Edinburgh late January

Good idea Elegran. Always nice to have something to look forward to after Christmas.

I would love to come. Hopefully not childminding.

Any preferred or impossible dates?

Count me in!

Ooh yes please, however Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are impossible for me so if it could be on any other day of the week I’d be there like a shot.

Count me in, too, please - and my pal Bellasgran/Ina. It may be that DH has had his date for operation by then, in which case I won’t be able to come, though.

I'll come.

Count me in!

Definately me please,

Would love to join in however my most handsome English grandson wants to visit for a Burns celebration and I’m unsure of when he will be visiting. Once I hear from him I’ll let you know. I always remember the Burns night held at Elegran’s it was a lovey experience meeting up for the first time. I’ve never peeled a turnip since. Good old microwave.

That is a good instant reaction - ten potentials. Anyone with any restrictions on dates tell me as soon as you can, also ideas on venues. Does anyone have enough space to host it at home? That really was lovely when we each brought something and all jammed into my table to eat.

Sorry I really can't volunteer our place. There just isn't the space.
Would ROSL not do a Burns type menu? It's such a good venue.

I think it does, or at least it has done in the past. I wonder whether their website has anything about it, must have a look.

Well, they have a black tie dinner for £40 on 27th Jan. That wasn't quite what I had in mind, more a lunch for half that or less.

Anyway, I think that is for members only.

I like the ROSL as well-nice room and central location for train travellers. I’ve no date restrictions so whenever suits everybody else is fine.

We don't need a formal dinner. I wonder if their usual lunch menu would include things like broth or haggis etc? We could do the Rabbie Burns stuff between courses?
My suspicion is that places might be keen for our business in bleak January.

The ROSL is so central, I'm happy to go there.

Any volunteers to pipe in the haggis?

I could play the recorder...badly

I've just remembered, Weds 24th Jan is out for me. I'm supposed to organise another lunch that day.

So 23,24, and 25 Jan are out, and so are 30 and 31 Jan.

At the end of Jan that leaves us with:-
Sat 20
Sun 21
Mon 22
Fri 26
Sat 27
Sun 28
Mon 29

then into February.

Please, may I join you all again Elegran ? The 26th would be good for me.

Any of those dates would suit me Elegran.