Proposed Social Gathering

[Arthur Little]

As I said a while ago, unfortunately I have arrangements that weekend that can't be changed other wise I would have loved to have joined you.

Yes, I remember that, Ian ... and I know you'd loved to have been there!

[Arthur Little]

Personally I was never able to indicate any firm idea that I would be able to attend or not. Chances
are that I would have 'popped in' at some time. For the past month my time has been taken up with looking after our very special visitor from Philippines.

I understand, Terpe ... it's never easy to plan ahead when you're expecting visitors.

[Arthur Little]

Our daughter has been with us and will stay another month. She has plenty of plans for us yet but had said she wanted to meet a friendly group and enjoy the delights of Cadbury World.

Your daughter would've enjoyed meeting the 'friendly forumers', I'm sure. And she'd have revelled in the delights of Cadbury World ... as would I !

Another time, perhaps.

[Arthur Little]

Forgot to mention, another factor could be, no one has got any money at the moment.

You're probably right, Simon ... especially now we're into the 'BER' months, and the lead-up to the Festive Season.

[Arthur Little]

Hi Arthur & Scott

So sorry to hear that your proposed gathering in Birmingham has had to be cancelled. Unfortunately, the timing wasn't good for me either (I'm having a small hospital operation the day before) otherwise I would have loved to have joined you all with my sister-in-law or partner. Perhaps another time but in the meantime I just wanted to show my appreciation of your efforts.

Thank you
Rosie

, Rosie ... for thinking of us at such a busy time in yours and your family's own lives. God Bless for September 30.

[Arthur Little]

I too wanted to say well done for trying to get the gathering together, don't be too downhearted and I'm sure in the future hopefully a good few of us can meet up.
It is very difficult with the traveling logistics involved and maybe a longer time span would be better for people to get sorted.
Well done for trying and let's hope in the future it will
happen

, Les ... for your well-wishes. Guess, it's bound to be difficult pulling off something of that magnitude with such a HUGE membership scattered throughout the whole land - from Aberdeen in the north to Plymouth in the south - but it could maybe start a precedent for sometime in the future [with more notice, !] on a smaller scale.

[scott&ligaya]

Just had a thought for the midlanders and anyone willing to pop up or down to Brum. We have had for the last 10 years a huge german market in the city for around 6 weeks before christmas, it is great afternoon/evening out and now is over 200 stalls and is now the 2nd largest outside Germany,, we could meet up at the one of the wonderful beer and sausage outlets.. yummy great weissbeir, wurst und kartoffelnsalat. A saturday afternnon/evening would be really neat

[Terpe]

Just had a thought for the midlanders and anyone willing to pop up or down to Brum. We have had for the last 10 years a huge german market in the city for around 6 weeks before christmas, it is great afternoon/evening out and now is over 200 stalls and is now the 2nd largest outside Germany,, we could meet up at the one of the wonderful beer and sausage outlets.. yummy great weissbeir, wurst und kartoffelnsalat. A saturday afternnon/evening would be really neat

That sounds good

We also have German markets (also French,Italian and Spanish) but only 4 or five stalls
so lacking a lot in atmosphere.
That's a big one in Brum and sounds really nice.

[scott&ligaya]

it just keeps getting bigger, they have added on tastes of the world with Jamacian food, Indian food and others as well, great on a really cold evening, all wrapped up outside with some nice gluhwein and a spit roast pork roll, the only thing missing last year was snow, might get some this year before xmas.. the girls would love that

[Dedworth]

it just keeps getting bigger, they have added on tastes of the world with Jamacian food, Indian food and others as well, gret on a really cold evening, all wrapped up outside with some nice gluhwein and a spit roast pork roll, the only thing missing last year was snow, might get some this year before xmas.. the girls would love that

Sounds like it's moving away from being a "German" Christmas Market, there could be a Trades Description issue here ! Are these purveyors of Jamaican and Indian scoff Germans, Eastern Europeans clad in Lederhosen or local Brummies ?

[Arthur Little]

There's an old saying ... ...

... yes: ... "Mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow". Take note, folks ... Scott has put forward some GREAT ideas for those living in - or close to - the Midlands. PLEASE GIVE HIM YOUR SUPPORT!

[Arthur Little]

Not that a HUGE German market is exactly an acorn ... but if even a small group of members were to join him there, it COULD lead to further similar gatherings.

[scott&ligaya]

hehehehehe Ded very good... yes I guess the city could not pass up anotherchance to flash its multi cultural credentials, still the tikka in an a mini nan is well nice no harm in one or two other food choices I guess.. still even some of the stall holders are 2nd generation saur kraut and sausage eating German Turks whose parents were gastarbeiters or guest workers as they were called only one generation ago in Germany. Everywhere in Europe is now wrestling with the over immigraion issues not just here in the UK.

Oh I think i will ned to have some Erdinger tonight at the hotel and some Polish white sausage , (Well nearly German LOL)

[tone]

Oh Well never mind - sorry to hear this is now parked. Arthur/Scott thanks for trying! I know its so hard to arrange these sort of things!

If anyone does decide to do an xmas party let us know I would love to meet up with some of you!

Cheers

Tone & Rina

[raynaputi]

i hope we'll be able to meet you guys someday.. never lose the interest in having meetups guys! there would always be next time