Hi All!

Due to a large number of people NOT wanting to use a coach, and instead use their own cars, we are now trying to arrange a "car pooling" type happening on the day for the Stockings factory tour.

Due to size constraints of numbers of people who will fit in the factory, as well as constraints in that some people wont have a car on the day, (us for instance!), we suggest the following:

There are three time slots made available to meet at the warehouse for the factory tour: Each should be for no more than 15 - 16 people.

11.00 (I will be on this one)

12.30

14.00

Each trip will be circa 40 - 45 mins round the factory, 15 - 20 mins to/from factory from warehouse and circa 20-30 mins at warehouse with opportunity to buy things at a discount on the day. People can basically take off anytime they choose after the factory tour finishes if they have their own car, BUT - we would like to have the following arranged with the people coming:

1) - People "sign up" and confirm which time slot they will be at the warehouse for. Please e-mail me to confirm this or request a lift with someone else if you dont have a car available.

2) - People with cars offer what spare seats they may have to anyone who doesn't have a car on the day, so we "pool" the rides. - I would suggest the people then confirm exactly where they will be and when in order to meet up and travel together. If this is arranged through me, I will make suggestions and put people in touch with on another so the ride can be arranged and secured. - ok?

We don't want people left standing on the day and unable to travel for the tour, and in our experience to date with free events, a number of people who say they will turn up don't at the last min, (often with a lot of people who didn't sign up at all appearing instead). This means we need to be sure that there is spare capacity in car seats for each time slot, so that if one or more car drivers DONT turn up, we can switch people over to another car.

Thanks for your co-operation on this.

The venue for the evening get together remains a Cantonese restaurant/bar called the Opium Tea House: http://www.opiumnottingham.co.uk/

Potential hotels nearby are the Hotel Ibis and the Lace Market Hotel and, possibly, the Hilton. 

We have reserved the bar in the restaurant exclusively from 5:00pm with a meal in the restaurant at around 6.30 and then back to the bar which will remain private for our party until around 9.30 -10:00pm, (the best dressed lady competition will be conducted during this time). We are still negotiating to extend the exclusive use beyond 10:00pm.

The meal will be multiple course / multiple dishes and is set at only £12.00 per head.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Love,

Nikki.

xxx