View Poll Results: To give the caterers an idea on numbers, please indicate if you plan to order food
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Jun 24, 2015, 3:09 pm
Last edit by: dutch_122
Venue
Shepherd Hall
St Thomas’ Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH
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Virtual tour of Shepherd Hall
Nearby hotels include: Premier Inn County Hall and York Road, Park Plaza County Hall, Westminster, Riverbank, Hilton Bankside - new opening, Doubletree Westminster, Hampton Waterloo, and Marriott County Hall.
Food & Drink
Food and drink will be available for purchase on the evening. Card machines will be working so you can pay by card. All profits are re-invested into the Trust and the venue is being provided to us completely free of charge.
It would help to get a rough idea of how many people will be looking to eat so if you are intending to order food there will be a poll on the thread added soon so please indicate.
Food price list
Drinks price list
Hotels
Current sales
Please highlight any sales which cover Friday night.
Where are you staying?
KARFA, Andriyko - The Trafalgar
Chandler Bing - Intercontinental
atmorris, aks120 - Crowne Plaza - The City
agehall, PleasureFlyer, Mr BAGoldBoy, Mrs BAGoldBoy, ELK, BA0197- Hilton Bankside
toothy - St Ermins
DYKWIA - Park Plaza Riverbank
ABeautifulPlaceInThe - Browns Hotel
Attendees updated to post #414
Confirmed - 123
1P, ABeautifulPlaceInThe, af101, agehall, aks120, aircrashsurvivor, aircrashsurvivor+1, ak259, Andriyko, Arsey00, atmorris, BA or bust, BA0197, BAGoldBoy (Mr), BAGoldBoy (Mrs), bermondseyflyer, bettertoturnleftthanright, BLHD, Blue Skye, Blue Skye+1, BoeBus, BoeBus+1, bruno-s, chalf, Chandler Bing, Chandler Bing+1, choosethedrew, chris1979, corporate-wage-slave, Cris L, Cymro, danielbk, danielbk+1, Dark Blue, DGM1985, Docklandsguy, dutch_122, DYKWIA, EI147, ELK, elsanchez, Etting, Farringdon, Filthy Monkey, GadgetGal, Gagravarr, Gagravarr+1, gav0106, GodAtum, GodAtum+1, Gomac, gustavmahler, gustavmahler+1, haasha, hcuk94, Hoch, hsmall, hugolover, JamieABZ, jh321, johnaalex, johnaalex+1, johnny5a, JustTheOne, KARFA, KeaneJohn, LDNConsultant, LDNConsultant+1, linzbh, London_traveller, London_traveller+1, LondonAndy, LondonCanuck, MacMyDay, MacMyDay+1, MarkLHR, matt84travel, matthandy, MsCapricorn, njf63, nomadic.relief, nwmgc, nwmgc+1, our_kid, Pandra, Pandra+1, Pawel Siewko, Physci, PJSMITH0, PleasureFlyer, PleasureFlyer+1, Primosec52, Quarky Quark, Richmond_Surrey, sag3gonzals2, sag3gonzals2+1, saltytheseagull, Same but different, Same but different+1, Sards, Sards+1, sebastiansw3, seddon, skye1, skye1+1, Shl, Shl+1, sigma421, Sixth Freedom, sl1ppy, small_clanger, TheFatCat, TheFlyingDoctor, thejohn, Tintin_on_the_road, Tintin_on_the_road+1, toothy, TravellerFrequently, TravellerFrequently+ 1, vgang, visualAd, winchpete
Possible - 26
airpricing, Beano HK, bibbju, chuichi, fransknorge, mr hsmall, Jamier45, JAXBA, JimboandtheJetset, Justonemore, MarkedMan, megaloman, MrMutton, nmnm224, olybeast, olybeast+1, papabear, papyPiHi, PETER01, robertf999, seaskybound, ThatT1Feeling, themapelligroup, wizla, wizla+1, Yahillwe, youngbaflyer
The 2015 London DO - Friday 30th October
Aug 4, 2015, 6:24 am
#166
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC bouncing from Blue to Gold to Blue VSFC Red CXGreen Club Accor Platinum Hilton Silver.
Posts: 914
Due to a change of plans we can now come to the do if space is available, so it's
thejohn and thejohn+1
this will be FT do no 3 for us.....
thejohn and thejohn+1
this will be FT do no 3 for us.....
Aug 4, 2015, 6:42 am
#167
Join Date: May 2012
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 663
I have decided to bite the bullet and attend my first DO! No +1 for me - while Mr JtO definitely appreciates the concept of Flyertalk due to the increased presence of comfy seats in his travel arrangements since my habit here began, that appreciation would probably be stretched beyond its limit if he had to attend an actual DO!
Wiki updated to this post.
Wiki updated to this post.
