Club Arnage

see here - http://www.clubarnage.com/forum/index.php?board=3.0

Saturday 12th Jan - The Twirl Of Hey (Caldy Valley - Nr Sainsburys) Time to be decided :)


Attendants -

1. Kev_mk3 (Kev)


add your names :)

   Sorry can,t make that date as its Liverpools Capital of Culture Opening Event 

   But the Liverpool Boys would be interested in another date

 ,  Important question,

      Does The Twirl of Hey have Traditional beer?

As the Liverpool boys asked about real beer, this pub is a 5 minute drive from the Twirl of Hay, great food as well ;D

http://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/pub4_1.html

Oh count me in as well

1. Kev_mk3 (Kev)
2. Fran (Fran)
3. Gordon.
4. Jules G

Looks good to me. 

Only thing is, if we are adjusting the pub for Liverpool Boys beer preference, do we need to try and find another date that they can make as they cant do the 12th?

F

I'll go with the flow............

We would love to attend but just cant do that date, see what you can do guys and girls. ;D Would be great having a few beers and putting names to faces, as I think we have only met Fran at LM.

"only" - !!!   ;D

Shall we try to expand the dates a bit to see if we can fit in with the Culture Boys as they would probably double the numbers attending?!

Assuming that we would be looking for a Friday or Saturday in January, I could do the following:-

4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, (possibly 19th if absolutely the only option).

If we drift into February, I can't do either of the first two weekends in Feb but later in Feb is ok.

F

Fix the date and I will try to get there.

Mike.

i cant do the 1st 2 weekends of Feb either ( its my birthday the 2nd!! )

But ANY pub and date other is fine as im 2minutes from chester (in ellesmere port!)  ;D

Saturday 5th would be good if others can make it ( or change to it )
 
     Heres hoping

To throw another pub into the mix

        The Cheshire Cat at Christleton on the Whitchurch road

 Which is nearer the orginal suggested pub

Any date/ location is OK by me, will we be eating as well or is it just for a drink ?

I would quite like to have something to eat as well as beer. 

The Cheshire Cat gets good reviews but the Grosvenor was described as a bit overpriced.

F 

Time for the Liverpool boys to show their hand ,we will

 be four. Brian,Ian,Jimmy and Mike we will be on a boat so

 the Cheshire Cat would be ideal as it puts our bed right

outside the pub on the Shroppie canal

Sorry, just woken up. Been busy - working a first for me.

I'll be there, which ever date is ok, (centre of chester sounds good - its not is it?)

So put my name down, thanks

Right then, it looks like The Cheshire Cat on the 5th is the favoured date and location!   :D

As far as I can see the list so far seems to be:

Kev-Mk3 (+ Dad + Dad's Friend!)
Fran
Gordon
Jules G
Neil
Chris Clark
Liverpool Boys x 4

Not a bad turn out! 

There may be a few more NW lurkers to come out of the woodwork yet (not mentioning names - Neil!)....

F

~[Edit:  Just snuck in there as I was posting Neil!!!]~
~[Edit 2:  Added Chris24 ]~
~[Edit 3:  Added Dad & Friend ]~

Hi Fran,
         Mike C is a Liverpool boy  so take one of the total

Okie Dokie

OK, if you are thinking of Saturday 5th Jan, then please add my name to the list, I wasn't too sure about 12th but the first weekend of the new year is fine with me. food sounds a good idea.

So add Chris Clark to the list.

 :)

Done!  :)

my dad might come aswell as he is a Lemans veteran :lol: but you cant miss my car :) (see the avatar!)

The more the merrier! :)

Sounds like it will be a good night. Have fun ;)

any idea on times????  ???

What time does the liner dock and the crew clear customs ?

     
      Finish with engines expected to be about 16-30 to 17-00hrs ,

          so we should be in plenty of time for the nights frivolities

ok add my dad & his friend to the list :)  :angel:

Done!  ;D

We are up to 12 now. 

I think we should book a table (say 7.30-8.00'ish - can stand n mingle in the bar for a while before that of course!!) - anyone object or have alternative suggestions? 

F

That sounds like a top plan , do they take bookings there Fran ?

Yes we will be glad to go with the flow and have a meal count us in.
brian

I have contacted the pub and believe it or not, they dont have a bookings diary for 2008 yet!!  I will give them another ring right after Christmas and see if we can book a table for 12 then. :)

I am now wondering whether I ought to book a bed for the night - not sure I can be trusted with the 2 units... anyone else likely to be stopping over (not counting the Liverpool Boys in their floating pleasure palace)?

