Here's a summary of the discussion of the suggested venues for our crawl in the north next spring:
Absolutely nobody has provided any arguments for going to Halifax, and yet in the poll it is a tie between Halifax and Preston. In the run off, Halifax has already got three votes and Preston none. Do we know who is voting for Halifax? Is it Vladimir Putin? If so, I will definitely be there. (In previous polls we could see who had cast their votes for which option, but in this one it seems to be hidden. No probs, Vlad.)
Travel information: Preston is on the west coast main line; Halifax is a tough journey from (to take a random example) Bristol; and it's similarly much longer from London to Halifax compared to Preston. (Lancaster was thought to be too far, but is only 15 mins further than Preston; Halifax is a good hour more than Preston.)
[*]Maybe not much to choose between the two possible venues beer-wise.
[*]Halifax is perhaps more compact. (Haven't analysed this - just an impression.)
[*]The difference travel-wise may be off-putting for some. (Not me.
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