| 4th Pointless Salsa Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth[LOCKED] Posted: 5/28/2007 2:16:33 PM | 4TH SOUTH COAST POINTLESS PICNIC
SATURDAY 23RD JUNE 2007 IF YOU ONLY JUST SPOTTED THIS YOU ARE NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN US AS LONG AS IT IS BEFORE P.M.
Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley Abbey, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 5GA.

THIS MEET IS FOR EVERYONE – A FISH FAMILY DAY!
TIME 11.30 a.m. UNTIL 4.00 p.m.
Your Hosts For The Picnic Are Puddles-At-Work and Jock 7312
Please see them to SIGN IN and let us know you have arrived!
THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AT THIS MEET ARE FOR JOCK 7312, DAISYCAT32, THESHYDUCK, CTXUK & REDHEAD39
IF YOU ARE ATTENDING & IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY LET US KNOW
MEETING PLACE – FROM 11.30 a.m. We will be near the chapel, big building you cannot miss it! Stand with your back to the sea looking at the chapel and we will be the to the right of it on the grass area. (You will be given a mobile number after sign up so you won’t miss us!)
WE WILL ALSO BE LEARNING THE BASIC STEPS OF SALSA AT THIS PICNIC FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO JOIN IN! THIS IS IN PREPARATION FOR THE SUMMER FESTIVAL MAIN EVENT - THE CHILLI FIESTA IN AUGUST!
This is a fun meet up for picnic’s, games and general relaxing. The park itself has many facilities, toilets, café, children’s play areas, a miniature railway, the beach and the Chapel.
This event is NOT restricted to parents with children…. It is a day time FUN meet up with the emphasis on socializing meeting new friends in a relaxed atmosphere… get out of the house and into the fresh air! Bring your friends and family along. Please bring your outdoor games, balls, Frisbees, camping chairs, picnics, gazebo all your picnic gear, pennies for Ice Cream and your loafing head…..
Introduce yourself on the thread below and let us all know what you will be bringing in the way of ball games etc and if you will be bringing anyone with you, not for numbers just for noseyness really!
Photographs will be taken at this meet and displayed on POF. If you do not want your child in any photographs, then they will not be uploaded, all other images will be censored at member request..
THE COUNTRY PARK FACILITIES
Parking
There are five pay & display car parks. Pay & Display charges - 1 April - 30 September, Monday to Saturday £1.30 all day, Sundays and Bank Holidays £2 all day Easy access parking spaces are available for blue badge holders (no parking charge).
Play Areas
The Park has three play areas: one for toddlers, one for older children and one for wheelchair users.
A RADAR key is required for access to the latter. These keys may be borrowed (or bought - £4) from the Park Office.
Toilets
There is a new toilet block, open daily 8am - 5pm, next to the Tearooms with ladies, gents, accessible toilets and nappy changing facilities. There are also toilets in the Heritage Centre.
Miniature Railway Open throughout the school holidays and weekends, 11am - 4.30pm
Cedar Tearooms
Open daily, April to September. At other times open Sundays only (weather permitting) except Christmas and New Year. The Cedar Tearooms serve light lunches, daily specials (except when the function room is in use) and snacks.
Heritage Centre The Centre is all that remains of the old military hospital, housing an exhibition depicting the history of the site, a shop, a 150ft viewing tower (temporarily closed) and toilets. Admission 70p for adults, 35p for children and senior citizens
TRAVEL INSTRUCTIONS
By Road Follow the brown tourist signs from junction 8 off the M27 or A27.
By Train By train to Netley station on the main Southampton to Portsmouth line. The back entrance to the park is a 5-10 minute walk from the station. Follow the signs outside the station carpark
Netley Station Station Road Netley Abbey Southampton SO31 5AN
Check train times here South West Trains
By Bus Bus no 16 goes to Netley Village from Southampton. From the village, follow the brown tourist road signs into the park via the main entrance along the coast road. For more details, please contact First Bus tel 023 8022 4854.
By Foot Pedestrian access points, other than those described above, are available via the Solent Way and the Hamble Rail Trail
POSTING ON THIS THREAD Please……………………….
Introduce yourself on the thread below
Post on this thread how many guests you are bringing.
Remove yourself using the “Remove Me” Button if you find you cannot attend after all.
It is in poor taste as well as not permitted, to go to another party thread to advertise another, (According to Admin) so please do not go to other party threads advertising this party. Thanks. As Host I don't care who advertises their party on this thread BUT I don't need guests advertising this party on other threads!
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AND LASTLY Any questions or problems then please feel free to contact either of your hosts who will be only too happy to assist if they can.
Check back on this list to see who has signed up and also to check details on a regular basis!