F

F

That's very accommodating of you Fran, almost worth me making the effort...How many spaces in your bed? :P  ;)

Cheeky!   None yet, I am just pondering......  ::)

F

I'm sure there'll be room on the poop deck Fran!! As long as you can hang on !!

Should I get one of those velcro bikinis they use to lie out on the back of speedboats at 70knots without slithering off?

dad & friend cant make it so just lil old me :)

Thats ok... I will try and book the table after Christmas for 10! :)

F

Better make that Liverpool Boys x 5, I'll be there allready put it in my diary.

Just found out today that I shall be in Arrowe Park hospital then, so scrub me off the list Fran.
Maybe next time !!

Ok - I have booked the table for 7.30 for 10 people in the name of "Arnage"!!  I have checked and we dont get booted off the table for second sittings.

As far as I can tell the list is as follows:-

Kev-Mk3
Fran
Jules G
Neil
Chris Clark
Liverpool Boys x 5

Just let me know of any additions/cancellations or if the time is too early and I can change the booking with the pub accordingly.

Sorry to hear you wont be with us Gordon, I hope your hospital stay goes well and look forward to seeing you next time - no doubt we will raise a glass (or 2) to your good health.  :)

F

Well done Fran, We'll see you there ;D

Mike C

PS Hope it all goes well Gordon,

I'm confused  ??? ??? ???

Just been reading back through this post to try and work out which pub we ae actually going to??

HELP!!!

Keep up at the back.

That would be this one

The Cheshire Cat (Innkeeper's Lodge)

Whitchurch Rd, Christleton, Chester, Cheshire CH3 6AE

I know exactly where it is sorted!!!

I'll go back to sleep now

I hope you arent the navigator on the Good Ship Liverpool Boys, Chris!

It will be the pub moored up right beside your boat, thats why it was chosen.....  ::)

F

Ah!!! you see though Fran I will be arriving by four wheels not aboard the good ship liverpool boys!

Also prob staying in hotel or just driving home as I am an adopted liverpool boy and live in warrington you see!!!

 ;D

I dont know, Liverpool Boys in Scotland and Warrington......are any of the really from Liverpool?!!   ???

F

Well yes they are and I was born in Liverpool so that's got to count!!!   ;)

Chris,

I am driving to Chester from Preston, so will be passing by Warrington. Let me know if you want a lift there and back, as i will be driving home afterwards anyway. You could then have a drink if you wanted to, and not have to worry about staying over etc.

Get in touch if interested.

Regards
Chris

see you saturday lads :) i wont be having a meal but i will attend :D

Looking forward to the meet,The weather forcast is looking a bit

better than earlier on this week,but then again it could change again

If you arrive early look for the CA flag on the canal

Cheers Chris thanks for the offer I'm still not sure what my plans are till friday I may be staying with a friends nearby in which case i'll drive but i'll know friday morning if i will take you up and your kind offer.

Cheers thanks a lot

From the 'South Central' chapter meet, hope you have a good one.

BTW, Happy New Year.

Leftie

See you all tomorrow guys and girll.
Brian

Looking forward to it!

I dont think we have actually fixed a time for meeting up!  Table is booked for 7.30 but what time is everyone planning to get there?

In a moment of realism, I have booked a room for the night at the Cheshire Cat (its a twin so if anyone else cant make it home there is a spare bed!!) - I did ponder staying sober enough to drive home, but realised it simply wasnt going to happen.....  :-\

F

just thought it would be a casual drink not getting smashed :lol:

ill pop down for a few tho!! :D quite nervous as never met anyone on here :-[

Kev

     you will be fine, just make sure Brian

            keeps giving Jimmy his medication!!

I am not suggesting I will be getting "smashed" - but also not convinced I will be under the limit to drive back to Manchester!!

Dont worry about us.... strangers are just weirdos you never met before!   8)

Hey Fran Ian from our gang has just txt me and tipped me off about your offer of a bed in your room. I wouldn't mind taking you up on that offer if it would be ok.

I must warn you though I do snore!!

Have PM you my mobile number

Cheers

Chris

Ear plugs packed, so should not be a problem. ;D

cheers guys ill be there about 730/745 tomorrow then!

You make it sound like Jimmy has problems there Ian  ;D

See you all tomorrow, I may be early in which case I will look out for a boat on the canal with a CA Flag.

Regards
Chris

PS. Any idea about the food prices, would be nice to know prior to arrival the approximate costs of a main meal etc.

Cant be worse than JPC!


Its switched off!  ::)  Have pm'd you mine....

