Nov 11, 2015, 5:10 am
Last edit by: KARFA
Venue
Now confirmed! LondonAndy spoke with the manager of the venue we used last year, and he remembered us fondly (apparently we drank him out of champagne!), so is happy to have us again:
Tapster
3 Brewers Green
Buckingham Gate
SW1H 0RH
It is a Davy’s winebar 5-10 minutes walk from Victoria station, close to St James’s Park station, (relatively) conveniently situated for all major London airports. It isn't the easiest place to find. It is at the junction of Caxton Street and Brewers Green, with a corner entrance to the wine bar downstairs (almost next door to the Blewcoat School which is a National Trust gift shop open until 17.30 if you arrive early!). If coming from Victoria Street turn down the road with "The Albert" on the corner.
There won't be any food provided as part of the Do, but Tapster do have a bar snacks menu which you can order from if you need some nibbles.
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Arsey00, bermondseyflyer, CaroFos, chalf, danielbk, Docklandsguy, dutch_122, Greg76248, haasha, jabrams72, LHR FLYER, LondonAndy, lost_in_translation, matthandy, megaloman, OldFruity, OxfordBlue, profintraining, rapidex, Mrs rapidex, Richmond_Surrey, stevieed
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Pre-Christmas London Drinks : Friday 11 December 2015
Nov 11, 2015, 5:03 am
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Pre-Christmas London Drinks : Friday 11 December 2015
Hi. After having a chat with a few others recently we were thinking that a December pre-Christmas drinks in London might be a good idea. I am just thinking that a venue, date, and time are set and folks come along if they want - so fairly low key.
As for dates there will be no poll this year and we are going for Friday 11 December. Hopefully this should allow both those local to London to come and those from the regions to come down.
I realise that many will have various Christmas events so may not be able to come, but hopefully some will be able to and we can have a good night. In fact since the date was arranged it so happens I can't make it anymore which is a bit of a shame. A venue is being arranged and should be confirmed shortly.
As for dates there will be no poll this year and we are going for Friday 11 December. Hopefully this should allow both those local to London to come and those from the regions to come down.
I realise that many will have various Christmas events so may not be able to come, but hopefully some will be able to and we can have a good night. In fact since the date was arranged it so happens I can't make it anymore which is a bit of a shame. A venue is being arranged and should be confirmed shortly.
Nov 11, 2015, 6:46 am
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Nov 11, 2015, 7:14 am
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Pre-Christmas London Drinks : Friday 11 December 2015
Can't make it 
I'll be in either Athens, Lisbon or Rome. The suspense is killing me!
I'll be in either Athens, Lisbon or Rome. The suspense is killing me!
Nov 11, 2015, 7:56 am
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Nov 11, 2015, 9:34 am
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Any chance of starting this DO at around 2 or 3pm? I'd love to come to a DO!
Friday nights are impossible for me, but Friday afternoons are usually easy (as long as I'm in the country!).
Friday nights are impossible for me, but Friday afternoons are usually easy (as long as I'm in the country!).
Nov 11, 2015, 10:22 am
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Pre-Christmas London Drinks : Friday 11 December 2015
No chance of the Do starting earlier. However, you can see if there are any other FT'ers who may join you for a pre-Do drink.