Topic: An idea! Purrs convention! (Read 9015 times)

Mojo · « **Reply #46 on:** September 11, 2007, 15:18:06 PM »

me no do white either (not V. slimming darlings ha ha)

Cheesecat · « **Reply #45 on:** September 11, 2007, 15:15:03 PM »

Quote from: ems (nina+kiki's mum) on September 11, 2007, 10:18:37 AM

Hi Everyone,

I was going to go to the Supreme and badges sound like a great idea.

Dawn (cheesecat) and any others from the North West is it worth us going together to save petrol? (carbon foot print and all that! )

Iv'e got to practically go past Manchester on the M6 so i could leave my car at yours or pick you up? Jon won't be going anyway so it would be nice to have some company!

ems
xxxx

Sounds like a plan! Me and OH would be coming if that is okay? (got to take someone to carry the shopping!!

) will be good fun travelling together - you can do either (picking us up or leaving car) maybe take whichever is the biggest car if more people want to come along too

I love the idea of a t shirt

as long as its not white! I don't do white as I am too clumsy and would need a purrs bib to go with it

Angiew · « **Reply #44 on:** September 11, 2007, 14:56:34 PM »

can't go 'cos I is in London working on that day.....
wouldn't go 'cos I don't like cat shows and all the snobbery that goes with it.....

apart from that the parking and entrance fees make it an expensive day.

If you want to have a central meeting then why not somewhere like the birmingham cats protection shelter at Hollywood? I'm sure they'd be delighted to charge you all an entrance fee

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #43 on:** September 11, 2007, 14:33:12 PM »

Sounds like a good idea Lesley and a shirt with a biggggggggggggggg Purrs logo on plus a badge

Can you send me the details are they decent shirts and do they come in big sizes?

Ralph's mum (angie) · « **Reply #42 on:** September 11, 2007, 13:11:24 PM »

any of the scottish possie going to travel down or is it up

Sarah, Ratsie wot u think

sorry dont know everyone from Glasgow

LittleLijah · « **Reply #41 on:** September 11, 2007, 13:02:55 PM »

Just looked at the Supreme website...looks like a good day out. Gonna ask my Mum if she wants to go (she's a mad about cats as me). Will be coming from Wiltshire if anyone wants a lift?

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #40 on:** September 11, 2007, 12:51:16 PM »

are we going to make money off the badges for purrs though . like da bird , i think its a good oppotunity to do that

Mojo · « **Reply #39 on:** September 11, 2007, 12:32:16 PM »

oooh badge please! I am taking my OH, my two sisters and my friend Lauara, so we have a car full!

Laura is actually allergic, but she said she would just "dose herself up woth piriton" Was great fun last year.

LesleyW · « **Reply #38 on:** September 11, 2007, 12:07:05 PM »

I use a website for some of our statiionery and they are doing t-shirts with your own design logo for £4.79 up to 25 in number or £4.99 for up to 50. Maybe some peeps would like to wear a t-shirt and then we could get new members interested when walking around the halls as well.

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #37 on:** September 11, 2007, 12:00:54 PM »

Perhaps the badges should just say Purrs, then when you see someone wearing one you have to try and guess who they are

Tan · « **Reply #36 on:** September 11, 2007, 11:58:25 AM »

Yes def up for this too

Have spoken to Les and we are going up together and it will so great to meet ya.

So how many badges do we need and what we putting on em

I can do them in the same format as a fridge magnet easy

LesleyW · « **Reply #35 on:** September 11, 2007, 11:50:30 AM »

I've just been looking at the list of trade stands etc, I think I better take two credit cards.

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #34 on:** September 11, 2007, 10:36:03 AM »

Although the actual halls don't open until 10am you can get into the NEC complex and have a coffee at one of the cafes just outside the entrance to the halls. I usually get there about 8-8.30am! No need for most people to get there that early, but you can get inside at that time. The later you get there the more you get stuck in traffic and it takes you ages to get around the place. I think the good food show (usually the same weekend) is a different weekend this year so that should help traffic and parking wise.

