So what is there in the seaside / hotels area?

And what else that isn't in the GBG?

Seems to be no branch website ....

-- 
Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!

You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.

"Chris de Cordova"  wrote in message 
news:503c7200c6decordova@ukgateway.net...
> So what is there in the seaside / hotels area?
>
> And what else that isn't in the GBG?
>
> Seems to be no branch website ....
>
> -- 
> Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) 
> www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
> Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 
> (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
> www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!
>
> You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.

A mini guide to Eastbourne will be available to all delegates.

In article <5Y2dnSQ4EMvxzF7UnZ2dnUVZ8hOWnZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
   Brett...  wrote:
> "Chris de Cordova"  wrote in message 
> news:503c7200c6decordova@ukgateway.net...
> > So what is there in the seaside / hotels area?
> >
> > And what else that isn't in the GBG?
> >
> > Seems to be no branch website ....
> >
> > -- 
> > Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) 
> > www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
> > Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 
> > (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
> > www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!
> >
> > You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.

> A mini guide to Eastbourne will be available to all delegates. 


That doesn't help at the 'deciding where to stay' stage!

-- 
Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!

24 hours in a day ... 24 beers in a case ... coincidence?

"Chris de Cordova"  wrote in message 
news:503f20f6e0decordova@ukgateway.net...
> In article <5Y2dnSQ4EMvxzF7UnZ2dnUVZ8hOWnZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
>   Brett...  wrote:
>> "Chris de Cordova"  wrote in message
>> news:503c7200c6decordova@ukgateway.net...
>> > So what is there in the seaside / hotels area?
>> >
>> > And what else that isn't in the GBG?
>> >
>> > Seems to be no branch website ....
>> >
>> > -- 
>> > Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes)
>> > www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
>> > Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009
>> > (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
>> > www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!
>> >
>> > You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
>
>> A mini guide to Eastbourne will be available to all delegates.
>
>
> That doesn't help at the 'deciding where to stay' stage!
>

Best i can suggest is this site:
http://www.visiteastbourne.com/  which came up when i did a google for 
"Eastbourne Tourist information".

In article <5Y2dnSQ4EMvxzF7UnZ2dnUVZ8hOWnZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
   Brett...  wrote:

> A mini guide to Eastbourne will be available to all delegates. 

Perhaps someone should point out to planners of AGM's that attendees need
the information about possible accommodation and refreshment locations
about two or three months before the event.

A Christmas/New Year feature in WotsBruin (with the inclusion of the event
dates) might be a radical idea.

-- 

Steve Pampling

In article , Matt Wheeler
 wrote:

> >

> Best i can suggest is this site: http://www.visiteastbourne.com/ 
> which came up when i did a google for "Eastbourne Tourist
> information".

Thank you Matt, but do you think they are going to know where there
are any real ale outlets near hotels/ B&B, and if there are - what
beers they have?

Back to my original question!!!


> So what is there in the seaside / hotels area?
>> >
>> > And what else that isn't in the GBG?
>> >
>> > Seems to be no branch website ....


And why would you google for "Eastbourne Tourist information" gievn
what I was looking for?

Obviously I tried many combinations of Eastbourne, CAMRA, real ale
before asking here.

-- 
Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!

Marathon runners with bad footwear suffer the agony of defeat.

Hi there

We booked our accommodation in January via the link from Members
Weekend area of CAMRA National site.  I t takes you to Eastbourne
Tourism site.  Bit long winded with a mix of e-mail and snail mail but
it worked.

See you in Eastbourne

Lynda

In article , Matt Wheeler 
 writes
>
>>
>> That doesn't help at the 'deciding where to stay' stage!
>>
>
>Best i can suggest is this site:
>http://www.visiteastbourne.com/  which came up when i did a google for
>"Eastbourne Tourist information".
>
My wife and I booked our very reasonably-priced accommodation well 
before Christmas using Smoothhound <www.smoothhound.co.uk/>.

I have found that Smoothhound always lists more places to stay than any 
other website and contains masses of information about each place. I 
never use anything else when looking for accommodation.

Roy.
-- 
Roy Bailey
West Berkshire.

Steven Pampling wrote:
> In article <5Y2dnSQ4EMvxzF7UnZ2dnUVZ8hOWnZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
>   Brett...  wrote:
>
>> A mini guide to Eastbourne will be available to all delegates.
>
> Perhaps someone should point out to planners of AGM's that attendees
> need the information about possible accommodation and refreshment
> locations about two or three months before the event.
>

The link to the accomodation point of contact has been on the website since 
February.


> A Christmas/New Year feature in WotsBruin (with the inclusion of the
> event dates) might be a radical idea.

Dates are advertised well before then, including the programme from the year 
before.
I think putting the main MW feature too early would a bad idea so I think 
your radical idea is a bad idea.

In article <Dt2dnY9DR8Gq6lLUnZ2dnUVZ8vuWnZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
   Brett...  wrote:

[Snip]

So how do I find which accommodation is close to decent real ale pubs?

-- 
Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!

Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.

In article <Dt2dnY9DR8Gq6lLUnZ2dnUVZ8vuWnZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
   Brett...  wrote:
> Steven Pampling wrote:
> > In article <5Y2dnSQ4EMvxzF7UnZ2dnUVZ8hOWnZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
> >   Brett...  wrote:
> >
> >> A mini guide to Eastbourne will be available to all delegates.
> >
> > Perhaps someone should point out to planners of AGM's that attendees
> > need the information about possible accommodation and refreshment
> > locations about two or three months before the event.
> >

> The link to the accomodation point of contact has been on the website
> since February.


