[Diny]

OK, so I know it's only been a couple of days since us girls met up for lunch to wave off Linda, but I reckon we should be arranging the next meeting.

Plenty of notice will mean more folks can turn up.

The boys and I can make just about any time and date really, but as you know PB is away alot. He'd like to be able to come to the next meeting so I've jotted down the dates he'll be home.

Saturday 29th Jan
Sunday 30th Jan

Saturday 5th Feb
Sunday 6th Feb

Saturday 12th Feb
Sunday 13th Feb

Saturday 19th Feb
Sunday 20th Feb

If none of these dates are suitable then the poor old chap will just have to miss out again (violins playing).

I'll leave it with you.

Diny

[jo b]

Diny,

so far I can do any of those dates except 12th Feb we are at a wedding.

I think it would be only fair that we can make it when PB is back after all we all need to get used to a Kiwi accent :laugh :yes

And I promise to bring my purse this time :oops:

Jo

[Jon]

I don't think I've got anything on that early in the new year - just hoping I don't have another cold!!!

Cheers
Jon

[jan]

:nice1 :raebanana

Can`t see any obstacles on any of them dates.

hubby can be quite shy at times and cos we are quite new to this `Elite gang` I might be on my own. Don`t worry I make up for the two of us!!!!

:cheers Jan xx

[Rimbo]

Yep,
they look fine to me.......
eerrrrrr..... ow'd on...... :?
sorry, just rechecked, I'll be NZ all of Feb :laugh :laugh :laugh
have a pint on me!
I might send the missis though.

John.

[jan]

:clap :clap :clap

...owd on....

What a fantastic dialect. U can`t beat it. :clap

:nice1 Jan x

[Rimbo]

Appen!
;)

John

[lindajax]

EY UP

I know whats goin on here - its a party cos we've gone - just Joking

have a great time!!!
Linda xxxx

[Babette & Andy]

Linda - we'll see if we can do a video link to Auckland when we have the meet :laugh

Diny - all dates seem fine to me at the moment. Know this doesn't make it any easier to organise, but see what the others come back with.

Rimbo - yeah right, as if you'd really forgotten you weren't here :laugh If you're at Linda's at the time, you can join the video link!

Jo - I'll call you before you set off to remind you about bringing your purse . . . :laugh

Jan - look forward to meeting you. Persuade your hubby to come too, some of our hubbies are fairly quiet too, and are sure to welcome him.

Babette :cheers

[Kim39]

Dates are fine with me. Are we going for the Salt Celler again?????

[Diny]

Happen the Salt cellar is the easiest (well it is for us).

Just had a thought. Shall I bring my laptop (wireless internet cnnection) and then maybe get hitched up with Linda on an I.M. conversation.

So what if it'll be the middle of the night with her, it'll be a weekend so she'll habe no excuse about wanting an early night !!!!!

Jan - get that old fella of yours to come along. We'll be gentle (to begin with).

Diny

[jan]

Babbette, Can`t wait to meet you all. He will need to drive me anyhow , hopeless at driving 7 miles out of Wigan.

Diny, Thats done it he is deffo coming now.

:cheers Jan xx

[Jon]

God you get rid of one pie and another one appears :no - Only joking.

Hopefully I'll see you all there.

Cheers
Jon

[jan]

Jon, I just wondered if you were a rugby league fan ???????????????

I am.

Jan xx :yes

[jo b]

Hey,

Jan my daughter won a signed WRLFC shirt on wish fm. :yes God I'll miss Dan and Jo in the morning. Especially Matt McCann he is hilarious.

Shirt still not arrived yet though the team have yet too sign it :no

Jo

[jan]

:nice1 Excellent.

My nephew played at Wigan but they released him to Hull last year, his name is Shaun Briscoe.

My son plays for Wigan St. Judes and terry Newton`s young brother in law is on the team so we rub shoulders a lot !!!!! :P :P

Do you like the game ?????

Jan xx

[Jon]

Hi Jan

Unfortunately I am a Widnes fan (We have a lot to put up with), and Briscoe should have come to Widnes instead!

How about another NW meet at the social club (Halton Stadium) on 6th March 2005 (Unless Sky change it)!

Cheers
Jon

[Kim39]

Seeing theres a lot of lancashire lassies, i am asking is babies yead(is it spelt right) and chips on the menu for the next meet????? :laugh

Kim

[Diny]

No - just Betties hot pot.

[gratto]

what town will it be in?

[Kim39]

Gratto,

You ask what town? Place is Middlewich in Cheshire J18 if this is any help. Are you in the North West?

Kim

[KD17]

We would absolutely love to come to a meet - if you consider the IOM to be part of the NW that is :P

I'm not sure when our next trip is to the UK, but if we can't make any of these you've planned for now, (the boat is pretty rough this time of year :wah ) perhaps we can fit it in another time.

