I have fixed it for you Lord Chief Bigtrousers. Please don't eat me. Eat Chief P, he's strawberry flavoured.



Bever? BEVER? How very dare you! Its all I could do to stop him posting himself to your house to set upon you with sex instruments. Its taken me an hour and a huge bag of sherbert dib-dabs just to get him to stop frothing. He wont sleep tonight, I can tell you.

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MSgt Matt Bradley 'Crashdown' (Formerly Mattb)
A12/TQ2.0.82145E1
CO UKCM 13th Regt. 1st Batt. 'Freebooters'
"There are very few problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of high explosives."

30th March 2012 Friday
31st March 2012 Saturday
1st April 2012 Sunday


Innkeeper’s Lodge Birmingham (NEC), Coleshill
"Room Notes: All of our rates include a complimentary continental buffet breakfast. Our rooms have Comfortable beds, Telephone, WiFi, Flatscreen TV & freeview, Tea & coffee facilities, Hair dryer, En-suite fitted with refreshing showers & Desk area."

For the Friday 30/03/2012 to Saturday 31/03/2012 it is £49 per night with breakfast.

So that £98 for both night but with two people it would be £49 each. This is Standard Double or Twin Room sleeps 2,Breakfast included.

This I think this the other hotel that Dan Copper pointed out.

More hotels.


The Premier Inn Birmingham Nec/Airport. 3 stars
Friday 30/03/2012 £68 for a room
Saturday 31/03/2012 £72 for a room

Friday and Saturday £140 for two nights so abit rich!!! (£70 per person with a twin room)


Holiday Inn Express Birmingham NEC 3 stars
Friday 30/03/2012 £55 for a room
Saturday 31/03/2012 £69 for a room

Friday and Saturday £124 for two nights. (£62 per person with a twin room)


Ibis Hotel Birmingham Airport NEC 2 stars
Friday 30/03/2012 £49 for a room
Saturday 31/03/2012 £42 for a room

Friday and Saturday £91 for two nights. (£45.50 per person with a twin room)

Birmingham Fort Dunlop
Fort Parkway
Erdington
Birmingham
West Midlands
B24 9FD

OK the Saver for the two nights is £19 per night so that £38.00 but non refundable.
The normal is abit more at £49.95 for Friday night and £55.95 for Saturday. So a total of £105.90

This hotel is on the M6 north above abit.

The Breakfast is £6.65 "Our all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet gives you the choice of hot cooked breakfast, toast, granola, Kelloggs cereal, fruit and yoghurt as well as hot drinks and juice - for the perfect kick-start to the day."

So the Totel for a twin room with two people sharing is:-

£38 + £26.60 = £64.60 so that £32.30each that no bad.

Parking is free but only 45 spaces and first-come, first-served basis.


I hope these prices help.

Please can people stop posting off topic and make an new thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheer's Steve

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Sgt Steven 'DATA' Pasek
A04/TQ8.0.24476E3
1st Batt. 69th Regiment, Homers Heros..

I don't really care where we stay but I think I speak for everyone when I say cheaper the better.

Someone higher up the pay scale than me can make the decision.

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I like the sound of the cheap one!!
Obviously it'll cost more for parking at the event, but I guess we could all pile into one or two cars and split the cost.

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M/SGT Rich Hyatt-Dowling (Retd)

UKCM Black ops

Agreed. Aslong as we have good company, a bed each and a roof over our heads. Nothing can go wrong!

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Sgt C. Kee-McParlin
A05/TQ1.0.02160E1

13th Regt. 1st Batt. 'Freebooters'

I agree cheap is cheerful

The premier inn near the NEC is better than the the Fort Dunlop Travel Lodge

It's also right on site,a short minute walk from the event.

The Fort Dunlop is 6 miles away.

On saying that if we stay over I will go with the majority and stay where most of you end up


Helen

DATA - I'd suggest you pick one hotel and go with that. If you want, I'll pick one.

It's not a great choice to make - the hotels are either expensive or have parking issues.

Forget my previous post, I say book the innkeepers lodge.
Breakfast is included, and its close to NEC, so it probably works out the best option.
I don't have a credit card, so I cant get these rooms booked, any volunteers?

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M/SGT Rich Hyatt-Dowling (Retd)

UKCM Black ops

Bear in mind that Innkeepers Lodge has no parking. There is a little on-street parking on Coleshill high-street, looking at Google streetview.

Ah, ok. I suppose I should have checked that really :p
Is the ibis on site? ( I'm using my phone, so tricky to look up locations)

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M/SGT Rich Hyatt-Dowling (Retd)

UKCM Black ops

The high street Coleshill Is a long distance from the NEC?Is that right? Coleshill high st is always busy so difficult for parking,what about those not driving!

