I'm OK to go for the City Tavern 2009/9/24 Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) <ajrli...@googlemail.com>
> Thanks Paul. I'm game to try it next Thursday. > > btw, trains run every 10 mins through 5 ways on the cross city line during > the day until 7pm. later they hicupp being at either 10 min or 20 min > intervals mostly until the last train back to New Street at just before > midnight. Timetable below. > > http://www.londonmidland.com/download/14742/lichfield-sutton-coldfield-birmi > ngham-longbridge-redditch/<http://www.londonmidland.com/download/14742/lichfield-sutton-coldfield-birmi%0Angham-longbridge-redditch/> > > Cheers > > Andy > >-----Original Message----- > >From: talk-gb-westmidlands-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-gb- > >westmidlands-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Paul Williams > >Sent: 24 September 2009 8:17 PM > >To: talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org > >Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] October meeting > > > >I don't think there will be any problem with noise, as it's a fairly quiet > >pub and doesn't have loud music (except for events with music - of which > >there are none on Thursdays) or TVs etc and has two separate rooms, so if > >one is more noisy it is possible to go into the other one. > > > >I asked the landlord about bikes - he says he can accommodate up to about > >six in an area at the back of the pub where it would be safe for them to > be > >locked up. > > > >For those travelling from the main part of the city centre, another option > >to walking or getting the train to Five Ways is to catch the bus - there > >are plenty going up Broad Street. The train to Five Ways is however also > >very frequent even in the evenings (about every 15 mins). > > > >Cheers > >Paul > > > > > >2009/9/23 Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) <ajrli...@googlemail.com> > > > > > > Sounds an interesting possibility, though it is a bit further out > (I > >guess > > Five Ways station is the closest or a longer walk from New Street). > >What > > we've noted from experience is that it's important also that the > >place isn’t > > too noisy, otherwise it's too difficult to get a discussion going > >beyond a > > one to one. Also it needs to be safe for locked up bikes. Any > >comments on > > these two points? > > > > I'm happy to give it a try. The Queens arms is perfectly ok, just > >missing > > the wifi, which probably isn’t the end of the world when we > consider > >the > > winter months are very much social orientated rather than mapping. > > > > What do others think? > > > > Cheers > > > > Andy > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: talk-gb-westmidlands-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto: > talk- > >gb- > > >westmidlands-boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Paul > Williams > > >Sent: 22 September 2009 9:31 PM > > >To: talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org > > >Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] October meeting > > > > > >Another possibility might be the City Tavern (on Bishopsgate > Street, > >off > > >Broad Street, near Five Ways - see http://osm.org/go/euzMC4Vpk-- > for > >map). > > >At the last meeting, I mentioned this pub but it seemed not to be > >suitable > > >as I thought they didn't do food. I've since found out that they > do > >a curry > > >night on Thursdays between 5pm and 8pm (for £5), and they also > allow > >people > > >to bring in their own food. > > > > > >They do free Wi-fi (and no karaoke!) and it's a good traditional > pub > >with a > > >range of real ales (lagers and other drinks also available). I > know > >the > > >landlord of the pub, but would still highly recommend the pub if > >this were > > >not the case. > > > > > >I don't know however whether curry (or brought in food) would suit > >everyone > > >who wanted food however. > > > > > >Cheers > > >Paul > > > > > >2009/9/22 Brian Prangle <br...@mappa-mercia.org>: > > >> Hi everyone > > >> > > >> I propose that we default to the Queens Arms for Thursday Oct > 1st > >for 7pm > > >> (no mapping - too dark!) Unless anyone knows of a pub with > >wifi=yes, > > >> food=yes, karaoke=no > > >> > > >> Regards > > >> > > >> Brian > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list > > >> Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org > > >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list > Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands >
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