Dawn F · « **Reply #33 on:** September 11, 2007, 10:31:50 AM »

how early can you get there? I'm not disabled just really easily lost and would rather be there 2 hours early than 6 hours late!

Susanne (urbantigers) · « **Reply #32 on:** September 11, 2007, 10:30:01 AM »

It's really easy to get to - as has been said, it's signposted from the M6 and the M42 so you just follow the signs. It is worth checking out site and hall plans though as, in my experience of going several times, the car park people are hopeless at directing you and the signage isn't too good. So it helps to have an idea of which car parks are nearest the halls. For anyone who is disabled it's also worth getting there early as there aren't many disabled spaces, and you can't rely on the car park staff to direct you to the next nearest car park. One year I ended up parking miles away in a non disabled space (after several staff had sent us all over the place), didn't see any shuttle buses and ended up struggling through the mud to get to the halls, only to then see car park staff directing newcomers to (non disabled) spaces near the entrance.

In addition to Reynard's suggestions as to what to take, I recommend a credit card!

ems · « **Reply #31 on:** September 11, 2007, 10:18:37 AM »

Hi Everyone,

I was going to go to the Supreme and badges sound like a great idea.

Dawn (cheesecat) and any others from the North West is it worth us going together to save petrol? (carbon foot print and all that!

)

Iv'e got to practically go past Manchester on the M6 so i could leave my car at yours or pick you up? Jon won't be going anyway so it would be nice to have some company!

ems
xxxx

Reynard · « **Reply #30 on:** September 10, 2007, 16:25:40 PM »

The NEC has its own motorway exit on the M42 and it's well signposted - it's pretty self-explanatory. As Lesley says, there are shuttle buses from the car parks to the show halls, which this year are halls 17-19.

Recommendations to take are a backpack, a packed lunch and very comfy shoes.

Here's the provisional hall plan for the show just to make things a little clearer: http://www.palantir.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/hallplan.html

And some additional blurb about how to get to the venue: http://www.palantir.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nec.html

LesleyW · « **Reply #29 on:** September 10, 2007, 16:12:54 PM »

It's really easy from the M40 Dawn and anyway it will probably just be follow the queue of cars, and there's loads of parking and then buses from the car parks to the entrance. That's what it is like when I go to Crufts so would assume the Cat show will be similar.

Dawn F · « **Reply #28 on:** September 10, 2007, 16:08:56 PM »

I'm really bad at finding my way around - how easy is it to find NEC from motorway (M40) and I presume there is lots of parking????

Cheesecat · « **Reply #27 on:** September 10, 2007, 15:52:24 PM »

I am going to the supreme and would love it if everyone wore a badge so we could meet up - I would be a bit afraid to walk up to people otherwise in case it is not really who I think

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #26 on:** September 10, 2007, 15:47:14 PM »

Quote from: berties mum on September 09, 2007, 21:11:41 PM

Perhaps we should have our cats' names - everyone would know who we were much more easily than if we used our own names!!

I need big humungous badge then

berties mum · « **Reply #25 on:** September 09, 2007, 22:09:32 PM »

Quote from: Reynard on September 09, 2007, 21:50:21 PM

Pin badge is a good idea! Though I think if Tanni tried to put on our Purrs name, actual name plus all our cats names, we'd be walking around wearing A-boards...

Great idea, we'll have no problem recognising each other!

Reynard · « **Reply #24 on:** September 09, 2007, 21:50:21 PM »

Pin badge is a good idea!

Though I think if Tanni tried to put on our Purrs name, actual name plus all our cats names, we'd be walking around wearing A-boards...

The 17th November is a Saturday and the show is open to the public from 10 am though judging starts at 9:30. Show closes at half 5.

