London Picnic/Pogo Anyone ?

[scarlett]

Anyone fancy a London picnic and/or a Pogo meet-up sometime soon ?? Hopefully we'll even have some sunshine appear !!! We haven't had one for aaaaaages and I miss everyone !

I know Sundays are usually good for most people, so Sunday August 10th ? (or maybe the 3rd or 17th)

Maybe we could also have some sort of mid-week afternoon/evening get together too for those who can't do weekends (or who can but want to come along anyway )

So, anyone up for it ???

[antman]

(The picnic part in particular) Sounds good to me

[Sluggie]

The 10th would be good for me.

[bryzee86]

depends on work for me (I wouldn't find out until the Thursday preceding the meet).

I would, however, love to if I can!

[Elahiya]

depends for me as well, but generally I´m in PLUS I would love to meet more london vegans...

(no offense to u stu ;-))

[scarlett]

yay

[Gorilla]

sounds brill. i can definitely do the 10th, and the 17th if we cancel the Brighton meet-up. (eta i can do the 3rd too.)

[Gorilla]

hey guys,

here's a suggestion.

how about we say 10th August definite, and Pogo for brekkie, i don't know what time it opens but say 10:30 - 11:00? then head to St James's Park for a picnic at 1pm. just south of the mall is apparently a good spot for us all to meet. come along to either/both as you feel like.

whaddya reckon?

[scarlett]

Sounds great to me, I'm looking forward to it

[aubergine]

A picnic sounds grand. I don't think I can make Pogo though. It'll be good to see some people

[bryzee86]

hey guys,

here's a suggestion.

how about we say 10th August definite, and Pogo for brekkie, i don't know what time it opens but say 10:30 - 11:00? then head to St James's Park for a picnic at 1pm. just south of the mall is apparently a good spot for us all to meet. come along to either/both as you feel like.

whaddya reckon?

pogo only opens at 11am Sunday, so there's not much point meeting there for breakfast, only to have lunch at 1pm!

[aubergine]

pogo only opens at 11am Sunday, so there's not much point meeting there for breakfast, only to have lunch at 1pm!

Lightweight

[scarlett]

I can eat at 11 and then again at 1

It will be great to see you again aubergine

[Gorilla]

pogo only opens at 11am Sunday, so there's not much point meeting there for breakfast, only to have lunch at 1pm!

you don't have to actually eat again at 1:00 if you don't want to. i just thought it'd be a good time for us all to meet.

11:00 at Pogo then?

[Stu]

Are any of you likely to still be around at about 17:30?

[aubergine]

Are any of you likely to still be around at about 17:30?

Weather permitting I don't see why not. They lock up the park at around seven and it's nice chilling out on the grass in the early evening.

[Stu]

Kewl.

[bryzee86]

That's a point: i'll probably be working this day...

[Elahiya]

an if we meet on both suggested days? so everyone could come on either day because of work etc.

[bryzee86]

i'll still probably be working. Anyway I won't know either way until the Thursday preceding the meet.

[scarlett]

11:00 at Pogo then?

sounds good
If anyone is heading from the train station and fancies some company walking to Pogo, let me know, I'm not too keen on walking round there on my lonesome (I know I'm daft )

hope you can make it bryzee

[Elahiya]

i would accompany you! have never been there before, so it would be great not going there alone...

[Gorilla]

Are any of you likely to still be around at about 17:30?

yup

sounds good
If anyone is heading from the train station and fancies some company walking to Pogo, let me know, I'm not too keen on walking round there on my lonesome (I know I'm daft )

i'll come with you too, i don't know how to get to Pogo!

[scarlett]

Yay, Elahiya and Gorilla, I'll meet you at the station then

[Elahiya]

uhm, am a bit confused, do we meet this sunday or the next? if this one, i would like to make proposal: what about pogo in the morning and afterwards before going to a park visiting the "innocent village fete" of innocent (http://www.innocentvillagefete.com/) , handing out some leaflets about animals in entertainment? they also do a petting zoo and a ferret racing, i got some leaflets at peta for that occassion, that´s why i ask.

another stupid question in general: do they also serve coffee at the pogo? i´m not that much of a breakfast type either and am completely fine with a coffee in the morning.

[Stu]

Yeah, I'm sure they do coffee. They certainly do herbal teas etc, anyway, so I expect that they do coffee.

[bryzee86]

may I add that it is next weekend, I believe.

[Justin]

are you guys going to be at Pogo this sunday i.e. 3 aug? I'll be at innocent in regent park from later, might be able to join you in the morning at pogo. 'll log in tomorrow

[Elahiya]

you´ll be at the innocent? don´t you wanna join me for leafletting?

[Gorilla]

may I add that it is next weekend, I believe.

yes, the official meet-up is 10th August. enjoy the Innocent leafletting.

[Gorilla]

which station is the nearest one to Pogo please?

[Justin]

depends where you're coming from, Hackney Central is physically the closest. there is also Hackney Downs tho

[Gorilla]

thanks Justin, Scarlett which station are you going to and what time will you be there?

[Elahiya]

good to know which station it is... thought of something like "hackney". i think i´d be at hackney central then. (although i´m not scarlett and now responding)

[Gorilla]

that's ok Elahiya - you said you'd be meeting Scarlett at the station too didn't you?

[Lisey_duck]

Pogo has Zapatista coffee, which is pretty good on the caffiene front.
Weirdly, i will quite possibly be in Pogo that day! Don't quite know what time yet though.

[Elahiya]

that's ok Elahiya - you said you'd be meeting Scarlett at the station too didn't you?

yes, I did! when should we be around to get to POGO? dunno how long the way might take. maybe we should meet at the station round quarter to 11?

[Gorilla]

looking at a map it should only be about five minutes walk from the train station, so 10:45-ish should be plenty of time.

[scarlett]

sorry I've been a bit absent lately I normally get off at Hackney Downs just because its on the direct line from Stansted, but I'm sure I can get to Hackney Central. Yep, not a long walk from the station.

So, who's coming then ???

[Gorilla]

Pogo:

Scarlett
Elahiya
Gorilla
Bryzee (possibly)
Lisey_duck (possibly)
Antman (possibly)

Picnic:
Antman
Aubergine plus all of the above
Cattmogg (possibly)

[Elahiya]

ok, then quarter to eleven would be a good time. plus it can always happen that there is a line which has delays, so we should be fine with that time. only the three of us, which definitely go to POGO in the morning? isn´t there any one else? i´d come anyway, was only wondering.

[bryzee86]

I'll find out my rota tomorrow, so i'll be able to let you know whether I can or not. Chances are ('cos I work at a theatre) that I might not be able to do it, but we'll see.

[Cattmogg]

i might come!!

[Cattmogg]

Um, to the picnic that is. Lol. When's it happening?

[Gorilla]

we're meeting in St James' Park at around 1pm.

[antman]

I'll definitely be at the picnic, though as yet unsure about Pogo due to hoping I can meet my brother for a few hours before hitting the park.

[sandra]

I've been meaning to ask this for ages........but what's a pogo?

[Stu]

Pogo is a vegan cafe in Hackney, London (just near me!).

http://www.pogocafe.co.uk/

[Gorilla]

we all get together and jump up and down.

no not really, it's a vegan cafe in east London.

[sandra]

Thanks Stu and Gorilla!
Actually I did think it was something to do with pogo sticks!