**Rootschat Meet No 3 - 11th March 2006, Manchester

[Headbanger Veron]

            Don't do Valentines week, Feb 14th for non- romantic's  
 Mothers Day week, around end March in England.
                                        Wedding season, March-Oct.
           Erm, not much left.   The joy's of being a Florist.  

And please avoid the end of March ! (end of financial year) the joys of being a payroll administrator!!! 

Veron

[Mobo]

 

Just a suggestion- but a good meeting place would be the 'Cathedral Triangle' as it houses The Cathedral, the Urbis Centre, and Chethams School & Library, and any Mancunian would be able to give directions.

The attached map shows how easy it is to reach. Straight out of Piccadilly Station, (bottom right) down Piccadilly Approach and Market Street, turn right into Victoria Street, and bingo *****.  And it's bang on the doorsept of the other Railway Station, Victoria.

 

[MaryA]

Handy for Deansgate, isn't that the main road to approach from the wonderful West - Liverpool    What's the parking like around there since if I had to drive into the centre of town to park and get a train, then I might just as well drive to Manchester, seats available for four other scousers, first come first served! ..... so long as one is a good navigator 

Mary

[Mobo]

 

Mary,

All I can tell you is - parking in Manchester is a 'nightmare'.
If you're not in by about 9.00-9.30 most of the office workers have grabbed the long-stay spaces, and the shoppers the rest.  Which means you could spend ages driving round trying to find somewhere. 

If ever I drive in - I park off Deansgate, (just behind the Law Courts), in Gartside Street, but I usually go in on the train - much better on the nerves.

http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/info/car-parking.html

 

[MaryA]

I thought we were talking a weekend day for this meet.  Is the parking still as bad?  or have we changed the timing to a weekday?

Mary

[Mobo]

 


Whoops !! - Sorry !!  I'm trying to do three things here all at once 

Yes I remember now, Saturday seems to be the day most favoured by everyone, and it isn't as bad for parking as week-days.  However, it still gets quite busy.

 

[MaryA]

Or a Sunday would be even better, since many of the places you mention are open then too.

Mary

[Boongie Pam]

I prefer a Saturday.  That way anyone travelling a distance doesn't have to leave early due to work the next day - for the M-F 9-5 folk.  It's the best day to encourage maximum attendance.

It looks like post Christmas is the best time.

How about February 18th?

Random date! 

I remember about 7 or 8 years ago on that date in a petrol station in the north west the temperature was 14oC.

Pam
 

[Keziahemm]

That sounds good to me, time to save a few pennies for the train fare 


susan