Last year, I was asked if I could organise a meeting for people who live in the southeast, who found it difficult to get to the one we do, nr Basingstoke. It's taken me a while, but I have found a venue, which I can get to reasonably easily in the evening, mid week - in Grove Park SE12 (towards London, near A20, off M25)

I'm proposing something initially informal, a social get together for one evening. No food, but can provide a bin if you bring your fav. take away with you! Reasonable priced bar, unusual but comfortable surroundings. Plenty of parking, and close to Grove Park BR.

I need to see if it's worth organising, so please let me know if there is any interest.

Are there any investors or "newbies" who fancy an evening having a drink and chatting to others like you, or experience traders (who are interested in comeing) one evening at a meeting?

hi little woman

i'm a student in cardiff and also a newbie in this share thing. If i have a chances that someone would like to teach me and guide me to the right path, i would love to! i've just started share dealing for the past two week and i'm not doing well. all the shares i bought dissapoint me :( However i'll never going to give up, i will do my best learning and understand until i'll sucessed, anyway i'm still young :)

You need to find out if there are any meetings being orgainsed in cardiff.

I don't know if you can travel, but there are monthly meetings in Taunton, (SWIG), which is closer to you than me! I went to the last one, and am hoping to make the next one.

What is the venue for the proposed Grove Park meeting?


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Red

Hi little woman.

I am not a newbie to investing but very new to short term trading. I am very interested in meeting you all but cannot make Wednesdays. Any chance of another evening?

Can't disclose the venue for security reasons (if it goes ahead, and I tell you were it is, and you'll understand why!) but it's on Baring Road, Grove Park.

I prefer Wed, because the venue is not available on Tuesdays and if I'm in the area overnight, it tends to be wednesdays. (I'm hoping not to have to make a special trip if possible).

OK - went to the venue today.

I left home (15 miles north of Winchester) at 1005 and drove the 80 miles (A31, A3, M25, A20) to arrive there at 1120 - 1hr 15min. (Not saying what speed I managed - hows your maths?)

Returned home later then planned, but left the venue at 5.25pm (!) and managed to get home at 6.50pm - 1hr 25min - which I must admit - I was surprised, only a couple of little delays (Had to wait to get through some lights because there was a lot more traffic!).

I'm considering changing it to a Thursday eve, so I'll drive there and back the same night. Also it's really easy to get there from the M25 from A3 (jnc. 10) round to A20 to London(Jnc 2?) so anyone in Sussex, North Hampshire, or East Surrey would find it easy. (I also have a fall back route - A22, to selsdon, west wickham, bromley & finally grove park - its actually 20 miles shorter than the M25, but takes the same amount of time!)

Hi Little woman,

If you can change the meet to Thursday then two of us would like to attend. Please post the date and time and venue when available.

ttt

Looks like it's going to be a thursday eve.

Anymore takers?

count me in; Thursdays is fine by me; (other days as well)
please advise details when available; tks