I am now back in Newport.

Oooh, I'm going to drag you to Kama lounge and force feed you a teapot.

Anyway, yes just over a month to go. It's time everyone really started to get on this.

I admit, I'm being a bit awkward with being at work until 6pm, but I'm sure we can work around it. If John, Dave everyone who is trekking to the 'Port manages to congregate around Newport trainstation, and keep themselves occupied then that's fine. I'll meet up with you all at about 6.35ish when I can get off the bus. Choosing the train station because it's fairly simple to get to.

But yes - suggestions etc. Go for it.

Well it's £13 single for me to go to Newport if I order now So that'll be like 15~18 nearer the time I need to know how much to give Lamsey too

Don't worry about the petrol and toll - I'll be covering it

What're the costs if we can't make it up to the 7 people? I'm just trying to approximate my total monies needed including train to Liams

We need to book in advance regardless of whether it's a group booking or not. We probably need to think about booking these sooner rather than later.

Individual tickets are £39. With 7-9 people it's £30.60. With 10+ it'd be £28.20.

Also, I can only take five people (including myself) in a journey, so unless someone else comes with transport, I'll need to make two trips to get everyone there on the day (feasible but not ideal). I will see if any of my local friends are up for it too.

Another detail: if I'm picking up folks from Newport on the Sat, I'll leaving around 4 and getting back around 8ish, so probably best to aim to arrive at mine either before or after those times.

Ok can people just post now if they're coming or not so we can get our numbers right. Three weeks to go - plenty of time to organise. Get on it.

I'm still not fully decided on this, although it is tempting. One of my big concerns is diabetes related.

Can totally understand that, fella

I should be totally in Will have to nail down specifics with Lamsey/Suggestive, but my timetable isn't bad and I doubt my Monday lecture will be important

Does anyone have any ideas on what sort of time they want to be back? In particular as in whenever we leave, it somehow results in myself being back in Newport by 10pm or earlier. Does anyone have any opinions on this or what time they would prefer to be back, etc?

I imagine I'll be able to scive uni on the monday. Only got 1 thing that day.
Just need to either get Kyle involved for a lift or sort out train schedule, then someone to meet me/pick me up at the train station?

Don't have the time to come, got a full day Monday (lectures from 9-5 only a lunchbreak) and can't afford to scive.

Have fun.

It's cool, half of people can't afford to go

I'd like to book the tickets a couple of weeks in advance, so it would be cool if everyone could commit to a yes or no before the end of this week. Remember, to get the £30 price, we need to book in advance as a group. Can someone please ask Si if he's still interested, haven't spoken to him lately. Not sure if Kyle is interested too.

I'll continue to keep the opening post up to date with what I believe to be the current state of affairs.

Edit: also, for those doing the Newport thing, I'm happy to take people back on the Saturday night or on the Sunday morning, if people need to get back for uni. That being said, to get the most out of the park it'd be best not to have to leave Thorpe too early, since it's open till ten.

Right, status for me.

I want to go, but the cost/inconvenience I may cause of travelling may be the thing that ruins this.
Two parts. First getting to yours Lamsey, depending on cost/times either getting to yours via train or meeting with Dave, Nikki, etc. if theres room and then if youre picking them up, I basically follow.
On the day itself, I make it six by your post, so there I cause another pain. Would there be a convenient train/etc. to get to TP from your place and back, that way we avoid that problem.

Basically if we can sort out part 1 and theres a good answer to part 2 without costing £999999..................... then we are on to a winner.

Although... I am finding out my finalised Uni timetables for Fridays tomorrow, I should be free but I shall reply how that goes when I has the infos.

Someone's going to have hold my hand through this cause I've not done train travel before and I don't know what I'm doing when I get to wherever Liam is or anything.
I'm a lost little sheep
*Big eyes*

As will implied but didn't say im not able to make it due to me and my GF doing out 'own thing' that weekend for our anniversary. sorry peeps.

Back on which day?

I think the plan was to stay over at liams place overnight on the Sunday too, met but I can understand if that is going to cause some issues

Will in terms of trains it is your call - head to Newport or reading - whichever is cheapest for you. I can help out with times and whatnot.

The day we go out.

I've updated the OP with the latest info - plan is to discuss this tonight on Steam. If anyone not listed is interested then let me know ASAP so we can sort things out. I'll be booking tickets as soon as everyone has confirmed.

I've got a sleeping bag I can bring, will probably have a rucksack for the majority of my stuff. I'll need to sort a train to Newport too, so I'll have to sort that, I'll have to meet Nikki/John at the train station cause I have no idea where to go I'd like to know if we are coming back Sun/Mon I don't mind on either but I would like to book the train in advance and don't want to get stuck

In person is fine, bank transfer is also an option (I can give relevant numbers).


Good spot, have corrected that.


I'm thinking for the Sat, pick people up at the station around quarter to six then getting Nikki as she leaves work at six. Need to double check how that will work traffic wise.

On the Mon, my current theory would be to leave Wokingham around 9ish to get people to Newport for around 11, if that suits everyone?