The Event...
Shauna Maggs, the Director of Marketing for
Groundspeak, Inc. (the company that owns and operates
geocaching.com) will be coming over from the USA for the
UK's Second Mega Event on the 9th August and
will be spending a few days afterwards touring the country.
Events have already been set up in
Edinburgh and
Sheffield so that she can meet some of the
local geocachers. This event will give us more southerly
'cachers an opportunity to meet her, too.
As it sometimes turns out, two nice things can often happen at
the same time. So it is with this event which will also be an
impromptu birthday party for Lee-Ann, perhaps better known to some
of you as 'Sunflower Lady'.... Happy birthday, Lee-Ann.
The Venue...
The venue for this event will be very familiar to those of you
that have already attended one (or more) of my London events. It's
a pub very close to Smithfield Meat Market. Aptly named "The
Butcher's Hook & Cleaver", it's one of a chain of 'Ale &
Pie' pubs owned by the Fullers Brewery and as such, a full range of
their fine ales will be available. There's also a goodly selection
of 'girly' drinks and if you really must... lager. Food will also
be available from the bar until 9 p.m. and is better than that
served in your average pub. It's served quickly and the portions
are generous.
The pub will probably be a bit busy early on as it's a popular
place for local 'city gents' to stop off for a swift one (or two)
before going home so you may have to fight your way to the bar.
However, the bar is long and the staff are used to crowds so you'll
never have to wait for too long.
In anticipation of a good 'turn-out', the whole of the mezzanine
floor has been reserved for us and will be available from
18:30 onwards on Monday, 17th August, 2009. The
previous London events held here have all been well attended and
good fun so come and enjoy the social side of Geocaching,
particularly if you've never been to an event before. Everyone is
welcome.
Transport....
The nearest tube station is Barbican but Farringdon, St Paul's,
Moorgate and Chancery Lane are only a short walk away. City
Thameslink is also close by. If you choose to come by car, there is
an underground car park opposite the pub (sorry, don't know if it's
open 24/7) and if you can find a space, parking is permitted in
some of the nearby roads.
Travel bugs and Geocoins....
I cannot be responsible for travel bugs or coins left either
physically or virtually at the event. You're more than welcome to
'virtually' drop bugs and coins prior to the event taking place but
please don't just dump them onto a table when you arrive and
forget about them. So many get left on cache pages after events and
physically disappear into some travel bug black hole. If you can,
make a note of who takes 'yours' and hopefully, all will
subsequently go on to new caches.
Let's make this one the best
London event... ever... and show Shauna that we know how to
party!!