2008, 21:20:02 PM »

Quote from: blackcat on February 25, 2008, 21:12:48 PM

YOu'd miss a purrs get-together for a dog show!!! where are your priorities

I plan a year ahead for Crufts .. in fact I'll start planning for next years one when I get back from this years

I gotta support Molly's flyball team who have qualified again .... we won last year! Well the team not us, because Molly was naughty.

blackcat · « **Reply #89 on:** February 25, 2008, 21:12:48 PM »

YOu'd miss a purrs get-together for a dog show!!!

where are your priorities

Den · « **Reply #88 on:** February 25, 2008, 21:10:02 PM »

Oh I'll be at Crufts on that day otherwise I might have come.

FrankNTessa · « **Reply #87 on:** February 25, 2008, 21:06:23 PM »

Hay Clare, what you roped me into now

Puffball (Louise) · « **Reply #86 on:** February 25, 2008, 20:47:17 PM »

Hi All,

Sorry to jump in on your post but hopefully this may help....

The most famous meeting point in London has to be under the clock at Waterloo Station, that said if you are going to be arriving at different times you may want a sit down wait. There are various bars at Waterloo... http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/29/2968/Reef_Bar/Waterloo is on the station concourse, as is a Burger King (yuk!), Costa Coffee (though I tend to think Costa is rather expensive) and The Wellesley pub downstairs opposite platforms 3&4..... http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub3347.html Here's a pic of the station http://www.urban75.org/vista/waterloo3.html

I belong to a social networking club that frequently meet up in pubs, the organiser prints a couple of A4 sheets which are put on the pub table so we can be easily identified to newcomers. Yours could say something like PIOH Meeting Point.

Whenever I meet people near Waterloo we tend to end up at http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/restaurants/the-fire-station-review-1804.html which is very close to the station. It's trendy fusion food not a traditional pub and the prices reflect this, so may not be best for those on a budget. A few minutes walk to Blackfriars Bridge brings you to a famous pub... http://www.doggettscoatandbadge.co.uk/index.html. It's popular with tourists as it's right on the river, the food is reasonably priced but nothing to write home about.... just typical pub grub. If you walk along Upper Ground instead of Stamford Street to get there you'll pass Gabriel's Wharf on the way that has various eateries, but I haven't been there for several years so I'm not sure what's open at weekends and can only supply a link for you to research... http://www.london-se1.co.uk/places/gabriels-wharf. You'll also pass http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/30/3089/Mulberry_Bush/Southwark which was my regular lunchtime haunt when I worked in Upper Ground, but that was 15 years ago and times change! I've never been but believe this place is also popular http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/reviews/11577.html

Of course Waterloo is also right next to the Southbank Centre if you fancy a stroll after lunch, there's normally plenty going on there. Plus the London Eye is just a few minutes walk if you fancy it. Waterloo station is also very close to The Cut where there are quite a few bars & restaurants, http://www.london-se1.co.uk/restaurants/info/111/the-cut-bar-and-restaurant at the Young Vic has had good reviews though I have never been.

Anyway, have fun

Lyn-Su · « **Reply #85 on:** February 25, 2008, 15:00:53 PM »

I'll be there

What time are we meeting?

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #84 on:** February 23, 2008, 09:14:57 AM »

Yep I'm there. Looking forward to it.

Reynard · « **Reply #83 on:** February 22, 2008, 23:04:23 PM »

All being well, I should be there. Am thinking of sporting one of Pearl's red show rosettes...

blackcat · « **Reply #82 on:** February 22, 2008, 18:49:43 PM »

Quote from: Gill (sneakiefeline) on February 22, 2008, 18:37:13 PM

Good heavens is this close?

8 March if memory serves ... it is now the 22 February and we are in a leap year so that makes it two weeks one day by my reckoning, or two weeks tomorrow ...

clarenmax · « **Reply #81 on:** February 22, 2008, 18:38:49 PM »

Defo a yes for me, and I'm working on Tessa as well to see if she'll come too

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #80 on:** February 22, 2008, 18:37:13 PM »

Good heavens is this close?

Wish I could come but money crisis just doesnt make it possible

And definately no more long trips till I have passed two years as a driver...............31 Mar roll on LOL

I must not drive faster, I must not drive faster, I must not drive faster..............................................

lucy · « **Reply #79 on:** February 22, 2008, 18:24:19 PM »

95% sure will be there, only hinges on babysitters which I am working on!

blackcat · « **Reply #78 on:** February 22, 2008, 18:09:35 PM »

Failing deportation or some similar crisis I should be there ...

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #77 on:** February 22, 2008, 17:48:44 PM »

I have the following down to attend.. Pls let me know if its a yes or maybe if you want know until the last minute etc..

Lucy
Blackcat
Claremax
Leigh K
Lyn Su
Swampmaxmum
Kittybabe
Rosiesmum
Reynard

Hope i havent missed anyone!

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #76 on:** February 22, 2008, 17:39:36 PM »

Yes people this is still going ahead.. We are meeting at Waterloo station.. The venue however.. i am not sure..Someone told me their was a cafe nr the International station bit.. Can someone clarify..!
I was going to do an update on this weekend, but someone beat me too it..

Time i am hoping midday... If people can let me know if they are coming... ..

Ta

lucy · « **Reply #75 on:** February 22, 2008, 14:52:00 PM »

Hope so, but will be babysitter dependent for me as OH will be in South Africa by then.

blackcat · « **Reply #74 on:** February 22, 2008, 14:49:37 PM »

don't know. But it is in my diary - just need a time and a location and can be there.

clarenmax · « **Reply #73 on:** February 22, 2008, 14:44:40 PM »

Haven't heard anything on this for a while, is it still going ahead?

LeighK · « **Reply #72 on:** January 29, 2008, 10:07:09 AM »

Hi hun,

whenever I've met up at Waterloo it's always been under the big clock in the middle, I'm usually the one with the red carnation and a copy of the Gaurdian

cheers

Leigh

clarenmax · « **Reply #71 on:** January 29, 2008, 09:44:59 AM »

I forgot to look for suitable meeting places last night as I was rushing to and from trains

, but still reckon the top end by the Eurostar is probably less busy than the other end (near Platform 1), and there's a Costa Coffee up there too as well as the loos, so all bases are covered

LeighK · « **Reply #70 on:** January 29, 2008, 08:48:47 AM »

Quote from: Lyn-Su on January 28, 2008, 22:23:43 PM

I'll be there!

Waterloo is great choice as I can get a direct train from New Malden.

Shall we meet under the clock wearing red carnations Del Boy style?

Hi Lyn-Su,

I forgot we lived so close to each other as I'm only in Kingston so I'll be doing the same and getting the train from here.

Cheers

Leigh

Mark · « **Reply #69 on:** January 29, 2008, 08:16:38 AM »

Quote from: blackcat on January 28, 2008, 18:19:29 PM

or if you catch the Charing Cross train, instead of the one to Cannon Street, it will stop at Waterloo East and you just follow the signs....

From where we live, the train only goes to Victoria at weekends. Weekdays, during rush hour, alternate trains go to London Bridge/Cannon Street. I suppose chaging at Chavham is an option

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