> > A Christmas/New Year feature in WotsBruin (with the inclusion of the
> > event dates) might be a radical idea.

> Dates are advertised well before then, including the programme from the
> year before. I think putting the main MW feature too early would a bad
> idea so I think your radical idea is a bad idea.

Well maybe not the main feature, but why not a feature? I'd make the point
that, if Camra are going to go to mainstream holiday type venues such as
Eastbourne, all the decent hotels get booked up very early, if not 6 months
in advance then 4 months - which takes us to Xmas. An accommodation feature
in the Dec edition may be worth trialling. At least then, if you've tried
it you can turn round and say so, rather than just rejecting out of hand.

I've been actively looking for the usual 3 months worth of features around
the area (remember I've been involved in organising 4 AGMs so I'm well
aware of the scheduling) and have only noticed this month's. Now either I
haven't recognised them because my South Coast geography's out, or they
haven't been there.

-- 
Christine Pampling
www.pandorasboxhealing.com

>
>Well maybe not the main feature, but why not a feature? I'd make the point
>that, if Camra are going to go to mainstream holiday type venues such as
>Eastbourne, all the decent hotels get booked up very early, if not 6 months
>in advance then 4 months - which takes us to Xmas. An accommodation feature
>in the Dec edition may be worth trialling. At least then, if you've tried
>it you can turn round and say so, rather than just rejecting out of hand.
>
>I've been actively looking for the usual 3 months worth of features around
>the area (remember I've been involved in organising 4 AGMs so I'm well
>aware of the scheduling) and have only noticed this month's. Now either I
>haven't recognised them because my South Coast geography's out, or they
>haven't been there.
>
With respect Chris, would you like CAMRA to wipe your nose as well?

The venue for this year's AGM was published at the time of last year's, 
and surely anyone planning to go to the AGM has the intelligence and 
foresight to search for their own accommodation in good time.

There are plenty of sources of accommodation listings, especially 
online. I found an eminently suitable guesthouse via 
<www.smoothound.co.uk>, and double-checked its facilities and 
availability via <www.visiteastbourne.com>.

Consequently I had us booked in by 7 December.

The pre-registration leaflet which was sent to members in early December 
advised contacting the Accommodation Office of Eastbourne Borough 
Council.

So what is all the griping about?

Roy.
-- 
Roy Bailey
West Berkshire.

In article ,
   Roy Bailey  wrote:
> With respect Chris, would you like CAMRA to wipe your nose as well?

Excuse me! I thought CAMRA wanted people to attend its AGM? Now while the
likes of you or I, who've been around a bit, are in gear to do the AGM in
advance, let's give a thought to the new members who need to be led by the
hand a bit more than us oldies, eh? 

How to put people off attending in two easy lessons: dismiss their valid
suggestions out of hand without giving a reason, and tell them to f off and
find out for themselves.

-- 
Christine Pampling
www.pandorasboxhealing.com

In article , Christine 
 writes
>In article ,
>   Roy Bailey  wrote:
>> With respect Chris, would you like CAMRA to wipe your nose as well?
>
>Excuse me! I thought CAMRA wanted people to attend its AGM? Now while the
>likes of you or I, who've been around a bit, are in gear to do the AGM in
>advance, let's give a thought to the new members who need to be led by the
>hand a bit more than us oldies, eh?
>
Good point - I had forgotten the sprogs.

>How to put people off attending in two easy lessons: dismiss their valid
>suggestions out of hand without giving a reason, and tell them to f off and
>find out for themselves.
>
Now don't get angry or you will scare me when I see you at Eastbourne!

Roy.
-- 
Roy Bailey
West Berkshire.

In article <f+aS2IHRY40JFw+r@roy.bailey.waitrose.com>,
   Roy Bailey  wrote:
> Now don't get angry or you will scare me when I see you at Eastbourne!

Well at the moment it looks like we won't make it - lack of money is one
very big reason! But you can buy me a pint at Great British Beer Festival!

-- 
Christine Pampling
www.pandorasboxhealing.com

In article , Roy Bailey
 wrote:

[Snip]

> There are plenty of sources of accommodation listings, especially
> online. I found an eminently suitable guesthouse via
> <www.smoothound.co.uk>, and double-checked its facilities and
> availability via <www.visiteastbourne.com>.

[Snip]

> So what is all the griping about?


I started this - and my gripe was - when choosing my accommodation,
in the usual ways, I really want to know where the real ale pubs are
in the places I am going to stay, so that I can choose a place near
them - not miles out along the sea front somewhere, if it turns out
to be a keg-only or hotel-bar-only area.

-- 
Chris de Cordova (West Cumbria & Western Lakes) www.westcumbriacamra.org.uk
Whitehaven Beer Festival: 20th & 21st Nov 2009 (www.whitehavenbeerfestival.co.uk)
www.cumbrianbreweries.org.uk for good craic on our beers!

Change is inevitable ... except from vending machines.

In article , Chris de Cordova
 writes
>So what is there in the seaside / hotels area?
>
>And what else that isn't in the GBG?
>
>Seems to be no branch website ....
>

Isn't there a pull out in the latest WotsBruin?