All new HAPPY THURSDAYS, Guildford poi/juggle/arts nights

**EDIT**
Ignore all the stuff below this edit!
Until further notice - Thursdays are meeting "down the river" on Millmead island between The Brittannia pub and the Yvonne Arnaud theatre.
Parking is available outside the Brit', or in the council offices just past this, or if those are full in the large car park by the George Abbot pub.
It's a short (5-10 min) walk from Guildford station.

Keen people arrive straight from work (around 6pm) with the majority of people turning up around 8pm.

Ignore the stuff below this as it's not likely to happen in the near future, and during the summer it's nice to be outside.
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This is currently provisional - it might be shunted back a week into February, but just thought I'd get the ball a-rolling...

So, we've been granted the use of a MASSIVE indoor space for Happy Thursdays. Approximately 3 tennis-courts worth of space
And it's FREE

From 7pm - 11pm (Every Thursday obviously) - though again, this might shift slightly.

Sadly we've lost a fair number of regular Guildford spinners, some for a short period, others for longer - but to counter this we're throwing the night wide open.

We want breakers, poppers, lockers, caporeia-istas (no idea how to spell that...), drummers, uni-cyclists on top of all the jugglers, spinners and manipulators.
Even Ed

Just waiting on a couple of final bits of info - for example i'm not sure about fire play yet - but potentially this could be an AWESOME night - loads of space, lots of light, warm, music and lots of people to learn off

Once I get a definite start date, i'll post a map and give more details of how to get there, but vaguely:
Car: It's about 2 minutes off the A3 (so even Londoners don't have an excuse ) at the Spectrum Sports Centre/Woking junction (as opposed to the Cathedral/University junction).

Public transport : You can get a bus to very near, and getting back into town/station will just involve lift sharing

(For climbers it's about a 5 minute walk from Craggy Island)

Woo, and indeed, hoo

It would be wicked if we could get LOADS of people down for the opening night *HINT HINT*

:everythingelse:

Awesome! I'll round up as many people as I can!

Should be there

But do we really need Ed

Sounds great mr the durbs I'll see if I can convince simon to come. oh is there parking in the same timezone at this wonderful sounding new space?

Yep yep - as I said, more details to come once the start date is confirmed. Don't want people turning up before it's started

Excellent, Im free Thursdays.

Alas, wrong Guildford

Though you're more than welcome any time of course

And so the Happy Thursdays family gave birth to a new night. What generation are we on now Paul? This must be at least Mk.4?

I shall just re-iterate that this hall is huge! We're talking sports hall. Ideal for jugglers. Goo transport links to Hampshire, Surrey and South London. And the best thing about it is that all the fluorescent lights on the walls have coloured bulbs...

I guess it's not happening tonight? But I just thought I'd check, on the off-chance?

[censored].. can't do this Thurs either..

I will definitely be ready to start next week though!! With bells on!

looks like i'm back in time hopefully!

Right...
Bad-news/ok-news time.

Bad News:
The venue is having a change of management, which means all projects are on hold until mid-late April

Ok-ish News:
We've been offered a temporary venue to use instead. However it's in Old Woking. Apparently it is on a bus route from Guildford, and for those with cars it's alright (Except for me who has to go round half the world to get there - but anyway...)

So - Quick question, are people happy to go to Old Woking as a stop-gap or is it too far?

Well... the general feeling is a "no" to Woking it seems.

However, the forecast ain't tooooo terrible for this evening - so does anyone fancy a spin tonight at the river?
Wrap up warm, and bring fuel

*** NEWS FLASH ***

In a return to old-skool ways, we're meeting down by the river again until the venue gets sorted.
If the weather's rubbish, can just go to the Brittania pub, which has a covered outdoor area which we can play in...

For those new-ish peopl, "the river" is behind the Yvonen Arnaud theatre, across the footbrige on Millmead Island. Or across the footbridge from the Brittania pub.

Wrap up warm and bring fuel, drums, hats and smiles (A thermos flask full of hot chocolate often goes down well too )

Its not that bad at the river in the winter fatty. Do a few mins of spinning outside get cold and go to the pub for a nice pint of strongie b!!!

Miss you guys

Says you, lifting your rolls of flab to expose more sweaty flesh to the warm antipoedian sunshine as you bask away on sunny beaches with nothing but a duvet cover as a bikini to protect your dignity and sign saying "I'm not a beached whale" in case you doze off.



:mwah:

I'm going to be down in Guildford for a week in April, might drop by and join in if thats OK. I know where the Brittania is so I should be able to find you, assuming your not in the new venue by then. I'll check up nearer the time anyway.

Cheers

Motley

Cool

Anyone coming down tonight?

The weather's 50/50 - Light rain at 18:00, clear by 21:00... so i think we'll risk it and turn up at 8, if it's raining - head to the Brittania, out the back is a covered patio where we can probably juggle, and certainly drink...