NeilsYard
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Tue 14th Mar 2023 9:32am
On 13th Mar 2023 6:08pm, bk said:
Hi all
Yes, I'll come for breakfast. We can stroll to my office on Parkside thereafter. We shall have to 4pm to mess about with equipment and old negs.
Great stuff Ben - really looking forward to that. In that case unless anyone objects shall we stick to The Flying Standard so its not too far to walk? Or can anyone recommend anything else/nearer? |
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Helen F
Warrington
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Tue 14th Mar 2023 9:59am
The Earl of Mercia is another Wetherspoons and is closer. I believe that Philip has done a test run for us? |
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Rob Orland
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Tue 14th Mar 2023 10:24am
The Earl of Mercia is a decent place in a handy location, but all the tables, which seat 4 each, are set in a line, back to back, and are not moveable as far as I know, unfortunately.... unless anyone knows differently? |
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NeilsYard
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Tue 14th Mar 2023 10:31am
Argh, just checked the Golden Cross - they don't do breakies. Neither does Alfred's Cafe in The Herbert. I can't think of anywhere else between Broadgate and Parkside that does which will accommodate us all. |
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NeilsYard
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Tue 14th Mar 2023 10:33am
So we can get a idea of numbers - copy 'n' paste in your reply.
Breaky:
1) Neil
2) Helen
3) Rob/Clan Orland
4) Ben
5) Derek
6) Philip
Cov Digi Visit after:
1) Neil
2) Helen
3) Rob/Clan Orland
4) Ben |
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Midland Red
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Tue 14th Mar 2023 10:54am
On 14th Mar 2023 10:31am, NeilsYard said:
Argh, just checked the Golden Cross - they don't do breakies. Neither does Alfred's Cafe in The Herbert. I can't think of anywhere else between Broadgate and Parkside that does which will accommodate us all.
I know I can't make this one, but I found our breakfasts in Cafe Italia in Trinity Street were excellent - see post #2 of this thread. Their scrambled egg was particularly good |
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Choirboy
Bicester
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Thu 16th Mar 2023 5:53pm
Breaky:
1) Neil
2) Helen
3) Rob/Clan Orland
4) Ben
5) Derek
6) Philip
7) Ray (Choirboy)
Cov Digi Visit after:
1) Neil
2) Helen
3) Rob/Clan Orland
4) Ben
5) Ray
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Choirboy
Bicester
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Thu 16th Mar 2023 6:38pm
On 14th Mar 2023 10:54am, Midland Red said:
On 14th Mar 2023 10:31am, NeilsYard said:
Argh, just checked the Golden Cross - they don't do breakies. Neither does Alfred's Cafe in The Herbert. I can't think of anywhere else between Broadgate and Parkside that does which will accommodate us all.
I know I can't make this one, but I found our breakfasts in Cafe Italia in Trinity Street were excellent - see post #2 of this thread. Their scrambled egg was particularly good
I'm sure it is very good but I haven't been able to face scrambled egg since being force fed it in Keresley Hospital 70 years ago! Sausages and bacon for me. |
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Midland Red
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Thu 16th Mar 2023 7:19pm
It isn't compulsory, Choirboy |
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Helen F
Warrington
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Thu 16th Mar 2023 8:36pm
The cafe Italia has great food but too small and noisy for the gang.
Just found out that the roofer can't start now till the 17th, so I'm good to go! |
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Choirboy
Bicester
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Thu 16th Mar 2023 11:04pm
On 16th Mar 2023 7:19pm, Midland Red said:
It isn't compulsory, Choirboy
Not to Sister Edwards it wasn't! My sympathies are now with the cadet nurses who would be in trouble if my plate was not clean. (Somewhat off topic but there is a very insightful autobiography, "What are yer, Bleeder" by Derek Haughton (RIP) of this forum giving his experiences as a child in Coventry hospitals and special schools of the 1950's. Perhaps it should be added to the bibliography of "Books about Coventry". I got a copy from Amazon.) |
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Rob Orland
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Fri 17th Mar 2023 10:20am
Thank you for the reminder, Choirboy - I'd forgotten that I have parts 1 and 2 of Derek Haughton's autobiography, so I've just added them to my Bibliography on Historic Coventry. The book you've mentioned above is the first part, which I have read - the second is "The Rest of Me Bleeding Life", which I haven't, yet.
What I hadn't realised, however, is that the author was on our forum going by the username TomRymer. How lovely it would've been to meet him, and how sad that we no longer can. |
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Choirboy
Bicester
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Fri 17th Mar 2023 1:53pm
Rob, Volume 2 is on my desk waiting to be read atm. He was brought up in Wyken less than half a mile from me but on the other side of the Ansty Road, the equivalent of the Berlin Wall to a child. I realise our paths crossed briefly during 1959 while in Gulson Hospital. What a strong person he must have been to survive and conquer his disability, and gain so much insight into life. Back to topic: I will be away and not home until late Friday before our breakfast meet up. What time do we usually gather? |
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Helen F
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Fri 17th Mar 2023 4:02pm
9:30, in the front door, turn right, up the few steps and we're usually in there. |
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NeilsYard
Coventry
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Fri 17th Mar 2023 5:26pm
Be good to meet you Ray. |
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