F

Chris, a main meal on average is around £8.50, but depends on what you have.

And do we have a wine list?  ;D

See you tomorrow Neil, wine list is Red or White I believe ;) But I will be on the Nigerian larger.

see you tomorrow, i'll get you u a beer!

Spoke to Fran just this morning all sorted see you all later!!

Well just got back from a jolly good evening in the company of 8 other Club Arnage members.  OK Kev Mk3 where the hell were you. Afterall it was your idea in the first place but on the night a no show.  So I am going to be the first to give you some stick. I am quite sure that the othe eight will also be giving you some over the next few days.

Arrived in Chester mid afternoon and went and had a look around the sales and bought a few things. Then arrived at the pub for about 5.50pm and was about to go looking for the boat when the Liverpool lads walked around the corner so went straight into the pub, where we met Fran. So we sat around a table and propped up the bar until 7.30pm before being seated to eat.

Most of us had a three course meal for under £20 and the food was good, the company great, and the banter of a sexual nature at times.  Fran has a four poster bed in her room and may at some point later tonight have a Liverpool boy handcuffed to each corner.

We stayed in the pub until about 11.30pm and then went back to the narrow boat for a night cap of low flyers.

In attendance we had,

Fran,
Liverpool boys x 5 (Brian, Ian, Jimmy , Mike and Chris,)
Neil No Panic,
Jules G
Chris 24

I left the drinkers to it and headed home at 12.30pm but a good night was had by all.

As Chris has said I had a fantastic night good food, good beer and even better company. I don't think I've laughed so hard for ages.

All that said and done it took me ages to pick the locks on those handcuffs this morning!!!!  :o :o

Yep - it was a great night!  Great company and lots of laughs. 

Excellent after hours hospitality was also enjoyed on board the HMS Liverpool Boys - where Neil seems to have managed to drink the entire whisky supply..... I handed him back to Mrs Panic this morning in the car park of the Happy Eater ......looking somewhat the worse for his night out!

Was good to meet up with Jules G - a new face to put to the name!

Shame Kev didnt make it tho... hope he is ok and didnt have an unfortunate incident to the way there.  It had better be a good excuse anyway.

Looking forward to a good nights sleep tonight tho without Neil n Chris snoring for Britain. :(

F

First off I owe you all a HUGE apology :( I don’t have the internet at home so I couldn’t inform anyone but ive been bed ridden since later Friday night with this god dam sickness bug that’s going round. You eat a bit of food or take some fluid and its pot luck which end it comes out of if you get me! :( finally kept something down yesterday so here I am back in work (don’t get paid sick pay) so I really, really do apologise and I WILL attend the next meet without a doubt!

Had a great time on Saturday night, thanks for all your company and it was great to put faces to the names.

Kev, tooooo much information about your illness :o, the next round is on you................ ;D

J

Kev - good to know you arent wrapped around a tree somewhere! 

Make sure you pass your bug on to the boss at work - then he will think twice about giving sick pay for people to stay at home and get better!  ;D

F

We all got back late yesterday afternoon, really enjoyed meeting up with all that attended, loads of laughs and drink 
well worth attending and look forward to the next one.
Get well soon Kev.
Brian.
Photos to follow.

to be honest think its the least i owe you guys  :-[

I live a quick blast down the m53 ( next to Cheshire oaks ) so there are no trees :lol:



Cheers Brian :)

You will be glad to hear that my boss is ill also but its not her fault I don’t get paid sick pay lol

            Great night, glad that Kev is OK, but as Fran

               says Kev give the bug to your boss (Scrooge)

                Just need Brian to upload the evidence so we

                 can all piece the events of night together

Its Monday - and all I can say is "ohhhh my head"  ;D

What a great time, good laughs, good company and good drinks.

I thought I got thru a couple of bottles of Scotch, but at least I did not try the Vodka and milk cocktail.

Good to put faces to names, and good to see Kev is OK, and I wonder how Gordon did at Arrowe Park Hospital.

Cheers to all, and Ian thanks for the drinks on your boat, very good. We did'nt sink it ? did we?

It was a great night, with some very good company, with the Low Flyers being in attendance later in the evening. No Panic, as at LM fell under their affect as was soon speaking a new language none of us could understand. Fran being our only Lady, or should I say CA Goddess was in great form and lasted to the end but she did order coffee and toast with honey for a late supper. We finnished at about 2.30 with all who were leaving the boat not falling into the cut. I also have a few photo's and will post later.

you can not believe how gutted i am i missed this now  :'(

No doubt there will be a follow up Kev - if only so we can claim the beer you owe us!

