East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

[tornado]

Hi all,

Seeing as Im the East Anglia FRA representative, its about time I started to organise our area social/meeting. Before we get carried away with dates and venues, I need to know if you fall under my area and want to attend! You dont have to be an FRA member, or to have built a robot to come along.

Please post below with your name and location (town and county) so I can get an idea of where we all are. Your email address and robot/team name will be handy too!

Kind Regards
Andrew Marchant
East Anglia FRA Representative and http://www.teamtornado.co.uk

[Guest]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Good idea, Mr. Marchant, Sir!
Bob Coleman
Felixstowe
Suffolk
Team Electric Blue
info@electric-blue.co.uk

[Guest]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Ian & James Gillett
Ely
Cambs
Team Rampage
Featherweight Robots
Rampage 2
Smash & Grab, (being built)

Ian@Teamrampage.co.uk

[storm]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Ed and Co
Team Storm
Ipswich
Suffolk
Storm II et al

[s8nsmum]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Joe Townsend
Team Cut Corners
Kensington
Central London
P.I.M.P.anought

[wenman]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Richard
Team Mayhem
Dunmow (near Stansted airport)
Essex
Robot: Mayhem (in many bits at the moment maybe not to rebuilt in current style if the TV series is dead since its a spinner. Maybe somthing a little friendlier for just the live events.)

R-Wenman@tinyworld.co.uk

[froggy]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Team PLF
Froggy & Birdy
Harwich
Essex
PLF family..heavy..middle...light..feather and ant

[Guest]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Paul & Team,
Clacton-on-Sea & Colchester
Essex.

IG-88 / Vader H/W

Paul S.

[fluppet]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Andrew Garrard
Abbey Wood/London
(Near Dartford*, but it sounds like youre as close as the South-East region is going to be, although Ive contacted them too; besides, I have ties to Cambridge and Norfolk/Suffolk, so Ill probably find you better, and I dont mind a drive.)
Vapour bots only, but working on it. :-)
See http://www.fluppet.demon.co.ukwww.fluppet.demon.co.uk for contact details.

(*The nearest team I know of is Napalm, but I thought through the conversation which began No officer, Ive got a good reason for hanging around a girls school, see heres my axe and circular saw... and havent tried to get in touch.)

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Fluppet

[tornado]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

So we have nine people... Not exactly an overwhelming response!

After chatting to James from the Rampage team at Halesowen, the suggested region for a social get together is east of Cambridge, around where the A11 and A14 cross - its somewhere around the middle of the region, and its fairly easy to get to. James is willing to look at possible venues for us all, and has already suggested a few...

What do people think of this location? Any objections?

Regards
Andrew
http://www.teamtornado.co.uk

[wenman]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

That would be fine with me. Be good to see some of the people I met at series seven.

When are we looking to have this get together?

Richard
Team Mayhem

[Guest]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Hi Guys
Ive just come back from a pub which I think might be suitable, Its situated about a mile off the A14/A142 junction near Newmarket in the village of Exning. It has a back room which can hold 16 to 20 people. The London Pride is excellent, (shame I was driving).bar snacks are about £6 , £8 if you want a small 8oz rump steak. Main meals and other/larger steaks £10- £12 depending on choice and availability which is on a chalk board menu.. They need a minimum of 1 weeks notice but preferably 2 weeks to guarantee the back room. If we used that room we could take in ants or a feather or two with no problem. Let me know if this sounds ok

Ian

PS James is the one who has still got all his hair. oh and can drive Rampage.

[tornado]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Whoops, sorry Ian, I keep getting you guys mixed up!

It sounds good, certainly from the map it looks very easy to find. I assume theres room to park and accompanied children are acceptable?

Regards
Andrew
http://www.teamtornado.co.uk

[Guest]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Andrew
To answer your question
They are open all day weekends, although they do get booked up for sunday lunch. (could be an option lunch and afternoon at the pub). They do allow children, thats no problem but they prefer if it is an evening that children come in the earlier part of the evening,.There is a small car park to the side and parking in front of the pub and parking on the street.

Ian

[fluppet]

East Anglia Social (Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex)

Not to throw a spanner in the works, but Ive just come back from the south eastern social, and a larger crowd of people all ordering soft drinks for the drive home Ive rarely seen.

It makes not a blind bit of difference to me, since Im teetotal, but would there be any mileage in arranging somewhere convenient for public transport? The Salisbury Arms and the Live and Let Live in Cambridge are both large enough, decent places, and about ten minutes walk from the station - less from convenient parking. I could find somewhere in Ely/Newmarket/Bury without too much trouble (although Bury is cunningly awkward to get to by car if you live a long way perpendicular to the A14). Depends on whether people want to drink anyway, really.

Geographically, isnt somewhere around Colchester/Stanstead/Ipswich more central?

Not that I have the slightest objection to the concept of Exning (is there a streetmap reference?), but I thought Id give some general feedback.

As for nine people - is that *really* nine? We only had six or seven responses for Brighton, but took over half the pub.

Time it not to clash with the tiddlywinks National Pairs and Ill be there.

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Fluppet