CANCELLED- Birmingham Meet Up - Saturday 20th July 2013

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Sorry I've been tooooo quiet recently but I really hope to be there! Shall try and drag the man thing along too
 
JoHamer said:
Is there an upper age limit?! Will it be all lovely young people or are more mature ladies welcome?
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No upper age limit! We are a mix of all ages. I'm not exactly a spring chicken anymore, either!
 
Bummer - just realised I'm seeing Gino D'Acampo at lunchtime on this Saturday :(

Was hoping to come :(
 
CharlieH said:
Bummer - just realised I'm seeing Gino D'Acampo at lunchtime on this Saturday :(

Was hoping to come :(
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Aw Charlotte, thats a shame would have been great to see you.

Is Gino D'Acampo the tv chief?
 
sport_billy said:
Aw Charlotte, thats a shame would have been great to see you.

Is Gino D'Acampo the tv chief?
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I'm so gutted! I should have realised the date when I booked tickets!

He is indeed! I'm seeing Mary Berry the day before ... yay food festival haha!
 
CharlieH said:
I'm so gutted! I should have realised the date when I booked tickets!

He is indeed! I'm seeing Mary Berry the day before ... yay food festival haha!
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She's the cake lady yes? Very exciting! Rach will be jealous! We'll do another one soon for sure, I promise...
 
woohoo one week tomorrow! However CharlieH I am jealous, an afternoon with Gino Di'campo drool
 
Evening all peeps,

Afriend of mine told me that the EDL are planning a protest march sat 20th in Birmingham, considering what happened on Friday in the midlands and clearly there is unrest, just be conscious. I am sure all will be fine at your location but thought I should mention it.
 
lil said:
Evening all peeps,

Afriend of mine told me that the EDL are planning a protest march sat 20th in Birmingham, considering what happened on Friday in the midlands and clearly there is unrest, just be conscious. I am sure all will be fine at your location but thought I should mention it.
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Thanks Lil, will check out were they are planning to go. I'm sure we did one before when they marched... Gggggrrrrrr
 
lil said:
Evening all peeps,

Afriend of mine told me that the EDL are planning a protest march sat 20th in Birmingham, considering what happened on Friday in the midlands and clearly there is unrest, just be conscious. I am sure all will be fine at your location but thought I should mention it.
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:(
 
Myself and Jess are going to give this a miss, what with the planned march and having looked on their facebook page, the number of people travelling up to birmingham that day.
 
Amanda1801 said:
Myself and Jess are going to give this a miss, what with the planned march and having looked on their facebook page, the number of people travelling up to birmingham that day.
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Fair enough x
 
Okays so at the moment we have

Sport_billy & Mrs S_B
Cat
GogoGuineas
Wiebke
Teejay & Noel
JerryBelly
LadyKelly

Possibles

Orton C
Weelives
Klee
Mrs Suzy
Jo Hamer

Is everyone still cool with Birmingham in the light of the EDL March?

Unfortunately I can't find times etc or the route. I doubt it will be around the Arcadian area of town though. We can leave New Street via a back exit which I imagine would avoid any of the main traffic.

Totally understand should anyone wish not to go, shame I didn't realise this horrid march was happening on the suggested date when I organised it.
 
Okay, taking into account peoples concerns we are clearly needing to re-think this meet.

Unfortunately Cat, I know you have booked your ticket but peoples safety is my main concern and Birmingham doesn't seem a sensible place to be next Saturday at all. It's not just getting in to Birmingham but also leaving later that may be a issue.

We could do one of two things - cancel the meet and arrange another date or reschedule to another town such as Coventry. Bearing in mind people may still need to travel through Birmingham to reach Coventry.

What options would people go for? We need to make a decision quite quickly on this one.
 
We'd still like to go, and are prepared to travel a little further, if need be. Being a Valleys girl I can't offer any suggestions on places, so will happily go with other people's recommendations.
 
sport_billy said:
Okays so at the moment we have

Sport_billy & Mrs S_B
Cat
GogoGuineas
Wiebke
Teejay & Noel
JerryBelly
LadyKelly

Possibles

Orton C
Weelives
Klee
Mrs Suzy
Jo Hamer

Is everyone still cool with Birmingham in the light of the EDL March?

Unfortunately I can't find times etc or the route. I doubt it will be around the Arcadian area of town though. We can leave New Street via a back exit which I imagine would avoid any of the main traffic.

Totally understand should anyone wish not to go, shame I didn't realise this horrid march was happening on the suggested date when I organised it.
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Have a look on their Facebook page (EDL English Defense League) - it says they're starting in something square (can't remember what but if you look on the events on the fb page it's on there
 
What a bugger :( I would still want to go but have to confess this EDL march worries me. I've heard pretty nasty things from when they happen in Luton. If we still go with Birmingham I might have to reconsider (with shame as I was totally looking forward to it). It's a hassle for those who already booked ticket but I would rather move the date. I expect a lot of people travelling from London to this march so taking train to Coventry, for example, at the same time is not a tempting prospect.
 
MrsSuzy said:
What a bugger :( I would still want to go but have to confess this EDL march worries me. I've heard pretty nasty things from when they happen in Luton. If we still go with Birmingham I might have to reconsider (with shame as I was totally looking forward to it). It's a hassle for those who already booked ticket but I would rather move the date. I expect a lot of people travelling from London to this march so taking train to Coventry, for example, at the same time is not a tempting prospect.
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The recent EDL get together in Bristol ended in riots
 
We did a meet once when there was a march in Leicester cos I came over extra early to avoid it. To be honest I don't want to travel to or through Birmingham if it clashes with their march, it's just not worth the stress
 
Thanks for your input, it is unfortunate but I agree and with safety being paramount, I think it is best to cancel this forum meet up on Saturday.

@cat - I feel so guilty for you haing already purchased a ticket, I hope you can see why we can't really go through with the meet up this time, I am hoping you can get a refund. Really sorry.
 
@Cat Ask for a refund, they should do it without problems. I did it before and managed to get money back, although it took a month or so to get it back.
 
I am very sorry about this, but as Coventry will have the same problems with people coming on the train, it would be better to do it another time. Hopefully not too far in the future! I was looking forward to finally meeting you, Cat!
 
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