Sorry just asking

H

Is the premier inn any good,offers breakfast too

H

If you have specific requirements then book any hotel you'd prefer.

We usually car share. If I attend, I'd be happy to collect people from train station etc.

Unfortunately, I think it was a mistake to list several hotels; a group will never agree - it's usually best to book a bunch of rooms in one hotel. One hotel will always be too far away, and another too expensive. And if we get split between hotels then what's the point of going?

Lol I know what you mean about the hotels,I'm driving and I'm good to stay where the rest of you are staying.

Helen

The IBIS is near the site (at the airport). It's far enough to need to drive or to get a shuttle bus. And the car park at the Ibis hotel is chargeable.

Issues like this is why we stopped doing Birmingham MEMs in 2007 even when we had a changing area in the event ...

If Birmingham is so difficult to stay where have you found to be the best places,regarding other events?

Helen

Looks like wherever we stay, were going to have to drive to the event both days. I suggest fort dunlop, as theres parking and includes breakfast, then just club together for a minibus taxi to and from the show.

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M/SGT Rich Hyatt-Dowling (Retd)

UKCM Black ops

The other events that we have this problem with is London Expo in Excel - expensive hotels and parking. However, the DLR means that you can stay in cheap hotels if necessary and get to the event relatively easily (if the DLR isn't closed ...).

The events in Earls Court and Olympia have several relatively low cost hotels within walking distance (and personally, I live in NW London so can put people up at my place).

The smaller events (which are what we do most of the time) don't have any problems because they are in various places where hotels are cheap.



I'd suggest that. However, if my health improves then I'd be costuming - this would mean I'd take my car to get changed out of the back of it ...

There is also the castle bromwich inn at the fort jester which is not far from the fort dunlop but is on the right side of the area for easy public transport links to stations and LG Arena. the 966 bus stops just outside and it goes to the LG Arena. It also has a pub next door which is cheap and cheerful. Rooms are £56.50 for doubles/ twins and singles.

There is parking and for info purposes the pub is now called fayre & square http://www.fayre-square.com/pub-food/fo ... /pid-M6878

Castle Bromwich Inn
http://www.castlebromwich-inn.co.uk/search.aspx

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DKMax

Once more into the fray. Into the last good fight I'll ever know. Live and die on this day. Live and die on this day. (The Grey)

Gareth I put up the hotels so people can choose from the price, distance, parking, food and BAR!!!!!!!

This is turing into an nightmare to choose from and what at the event???

Birmingham Fort Dunlop is £44 at the moment so it has gone up abit. But for both night but not including the Breakfast at £6.65 each per day.

I want to make sure everyone is in the same hotel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This hotel got 45 free parking space. It got bar and food. But you need to drive to and from the NEC.

Cheer's Steve

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Sgt Steven 'DATA' Pasek
A04/TQ8.0.24476E3
1st Batt. 69th Regiment, Homers Heros..

My point is that a group of more than two people will never come to a single consensus on anything - so giving a menu of choices won't get you anywhere.

I tend to try and pick the best hotel and suggest only that one. If people moan enough about that one, then challenge them to find a (single) better one.

Looks like Copper is at the Birmingham Fort Dunlop hotel.

If this is ok with people I will book rooms (3) twin's with breakfast on my card.

This would be checking in Friday night 30/03/2012 and checking out Sunday morning 1/04/2012.

So the people that I would book for is

Room 1
DATA
Rich

Room 2
Pug
Vito

Room 3
Mole
PlasticPrincess


Ready line

Vito
DATA
Harley
PlasticPrincess
Mole - (Maybe)
DMax - (Saturday Only)
Hunter
Rich

Cheer's Steve

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Sgt Steven 'DATA' Pasek
A04/TQ8.0.24476E3
1st Batt. 69th Regiment, Homers Heros..

Thanks for sorting this, Steve.

I'm gonna add my name to the Ready line, despite the fact I probably won't be costuming.

Room 1
DATA
Rich

Room 2
Pug
Vito

Room 3
Mole
PlasticPrincess


Ready line

Vito
DATA
Harley
PlasticPrincess
Mole - (Maybe)
DMax - (Saturday Only)
Hunter
Rich
Pug50

Cheers Steve, top man!

G, if you dont feel up to bringing Abe, your welcome to use my Service C's. The legs are pretty long (i have to turn them up twice :p)

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M/SGT Rich Hyatt-Dowling (Retd)

UKCM Black ops

Thanks Steve.

I've changed myself from a maybe to a definite.

Ready line

Vito
DATA
Harley
PlasticPrincess
Mole
DMax - (Saturday Only)
Hunter
Rich
Pug50

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