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General Category => Events => Topic started by: darkqueenenlightened on August 30, 2012, 02:51:51 PM
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I know it seems way too early to be thinking about Christmas (DESPITE there being cards and things already in shops!) but I know that you have to book this sort of things quite a lot in advance.
If there was interest I would look at a few different places around Kent in a few different locations and make a more detailed thread with the different options (name of place, food, cost, location etc) and we could choose the best one. I imagine it would have to be a weekend to suit most people but that could be discussed later if there is interest.
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Btw I voted for yes....lol.
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Any chance of Xmas lunch for those living further afield :)
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Depends where everyone lives. It would be too hard to organise one for an area I don't know lol but guess i depends where everyone lives. London is a possibility if easier for others but then there are more travel expenses x
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I meant if you arrange it for lunch-time, it would be less daunting for people travelling into area than if a dinner one. We're about an hour away and would be interested but would prefer an early start and the locals could prop up the bar for longer.
Understand it needs to be in Kent and kudos for you for trying to arrange it :) Interestingly our work one just came round and ASDA is in trouble for having Santa's Grottos in stores. Not sure why - Harrods and Harvey Nicks already have had theirs - but that's for the post-Ramadan shoppers.
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Oh no that's fine, I only meant Christmas dinner as in that type of food, doesn't have to be at dinner time lol. Lunch is better because then you don't go to bed feeling liked an overstuffed pillow :D
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Ooo lovely idea! We'll be up for this :)
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That's cool and I imagine some of us will be bringing a partner/friend? x
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He'd only winge otherwise. Though he has been known to say he only likes HIS ferrets not anyone else's.
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If anyone had suggestions for a place that would be good too as I have never eaten out at Christmas and would only be suggesting places on what their normal food is like x
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I don't know where everyone is but trying to think of somewhere easily accesible for London, Surrey, Sussex, Kent (basically the South East lol as think that's where most are...??)
What about the Grasshopper on the A25 in Westerham? Nice and easy to find being on a main road, close to M25 etc...
They're doing a 3 course Saturday lunch throughout December for £22.50 - http://grasshopperinn.co.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/christmas_in_the_restaurant_menu.pdf
Or a Santa Sunday lunch 2nd, 9th or 16th December £22.50 for adults and £12.95 for kids up to 10... not sure how many of us have kiddies??
http://grasshopperinn.co.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/santa_sunday_lunch_menu.pdf
Hope that's useul if the right area?? If not let me know the general area you want and I'll have a look? :)
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May need a train link as well - though hope people would be glad to do pick up.
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Mmmm that menu looks good lol :D
I think that would be the best sort of area but it would be useful to be near a train station too like Hilary said. Not sure where the nearest station is to there? It would be about 1hr15 from mine driving which would mean me or my husband not drinking but it does seem a nice central location for everyone and is where most of the PR events were this year. If there was a station nearby then would give people the option of driving and not drinking or training and drinking :)
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I thought the menu looked good as well and a lot cheaper than Central London. I won't be drinking - O/H never learnt to drive so no option. Might be worth booking around 8/9th as Xmas week will be frantic with work dos. 2.3 miles from Oxted - so 5 mins by car, 45 by foot.
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Hmph...I have uni right up until a day or two before christmas and won't know my timetable until much nearer the time so knowing my luck I will book it then find out I have uni that day. Unless it's a weekend, no uni at weekend ^.^
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Weekend would be best as no office workers and also better for people coming from away :cough: (Clive - can we have an emoticon for this as well?)
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We can only do weekends as work full time. Alex works most Saturdays too do Sunday would be my preference as then we can bring little man to meet Santa too :)
I'm sure we could pick a couple of people up from oxted train station. Train line comes down from London bridge or victoria via east Croydon or clapham junction for transfers. I used to commute on that line but not sure how frequent the trains are on a Sunday...
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So maybe looking at Sunday the 9th or Sunday 16th? x
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Weekend would be best as no office workers and also better for people coming from away :cough: (Clive - can we have an emoticon for this as well?)
:tongue2: :tongue2: :laugh:
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Love it. Thanks
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So maybe looking at Sunday the 9th or Sunday 16th? x
We can make either of those :)
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Mild preference for 16th - paid on 15th but can make either.
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I'm also fine with either. Will wait and see if anyone else is interested, would be nice to get some yes's or no's just for numbers :) x
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Just wondering how many people everyone will be bringing so I can get a rough idea of numbers.
I will be bringing myself and my husband (2).
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If still on, me and O/H (2)
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Definitely still on :)
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We would be 2! Plus the baby :)
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We would be 2! Plus the baby :)
Pressed post too soon lol. So 3 in total :)
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How old is baby, toddler age or milky age? x
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He's nearly 15 months now so old enough to sit in a high chair and eat with us :) don't worry, he's well trained lol
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is it just for kc members :confused:
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Hope not if I'm allowed to attend and I'm not a member of KFC as not Kent-based. :)
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can not commit to anything im afraid, still no news about the car and just dont know when we will be able to replace it let alone how much they end up giving us.
Just before Christmas to! its not ruddy fair :cry:
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Lol it is for anyone not just KFC members.
Tina am more than happy to give you and andy and ellie a lift if car isn't sorted. Would all be in the back but have fit 3 adults in ok before :P x
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As we're down and travelling from Luton, let us know if anyone en route needs lift. Car passed MOT needing only a £5 repair which isn't bad for a 1995 Panda
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thanks for that Mel but we just dont know what funds we will have so best not commit to anything lol
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That is pretty impressive. My old 1993 metro wasn't too bad on the last MOT it passed but the list of advisories took up 2 and a half pages lol.
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She passed the one before but needed £200 of welding to ensure she passed this one.
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Hmm, mine was always welding and rusty exhausts.
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Further details are now in this thread.
http://www.fluffyferretforum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3186.0 (http://www.fluffyferretforum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3186.0)