WES are very happy to announce that the second LONDON WRITING EQUIPMENT SHOW will be held at Kensington Town Hall on 12th. October 2008.

If you went to last year's show you certainly won't want to miss this one!

I'm currently working on the website and it should be ready for you guys in a week or two.

Ian
LWES organising team

www.wesonline.org.uk
www.midlandpenshow.co.uk
www.cathedralpens.co.uk

peachez, darlin'?

Start working on that sloe gin!!!!

Ian,

In my diary and started saving money already. look forward to seeing the website when it's ready.

Andy

Hi Andy,

It will be good to see you there in October. You can have a sneak preview of the site here www.lwes.cathedralpens.co.uk this is a temporary holding site until the rest of the organising team have had a chance to discuss content etc. Like last year the content will be added to and change as we have more information to hand, for instance some of the things that we are trying out at the Midland Show in June, such as the workshops may be incorporated into the London show if they are successful at the Midland.

|Regards

Ian

The London Writing Equipment Show website is now live! You can find it here www.lwes.org.uk . As last year the website will be updated regularly right up to the show, I'll also be sending out email newsletters during the same period PM me if you want to receive them.

Table sales are going very well indeed and we may not be able to accommodate everyone who wants atable. The main sponsors this year are Stone Marketing UK distributors for great brands such as Sheaffer, Pelikan, Caran dache, Faber Castell, Graf Von Faber, Tombow, Porsche Design, Schneider and Paperblanks.

Its going to be a great show!

Ian
LWES Organising Team

I may be in UK then and/or in June, so hope to make one of the shows......otherwise I guess itwill haveta be Madrid/Barcelona/valencia....although I'd really like to get over to the US to meet some of those nice people

But I could buy a lotta pens for the cost of that trip

I hope to see you at one of the UK shows, if not I'm hoping to get a table at Madrid so perhaps see you there.

Ian

LWES Organising Team
Midland Pen Show joint organiser

www.cathedralpens.co.uk
www.customerpreview.cathedralpens.co.uk
www.midlandpenshow.co.uk
www.lwes.org.uk
www.wesonline.org.uk

Hi Ian,
I might be wrong, but I cannot find the date for this event on the website anymore. There's time and venue and everything else. There's no contact information as well hence I am notifying you here. I am glad I found you here.

Looking forward to the event.

Regards,
Erik

Hi Erik,
The date of the London Show is 12th. October. The new show website is now live at www.lwes.org.uk . Table space for the show is now almost a sold out so the show is going to be bigger and better than last year.

Regards

Ian
www.lwes.org.uk
www.wesonline.org.uk
www.cathedralpens.co.uk

Ian, I saw you can already order entry tickets from the site. What is this for? I thought this is going to be quite an "open" event with no limits on how many people you can let in as long as each of them pays the entry fee. So should I consider ordering tickets for me and my GF earlier? I don't want to travel almost 1,000 miles to the show just to hear "Sorry, all tickets sold and there is already a huge crowd inside, we can't let you two in"... Is such scenario possible or is this just my sick imagination?

Also, is there any report from last year's WES anywhere to read? I'd like to know what I can expect there, since it's my first show. I'm soooooo excited that I've decided to do something crazy and booked plane tickets for the 11-12 weekend

Hi Finansista
You and your GF will have no problem getting into the show. The online booking was something new that we are trying this year, the idea being that if you already have your entry tickets you could get 'fast track' entry into the show and avoid the crowds.

Jean-Elie has a good report of the 2007 show with lots of photographs on his site at www.penandco.com. You can expect a very busy and crowded show with plenty to satisfy everyone.

I'll be in London on Saturday with a few others so if you (and any other FPNers) fancy getting together for a drink let me know and I'll fix something up.

Regards

Ian

I can't find the TIME the show starts anywhere.

Could you tell me?
I'm hoping to get to it.

Solitaire

Show opening hours: 10:30am - 5:00pm

(from http://www.londonwritingequipmentshow.org....w%20details.htm )

[remaining silent but waving my hand wildly]

Memememememmememe!

Wow!
I've got to hand it to you Poles!

10.30 eh?
I'll be there if I can
Thanks

Solitaire

Start?....it should have been 'steeping' for a couple of years by now...but I know the problem, it just never seems to get to be that old!

