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Discussion in 'Events & Meetups' started by zooman, 4 Apr 2009.

  1. zooman

    zooman Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Is there any interest in a zoochat community get together?

    Saturday 3rd or Sunday 4th October 2009. Chester UK.

    Something as simple as a breakfeast and or guided tour of Chester zoo.

    Maybe a dinner?

    A morning tour of zoo then lunch?

    It would be fun to put faces to the names.

    Any thoughts?
     
  2. James27

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    Would be good if I could get to Chester, it's a long way but I'm sure I could do it lol.
     
  3. taun

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    Could be interesting, count me in if your visiting Chester Zoo :)
     
  4. Bele

    Bele Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    The Bartlett Society - Zoo History - have an informal meeting planned for Sunday 4th October 2009 at Chester . I am a member as are quite a few other contributors to ZooChat , so there are likely to be quite a few zoo enthusiasts around then .
     
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    sounds like a cracking idea count me in
     
  6. zooman

    zooman Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Okay, thank-you all for responding.

    Ashley and Taun l gather you are both locals. Look forward to meeting you both.:)

    Stephend anyone who uses the word craking. I cant wait to meet very hugh grant from the movie Notting HIll :D

    That is great timeing Bele, with the bartlett society. Meant to be l would say;)

    I am sure more will comitt as it gets closer. I did enquire about a meeting room at CHester Zoo to hire for a morning cup of tea. Hugely expensive:eek:

    As the date gets closer we might look at picking a spot to meet. I so want name badges!! Truly!!

    Wow we could even have T-shirts. Okay will settle now LOL.

    Thanks again for posting on this thread. 6 months away it will fly!
     
  7. James27

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    I'm not actually local, I live about 3 and a half hours from Chester, but I use any excuse to go there :). Ironically, I won't be able to go to this as I'm in Australia then lol.
     
  8. taun

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    ZooChat T-shirts?? lol

    Am definitely local and should be able to pop in for atleast a couple of hours.

    Ashley-H, any chance you live in south wales then? cardiff area?
     
  9. James27

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    Yep, about half an hour from Cardiff, I'm closer to Newport. Why's that?
     
  10. taun

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    Just a small world, I know the cardiff area (well just north pontypridd) quite well (ex went to uni there).
     
  11. James27

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    Ah right. Thought I knew someone on here then lol.
     
  12. taun

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    lol so did I for a minute. :p
     
  13. gentle lemur

    gentle lemur Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    I'm game. You'll recognise me by my beard, Nikon and long lens :)

    Alan
     
  14. taun

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    I'll be the amber traffic signal! ;)
     
  15. redpanda

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    We should have a ginger zoochatters get-together.

    Meeting point by ROTRA me thinks ;) .
     
  16. taun

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    How would they tell us apart from the orangs? :p
     
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    Name-tags, of course ;)
     
  18. mark77

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    sound like a good day to take girlfriend so she can play spot the enthusiast. (the secret agent, the pap photograher, the trainspotter, doctor doolittle and so on) yes know which ones i am.
     
  19. zooman

    zooman Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Hi Raven75, we could be a comittee!!:D:D:D
     
  20. elephant400

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    im in, where should we meet in chester, is it possible to move the date a bit forward or backward