Looking forward to meeting you all on the day and having a great time! Following Members are Attending This Party... Average Member Brings Along 3 Guests
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| 4th Pointless Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 5/28/2007 2:39:48 PM | Then you are sharing it with me Daisy! Cos it is my hippo-bath-day too!
Woo Hoo......................................... and you know what that means...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
TWO cakes!  | |
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| 4th Pointless Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 5/28/2007 4:38:36 PM | Well if it means i get to scoff more cake would be rude not to come along, Daisy same as last time would be great thanks. Jackie hopefully catch up again before this picnic, but if not see you there and between us may get another fish to get there butt to this one, yes you know who you are. I or Katie will bring my gazebbo for the shade this time, oh Terri certs will look great.
Libby | |
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| 4th Pointless Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 5/28/2007 6:20:48 PM | Mmmmm Cake! MMMMMMM MMMMM Katies making cakes!!!!!!!
I'm in!
K9 and other photographers...I have a long memory and unforgiving nature so yes, I will be out for revenge... and in training in case the boys ever get round to rising to the challenge we set! | |
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| 4th Pointless Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 5/29/2007 5:58:15 AM | Hi All Wow,piccies look great,glad you all had such a brill time.Sorry i couldn"t get to this one,but will try my damndest to get to the next.You all seem like one big happy family,and i cant wait to join in with all the fun and laughs.
Karen xx | |
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| 4th Pointless Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 5/29/2007 1:19:48 PM | At this rate K9 (Mike) you won't make it to your birthday picnic in July! The ladies will have slapped you to death.... it won't be 55 bumps it will be 55 stabs with sharp pointy things.... they use knives to cut that cake you know... get some body armour! | |
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| 4th Pointless Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 5/29/2007 1:54:17 PM | 8 Women & 4 men....
Looks like us ladies will win all the events then as we have one to distract and one to do the winning per every man signed up.....
Is it just me or are us ladies more brave than the men folk when it comes to attending meets? | |
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| 4th Pointless Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 5/29/2007 3:24:54 PM | Hiya
Just to let you know its THE SHY DUCKS birthday too. Can we do the egg and spoon race this time? I will do eggs again Anyone for egg mayonnaise??? Got 29 left over from yesterday. Rain stopped play
Three cakes? please they are so good  | |
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| 4th Pointless Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 5/29/2007 3:58:00 PM | Triple Birthday Woo Hoo! So tell then what is the little ducklings favourite cake then?
His birthday cake wish is my command.... where possible!
Sheesh the oven is going to be on overtime... best call the Firebrigade with 3 lots of candles! | |
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| 4th Pointless Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 5/30/2007 12:04:56 PM | It looks like it could be a good day...............I think diamondsrforever eggs will be able to do the competitions on their own by then.
Once again we will plan the males/females games so that all can join in.
But as before we noticed all the hot air from the women, but where were they...
Sotongirl was all hot air and never got out to take part.........
So ladies if you think you have what it takes ....................Try "bringing it on" again  | |
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| 4th Pointless Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 5/31/2007 3:51:12 PM | hi all its k9 and im being on me best behaviour now coz i wont to live just a little bit longer so i can see me birthday out on the july picnic, that is and its very hard for me to do, this is coz iv got a little in me who's very very naughty at time's so im trying to be good now! is it working yet??????oh well il keep on trying then!! oh i forgot to say, thanks CTXUK martyn, stich me up would you! me taking photos hmmmm! we will see! lend me your camera again then, he he he see you all there girls, love you all! mike.t  | |
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| 4th Pointless Salsa Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 6/1/2007 12:28:35 AM | HOSTESS ANNOUNCEMENT!
We have someone willing to assist us with some basic Salsa steps... by his own admission
I am not good dancer by any stretch of the imagination, but I am sure I can introduce people to the basic steps, it's all about having fun after all !
And how right can one man be... so looks like at the 4th Pointless Picnic we shall be having dancing of a basic step nature..... okay fess up I can bring the music... but who had the CD Player????
So Big Big Big Thank you to "Rockmantic", you never know I might convince my dancing Salsa sooooo badly partner "I'm the man I'm leading AKA -Pip-" to come to this picnic despite the "sticky dirty children" being about..... ah screaming la la's gotta love them! | |
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| 4th Pointless Salsa Picnic ~ Saturday 23rd June ~ Southampton/Portsmouth Posted: 6/1/2007 4:28:33 AM | Hello everyone, just a really quick one to say hi and introduce myself.
I will attend the picnic, can't wait actually !
"Puddles-At-Work" asked me to introduce you (all of you that would like to, of course) to salsa and merengue, as a taster for the fore coming "Chilli Fiesta" ...
Well I am not great dancer, so I will count on your patience !!!
But I'm sure it will be fun and you'll remember all the basics!!
nearly the end of my lunch break, so got to shoot off ! Ciao Maz | |
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