I have my flights booked (leaving EARLY Monday ) and have coach ticket from/to my daughter's (Milton Keynes) so I don't have to drive.

Definitely up for it!! (If I'm spared, of course!...it doesn't do to tempt Fate, as I know all too well.)

Of course - it just wouldn't be the same without you!

Regards

Ian

Am I allowed to cry because once again I don't think I'll be able to make it to the Show. I'll have moved house by then and will be starting a new job the following day on the Isle of Wight.

LESS THAN 5 WEEKS TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The show is sold out with dealers flying in from USA, South Africa, Croatia, Germany, France, Egypt, Sweden and Denmark - its going to be the biggest and best yet - and Carries not coming to it!!

You can see the latest show news here: www.londonshownews.cathedralpens.co.uk

Best to everyone.

Ian

www.lwes.org.uk
www.wesonline.org.uk
www.cathedralpens.co.uk
www.ukpenshows.co.uk

Wonderful news Ian

Look forward to seeing you guys at the Show

Best wishes

David

Bumping it.

Apparently all the table space is sold out.

Yes, thats right the show is a complete sellout. There may be some table cancellations but doubtful. Promises to be a knockout show again this year, I hope I'm going to see you all there. I'm staying at the Copthorne Tara hotel on Saturday night if anyone wants to meet up for a drink.

Regards

Ian

www.cathedralpens.co.uk
www.ukpenshows.co.uk
www.lwes.org.uk
www.londonshownews.cathedralpens.co.uk
www.wesonline.org.uk

Can I just sob uncontrollably....and sulk.

Niiiiice I'm awaiting it eagerly

Carrie,

i'm sorry to hear you're not going to be there. Can you not change the date of your house moving?!

Everyone else...

looking forward to seeing you there!! Who will be meeting up for drinks on the Saturday? I'm tempted to come and join for a wee, cheeky drink

With regards to the actual show, what should I expect? Will there be restorers and nibmeisters present that I can drop pens off to to get work done? I've never been to a show before so I'm slightly apprehensive as well as excited about it all!

Regards,

Matt.

Pop along to our table (right-hand side of the main hall near the stage) and we'll point you in the right direction.

Martin

ONLY 10 DAYS TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

... and things are really hotting up, you can find the issue 2 of the show newsletter here www.londonshownews.cathedralpens.co.uk . Onoto and Retro 51 have very kindly donated pens as prizes for some lucky people to win, every single table has sold with plenty of overseas dealers being present as well as the UK dealers. We have five world class calligraphers demonstrating their skills.

A SPECIAL NOTE FOR CARRIE: Just to twist your arm a bit and get you to the show (because you're needed there to keep casmi in order!) rumour has it that a world famous collection of Conway Stewarts will be going up for sale at the show.

A SPECIAL NOTE FOR CASMI: Just for you I have a piece of show memrobilia which I guarantee is a world wide one off and its all yours bud.

To give you an idea of how packed the show is I had booked three tables this year and I've now given one up to accommodate someone else (could be that world famous Conway collection!). Ann and I now have tables V34 & V35, we'll have the Diamine range available for you to try before you buy, hopefully ;-) , along with a wide collection of vintage and contemporary pens, pen cases and bits and pieces - and don't forget let me know that you are from FPN to get best prices.

On Saturday night I'm staying at the Copthorne Tara (fantastic deals there at the moment) so who's up for a drink Saturday night? Lets be hearing from you and lets see if we can get a a bit of a party going!

So, who's coming to the show? Lets be hearing from you!

Regards

Ian
www.cathedralpens.co.uk
www.ukpenshows.co.uk
www.lwes.org.uk
www.wesonline.org.uk

Gee, Ian...you make it sound like I get....out of control....at these shows! Nonsense! Just because there are all those lovely pens....and lovely people....and ink.....Diamine ink.......all those colours......Royal Blue (hmmmm...only have two bottles.....one at the office and one at home....do I need one for the car?).....Kelly Green.....oh, yesssss....the Kelly Green! But the Umber.....I ALWAYS have a pen inked with Umber......No I'm fine....really.....



[eyes wide, jaws opening and closing...no words coming out....but a slight wimper....]



Oh, yes! Definitely! No Question! Hmmmm....I wonder if the Copthorne Tara has their Scotch list on their website.....

