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Finally, I have a venue that is available on a date that I can make (which is kind of important to me if I'm organising it)!

I have provisionally booked the Castle Hotel in Tamworth, for Saturday 19th May 2012, for up to 80 people. They have rooms, and are in the town centre so accomodation shouldn't be too much of an issue.

Apologies for it being later than I hoped, but it's the best I could do given the Aston Villa fixtures v function room availibility :tongue:

It's costing me £200, so any kind souls that feel inclined are welcome to chip in!


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Thats cool Dave, I'm usually free on Saturdays, except for a few a year where I have to work, will get on to my client and check the 19th May is clear and get back to you. Will be more than happy to contribute toward your costs..... should be fun, looking forward to it :marchmellow:
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Good stuff!
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Sadly I won't be there! I'm in Toronto working that week and fly back on the 19th :(
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View PostDaveK, on 18 February 2012 - 01:18 PM, said:

It's costing me £200, so any kind souls that feel inclined are welcome to chip in!

Perhaps you should make it a ticketed event - firstly to get back the hire fee and secondly to avoid 650 people turning up...

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View Postprof beard, on 18 February 2012 - 03:12 PM, said:

Sadly I won't be there! I'm in Toronto working that week and fly back on the 19th :(

Awww :(

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View PostDaveK, on 18 February 2012 - 01:18 PM, said:

It's costing me £200, so any kind souls that feel inclined are welcome to chip in!

Perhaps you should make it a ticketed event - firstly to get back the hire fee and secondly to avoid 650 people turning up...

I figured we'd just "deal" with that if it happens :p
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not sure i can make it, will have to check things out.
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I'll be there for sure Dave. I'm happy to pay a fiver for a ticket too. If everyone does the same, that'll easily cover the cost of the room hire. If you don't get the full fifty people, I'll happily pay a bit more so you're not out of pocket.


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I'm thinking that tickets may be the way to go, but thanks to everyone that has offered to help out with the costs - it's clear that it's not going to be a problem already :)

The thing that's always difficult with events like this, is predicting how many will actually turn up - do we need a bigger room, smaller room? At the end of the day, tickets could solve a lot of problems! So I am currently thinking on that and will post here when I figure something out :)
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19th May entered on my calendar - and, as everyone else is saying, I'm happy to chip in towards the costs.

I'm sure there will be at least 50 people there so at £5 each there would be a surplus of funds which could either be donated to a worthy cause (Cam VIP perhaps?) or used to buy a few raffle prizes.

I'll be up there for duration of the event (and stopping overnight too) and would be happy to take a couple of hours helping out during the day, setting up the room, sitting on the door, selling raffle tickets or whatever - if there's a few people prepared to do the same the workload gets shared and everyone gets to enjoy the day.

Thanks for all your efforts so far in getting the show on the road Dave. :)

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Hopefully will be able to get the time aff work!

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Oh blast..... Just had my May dates confirmed by my client and unfortunately I have to work on the 19th May in Oxford :sad2: am gutted!! I only have a few assignments throughout the year that land on a Saturday... typical!
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This sounds great, i'm up for it! I'm also willing to pay towards the cost of the room or for a ticket. I'm new to vaping, so it would be a great way to learn more.
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Being very new to vaping myself and loving it I am going to try and make this event.

Is it just purely a meet up or will vendors be there too.

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Hi Yorky,

It will be primarily a meet up for Vapers to socialise, but as last year, vendors are more than welcome.

During the next couple of weeks, I'll be firming up a few arrangements and can probably be a bit more precise as we get closer.

Myself, I'm going to drink beer and swap notes with fellow vapers! Any mor Ethan that is a bonus :)
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Are you letting vendors be there?

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very tempted may just have to go and look at train fares
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View PostWickedelves, on 23 February 2012 - 01:30 PM, said:

Are you letting vendors be there?

Of course if they want to come! There's no entry qualifications, just an excuse to compare e-cigs, drink a few beers and have a good time :)
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I'll be coming along to this hopefuly although was going for the more social side.....but i can bring some stuff if anyone wants :)

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I hope to be there as well Dave, is it far from last years vapefest venue? coz would prefer to b&b at the Tamworth Arms like last time.
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