A short anecdote....
Many, many
years ago, when I was a little lad of eight summers or so I was
taken to a concert by my grand-parents. As the final song came to
an end, the audience stood, applauded and shouted 'Encore'.
Granddad, not be out-done also stood and waving his 'Homburg' in
the air, (always very smartly dressed was my granddad) shouted
"B*gger the encore... let the same girl sing again."
So.... this is another event in the
tradition of those previously held in The City but just different
enough to make it individual.
The venue....
for this event is a pub very close to
Smithfield Meat Market. Aptly named "The Butcher's Hook &
Cleaver", this pub may not be suitable for vegetarians or those of
a 'squeamish' disposition! 
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, including a seasonal 'Winter Warmer'
will be available. Food will also be available from the bar
until 9pm.
This pub has a 'mezzanine' floor,
accessed by a spiral staircase from the main bar area and this has
been reserved for the event from 18:30 onwards on Friday 26th
January 2007.
There are currently 33 active caches
within a 1 mile radius of the pub with two of them being, quite
literally, just outside the door. Increase the radius to 1.5 miles
and there are 67. As it's quite likely that some of you will have
done most of them already, I'll endeavour to place at least one new
cache within walking distance of the pub, probably during the week
prior the event although with the 0.1 mile limitation, good cache
sites are getting a bit thin on the ground.
The previous London events have 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.
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.
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.
And Yes... Granddad did 'get it in the ear' from Grandma when we
got home!!!