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Well, the gang going by train will probably arrive together at, what, 12:30 or thereabouts? If you'll be there earlier or later a few of us can PM you our mobile numbers. I'll send mine now as I'll likely be in TBN's slipstream anyway <!-- s:P --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif" alt="" title="Razz" /><!-- s:P -->

Assuming I can find my Irish SIM card that is...

The hall isn't that big really, and didn't get crowded until after four last year. I'd intend to occupy a table as close to the bar as possible. We should be arriving about 12.15, and staying until 7.

Edit: note that the venue isn't the big King's Hall you can see from the road:
[img:1hk1okpi]http://www.kingshall.co.uk/images/darkhall.jpg[/img:1hk1okpi]

It's a smaller shed round the back, accessed to the right of the main hall. The way in should be well signed.

I think Delboy over on Jim's is helping out behind the bar this year

Iorwerth Griffith usually volunteers at it too, though he was on the other side of the bar when I met him last year.

Launch day, and the press release[/url:3396dko5] is now up.

24 gravity casks this year, up from ten last year. Nyom.

damn you rugby!! if it wasn't for the all blacks being in town i'd be heading up to this, just checked the train times and i'd have less than 2 hours at it if i chanced it, no point really. mmm maybe a sneaky friday afternoon off......anyone else up there tomorrow afternoon?