Aug 4, 2015, 7:19 am
#168
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Wirral, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 432
Aug 4, 2015, 8:53 am
#169
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold & GGL & CCR, HH Diam, Bonvoy Titanium, IHG Spire, Tastecard
Posts: 7,549
I have decided to bite the bullet and attend my first DO! No +1 for me - while Mr JtO definitely appreciates the concept of Flyertalk due to the increased presence of comfy seats in his travel arrangements since my habit here began, that appreciation would probably be stretched beyond its limit if he had to attend an actual DO!
Wiki updated to this post.
Wiki updated to this post.
Aug 4, 2015, 9:05 am
#170
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC bouncing from Blue to Gold to Blue VSFC Red CXGreen Club Accor Platinum Hilton Silver.
Posts: 914
Aug 4, 2015, 3:00 pm
#172
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cheshire/Wiltshire/Berkshire
Programs: BA GGL FL, AA EXP, MR Titanium, HH Dia, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Spire, Melia Plat, Amex Centurion
Posts: 184
You don't even have to pretend you work for :GE, IBM, HP, ACC etc etc..
I have checked my ever so packed diary... and it seems that I can fit this "Do" in between a few LGA-BOS-LAX-PHX-LGB and PTY-MIA-TPA-CLT-PHL-PHX-LAS-LAX trips....I am back in the country for at least 8 days! Ha...it was obviously meant to be....
We (yes my long suffering other half is coming along as well!) are booked in at the relatively new Hilton Bankside. Bagged that for £125 in the Summer Sale - a bit disappointed that I don't have to pretend to work for a litany of Blue Chips.
Just like Chris1979 I am too busy flying to really do any work
(Wiki updated..phew... the most challenging work I have done in about 3 weeks...)
We (yes my long suffering other half is coming along as well!) are booked in at the relatively new Hilton Bankside. Bagged that for £125 in the Summer Sale - a bit disappointed that I don't have to pretend to work for a litany of Blue Chips.
Just like Chris1979 I am too busy flying to really do any work
(Wiki updated..phew... the most challenging work I have done in about 3 weeks...)
Last edited by PleasureFlyer; Aug 4, 2015 at 3:20 pm Reason: Afterthought
Aug 9, 2015, 12:45 am
#173
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: DL, BA Silver, VS, BA Amex PP
Posts: 99
I'm now a maybe. I'm supposed to be heading north that evening for a wedding so won't be able to hang around but could be there for the start and then jump in the car. Although a sober Do will be odd...
Aug 9, 2015, 7:13 am
#175
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold & GGL & CCR, HH Diam, Bonvoy Titanium, IHG Spire, Tastecard
Posts: 7,549
Some have guessed pretty 'warm' / 'hot' and I have posted some nearby hotel suggestions which were suggested by our most generous host.
If you need more detailed location at this stage, PM me and I'll tell you.
just crossing a few Ts and dotting some i's before revealing full venue details.
Aug 9, 2015, 7:37 am
#176
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: USA and UK
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Silver, Alitalia Freccia Alata
Posts: 1,351
as previously said, venue is in SE1 and you will have views of the "Elisabeth Tower".
Some have guessed pretty 'warm' / 'hot' and I have posted some nearby hotel suggestions which were suggested by our most generous host.
If you need more detailed location at this stage, PM me and I'll tell you.
just crossing a few Ts and dotting some i's before revealing full venue details.
Some have guessed pretty 'warm' / 'hot' and I have posted some nearby hotel suggestions which were suggested by our most generous host.
If you need more detailed location at this stage, PM me and I'll tell you.
just crossing a few Ts and dotting some i's before revealing full venue details.
Waiting in suspense!
Aug 9, 2015, 3:24 pm
#178
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: London Stratford, E7
Programs: BAEC Gold! Thanks to FT
Posts: 3,379
Please put me down as attending.. hopefully this time I will stay more than 5 mins.. I did go to the last one at Davys but got there a bit late.. nd when they didn't take cards and I had no cash my nerves got the better of me finding a cashpoint and I headed home.
Aug 9, 2015, 3:31 pm
#179
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: the clue is in the name
Programs: BA Gold, IHG Ambassador, Lufthansa Underling level and other underling cards...
Posts: 75
such a shame, will be en route to ANU for annual leave.... 
Greetings from my TP run, few last legs now (at JFK going to LHR then MUC). Lucky I am travelling with hand luggage only; from what I gather it's been fun & games at T5 :O
Enjoy the get together! I'll be trying to put my whereabouts into the meeting diary so maybe I'll meet some of you experienced "runners" one day.
Greetings from my TP run, few last legs now (at JFK going to LHR then MUC). Lucky I am travelling with hand luggage only; from what I gather it's been fun & games at T5 :OEnjoy the get together! I'll be trying to put my whereabouts into the meeting diary so maybe I'll meet some of you experienced "runners" one day.