General Chat

hello everyone,I am just home from the meeting which went well ,apart from the torrential rain and the cold which stopped the balloons from floating away all nice and gentle.We got some to float away but had to give some away to a party of school children who where very delighted to be given the balloons. The meal was really nice in the chinese restuarant and we managed to warm up alittle and dry off a bit!!! Big thank you to She,June and Zoe for all their efforts to make it a great day,even with the rain I really had a great time meeting the faces for the names I have been speaking to and reading from on GC,Lindy from the Algrave,Carole from rochester NY.Lynn from Sale,Lou from Leics also seeing old friends Jan and family from York (hello Sam it was great to see you)Bren Mills ,Vera Brommage,William from Scouseland,June,Zoe,And of course She.I can not remember all the others apart from Linda from Crewe,sorry I did not get round to everyone,catch you next time. Heres to the next onee,Brenda T

hi Brenda glad you had such a nice time, catching up with everyone, shame about the balloons, but never mind. the kids will enjoy them lol sandra

She said the next meeting will be Nov,Dec or Jan as she has been here (thats Manchester)and it did not rain then,so thats when we should have our next meeting.LOL she could be right.

Brenda I had a good time too and enjoyed meeting everyone. Vera and I left together and as we still had our balloons, we released them on Mosley Street at 1.50pm in bright sunshie. They floated away over the buildings so I wonder where they are now? Looking forward to the next meet. Lynne

Look at the weather now, what a shame. when myself and Tracy left we saw the children standing on the corner with our balloons, it was quite spooky really. I wonder if my balloon is still stuck in the tree?

Glad you all had a good time it was a shame the weather was not better for you but i bet you all didnt care about getting wet. Wonder if my balloon will float down to Kent somewhere Margaret

I had a good time too even though we did get rather wet and had difficulty sending the balloons off It was nice meeting old and new friends Looking forward to the next meet up Bren

I arrived home about an hour ago, just had my tea. It was realy nice to meet everybody as this was my 1st meet up(apart from meeting June in sainsburys for coffee), it was good to put faces to names. Shame about the balloons but the kids were suited to bits . The buffet was excellent thanks to She,Paul,Zoe and June for a super day also GR

Such a shame about the weather, but I'm quite happy to know my Mam's balloon might have gone to a child! Mam was a nanny and Mother of 4, so she wouldn't mind at all. Many thanks to everyone! Love from Sal.x

I thoroughly enjoyed it too, even though my camera got wet and wouldn't work, I did manage the odd photo but not as many as I would have liked. I would like to thank you all for coming,and suppporting She, Zoe and Paul, they were the real workers behind all this. I am looking forward to the next one too. Love June xx

im so pleased you had a great time its a shame that the weather couldnt have been better for you,but maybe next time eh? love susie

well it was a day none of us will forget in a hurry - with our taxi driver nearly having a nervous breakdown and taking over 20 minutes to find zoe's hotel , to the man who saw me walk into the lounge with the balloons and think i was a stripogram, the weather being wet!!!!! was brilliant - and the buffet was good - think we should have a trip back there :-) Paul and I are going to get a small helium balloon kit and when we get Zoe down to visit we will release them here in wakefield - to make up for the ones that flopped a tad today. we will give you a total raised for Winstons Wish as soon as all the other cheques etc have arrived - thank you all for your company today - it was so laid back and enjoyable She & Paul xx

Glad that you all had a good day, shame about the weather. She, sorry that I couldn't get to meet you again today, I will get to meet you one day! Would you believe that I went to Wakefield Library today?! Maggy

thanks to all who organised meet was my first one,and one i wont forget in a hurry just wish the organisers would have told me we had to swim to restaurant lol meal was superb ,nice sorroundings and DRY was really good to see everybody and enjoyed it apart from june shouting at me as usual hope to meet more at next one keith and sandra

sorry i did not get they but hope you all had a good time will be they for next one.

lol - keith - we will form a synchronised swim team just for you. Karin - hope you get better soon flower and Marilyn - looking forward to seeing you at the next get together I think the restaurant was spot on - fantastic food and very reasonable priced. Still a bit hyper after the blue ice-cream though lol

Has anyone heard from William? He took lots af photos and as I forgot my camera I want to ask if he can send me some. Lynne

We just arrived home ten minutes ago. We stayed over in Manchester. Had a brilliant time despite the weather, good company great food what more could anyone want!! Thanks She Paul June and Zoe look forward to the next meet. Had lovely chats with lots of different people, enjoyed Sam's break dancing, visited the library and found six more rellies including a set of twins we had no idea about so all in all a tremendous visit! Here's to the next time..... Linda x

Just like to to say thanks to all that organised the meeting,it was an enjoyable day even with the typical English weather. The Buffet was really good and worth the money, its nice to put faces to names and im still trying to remember who everyone is as i have a bad memory. Thanks Gill for walking me to train station thankfuly i did not get lost on the way there or back, so next time we have a meet up i wont have to worry about getting lost lol. Best Wishes To You All Big Hugs Tracy xxx

My thanks to everyone for arranging the meeting. Everything was fantastic ,including the weather - late afternoon we had brilliant sunshine, sorry you missed it again. These meetings are getting better and better. Top that one She! and you probably will. Couldn't say hello to everyone as the table arrangement wouldn't allow it, and I missed speaking to Anthony. Hope you had a good time with the Mad Manchester Maids (& Masters) Anthony. As Lynne mentioned we let our balloons and all our wishes fly away as we left. Love to all Vera