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Attendees (is that a word?) were Old Boots, Quinno, An ecumenical matter, Real Ale Ray & Fiona, ROBCamra, Roger B, Mobyduck & Big Steve, Dave M & Tammy, Pub Sign Man, Bucking Fastard & Thuck Phat,...

Quite right - 11:00 is the arrival time of my train into Tamworth. I have to use a train from Derby that stops in Burton on Trent, in order to gain maximum use of my Derbyshire Wayfarer.

I'll be arriving at the same time - the 11:00 from Tamworth. We may not be on the same trains up to that point, so I'll see you on Tamworth station.

Like it! (Not that I'm at all superstitious, but it gives us a reason to prefer one day over another.)

Fridays are a lot easier for me than Saturdays. June is ok by me, though I've got a pub crawl planned for Sunday 29th, so would like to avoid the 27th if possible. This fits nicely with BF's...

Agree that's not my definition of thin, either. :)

The Black Swan had only two ales on when Real Ale Ray was there recently (and a previous review suggested beer quality was an issue). The Half...

Looks a bit thin to me...

It doesn't look very good...

...and the review is pretty awful too.:p

Yes, it seems to be one of those places with no cheap tickets available - I've found cheap fares to Milton Keynes, which is further away. perhaps Trainman can enlighten us?

Northampton's an interesting idea, and fairly easy to get to from Manchester, Liverpool or Sheffield, though the journey starts to take on nightmare proportions for anyone coming from the direction...

Sticking to that rota would mean it would always be the Midlands in spring, the South in summer and the North in the autumn. I suggest we try to be a little more flexible. :)

BTW, please see my thread elsewhere, which may or may not be relevant to this discussion.

Some cracking pubs in Berwick-Upon-Tweed!