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Make a note in your diaries good people the first UK Midlands Pen Show is scheduled for the 21st/22nd June 2008 - YES! thats 21st and 22nd - two days of pens, pens and more pens. This will be a small show 20-30 tables but we're determined to make it the 'friendliest little pen show in the world!'

 

More details will be posted soon and a show flyer will be available in digital form will be next week, if you want one email me at info@cathedralpens.co.uk.

Thats about it for now folks.

 

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Ian

 

www.cathedralpens.co.uk

www.wesonline.org.uk

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It's in the diary!!!!!!

 

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I'll try and arrange one of my regular Northern excursions for one of those dates so that I can pop in in passing. Do you have a venue yet?

 

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I'll try and arrange one of my regular Northern excursions for one of those dates so that I can pop in in passing. Do you have a venue yet?

 

Andy

 

The venue is the George Hotel in Lichfield, Staffordshire (my home town!). The venue is about 10 minutes from the M6 Toll Road junction. Lichfield is also well served by good train and national coach links with both the train and coach stations being about 5 minutes walk away from the George. There are loads of restaurants, pubs, bistros and cafes literally a couple of steps from the hotel (as well as good facilities in the hotel). For culture vultures Dr Johnson's birthplace museum, Erasmus Darwin's house and Lichfield Cathedral are again within 5 minutes walk of the venue. It really is an ideal location for a weekend show.

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I shall pack my passport, phrasebook and bring copious amounts of weak shandy on account of my being a southerner.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of nothing at all...

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Make a note in your diaries good people the first UK Midlands Pen Show is scheduled for the 21st/22nd June 2008 - YES! thats 21st and 22nd - two days of pens, pens and more pens. This will be a small show 20-30 tables but we're determined to make it the 'friendliest little pen show in the world!'

 

More details will be posted soon and a show flyer will be available in digital form will be next week, if you want one email me at info@cathedralpens.co.uk.

Thats about it for now folks.

 

Regards

 

Ian

 

www.cathedralpens.co.uk

www.wesonline.org.uk

 

I'm working on the show website, should have it up in a couple of weeks. It will be packed full of information! We haven't started selling trading tables yet but we already have quite a few booked so things are looking good.

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It's a fantastic site, Ian!

 

The weekend sounds wonderful and I am very excited about attending!

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Fantastic website - I didn't even know they did exhibitions like this - I'm entering a whole new world here!!

 

I would love to do the calligraphy workshop but I'm not going to be able to book anything until closer to the time due to other commitments - do you think it is going to be too late then? (Or indeed if it is too late already?).

 

I'm going to have a look in my diary and see if I can get it sorted out!

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I shall pack my passport, phrasebook and bring copious amounts of weak shandy on account of my being a southerner.

 

That's not really ooop norf that's just a suburb of Brum these days. No need to pack the flat cap or borrow Whippet :thumbup: Doing some practice on your Eckie Thump technique could be a good idea though, thems can get a bit rough once they gets a scent of the Quink in their nostrils! :yikes:

 

Might have a talk with you about a bit of car share if you like - too far out to confirm that I will be going, it is in the BOATING season :wacko: So I could be oft into the wide blue yonder, the Mem Sahib has mumbled summat about going on our hols about then :bonk:

 

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I shall pack my passport, phrasebook and bring copious amounts of weak shandy on account of my being a southerner.

 

That's not really ooop norf that's just a suburb of Brum these days. No need to pack the flat cap or borrow Whippet :thumbup: Doing some practice on your Eckie Thump technique could be a good idea though, thems can get a bit rough once they gets a scent of the Quink in their nostrils! :yikes:

 

Might have a talk with you about a bit of car share if you like - too far out to confirm that I will be going, it is in the BOATING season :wacko: So I could be oft into the wide blue yonder, the Mem Sahib has mumbled summat about going on our hols about then :bonk:

 

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Hi you, behave ;) I'm from way further north !!!! :embarrassed_smile:

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Now we've got the Northern Pen Show out of the way can we get started on the countdown for the Midland Show :) Will have to check my diary, think I can only make one day that weekend as I've a feeling it clashes with Lurcher tripod racing.

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Sounds like a fantastic weekend. Just hope that I will be free that weekend and able to attend!

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2 shows in 8 weeks!

 

It's not enough! :headsmack:

 

now to find a map of Lichfield...

Lichfield is a lovely town to wander around in.....can't wait!

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I'll say it very quietly so that Ian doesn't yell at me - I've never been to Lichfield. Is anyone planning to attend one of the workshops?

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