Hi,

Barring acts of god, full financial sector meltdown (no lets not go there otherwise I will cry) or stratospheric rise in petrol prices, I plan to be there.

Andy

I'll be there for certain, I may in fact book in at the Copthorne, very nice establishments they are too So, I may be able to assist Casmi in the sampling of the finest Single Malts (yes, in capitals) available in this part of the World

I'm going to try for the Sunday only.
I think I'll drive up to the dome & take the underground from there if the parking's available. If not I'll have a strop & drive back home.

Regards

Richard.

Can you believe, after not being able to go for the last few years for a variety of reasons, I have also struck out this year too. I have a christening to go to :-(

- Mark

I'm getting to be so excited! I'm really hoping to get my L2K's nib ground down a bit finer -- crossing fingers that I can find a way to make it happen. Oh the pens, the pens!

I could be up for a drink next Saturday. Do we have a venue in mind yet?

I believe the venue is the Capthorne Tara hotel in Kensington, where Ian is staying.

But then....that could just be where they told me......better double check with Ian...

Can a thumb a lift?

I'll be there planes , trains annd automobiles (don't get a look in) will be there don't ask how !!!! Ian would like a bottle of that red ink I had the last sample from you at the Northern show, NOT maroon or morocco red, will find out the name before next week, when looked it wasn't on your web site.

Eric

Oh, I forgot, I'm actually going to go see a play at the Barbican on Saturday night, so drinks are out for me unless they are going to be starting early. We should have some other special gang sign so we can recognise each other from afar at the show, though.

I could do labels with the FPN logo and our usernames. I could leave the sheet with Ian (if he's agreeable) and then folk could stop by his table and pick up their label when they get there.

count me in.

Also, count me in for drinks, though perhaps afterwards better than before for many people?

I tried very hard to be able to get across for the show.
Unfortunately, family commitments are preventing my attending.
HOWEVER!!!
My friend John Sorowka/Oxonian here on FPN has been kind enough to
agree to display and offer for sale the Indian Eydropper Pens.
He will have a full compliment of the pens including the Gigantic Gajendra at over 6.5" long and the Devika at 1.5" long.
Please look for John and the display right inside the front door.

All of the pens will have been tested and had the nibs smoothed if necessary.
If you've wanted to see and write with one of the Ebonite or Acrylic Eyedroppers please stop by the table.

John also does magnificent nib work should you have some conked nibs that need help!

Here are a few photos of the available pens.

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The recognition problem has been bugging me too so this year we've come up with the above show visitor pass. The idea is that you simply tick the appropriate box of the organisation that you are most closely affilliated to - I have no doubt that some of us will be ticking more than one box and there will be some of us complaining that their organisation isn't represented but I'm afraid that there is only so much that you can get on a small label.

If this works I will introduce it to the South West show in February and the Midland in June.

There used to be an FPN area on Cafe Press which had a good range of FPN products such as button badges, T shirts and mugs but last timeI looked it seemed to have disappeared. I'll be wearing my FPN T shirt on Saturday night and I've got a really cool one for the show!

Only 7.5 days to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards

Ian

www.cathedralpens.co.uk
www.ukpenshows.co.uk
www.londonshownews.cathedralpens.co.uk
www.lwes.org.uk
www.wesonline.org.uk

Hi Steve,

I was sorry to learn that you won't now be coming, I was looking forward to meeting you having heard a lot about you from John. Never mind at least the pens will be there I want one of the big ebonites.

Regards

Ian

www.cathedralpens.co.uk
www.ukpenshows.co.uk
www.londonshownews.cathedralpens.co.uk
www.lwes.org.uk
www.wesonline.org.uk

Love those Indian pens, will have to get one or two at some point.

That's it, you've blown his cover now, he won't be a happy bunny ha ha..... John's one of those people who make this hobby so enjoyable.
Does anyone else have their friends eyes glaze over when you talk to them about pens? Loking forward to a pen fest next week. Can only make the sunday, ach,(pronounced ack) as the song says, it's only 500 miles.
et

Am I missing something? I thought the show was Sunday only...

The show IS Sunday only, but there are some of us descending on the Copthorne Tara hotel on Saturday evening for drinks.

Just booked my train tickets. It will be my first pen show - all very exciting!

Hmm, well I might have to give these a miss as it's my brothers' birthday that day!



Seeya there

This is my first pen show also, and I am looking forward to it.

David