[ANNOUNCE] [F] Brighton 1.0 - 13/16 August (Preliminary Announce)
Lees Family
[Resent because of library's recent problems... muchos gracias]
Hi,
Well, it seems we finally have some semblance of ideas for this
not-so-long-promised south coast meet (thanks Mark!)...
Date: *Either* Friday 13th *or* Monday 16th August '99
Please tell me which date you prefer, or suggest others - I'm working at the
weekend but the days either side seemed like a good idea (post-eclipse, pre-exam
results <g>)...
Because there's so much to do in Brighton in the summer, it seemed like a good
idea to hold it during the day (perhaps as an afpamily holiday, indeed? The
sea's lovely that time of year...) - it *can* extend to the evening and/or
weekend, though!
(I found out today that Brighton's answer to the London Mardi Gras is on Sat
14th, too. Yay irrelevance...)
Plans:
10.30am - Train-travellers assemble on concourse *outside* Brighton Station,
then walk down to pier at ~10.45am.
Directions from station to pier: Come out of the station via the main entrance,
walk straight down Queens Road to the sea. Turn left towards the Palace Pier -
the pier on the right's the West Pier, currently being restored.
Parking: There're a few expensive short-stay car parks, or it's UKP 1.50 per day
(IIRC) at the station. I can look into this if anyone wants. There's a Park&Ride
system, too.
11.00am - Meet outside pier (just in front of pier entrance). Consume
exorbitantly priced ice creams and chips. Rot teeth with candyfloss, break teeth
on rock.
Then it gets more flexible. There're two main things to do in Brighton -
shopping or seaside:
Shopping: Visit the Lanes, Churchill Centre and variety of back-street shops
(note: lots of bookshops; retro clothes shops; 'new age'-style shops with tarot
readings, crystals, incense etck; Leathercraft in Gardner St. sell Clarecraft
figures, and they're right opposite a chocolate shop - bring lots of money!).
Seaside: Spend the time on the pier (*lots* of rides; amusement arcades and bar;
those things where you stick your heads through and get your photo taken), beach
(Volk's Railway along the coast to the Marina, sunbathing etck) and Sealife
Centre (with underwater tunnel, cafe and gift shop).
Note: Group discounts/bookings for Volk's Railway and sealife centre apply if
more than 10 people go (so it's in your best interests if you turn up! <g>).
Prices in UKP:
Railway:
Adult - 2.00 max
Child - 1.00 max
SeaLife Centre:
Adult - 5.50 (Group 4.50)
Child (4-14) - 3.95 (Group 3.25)
Student - 3.95 (Group 3.25)
Pier: 1.00 (for those things that you throw balls/fire arrows at), 1.50-3.00
(rides). Free entry and deckchairs.
The idea is to split up into two or three groups - one heads off into town, the
other stays around the pier. Alternatively - by general consensus - one big
group can do the lot...
2.00pm - Meet for lunch at Pinocchio's (on New St., near the Theatre Royal and
opposite the Dome booking office). Cost: variable, UKP 6.40 for a two-course
meal, UKP 7.95 for three-course.
After lunch: Again variable, the shoppers can seaside and the seasiders can shop
if they want. Alternatively (if, frex, the group didn't split up earlier)
bowling at Hotshots or a visit to the cinema (Virgin Cinemas at the Marina -
complete with drive-through McDonalds - ABC cinema or Odeon near the seafront).
There may also be something on at the theatres.
6.30-7pm - Meet at the Queen's Head pub near the station, which serves real
ale - need I say what for? <g>
Crashspace is limited. I can't really offer (unless it's an absolute dire
emergency *and* I'm bribed) - the Parents from Hell would throw a fit - but
there're numerous B&Bs and hotels, a YMCA and two universities a few miles away
that'll have rooms to let. Phone numbers available on request, or from the sites
below...
Any Brighton-area afpers with space?
Further information on the web:
http://www.brighton.co.uk - includes zoomable map and accommodation search
http://www.bton.ac.uk - University of Brighton
http://www.susx.ac.uk - Sussex University
http://www.railtrack.co.uk and http://www.thetrainline.co.uk - train timetables
and fares information. Regular services run from Bedford via King's Cross,
Victoria, Cardiff, Reading, Birmingham, Basingstoke, Hastings...
Maps and further directions will follow - but please let me or DMark
(mailto:ma...@datko.demon.co.uk) know if you're planning on coming so I can get
an idea of numbers etc, especially for group bookings and the restaurant.
Diolch,
Jennie
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