Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett.announce,alt.fan.pratchett,alt.books.pratchett From: Kitten <Kat@blewbury.demon.co.uk> Subject: [ANNOUNCE] *F* Oxford(ish) meet - 5th April - Claire-Louise's birthday Message-ID: <100397235652afpa@marian.cs.nott.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 20:26:24 GMT -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hear ye, hear ye, 'tis the birthday of the fair Claire-Louise Ruffle on the 29th of March. Unfortunately, a whole load of you will be off on an excursion to Eastercon (_so_ inconsiderate, *grin*) so the celebration will be held the weekend after, on the 5th of April. Claire-Louise has asked me to post the details as she doesn't have news access herself (poor love). - ----8<---- Here is a potted version of instructions for the next Oxford Meet, to be held in the VICTORIA ARMS on SATURDAY 5th APRIL from 7:30 onwards. The landlord is a real sweetie, and if we can give him approx. numbers he will reserve tables just for us. :) As I have been hearing, along the grapvine, 'twould be a goodly time to a) celebrate various engagements and b) celebrate my birthday. Anyway, here goes . . . FROM OXFORD RING ROAD/M40/A40 You need the A4165 into Oxford, also known as the BANBURY ROAD. Go past SUMMERTOWN ie a collection of shops, and at the next major traffic lights turn LEFT towards MARSTON FERRY, along the (guess what?) MARSTON FERRY ROAD. After about a mile or so, and slowing down to 30mph because the sign says so, and the SPEED CAMERA is generally loaded with heaps of film, turn LEFT in MARSTON VILLAGE. Follow this road along, for a couple of minutes, past the POST OFFICE, THE WHITE HART and THE 3 HORSESHOES (drinking establishments of fine fettle) until it curves right, sharply. You need to go LEFT (ish) in to MILL LANE and then look out for the pub sign that heralds the Vicky Arms. BEWARE OF LONG DRIVE DOWN TO THE RIVER, COMPOUNDED BY MANY POT HOLES AND NO LIGHTS! BY TRAIN & BUS Get on train to Oxford. Get off. Then either catch a taxi (have very large butterfly nets available) or walk into town and ask a friendly local to direct you to the POST OFFICE which is where most of the buses stop. You will need either 13,14 or 14a. Ask the nice bus driver to throw you out at the MARSTON FERRY ROAD and follow the instructons above. - ----8<---- Claire-Louise has also asked me to add that chocolate and small furry animals will be extremely welcome :) Anyone who's likely to turn up - let me know (via email, please) and I'll pass the numbers onto Claire-Louise. - -- Kat Knight - feline lover * "Kittens are wide-eyed, soft and sweet, Kat@blewbury.demon.co.uk * With needles in their jaws and feet." http://www.cat-basket.org/kat/ * You have been warned. And we're talking Condensed sig 'cos I want it. * _majorly_ sharp needles here. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: noconv iQBVAwUBMySfz8wDYDS4V4OpAQGkdgIAlBx20YRRbvg6lFK/xc1mLhObgsBlaD/E Hp6GlrHDFg/fk+sQLqurvk+rhKDqEdYFPXWJLHJHhDar6d9upwdD0w== =xARJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions for alt.fan.pratchett.announce to: afpa-mod@lspace.org All submissions are PGP signed. For Mike's key, finger mpk@cs.nott.ac.uk. -- Mike Knell -- a Good, Safe Alternative to Wholesale Murder. ((c) jldomini) Department of Computer Science, The University of Nottingham, UK Thirty quid? For one clarkycat? - - http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~mpk/ From: Claire-Louise Ruffle <clr@mail.cts-group.co.uk> Subject: Oxford Meet 5th April Message-ID: <200397173231afpa@marian.cs.nott.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 16:58:58 GMT (mod. note: check my note at the end for how to get hold of the attachment - thanks. --mpk) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Dragon Greetings! Just thought that the attached mappe may be of some help to those individuals who are attending the Oxford Meet next month. Love and Unicorns Claire-Louise - ------*------ Thanx Dr Richards but purple just ain't your colour! [MODERATOR'S NOTE: I've taken the attached 80K image and made it available via the web for those who want it -- it's located <a href="http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~mpk/oxford-map.jpeg">here</a>. (that's http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~mpk/oxford-map.jpeg for those who have problems reading HTML) This struck me as being the best option for distributing it. If anyone has problems getting hold of it, drop me a line and I'll mail you a copy of the original submission with the image still attached (about 100K). --mpk] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: noconv iQBVAwUBMzF0tswDYDS4V4OpAQHmqwH+LrnPqeygqCTc3Tqe4U0pNkD1yrheCnBB 1E0qJ8DKNjYTBluaXpN3fI8XiLYDE/QH/KapzdbHzSrSaq+xYKaVzw== =7vpi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions for alt.fan.pratchett.announce to: afpa-mod@lspace.org All submissions are PGP signed. For Mike's key, finger mpk@cs.nott.ac.uk. -- Mike Knell -- a Good, Safe Alternative to Wholesale Murder. ((c) jldomini) Department of Computer Science, The University of Nottingham, UK Thirty quid? For one clarkycat? - - http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~mpk/ From: martin@sabers4.demon.co.uk (Martin Hopley) Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett Subject: *F* Prior Warning Date: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 21:09:26 GMT Message-ID: <3342b213.1977132@news.demon.co.uk> Dear Everyone going to Oxfrod this Saturday. I've heard that Mattbee is unable to attend this meet so I have offered to preserve it on film. This makes a good opertunity for me to explain what a Newsgroup is to my German penfriend (though somehow AFP might not be the best example.) If you should so wish to have a copy of this video them bring along a blank video tape and I'll swag it for the week and copy the evidence. --- "And so.... sometimes I wake up grumpy, other times I let her sleep." Martin Hopley
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