[ANNOUNCE] Nottingham-1.0 (30/11/96) -- location details
Mike Knell
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Hi folks,
Well, I promised to come up with some location details for the
forthcoming, if somewhat postponed, Nottingham-1.0 afpmeet, to be held
on the 30/11/96 (11/30/96 for merkins, as ppint would pput it.)
After much thinking and stuff, I've decided on the Victoria Hotel in
Beeston, a really good real ale pub which should be big enough to host
the meet and is easy to get to by car & train. We'll need to get
started relatively early to bag some furniture, as it's a popular
place, but there's no music so it should be fine for conversation.
Details in full
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The meet: Nottingham-1.0
The place: Victoria Hotel, Beeston
The date: Saturday 30 November, 1996
The time: Starting at around 7pm (1900 for 24-hour people)
If you're planning on coming, then please mail me (m...@lspace.org)
with "AFPMEET" in the subject, so I have a vague idea of numbers.
Virtual Attendance
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Any afpers wishing to contribute to the meet in a "virtual" capacity
may either mail me before the meet and I'll find some sucker to read
your message out to the assembled masses, or on the night feel free to
ring my mobile, on (0973) 635384, with any greetings you feel the need
to pass on to the meet. (AFP meets are getting more like weddings
every week, aren't they?).
Crash Space
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Well, I have *very* limited crash space -- anyone else who can put
people up on their floors is invited to make themselves known..
How to get there
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By train:
Take the train to Beeston. Walk out of the front of the station, and
head towards the centre of Beeston. Turn left down the first
substantial road you get to (i.e. not the housing development thing)
and bear round to the left. You'll come across the Victoria fairly
soonish -- basically, you can't miss it. It's actually right next to
the station, but there's no gate from the platform straight into the
pub yard, unfortunately..
By road:
I'm assuming you're coming from the M1. If not, you'll need to find
your own way to the west end of Nottingham and the A52 (otherwise
known as the Derby Road).
Leave the M1 at the "Nottingham - North" junction, which IIRC is
junction 25. It's the A52, anyway. Follow signs towards Nottingham,
and keep going until you're on a wide, three-lane road with a 40 limit
and running through a built-up area. Soon, you'll see a turning off to
the right signposted for Beeston -- the Wollaton Road, if I remember
correctly. There's a filter lane, and a filter arrow on the lights.
Follow this road around and keep going -- you'll pass through the
centre of Beeston (a pair of pedestrian crossings with pedestrian
precincts on both sides) and pass the fire station and the
multi-storey on the right. Keep going. When you get to a major
crossroads with the Queens Road and traffic lights (these are, I
think, the *second* set of lights), keep straight on towards the
station, then turn first right. If you go over the flyover, you've
gone too far! Follow the road and turn left at the next T-junction,
and you'll see the Victoria in front of you. Park where you can...
These are from memory -- I'll check they're correct and repost before
the meet if they aren't.
By air:
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Fly to East Midlands airport. Get in a taxi. Say, "Take me to the
Victoria, in Beeston, please". You can obviously afford to do this if
you're flying in specially for a meet..
Oh, the pub is fairly large and rambling -- there are several rooms on
the ground floor. You'll have to look around if you don't find us at
first.. or phone me if you get *really* lost.. *grin*
See you there. If not before.
Mike
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