Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
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Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
To answer the question above, I would personally say no, purely for football reasons.
But this is not for that so-called reason.
After discussions with forumites and Apterites, some people have said that some of the locations for Co-events are in the isolated regions of the UK, especially after talking to people who may or may not miss CoLin next month for that particular reason.
So, just for theoretical reasons at the moment, how many people would be interested in attending a Co-event, if it was held in Countdown's spiritual home of Leeds, which is one of the more accessible places around the country.
I'm just asking purely to see if there would be a high enough level of interest.
I would definitely be interested in hosting such an event, if interest is high and clashing with other Co-events doesn't become an issue.
I have a venue in mind (would've liked the Galpharm in Huddersfield, but's that clearly not practical), so let's here what everyone has to say.
Look forward to hearing from as many people as possible.
But this is not for that so-called reason.
After discussions with forumites and Apterites, some people have said that some of the locations for Co-events are in the isolated regions of the UK, especially after talking to people who may or may not miss CoLin next month for that particular reason.
So, just for theoretical reasons at the moment, how many people would be interested in attending a Co-event, if it was held in Countdown's spiritual home of Leeds, which is one of the more accessible places around the country.
I'm just asking purely to see if there would be a high enough level of interest.
I would definitely be interested in hosting such an event, if interest is high and clashing with other Co-events doesn't become an issue.
I have a venue in mind (would've liked the Galpharm in Huddersfield, but's that clearly not practical), so let's here what everyone has to say.
Look forward to hearing from as many people as possible.
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Wait, since when was Leeds not an isolated part of the country?
I'd be up for it, I guess, especially if it's run by the king of efficiency James R. Robinson.
I'd be up for it, I guess, especially if it's run by the king of efficiency James R. Robinson.
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Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
YES
but depends on if i can get to leeds for the start time above everything.
but depends on if i can get to leeds for the start time above everything.
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How did you know that my middle name begins with R, or have I mentioned it somewhere and forgotten.Kai Laddiman wrote:the king of efficiency James R. Robinson.
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Hope this does end up happening, Leeds seems easy enough for me to get to so I'd be more than keen to go if it did.
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It was a random guess, I'm just obviously a psychopathic intellectual/stalker.James Robinson wrote:How did you know that my middle name begins with R, or have I mentioned it somewhere and forgotten.Kai Laddiman wrote:the king of efficiency James R. Robinson.
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Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
Not a career I'd stick with, if I'm honest. Surely you must have higher aspirations than that.Kai Laddiman wrote:It was a random guess, I'm just obviously a psychopathic intellectual/stalker.James Robinson wrote:How did you know that my middle name begins with R, or have I mentioned it somewhere and forgotten.Kai Laddiman wrote:the king of efficiency James R. Robinson.
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Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
Leeds isn't that easy to get to for me but again I'd do my best if James was running it.
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Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
There's nothing wrong with London. There's also nothing wrong with James A. Robinson. We'd come just because, we love this shit so much we'd attend Co'Groats.
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Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
I would attend a Co event pretty much anywhere in England so location isn't a massive factor for me althoug Leeds is by far the best location so far in terms of closeness and also I have a number of friends in Leeds so would make for a good Saturday night.
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Definitely!
p.s. Excitingly, I drove through MIrfield yesterday, although I didn't see you.
p.s. Excitingly, I drove through MIrfield yesterday, although I didn't see you.
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Where were you If you went on the A644, you'd have had a very good chance of passing my house.Ian Volante wrote:Definitely!
p.s. Excitingly, I drove through MIrfield yesterday, although I didn't see you.
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Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
Count me in. If you get the venue and date sorted in time, I'll be more than happy to give you a few minutes at COLIN so you can plug it.
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I drove past Cooper Bridge over towards Dewsbury. I'll wave if I go that way again :pJames Robinson wrote:Where were you If you went on the A644, you'd have had a very good chance of passing my house.Ian Volante wrote:Definitely!
p.s. Excitingly, I drove through MIrfield yesterday, although I didn't see you.
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Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
Damn, count me out. Only kidding, I'd love to. Plus, there's loads of Transpennine Expresses that run throughout the night from Manchester Airport, through Leeds, to York so clubbing after is an option - just gotta make sure I don't win any prizes lol!!Innis Carson wrote:Hope this does end up happening, Leeds seems easy enough for me to get to so I'd be more than keen to go if it did.