Also need to make sure Gordon is fit enough for the next one too.

F

P.S.  Not sure about all this talk of "photos" - lets hope Vegas Rules also apply in Chester!!!

Aii there is that! i could just get a few cases of beer from france in april when i start shipping my parents belongings to there house located about 10miles from Lemans it self ;)  :laugh:

whats up with Gordon?  ???

 More or less Fran, don't forget we will be joining you this year.

Aw.... come on Fran.  I was looking forward to hearing/seeing more about these handcuffs   ;D ;D

Sounds like a good time was had by all who attended.

Del

Gordon had a hospital appointment so had to call off attending the meeting!!  Hopefully he will report in soon and let us know that all is well.

Dont worry Kev - we didnt do anything terrible to him   8)

F

I had nasty visions of you with those handcuffs and baby oil   :o  :P

No worries on the photos, and yes what happened in Chester, stays in Chester ;D
Brian

All this talk of handcuffs is just wishful thinking....

When sober

Thats a nice one.......  ;D

Not so sober

Glad to see someone wearing their CA t shirt loud 'n' proud.  :)


I think the moderators should be invited to all piss-ups at no expense to them. What do you think Steve?  8)


Nice one, North West chapter...

Fran, is told we are on Blue Nord.

I would have been the youngest there with ease  :angel:  ;)

I was going to wear my "I love Camping Bleu" t-shirt but thought it might be a bit insensitive!!!  :angel:

Flying the flag

Cheeky git!  We thought that was why you stood us up!

Oh dear!!! Breathe in woman......  :-\

Not at all (but I am only 23 :lol:)

Here is link to all photos.

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/562040521uPxzAx

some great pictures there :)

Brian, nice shots. But who the fluck is that slightly overweight, balding, ginger bloke in the middle of the group photo?? I'm sure I recognise him from somewhere but I'm buggered if I can remember where from...   ;)

Andy, without offending him, you do know him, it is Chris liverpool boys.
Brian.

Nice shots Brian ;D
It must have been the cheesecake he'd just had ;D

He's got a flippin cheek Brian!  ;D So I was trying very hard to offend him! Can't be arsed to come to LM, absent from CA for two years and then puts in an appearance at a NW meet up! What's that bit in the Bible about a sinner repenting?

Got it in one  ;D

Who came by barge?????

Rob, the narrow boat belongs to Ian liverpool boys, with him for the trip were, Mike C Liverpool boys, Jimmy and myself.
Brian

Brian, nice shots. But who the fluck is that slightly overweight, balding, ginger bloke in the middle of the group photo?? I'm sure I recognise him from somewhere but I'm buggered if I can remember where from...   ;)
[/quote]

Now then Andy I am hurt and appaled by your hurtfull coments by all means call me fat I know I am slightly on the podgy side, and as for the balding it's plain to see i can't hide it and i embrace balding with a pair of hair clippers once a week.

BUT GINGER HOW VERY DARE YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!

 ;) ;) ;)

Now then Andy I am hurt and appaled by your hurtfull coments by all means call me fat I know I am slightly on the podgy side, and as for the balding it's plain to see i can't hide it and i embrace balding with a pair of hair clippers once a week.

BUT GINGER HOW VERY DARE YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!

 ;) ;) ;)
[/quote]

Well Chris, I can only assume that the colour distortion must have been due to lack of actual atteding "the great event" as per Andy's post!!!!

Really glad to hear that you you'll be back where you belong in 2008............and there'll be a bottle of of something waiting when you visit Team JPC, although I'm a little worried, as it was the year after our cocktail party that you disappeared for a couple of years!!!  :( :o 8)

Glad you all had a good time, strange that as Kev and myself started the idea  neither of us was there !!
Came out of hospital on Friday after having a kidney and tumour the size of a rugby ball removed. Slowly recovering at my sisters and hope to be able to drive in a few weeks, so when's the next meet ????

Bloody hell Gordon :o

Glad your on the mend, no date is fixed yet....... but it should be when your fighting fit for sure.

enjoy day time TV ;D

Gordon glad your on the mend, pity u you missed the evening - is was great. Hope you at the next one.

And Kev_mk3, now that’s what I call an excuse!

Next time Kev we want a report from a nurse or a Dr’s note.

Forget that just send the nurse!  ;D

Neil - have you seen them at arrow park :o, their just as bad at the Countess in Chester :laugh:

Gordonwr, hope you are on the mend, yes you did miss a good night, so good in fact, we will have to do it all over again and next time hope you will be fit to attend.
Brian