Would suggest a good place to meet up or lurk is near the household pet pens as they are together in a corner of the hall. The area near the stands and club row gets sooooooooo busy.

berties mum · « **Reply #23 on:** September 09, 2007, 21:11:41 PM »

Quote from: COSMIC CREEPERS on September 09, 2007, 21:01:49 PM

i was thinking that should it be

cosmic creepers or boring sasha

If I were you I'd go with just Sasha rather than Boring Sasha - don't be so hard on yourself

Perhaps we should have our cats' names - everyone would know who we were much more easily than if we used our own names!!

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #22 on:** September 09, 2007, 21:01:49 PM »

i was thinking that should it be

cosmic creepers or boring sasha

berties mum · « **Reply #21 on:** September 09, 2007, 20:57:22 PM »

Quote from: COSMIC CREEPERS on September 09, 2007, 20:49:51 PM

a big badge with our name on and purrs , so we know who were approching

Real names or Purrs names, or both? I don't want to get any funny looks

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #20 on:** September 09, 2007, 20:51:43 PM »

Yes but that is Tans ickle job, although I will help with advice

I need to remember that the Chrissy auction does not start on 17 Nov!

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #19 on:** September 09, 2007, 20:49:51 PM »

a big badge with our name on and purrs , so we know who were approching

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #18 on:** September 09, 2007, 20:48:29 PM »

berties mum · « **Reply #17 on:** September 09, 2007, 20:47:01 PM »

Thanks Gill, it's too far to the kitchen to check the calendar

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #16 on:** September 09, 2007, 20:46:05 PM »

theres a iccle job for you then gilly hahahah

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #15 on:** September 09, 2007, 20:43:23 PM »

yessssssssssssssss

berties mum · « **Reply #14 on:** September 09, 2007, 20:42:28 PM »

Quote from: COSMIC CREEPERS on September 09, 2007, 20:24:55 PM

i think getting badges organised in time by someone would be good
and maybe if theres a few of us then we could pay and the money go to purrs
what u think

Totally agree, I think it's a great idea. Is Nov 17 a Saturday?

COSMIC CREEPERS · « **Reply #13 on:** September 09, 2007, 20:24:55 PM »

i am going to the supream i would love to meet some of you , i think getting badges organised in time by someone would be good
and maybe if theres a few of us then we could pay and the money go to purrs

what u think

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #12 on:** September 09, 2007, 19:41:33 PM »

Sorry been on the phone and only just got the message about the names.

Humble apologies, I had forgotten you could not say who is showing, thanks Tan for taking offf names.

LesleyW · « **Reply #11 on:** September 09, 2007, 19:34:53 PM »

I was hoping to go to the Supreme this year, don't think husband is up to that though, Curfts is okay but I think he would say no to cats - Tan do you want to come?

Sabrina (Auferstehen) · « **Reply #10 on:** September 09, 2007, 19:32:22 PM »

Leeds is central right?

Not that I'm biased in any way shape or form

In dublin on the 17th November! For another form of convention (comic books).

There can always be what other forums that I'm on call Drink Ups (mostly cause they end up being in pubs), group of folks from a forum get together once in a while just to chat. Normally ends up being anywhere from 5 to 50 people.

Reynard · « **Reply #9 on:** September 09, 2007, 18:58:57 PM »

Quote from: Gwen on September 09, 2007, 18:51:54 PM

A trip to the vet gives me a headache as they make such a racket and thats 6 miles away,please don't say bringing cats will be essential as I will problably have a breakdown

Errr, no!

You will however be able to enjoy the some 1500 cats in competition and on exhibition in club row, where there'll be furry ones (or even furr-less ones) to everybody's tastes.

Oh yes, and spend all your money on the assorted stalls...

Tan · « **Reply #8 on:** September 09, 2007, 18:55:41 PM »

badges ....... no problem

Gwen · « **Reply #7 on:** September 09, 2007, 18:51:54 PM »

Quote from: berties mum on September 09, 2007, 17:33:03 PM

BRILLIANT idea - would it be too much to all bring our cats too?!

A trip to the vet gives me a headache as they make such a racket and thats 6 miles away,please don't say bringing cats will be essential as I will problably have a breakdown

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