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Oooh, thanks, Ben. Maybe you could also give me some guidance on how to organise a successful tournament, as you've done CoLin for so long.Ben Wilson wrote:Count me in. If you get the venue and date sorted in time, I'll be more than happy to give you a few minutes at COLIN so you can plug it.
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Yeah, will see what I can do.James Robinson wrote:Oooh, thanks, Ben. Maybe you could also give me some guidance on how to organise a successful tournament, as you've done CoLin for so long.Ben Wilson wrote:Count me in. If you get the venue and date sorted in time, I'll be more than happy to give you a few minutes at COLIN so you can plug it.
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If this goes ahead I'll probably go if it's on a day when I have nothing planned (any day when I'm not at school)
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Well, if it does go ahead, it certainly won't be on a weekday.Joseph Krol wrote:If this goes ahead I'll probably go if it's on a day when I have nothing planned (any day when I'm not at school)
Seems like a lot of fans of the idea so far, from all sides of the country.
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Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
I'd definitely be interested, and what better venue for a Co event than the city in which it all began?
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FlyBe does Belfast to Leeds flights
Put me down as a possibility
Put me down as a possibility
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Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
Leeds is pretty easy to get to for me, so I'd definitely be up for it.
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Add me James. Really wanted to go to Lincoln but would've required flights and buses/trains and probably an extra night of accommodation what we me being from Ireland. Leeds would be much handier.
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Hmmm, well interest certainly seems to be on the up.
Might have to push things forward.
Might have to push things forward.
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Is it likely to be central Leeds or the towns around it?James Robinson wrote:Hmmm, well interest certainly seems to be on the up.
Might have to push things forward.
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As I've said previously, my dream would be to hold it inside the Galpharm, but that'll probably be too expensive, too hard to reach, and make it too football dominated probably.Joseph Krol wrote:Is it likely to be central Leeds or the towns around it?James Robinson wrote:Hmmm, well interest certainly seems to be on the up.
Might have to push things forward.
My venue of choice is within walking distance of Leeds train station, but as I haven't given the place a check over yet, it's still in the early planning stages at the moment. So, it could still be a dead end.
Remember, this is not confirmed yet that I'm doing it, so I don't want to put everyone's hopes up yet, although if it will happen, based on when all the other events will take place, it will probably be near to the end of the year.
Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
Yeah it would be good because of the location - I live quite close to Leeds. What about Bradford or Wakefield?
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I would love it. i have never been to a co event and for my first to be in my home town would be great.
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Is there still a possibility that this will go ahead at some stage? I hesitate to say 'I'd like a trip to Leeds' but it's certainly a convenient location for me.
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Definitely possible, although most likely to be held near the end of the year, so as not to clash or be too close with any other.Neil Zussman wrote:Is there still a possibility that this will go ahead at some stage? I hesitate to say 'I'd like a trip to Leeds' but it's certainly a convenient location for me.
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DO IT ON CHRISTMAS DAY BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE MIGHT (hopefully) GIVE ME A LOAD OF PREZZIES YAAAAAAAAAAAY!James Robinson wrote:Definitely possible, although most likely to be held near the end of the year, so as not to clash or be too close with any other.Neil Zussman wrote:Is there still a possibility that this will go ahead at some stage? I hesitate to say 'I'd like a trip to Leeds' but it's certainly a convenient location for me.
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Somehow I think the attendance would be at zero....Soph K wrote:DO IT ON CHRISTMAS DAY BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE MIGHT (hopefully) GIVE ME A LOAD OF PREZZIES YAAAAAAAAAAAY!James Robinson wrote:Definitely possible, although most likely to be held near the end of the year, so as not to clash or be too close with any other.Neil Zussman wrote:Is there still a possibility that this will go ahead at some stage? I hesitate to say 'I'd like a trip to Leeds' but it's certainly a convenient location for me.
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ok well if any one person DID happen to turn up, will you tell them not to bring christmas cake because i hate it! AND no mince pies. Hate 'em! What about CANDYFLOSS? "STRAWBERRY FLAVOUR CANDYFLOSS PLEASE, WAITER!" I shall say to you. you will have to be the waiter. Says who? Me!James Robinson wrote:Somehow I think the attendance would be at zero....Soph K wrote:DO IT ON CHRISTMAS DAY BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE MIGHT (hopefully) GIVE ME A LOAD OF PREZZIES YAAAAAAAAAAAY!
