Del
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I think it was HoTWire who suggested an East London meet whilst debate was raging in the 'Hipsters' thread. So, being on night shift, with little else to do, I'm having a scout round for possible venues. But then, I thought I'd ask what do people want from a meet? Something to eat and drink, which generally means a cafe/diner or a pub. Somewhere to park (obviously), which means a decent size car park. Somewhere we can be seen? Do we like to show off our cars to others a teeny bit? Which means somewhere quite busy. So, first thought was Tobacco Dock in Wapping, but that appears to be almost totally closed now. What about Big Moe's, a Fifties-style American diner, by the Showcase cinema in Barking? bigmoesdiner.co.uk/Any other sugegstions? |
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Last Edit: Jan 11, 2014 8:45:37 GMT by Del
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Good call... Big Moes looks like a good place for a meet,.. a little more Essex than East London, at least as far as people were referring to the hipsters of East London  Tobacco dock is probably more in the right direction for an East London meet... The problem with meets in Shoreditch etc. is that there aren't always good places to park up a bunch of cars... I'm wondering if maybe there is more space in Docklands? |
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i would be up for for that, and might have to check that diner out  |
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Last Edit: Jan 3, 2014 4:31:08 GMT by ck31291
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Del
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I've found Fat Boys in East India Dock..
fatboysdiner.net
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Oooh Fat boys looks good.
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skoze
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I'd be all over that when i'm at home, so count me in for sure! Have tried getting a Southend meet off the ground time and time again but nothing ever materialises, East London's perfectly do-able for the few of us that do get out though |
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Del
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I can't get a Street View of the quay area, but it looks like there's plenty of space looking on Google Earth. And it's apparently very cool and arty round there, with art installations, industrial sculpture, a tide-driven lunar clock and London's only lighthouse www.trinitybuoywharf.com/I've got a few days off next week, so will nip down and have a look, and a chat with the diner people. They close at 5pm, so maybe a weekend lunchtime might be best? How much notice do people like about an upcoming meet? Would late March sound good? |
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Last Edit: Jan 3, 2014 20:10:05 GMT by Del: Spelling
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Reckon a Sunday meet would work |
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sunday meet would be perfect as I don't work then |
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Seth
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I could potentially do a Sunday too.
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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skoze
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Fine by me!
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I might be able to get there as well with this  |
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Big moes is a good place to meet I went there a few times last year when there was a Hotrod meet there.and the owners seemed happy with all the cars turning up. I work just around the corner to moe so if you want I could pop in and a chat to see if they would let us use there car park
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Hi guys, I just joined the forum for the very reason of finding a local meet. I'd be well up for this!
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Del
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I'm down at Fatboys now, enjoying a very good cappuccino, and the owner is happy to see us!
Sundays are good, because none of the people who work on the quay are around, so there's plenty of space. They already have Porsche and Ducati meetings.
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siwebb
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I'd be up for this too.
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Seth
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I'm down at Fatboys now, enjoying a very good cappuccino, and the owner is happy to see us! Sundays are good, because none of the people who work on the quay are around, so there's plenty of space. They already have Porsche and Ducati meetings. Sounds cool! Pick a date and see who can make it? Why wait 'til the end of March? Surely two or three weeks notice would do for most people. |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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bstardchild
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I can't get a Street View of the quay area, but it looks like there's plenty of space looking on Google Earth. And it's apparently very cool and arty round there, with art installations, industrial sculpture, a tide-driven lunar clock and London's only lighthouse www.trinitybuoywharf.com/I've got a few days off next week, so will nip down and have a look, and a chat with the diner people. They close at 5pm, so maybe a weekend lunchtime might be best? How much notice do people like about an upcoming meet? Would late March sound good? Is that where the stacked containers turned into studio things are - great location been several times |
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bingo perfect, I agree Seth why wait months ,do one for a few weeks time(while interest is here) and should be a good season opener meet and hopefully regular thing? will run in my corsa for this one hopefully running in the new engine |
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Del
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Jan 10, 2014 14:55:46 GMT
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I'll look at the work roster when I go back in tomorrow and work out a suitable date.
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