Any PH'ers in the Nottingham area?
Any PH'ers in the Nottingham area?
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SVX

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2,188 posts

233 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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I originally posted this in The P&P...

Hello,

I find myself trapped in "Luft Stalag" Nottingham for the next few months working on a project, and was wondering if any PH'ers fancied getting together to form an escape committee?

Failing that joining me for the consumption of ale, pies and discussion of all things automotive in one of Nottingham's finer hostelries?

Cheers,

Big X
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs

31,656 posts

257 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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There's a semi regular Tuesday meet of PHers, Stackmonkey, BG, Plasticpig etc, keep your eye on the midlands forum.

There's a car meet first wednesday of the month at the Griffin's Head, Papplewick, and a monster car meet at Ashby Folville second Tuesday of the month.

...to name but a few!

Good luck (and don't be rude about Nottingham)

SVX

Original Poster:

2,188 posts

233 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Good luck (and don't be rude about Nottingham)
;) I'm not being rude, though the city centre one-way system does seem to have been designed by someone on drugs...

I'll try and make one of the meets, do people tend to drive or are there any events in the city involving volumes of beer above one pint??


2 sMoKiN bArReLs

31,656 posts

257 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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SVX said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Good luck (and don't be rude about Nottingham)
;) I'm not being rude, though the city centre one-way system does seem to have been designed by someone on drugs...

I'll try and make one of the meets, do people tend to drive or are there any events in the city involving volumes of beer above one pint??

Those above are car meets, so people tend to drive. biggrin

There have been some PHer curry/beer nights organised by the Tuesday night club.

SVX

Original Poster:

2,188 posts

233 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
There have been some PHer curry/beer nights organised by the Tuesday night club.
That's the sort of thing, I'm staying in a horrid beige hotel - starting to feel like Alan Partridge (though I've sold the IS200 now biggrin)

cirvy

2,330 posts

285 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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SVX said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Good luck (and don't be rude about Nottingham)
;) I'm not being rude, though the city centre one-way system does seem to have been designed by someone on drugs...

I'll try and make one of the meets, do people tend to drive or are there any events in the city involving volumes of beer above one pint??

Most of Nottm has been on drugs at some stage biggrin

SVX

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2,188 posts

233 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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Any takers for a few drinks over the next week or so?

EmmaP

11,758 posts

261 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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wavey

Hello from a Nottingham PHer!

The one way system is a real pain. There was nothing wrong with the old one. I put this point to someone in town planning and they put up a pretty convincing argument in its defence, not that I can recall the reason why it is better or was necessary.

As others have said, we do have regular Tuesday meets. Unfortunately we haven't had a Saturday night since last summer when only half the people turned up to the small family run restaurant. An improvement on the thirty per cent show the year before though. It's a shame really as they did used to be good nights out.

If you see a sherry coloured, lowered Corrado VR6 with a Nurburgring sticker on its rear driving around the city that'll be me so give me a wave biggrin

Edited by EmmaP on Friday 20th June 14:20

SVX

Original Poster:

2,188 posts

233 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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EmmaP said:
wavey

Hello from a Nottingham PHer!

The one way system is a real pain. There was nothing wrong with the old one. I put this point to someone in town planning and they put up a pretty convincing argument in its defence, not that I can recall the reason why it is better or was necessary.

As others have said, we do have regular Tuesday meets. Unfortunately we haven't had a Saturday night since last summer when only half the people turned up to the small family run restaurant. An improvement on the thirty per cent show the year before though. It's a shame really as they did used to be good nights out.

If you see a sherry coloured, lowered Corrado VR6 with a Nurburgring sticker on its rear driving around the city that'll be me so give me a wave biggrin

Edited by EmmaP on Friday 20th June 14:20
Hi Emma,

If I see your Corrado, I shall indeed give you a wave! If you see a black SLK with the driver swearing at yet another red light, that'll be me wink

I think I'll suggest a drinks meet up for Thursday next week and see if I get any takers... The pub that's close to where I am staying (The Ropewalk) is The Trip to Jerusalem, which is nice, but can you recommend anywhere else in the vicinity?

Cheers,

J.
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EmmaP

11,758 posts

261 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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The Castle, just up the hill and opposite the entrance to the castle is quite pleasant. I don't go out drinking in Nottingham very often (I did far too much of that in my youth hehe ). I sometimes go for a lunch time drink at Dogma on Byard Lane, opposite Paul Smith's original shop and just up from Cafe Rouge. The Cock and Hoop on High Pavement, opposite the Pitcher and Piano (a dive on a weekend) is great and lovely and quiet. I'm told that the food is excellent there too, though not cheap.

I'm not sure if i'll be free next Thursday but if I am and there is a group meeting up I'll do my best to come along.

The Tea Boy

4,129 posts

257 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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hhmmm i could be free next thursday, and i used to be a public house conisur untill a few yrs ago. there are alo a few nice other bars up from the trip, in cahpple bar like china china (my fav although very expensive) let me know and ill see what i can do.

matt

SVX

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2,188 posts

233 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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I'm going to post an invite up in the forum then... But the idea of a mini pub crawl with a group of like minded PHer's sounds great to me...

Balmoral Green

42,554 posts

270 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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As Emma has said, we haven't had a Notts night out for ages, and they used to be really good. The Greek night was great, but as mentioned, a poor turnout, but me & Tom were steaming in our own drunken self obsessed comedy double act IIRC hehe

Count me in, I'm quite happy to go with the flow, so if someone can nominate a date, time, starting pub, restaurant, etc. I will eat, drink, and talk bks biggrin

EmmaP

11,758 posts

261 months

Friday 20th June 2008
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Balmoral Green said:
As Emma has said, we haven't had a Notts night out for ages, and they used to be really good. The Greek night was great, but as mentioned, a poor turnout, but me & Tom were steaming in our own drunken self obsessed comedy double act IIRC hehe
Your quip, "Don't easyjet want there seatbelt back?" was hilarious in reference to Tom's rather bright red woven seat-belt type material jean-holding up thing around his waist.

The Tea Boy

4,129 posts

257 months

Saturday 21st June 2008
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well emma and warren you are unfortunate in the way that tom is currently in nottingham this weekend, i know that this is a very true and correct statment to make as ive just been out hooning around in nottingham with him hehe he sould be coming out on the crap car run on sunday too!!!

EmmaP

11,758 posts

261 months

Saturday 21st June 2008
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And here's a shot from that night (BG's on the left, Minimax on the right)



The Tea Boy

4,129 posts

257 months

Saturday 21st June 2008
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rofl warren looks like an elf!!!
hehe

Balmoral Green

42,554 posts

270 months

Saturday 21st June 2008
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What have I got on my head? yikesconfusedhehe

EmmaP

11,758 posts

261 months

Saturday 21st June 2008
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Ace-T's hat!

You do indeed look a bit of a wally.

v15ben

16,106 posts

263 months

Sunday 22nd June 2008
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So that's what it is, I was thinking tea cosy perhaps rofl
...and I might have been behind unearthing this picture and suggesting it's posting on PH thumbup