Thread: UK get together!

Like I said...as much as I'd want to....if it's in May. You'd have to count me out.

I'll look into later alternatives of a similar nature if we think we can't raise enough attendees for our own bash of that sort. Otherwise it can just be a small gathering somewhere cheap as mentioned before. Let's see what B&B produces re interest. Just still trying to gauge what level this is going to work at - lots of ideas, nothing in or out. Would be good to have you over Alex.
At the moment from this site I get the feel that there are prob around 10-15 of us that would manage. That would certainly be a wee pub (razor willing) meet and with a bit of luck a cheap room thrown in that we can show razors/hones in etc. Eat and drink there to make it worth their while giving us a room, probably. Can't imagine a vendor attending, but maybe that's no issue. Let's see what B&B membership says and then I can search out more places and prices for whatever looks to be the scale of it all. If anybody else feels at any time that I am not doing the right things with this exploration please say. I would be happy with whatever ends up happening - 10 of us in a pub, 40 of us in a larger hall or piggy back on a knife show.

cheers
Stephen

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

I posted it at Badger and Blade.

I just posted over at SMF. I stole the text from your B&B post Alex, I hope you don't mind.

This sounds great, if i can make it work permitting i would love to be there. I'm just starting out with straights it would be great to get some hand on help. Currently waiting for Lynn's straight razor DVD to arrive, hopefully i'll get a lot of info through that

No problem.

Originally Posted by Makar

If anybody else feels at any time that I am not doing the right things with this exploration please say. I would be happy with whatever ends up happening - 10 of us in a pub, 40 of us in a larger hall or piggy back on a knife show.

You're doing a good job. I'm happy with any of the options you suggest, depending on numbers, date, etc. It's good of you to shoulder the organisation of this and I'm sure all of us who'd like to attend appreciate the effort you're putting in.

Thanks Trewornan

I have waited to see how the response is from Badger & Blade also. There are about 8/10 folk interested there. So I reckon on a good day we could get prob about 15-20 people together. So, by my brain, I imagine that we should try and get a small pub/hotel that is happy for us to meet and have a room to ourselves for the day. I am sure if I say that we will eat and buy some drinks there we can get a decent deal. This means, I would assume, that vendors just won't be interested. However Alex 'LX emergency' is still happy to come across and do a honing session and so on. So we have at least one offer of added value - I seem to remember that Tony 'portal5' was happy to talk about getting stuff ready for eBay and what to look out for etc. (sorry if my memory is stray on this one Tony!). I will contact Martin of Rasurpur.de and let him know the numbers and game plan. I imagine he will not be interested as such. However I also will tell him about the UK Knife show in May by Bristol. The organiser did offer a table for £90 for the day and this could be an entertaining day out and a bit of a recruitment day! I can get a cheap flight down to Bristol from here and may well go if he does. Anyway that's my thoughts.
I asked Alex (since he is travelling the big distance) to give me a couple of dates when he would be planning his family holiday over here. When that is in I will post them. Check dates are okay generally and then pin down a good meeting place.
Looking forward to a good day out - by August I might know a wee bit more to share also!!

Stephen

Originally Posted by trewornan

You're doing a good job. I'm happy with any of the options you suggest, depending on numbers, date, etc. It's good of you to shoulder the organisation of this and I'm sure all of us who'd like to attend appreciate the effort you're putting in.

Hello from the north coast of the U. S. A. (Near Cleveland, Ohio - a city on the south shore of Lake Erie) . . . if SRP sets up a lottery to pay for my tickets, I'll be there! As a newbie, I will be there on a learning mission and a holiday, and not a teaching assignment. Can we play a round or two of golf?

All fun aside, if you can attrtact some of the famous European vendors to attend, you will have a smashing time. Try to attract Penhaligon's, Taylor, Dovo . . . I hope they'll come.

RalphS

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

Like I said...as much as I'd want to....if it's in May. You'd have to count me out.

Like me .. at the of May I'll be in the US and June Thailand .. don't think I could afford to jump back to the UK for a day or so LOL ... It's gonna be a struggle to pay for those two trips as it is ..

I wonder if the UK manufacturers could be persuaded to offer samples to the meet, or display their wares for trial/sale.