Manchester Spinners Meet up Info + Stuff

hi.
anyone going to PLAY Festival with some spare car room?
i'll be flying from israel with some friends and i'll be needing a ride from manchester airport to the festival. i think we're 4 people right now.

thanks,
PoiBoi

^ PLAY!! i dont no details of play?!?! whos going??

Toby, u got it

Whos out this Sunday?? Surely not everybody is at BJC????

Hi,

Poi almost total newbie here looking for people to distract the viewing public from his lack of skill. Or people to help him a bit 8-)

Is a meet happening this 15th as suggested earlier? Is it worth me waiting until the "big" meet on the 29th? Do you still meet at Picadilly Gardens at 4pm? Are you easy to spot?

Alex
x x

Ooh - the 29th? I'll be down then...

As far as I know, people are meeting this weekend (15th) for a meet. I'll be there, mainly to try put together a 6-piece project for my college photography course. And no doubt I'll do my best to be there for the bigger meet on the 29th. Maybe there'll be better opportunities then, we'll see.

I'd recommend coming to both really. At the very least it'll be easier to start knowing people when there's fewer there. And there should be a few people to ask for help on Sunday, so I'm sure someone'd say yes.

As far as I know, we all just turn up at the Gasworks when it suits us. 2pm is the planned time, but those that are fasionably late (most of us) start to appear around 3-4. Personally, I'll be in Manchester from around 12-ish I think, mainly hanging around, seeing what I can shoot before everyone appears later on.

Just look out for a group of studenty-types, with music playing, and brightly coloured objects on string spinning around. That'll most likely be us

R

OK, looks like a day of travelling to liverpool and then manchester and then back to warrington. Now, I did see directions to the gasworks somewhere I'm sure, but now can't find them... I remember the directions sounding like walk towards deansgate...?

And I'll probably aim for 4 O'Clockish I suppose.

Alex
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There are several ways to get to the Gasworks. The easiest one to describe is start at Oxford Rd Station, turn left onto Withworth St West and head for the Ritz and the Hacienda.
Follow the road down and the Gasworks is under the arches at the end of the street.
If you are coming from Deansgate, you walk past the Locks opposite the station going towards the hacienda. YOu get to the City Road Inn pub and you can see the Gasworks accross the junction under the arches.

As Psykotic said everyone heads straight to the gasworks these days and meets anytime after 2pm, with the majority arriving for about 4pm.
I will not be at the meet tomorrow or on the 29th, owing to the fact I am still in Oz.
I will be at the meet on 27th May though (will not be doing my usual meet 'n' greet though)

What meet on the 27th?

We dont think that far ahead, surely?

Thats my first weekend in Manchester after 6 months down under. I am organising a meet for then. I did mention it about 3-4 weeks ago

Woooo the return of steaks!!

Tobi, ive just finished making your poi. Im jelous cos there better than my ropes!! i think ill have to make a new set for myself!! ill hav em with me tomoz if you out!

so there is a meet tomorrow? My call by afterwork if my legs are up for it!

i miss you guys loads !

hopefulyl im comming down soon with some new toys ! has anyone used PX3s yet? i want to know what everyoen thinks of them, theyre really slim but spretty nice and sturdy. has anyoen experianced any problems with them?


tone xxxxx

Hooray, a grand total of... 4. Low turnout, but it was still fun.

The random surge of skaters, pizza that took an age to arrive, pool at Grand Central... considerably little spinning admittedly. But there were a couple of fire demos when the sun had gone down

Ah well, looking forward to the 29th now. Should be looking at a bigger turnout apparently, so I'll have the viewfinder stuck to my eye most of that day :P

And on the off chance the girl on the train to Sheffield finds this place - Hi hope you found your phone in the end. If you're still looking at stopping by for the next meet, keep checking here for details; no doubt someone will know whats going on.

Off for now, need some sleep before work. But I will upload more pics to my Flickr account tomorrow. Night all.

R

Great little meet! minimini meet =) pool was alot of fun and pizza was good, even if we did go to the one reaaaalllly far away up oxford road!!!! piks looked great lookin forward to seeing em!

the big meet is gonna be great really lookin forward to seeing everyone again.

how was bjc for those who went?

hmmm... should have hung around longer by the sound of it.

Alex
x x

^ aww sorry mate. what time did u arrive for? rick and lou were ther from around 4 i think. arr well, come down on the 29th good times still to be had

Chris, BJC was brilliant. Even for a non-juggler like myself... Plus 5 days in the sun? Can't go wrong...

Roll on the 29th!

Ive decided that im gonna bring a disposanle BBQ tothe big meet on 29th. Ill bring nuff food to feed myself and a couple of others. if anywould would like to contribute, bring food or whatever, feel free to do so! look forward to seein yall!

That sounds like a wonderful idea! With Sainsburys only a walk away that'll be fantastic!

What time you getting there Chris? Early or later as usual?

Can't wait!

id say l8 as usual. probs around 5 or somethin

WTF!!! Whats with all the back stabbin and snide remarks in this thread?!! What the hells been goin on??!!!!!!
I'm comin back tonight, with me beatin stick!!!
UNtil later my friends, until later.........
Taking it easy
Ro xxxx

hes alive!

roman, get that skinny ass to the manc meet on sun or there will be trouble mr!

Sorry hunny but no can do. Got myself a new toy so having a Track day.
Will be at the next one tho.
But at least i've got my computer back now! Can come and chat with you all once more
Man, i miss you guys

Yay for the return of Ro.

I', quite looking forward to returning, although I don't think the manc meets will quite compaire with the Melb meets. :haha:

Love the idea for a BBQ, I'm guessing you got it from that swarm of skaters that appeared last time. Either way, I'll certainly look at getting sausages and marshmallows

<3 BBQ's

Again, I'll be in Manchester from pretty early on, but I hope I won't be turning up to the Gasworks and waiting an hour or so for someone to turn up :P

R

Hopefully I'll be there from 2-3pm, even if I'm there on my own gives me a bit of solo spinning time before everyone turns up!

Depends on how bad I feel from Monster Monster the night before!