Any punters living in Birmingham Area interested in a Pie, Pint and jaw, one evening in a pub in Birmingham area.
Personally interested in small time investing(gambling), developing an appetite for CFDs. Also developing an interest in Charting or TA.

I use Sharescope, Moneyam, Barclays, Comdirect and IC

Stan ..... Hope you have a good Roadshow. Hopefully IC will get their act together on the day and it'll be a good event to attend ..... plus you'll get a special offer to subscribe to IC.......

Well not a bad afternoon at the IC event, as usual heard a lot of stuff before but always worth going to I think.

Must have been close to a 100 there but think that anyone who had just turned up would have got in as the registration was to simply give one's name.

Train firm to start airport link

A new rail link is to provide passengers in mid Wales with a direct link to Birmingham airport later this year.
Arriva Trains Wales' service every two hours from Aberystwyth finishes at the city's New Street station at present.
But from December the company will extend the link so it stops at Birmingham International.
Trains in mid Wales use the Cambrian line, which links the region with stations across England.

Arriva Trains added that a similar service to Birmingham airport would commence from Chester from December.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7505769.stm

"Arriva Trains Wales' service every two hours from Aberystwyth finishes at the city's New Street station at present."

..well it does if it's running to time otherwise they stop it at Wolverhampton and send it back, passengers needing to get the London connection (at New St.) of about 12 minutes start to panic -):

"The timetable is being designed with extra performance contingency, which should improve punctuality and prevent the need to regularly turn trains around at Wolverhampton."

http://www.saveseverntunnel.co.uk/draft-timetable.htm

"A new direct two hourly service from Holyhead to Birmingham New Street and International via Chester and Shrewsbury. This will replaces Arriva Trains Wales direct Holyhead to Crewe services."

"The timetable is being designed with extra performance contingency", oh good thats all right then -):

A deal which could see trains travelling through Oswestry after an absence of more than 40 years could be sealed next week.Shropshire County Council has clinched the purchase of a redundant section of the Cambrian Railway line in Oswestry from Network Rail, which paves the way for an access to be built to the planned 30 million health village.

http://www.shropshirestar.com/2008/07/12/hope-of-town-railway-deal/

The train company behind Wales' newest direct intercity service has not introduced carriages adapted for disabled users on time.

Wrexham and Shropshire had specified a deadline of July for its Wrexham to London service, which opened in April.

Now it says it is unable to set any date by which access will be upgraded.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/7513480.stm

A rail link between two West Midlands stations could be axed after the government said it is ending its funding.

The Department for Transport has said the 15-minute long Walsall to Wolverhampton link is "lightly used".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7524773.stm

The money could certainly be better used elsewhere.

In my portfolios would be helpful!


I am feeling thirsty again!

"I am feeling thirsty again!"...your not the only one Fred -): suggestions and dates please?

Mondays, Wednesdays or Thursdays are best for me.

Tuesday, Friday, Sunday sound suitable then. 8-##)

Don't mind time,place or date.

As the weather's so nice how about this Thursday at 1pm ish, I'll let someone else decide which venue? nice to get one with a garden (with hopefully no smokers in it).

Stan, It is p it down here at the moment.

This Thursday is difficult for me, just arranged car overhaul.

I think possibly short notice for some.

Week Wednesday or Thursday at 1pm would be preferable.

Perhaps the Brindley Arms.

Or wherever you fancy.

>Brindley Arms

Do you mean Barton Arms? If you're planning to be there for a full afternoon, I could join you towards the end of your session next Wednesday or Thursday at about 4.20....

PS:(Today) Cains Beer Company Plc. said its first-half
pretax loss widened significantly, hit by declining consumer confidence, a
historic lack of investment in its retail business, rising input costs, the
smoking ban and changes to duty rate penalties.

Hi Fred ................. How you keeping? ............
and hows your portfolio?

Regards
Amar

AMAR, Surviving, Portfolio has been caned, but still alive and hopeful.

Survivor, don't mind Barton Arms, but the Brindley is in the old Gas street basin, where the canal boats moor and is more central and easier to get to from station.

(Back of the Hyatt hotel)

Don't really mind.

Happy to make the meeting at 3pm earlier or later

I propose Thursday (next Week) at the Bartons Arms at 1.30pm. Can't make the Wednesday as I will be helping to save the Brewing Industry by attending the Great British Beer Fest. -):

Theme of The Meeting: How to Short the Footsie without using CFDs or Speadbetting.

Never seen so much rain last night over here...what a thunderstorm.

Must have been typing so didn't see your post Fred, yes 3pm at the Brindley seems more convenient for me as well.

ED: All in favour say i, any other dates, times please post.

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/26/26498/James_Brindley/Birmingham

Bit of a departure this one as they don't do Real Ale (according to the write up) but seems to have a good ambiance, so hopefully quite.