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You're only a kid but when you grow up you will probably have serious issues.Soph K wrote:awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ok well if any one person DID happen to turn up, will you tell them not to bring christmas cake because i hate it! AND no mince pies. Hate 'em! What about CANDYFLOSS? "STRAWBERRY FLAVOUR CANDYFLOSS PLEASE, WAITER!" I shall say to you. you will have to be the waiter. Says who? Me!
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Are you trying to confuse the poor girl - ODE has seven distinct meanings of ISSUE, not all irrelevant
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What's an issue?
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Bless you.Kai Laddiman wrote:What's an issue?
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Am I too late?James Robinson wrote:To answer the question above, I would personally say no, purely for football reasons.
But this is not for that so-called reason.
After discussions with forumites and Apterites, some people have said that some of the locations for Co-events are in the isolated regions of the UK, especially after talking to people who may or may not miss CoLin next month for that particular reason.
So, just for theoretical reasons at the moment, how many people would be interested in attending a Co-event, if it was held in Countdown's spiritual home of Leeds, which is one of the more accessible places around the country.
I'm just asking purely to see if there would be a high enough level of interest.
I would definitely be interested in hosting such an event, if interest is high and clashing with other Co-events doesn't become an issue.
I have a venue in mind (would've liked the Galpharm in Huddersfield, but's that clearly not practical), so let's here what everyone has to say.
Look forward to hearing from as many people as possible.
Yes, Leeds would be awesome as it's very local. . Would also be for the Krols.
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Not at all, I'm actually still at square 1 in truth, as my 1st choice for a suitable venue is a no-go, so if anyone could suggest to me a good place in the Leeds area, I'll give it the once over.Thomas Carey wrote:Am I too late?
Yes, Leeds would be awesome as it's very local. . Would also be for the Krols.
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The Wetherspoons near train station?James Robinson wrote:Not at all, I'm actually still at square 1 in truth, as my 1st choice for a suitable venue is a no-go, so if anyone could suggest to me a good place in the Leeds area, I'll give it the once over.Thomas Carey wrote:Am I too late?
Yes, Leeds would be awesome as it's very local. . Would also be for the Krols.
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Who thinks that Wakefield would be a good location?
(Not that I personally am going to plan one - I'm ten for goodness' sake!)
(Not that I personally am going to plan one - I'm ten for goodness' sake!)
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I'm not entirely convinced Wakefield is a good venue for much at all!Soph K wrote:Who thinks that Wakefield would be a good location?
(Not that I personally am going to plan one - I'm ten for goodness' sake!)
James, I'm not sure on the situation with my old rugby club in Leeds, but I believe it's recently been done up and rebranded as a community club (i.e. open for hire?). This means that there are now decent kitchen facilities, and the old function room upstairs could be ideal for this sort of thing if it's available. The place is East Leeds club on Easy Road, not far from the town centre. Might be worth a look!
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Just thought I'd bump it, as I might have some news soon about a CO-WY..................
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CoYor?James Robinson wrote:Just thought I'd bump it, as I might have some news soon about a CO-WY..................
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When you bumped this was the topic not already bumped by Ian's post or did you not see it? Because if not I think that's pretty spooky how you both posted in this thread that was last posted in in April within 1 minute of each other.James Robinson wrote:Just thought I'd bump it, as I might have some news soon about a CO-WY..................
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I posted that post months ago, something other happened...
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The real question on everyone's lips is whether or not the venue would be close to BoxPizza.
And if you want to make an announcement, I'm sure there's some event happening before the end of the month at which you can nick a couple of seconds.
And if you want to make an announcement, I'm sure there's some event happening before the end of the month at which you can nick a couple of seconds.
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COWY or whatever would be awesome, finally a local one...
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Ryan Taylor wrote:When you bumped this was the topic not already bumped by Ian's post or did you not see it? Because if not I think that's pretty spooky how you both posted in this thread that was last posted in in April within 1 minute of each other.James Robinson wrote:Just thought I'd bump it, as I might have some news soon about a CO-WY..................
The "bump" turned Ian's post into the time and date that I made the bump.Ian Volante wrote:I posted that post months ago, something other happened...
Well, I might disappoint you on that front, Ben.Ben Wilson wrote:The real question on everyone's lips is whether or not the venue would be close to BoxPizza.
And if you want to make an announcement, I'm sure there's some event happening before the end of the month at which you can nick a couple of seconds.
But, if the tour of the facilities I'm having tomorrow morning is indeed productive, then I might make an announcement at COLIN.
I think you'll all be excited.