I'll keep my eyes open for future meets and look forward to seeing you sometime in 2005. :nice1

Debby & Keith

[Babette & Andy]

That would be great Debby & Keith. Are any of the dates suggested by Diny a total no go at the moment? If you're able to plan a trip over, I'm sure we can try to fit around the weekend that suits you guys best.

Most people who've attended meets so far have 'simply' (ok so the traffic was really bad on the 28th :? ) come on the M6. Personally we only live 10 minutes away from the Salt Cellar. So, as it looks like you guys would be travelling furthest, let us / Diny know what date suits you best.

Look forward to meeting you!

Babette

[Rimbo]

Kim,
"Babies yed floatin" Mmmmmmmmm, don't think we'll find that south of Ashton!
the other month i asked for pea wet and the chippy (which shall remain nameless) owner said "we don't do pea wet"! what sort of chippy i ask you in Wigan doesn't do pea wet? :no
I walked out and bought a pie from galloways instead!
:nice1
Susan may come to the meet and i'll try to get her onto this forum before i go so you can keep her informed.

John

[KD17]

I'm not sure if we could make the ones posted, the Irish Sea is a bit on the choppy side this time of year :uhoh and flying can be pretty expensive, but hopefully shouldn't be far off those dates.

We've nothing planned just yet. I'll keep a look out for your postings and also let you know when we're planning a trip. It would be wonderful to join in and meet you all.

Keith is from Stafford; I'm from Norfolk, so he knows your area reasonably well.

:cheers

Look forward to it.

[Diny]

OK folks

How about narrowing the goal posts a little.

Shall we now say either:

Sat 29th
Sun 30th

or

Sat 5th
Sun 6th

Are these dates OK?

Diny

[jo b]

Diny,

any of those dates are ok with us.

Jo

[Babette & Andy]

Hi Diny,

Those dates are fine by us. See you again soon!

Babette

[Kim39]

If its Ok with all i would rather go with Sat 29th Jan or Sat 5th Feb only because i work nights and start on a Sunday, so no beer for me and i have to get head down Sunday afternoon.

Kim

[Diny]

OK - shall we go for Saturday 29th?

[Rimbo]

That's the day before i go on my trip.
We'll not be able to attend as i'll be busy finalising stuff and i don't think Susan will want to leave my side. :oops:

John

[Kim39]

29th is fine with me. Rimbo. I am sure you could find 1hr for us to send you off on your trip in the right way.

Kim

[Suzy Rimbo]

Hi Diny/Everyone

Sorry for not responding sooner to your question about dates for the next meet, the 5th would be better for me rather than the 29th due to John leaving the morning after.

If this is not possible I will catch you all at the next one.

Am I a pain or what just joined and causing havoc already Soz :oops: ,

[Jo and Andy]

Is the invite open to anyone?

We are in birmingham so not really NW, but just met up with someone from the forum form Poole.

Very strange ringing someone up (esp of the opposite sex) and saying hello it's me from the internet.

Dinny I think Mark invited you but you were too busy.

We had a good meeting and it was wonderful being able to speak to people freely about your plans. Also our daughter (7) would love to meet some other children looking to go, as she changes from positive to negative, the 'will I make friends'

If yes, where do you normally meet (ie where is the Salt cellar)

[jo b]

Jo


It would be great if you came along to our regular meets :nice1

The salt Cellar is just off juntion 18 M6 so is very easy to find.

Turn left of the junction and keep going until you hit a roundabout then you will see it on your left hand side.

See you there :cheers

Jo

[jan]

Jo,

The Salt Cellar coming from Wigan is it left at the roundabout towards Knutsford/Congelton or is it right towards Middlewich?? :?

Is it still 29th??

Jan xx :P

[Diny]

Jo and Andy

Of course anybody is invited, it'll be great to see you there. Good too for your daughter. We all have youngish kids (the eldest being 9 I think) - so your daughter will have plenty of folks there to 'hang out' with.

The salt cellar is very easy to find.

Yeah - Mark invited me yesterday but I couldn't make it. I've heard from him today and he tells me you all had a good time.

PM me if you need any directions etc. Looking forward to seeing you.

Diny

[Babette & Andy]

29th or 5th is fine for us.

Would be great if you could spare the time on the 29th John / Suzy, we'd give you a proper send off :nice1 . We're a bit like your 'extended family' so come on, please say you'll come :cheers

Jan - it's direction Middlewhich, the roundabout that's referred to above is just before you come into M'which, with the Salt Cellar pub and playbarn being on your left.

Look foward to seeing some new faces, as well as all the 'old' :mrgreen: ones too.

Babette

[jo b]

Jo,

The Salt Cellar coming from Wigan is it left at the roundabout towards Knutsford/Congelton or is it right towards Middlewich?? :?

Is it still 29th??

