The ED Forum (meet regularly?)(Lounged)

[seanmlow]

Hiya -

Silly question - do members of the forum meet regularly?

Sorry - very new to this!(

[Rolo Tomasi]

Once a month Sean. Usually around the 12th in a local pub. Never been myself but that will change soon i'm sure.

[Jah Lush]

Forum jolly-up in local bar of choice once a month. Usually first Friday of the month. Everybody's welcome and a good time is had by all.

[SeanMacGabhann]

* coughs *

(again)

I'm liking this Sean guy but can we differentiate when addressing please? I get confused!

[seanmlow]

Call me Sean H-L!

[Michael Palaeologus]

Geogia and I sort of volunteered to oranise the drinks - but they usually just swirl together of their own accord after a prompt.

I need to prompt the November one.

[SeanMacGabhann]

not Sean M-L?

no matter ;-)

Speaking of next forum drinks, has teh next venue been decided upon? Where's the commitee when you need 'em?

Sean MG

EDIT FOR *DOH* REASONS

[Rolo Tomasi]

My vote goes to the Nun's Head

[seanmlow]

I like The Gowlett

[Jah Lush]

Been there done that.

[seanmlow]

Ok maybe let's go into town and visit Stringfellows Jah?

Most places in ED have been frequented more than once!

[Ant]

The Castle?

[Jah Lush]

See the thread on the November drinks.

[mockney piers]

"Most places in ED have been frequented more than once!"

Yes, but not by the itinerant court that is the forum drinks. We did attempt a list so far before but here goes...

The Mag

The EDT

The CPT

The Drum

The Clock House

The Gowlett

Hoopers

The Plough

The Canning

Possibly in wrong order, have I missed any? A few to go before we've done them all, and some, like Inside 72 may have missed their moment as it's grown since the early days.

[SeanMacGabhann]

It being the forum and not Inside 72 I'm guessing?

I remember back in the day (3 or 4 years ago) there was talk of 72 opening up an upstairs bit - can't see that ever happening

And isn't The Bishop opening it's upstairs as well?

[barrymarshall]

I more recently, post-fag-ban, heard talk of the 72 getting an outside area at the back. I believe they have the space, but it would be a question of knocking through somehow. It would be great though if they did get an upstairs...

[georgia]

The Committee are having to do some work Sean MG ;-)

I heard that The Bishop is opening upstairs in January but could be wrong...could be a venue for the New Year drinks

[Jah Lush]

When I first went to the Bishop in it's Forresters incarnation many years ago it had an upstairs pool room and very good it was too but I reckon it'll probably be a restaurant this time round. Only guessing mind. Anyway. FHT for the next drinks?

[bob]

Whats the matter with the white horse not stricly ED but so what

Bob S

[giddygecko]

How about the Clockhouse or the Uplands (not a popular choice I know) but it it within staggering distance for me hee hee hic :-$

Cheers Giddy Gecko

[PeckhamRose]

So when and where's the next one? Hope I can go to it. I vote Clock house.

[PeckhamRose]

The problem with deciding on going to a pub that has a large outside area for smokers is that you will divide the group possibly. I mean, maybe it will just be everyone outside except, who gets ill around smoke. I recommended the Clockhouse above, their food - to quote a character in a Peckhambased TV series - "just keeps getting better and better". :)

[Ultraconsultancy]

Hi Rose - at the last meet in the George Canning there was quite a good drift back and forth between the non smokers inside and the smokers outside. Was a nice warm night tho.Less true in November I spect. Even at the party in the Mag there was a lot of cross over, and that took a couple of minutes to walk form outside to upstairs, more when pissed. take your point about smoking tho, I'm a smoker who only smokes in [or now outside] the pub, and I love the ban! Cafes and restaurants are now so much nicer.

Ultraconsultancy

[Administrator]

Moving this thread to the Lounge

[seanmlow]

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