Jan xx :P

Jan

It would be right for us from Wigan towards Middlewich. Dead easy to find.

Jo

[Jon]

Hi

I've no problems with either date (The 29th is FA Cup weekend), but I doubt it matters to most, especially the NW being a rugby league area!

With a bit of luck I'll be fit & heathly for this one!

See you all soon.
Cheers
Jon

[jo b]

We are Ok with the 5th.

If everyone else is.

Jo

[Diny]

We can make either ..... bagsie I'm not the one to make the final decision. Just let us know - we'll be there.

(The sooner the decision is made the better though).

Diny

[Babette & Andy]

Ok, so how about this:
Next meet on Saturday 29th Jan - if Rimbo & Suzy can make it (bearing in mind Jon leaves for his 'jolly' in NZ the next morning)
or, if not
Meet on Saturday 5th Feb - so that Suzy can attend and update us all on John's story to date?

How does this sound? Any takers?

(just in case you missed my little posting within a very long thread yesterday - we've got our ITA!! Will update you at the meet :cheers )

Babette

[jo b]

I propose the 5th so Susan can update us on john's jetlag :yes

Also that will be only 5 weeks off my holiday and I can bore you all with my excitment............is it a deal.

Jo

[Babette & Andy]

Yes, please count us in :nice1
ps - Jo I'll call you on the day to remind you to bring your purse . . . :mrgreen:

[jo b]

Yes, please count us in :nice1
ps - Jo I'll call you on the day to remind you to bring your purse . . . :mrgreen:

Please :oops:

drinks on me then eh! :cheers

Jo

[Diny]

The 5th is fine by us too.

So - that's a definate then is it? Saturday 5th about 1 o'clock - the usual place?

Babette .... Fantastic news about your ITA - looking forward to hearing all about it.

Jo - 5 weeks until your holiday .... yaaaaawwwwwwnnnnnnnnn :uhoh

Only joking .... wish it was us ......(darn house sales).

Diny

[Kim39]

OK, 5th is fine with us too.

Kim

[Rimbo]

Thanks guys, we could not have made it on the 29th.
Susan will be there on the 5th.
:nice1

John

[Jo and Andy]

Will talk to the other half and check we are free that weekend, just before my birthday so better check.

It would be nice to meet other people in the same position, meeting Mark and Ann helped me feel less scared, as everyone seems a little worried about it.

Are kids coming?

Where are you all headed in NZ.

Hope to meet you all soon. :cheers

Regards

Jo

[Diny]

Jo

yeah kids are included. The Salt Cellar has a Whacky Warehouse attached to it so we don't see much of them.

We were originally heading towards Palmerston North (PB's home town) but have decided to move further up north. We'll now be in Thames, at the bottom of the Coromandel Peninsular.

Diny

[Janette&David]

Diny,
Thank-you for your invite, It would be great to meet everyone I have been reading about, unfortunately David will be working so he can't make it.
See you there
Janette

[Jo and Andy]

Thanks all for saying we can come and meet you all, but just checked the date and we are off to watch Wales - Englands at Cardiff Arms park.

I am English my husband welsh, going with his brother who also has an English wife. Should be a fun day My sister in law maybe a bit left out as I am a closset Welsh supporter. Sorry to all the English, but at least it shows I will be able to become a Kiwi.

Hope you have a good time and hope to come to the next one.

[Marie P]

Hello Everyone ,been reading your forum for hours this week....

we got our EOI selected this morning ...

we live in warrington ...husband Dave ,3 kids ..ages 12 ,8 and 6 ...

we would love to meet you at the salt cellar [is it ok if we invite ourselves]

[Diny]

Marie

Congratulations ongetting your EOI selected - you must be really happy.

The NW meeting is an open house !! The more the merrier. Looks like there could be one or two new faces there this time. I'm sure you'll enjoy it - it's great to be able to put faces to names and also a really good chance to talk with people who don't get bored when you can't change the subject :nice1

See you there.

Diny

[Jo and Andy]

Marie

Congratulations on your Selection, we got selected too. only got the EOI in at 9.30am NZ time so was a bit surprised.

Hope you all have a good time at the Salt Cellar, I will think of you from the Millenium Stadium and we hope to come to the next gathering.

Have a drink for us. :cheers

[blue]

Hi everyone dont think I should miss another meet up didnt think I would still be here will look forward to meeting everyone. Diny do you want a lift up this time please let me know?

[jan]

Shall we all wear a red rose????????? :laugh :laugh :laugh :laugh :laugh

Diny you are going to have to be the first one there as we can all recognise you off your avatar. :nice1

The place will be full if not and not a chair to spare with everyone looking around for your familiar face!!!!!!

Jan xx

[Diny]

Jan

That is actually a recent picture of me (taken the week before Christmas) so you may be able to recognise me. I need my roots doing at the moment though - if I don't get a chance before the 5th just add a dark stripe down the middle of my head :oops:

Here's a tip for 'finding us'.

We'll try and sit in approx the same place/area of te pub as last time. Go in through main door and turn left. Right at the end of the room there's a couple of steps (I think) leading onto a raised part. If we all congregate up in that part again you'll find us no worries. If you want to PM me I'll give you my mobile number and you can give me a yell just as you're approaching the pub. I can come and meet you at the door if you want.

See you there.

Diny

[jan]

:nice1 :nice1 :nice1 :nice1 :nice1 :nice1
Cheers for that.

Managed to persuade the hubby and kids to come too.

We are all really looking forward to it. Its going to be great meeting everyone.

I will deffo pm you nearer the time :nice1

Jan xx

[jo b]

Woohoo

can't wait, with Marie, Jan, Stevie and Annette the new North Westeners (sorry if I missed anyone out).

You'll here me before you see me (at 5ft nothing thats all I can do)

See you all there

jo

[Rimbo]

Jo,
No offence... you’re always late... very late....
By the time everyone has left you’ll make your grand entrance and they will have gone. Most of them will be in New Zealand with new lives and such... :laugh :laugh

Sorry, but seriously, I hope you all have a good time.

Susan can fill you in on my details.

I have another interview lined up now for Friday 4th. I'm being taken to lunch too, by one of the directors!!! ;)

John

P.S. don’t let Susan drink gin. Last night she swilled a full bottle and could not stop talking about Brad Pitt. Then the tears started to flow... and ya de dar de dar.

[jo b]

Look Rimbo I promise no to be late this time as long as I don't sleep in
http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/a10.gif

http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/smileyhyper.gif limbering up already

Better still I'll set off now http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/a4.gif

Jo

[jan]

Jo I'm digging your emoticons. :nice1

pm me with how you get them, also I can not get a picture up on my avatar for nowt. Try every week but don't work for me????

Jan xx

[Dave & Sandra]

Love the avatar Jan :nice1

[Diny]

Just a quick reminder.

Day after tomorrow - Saturday 5th Feb. Meet at the Salt Cellar (jct 18 M6) at about 1 o'clock.

Looking forward to seeing you all again.

Diny

[jan]

Thanks sandra, Its kind of what I look like after about 6 Gin & tonics!!!

Its me at the gym!!!!!!

Jan xx

[Marie P]

HI .....my kids [two girls 12 and 6 years old and boy 8 years old ] want to know about the other kids please ....

really looking forward to meeting you .....

Marie.

[jan]

Hi marie,

My two kids are Craig (12) and Amy (7).

Will probably be quite shy at first though.

See you there

Jan xx

[StevieD]

I have managed to tear my kids away from their dancing and drama lessons to join us at the Salt Cellar. Kieran is 9 and Louisa is nearly 7.
Getting excited now about meeting everyone.

Jo - Do you like the idea about the red rose in the lapel? :laugh

Just wondering if our shell suits will look out of place der lar! (For you Jo)

Steve and Jan

[Diny]

Our kids are Fergie 9 and Henry 7.

As for the shell suits ...... go on - I dare you !!!!!!!!

Dinyhttp://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/monkeydance.gif

[jan]

I DOUBLE DARE YOU!!!!!
:laugh :yes :laugh :yes :laugh :yes :laugh :yes :laugh :yes :laugh :yes :laugh :yes :laugh

Jan xx

[Diny]

Well I would if I could (yeah right).

I've never owned a shell suit .......... honestly !!!!!!

Diny

[Babette & Andy]

I'm with Diny, never owned a shell suit :nice1

I'm going to the Salt Cellar this pm, to see if they'll break with their 'no-reservation policy'. Diny & I did a count, and reckon if everybody makes it, there should be around 30 of us :clap :clap So I'll see if they can reserve an area for us.

If so, it's likely to either be as described above: enter the main pub entrance (not the playbarn) then to the left you'll see 2 or 3 steps - that raised area; or else to the right, there's a little set aside area there too.

I'll put some signs on the table(s): North West NZ meet, for those of you who don't own shell suits or red roses :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Look forward to seeing lots of new faces, and seeing the 'old' ;) ones again too.

See you tomorrow

Babette

[jo b]

I have managed to tear my kids away from their dancing and drama lessons to join us at the Salt Cellar. Kieran is 9 and Louisa is nearly 7.
Getting excited now about meeting everyone.

Jo - Do you like the idea about the red rose in the lapel? :laugh

Just wondering if our shell suits will look out of place der lar! (For you Jo)

Steve and Jan

Stevie

no it's got to be curly wig, moustach and saying 'you sayin' are mams mam is better than your mams mam'

:laugh :laugh

I shouldn't take the micheal as all my family are from Liverpool.

Jo