The Earthlings Birthday Meal 2008 will be held on Saturday 9th February 2008.

This will be the 10th birthday, the 7th birthday meal.

Unless enough people object, the plan is nearly as it has always been, and always shall be. Forever and ever.: Rising Sun pub (46 Tottenham Court Road) from 5:30 and then Caffe Uno at 28 Binney Street, London. W1K 5BN.

Caffe Uno is booked for 8-8:10 pm arrival, 22 persons, name of Kerr-Munslow. £50 deposit (may be taken off bill or refunded). Loyalty card discount will be fine. Balloons requested.

Earthlings who will Attend:

1. Amanda Kerr-Munslow
2. David Sheldon
3. Tim Bond

4. Janet McKnight (hopefully!)

5. JonathanMcDowell (flights booked)

6. Caroline Berry
7. David Ball
8. Juliet Kemp
9. Ian Lynagh

10. GaneshSittampalam

11. Martin Ling

12. DominicHargreaves

13. Nick Burch
14. Angharad Fenton-May
15. Tristam Fenton-May

16. TomWomack

17. Jon Chin
18. Tim Bagot

19. SimonHuggins

20. StephenWhite

21. PatrickMoore (flights booked!)

22. David Woolger

Possible additions

1. Simon Chatterjee
2. Tim Ricketts

Earthlings who are unsure:

1. JamesGreen (expects to be moving house that week, but who knows)

Earthlings who can't make it:

1. Socks (sprogging)
2. Alex Gough (Probably in Africa, possibly on a boat, hopefully no longer near ice)
3. Mike Ricketts

4. ChrisVenus

5. Arthur Bullard (Skiing in California)
6. Matthew Byng-Maddick

Earthlings who haven't stated one way or t'other:

1. Niall Harrison

2. DaveHiggins

3. Kake Pugh
4. Adrian Chadd
5. Stuart Adamson
6. Paul Duff
7. Meryki AK Horton
8. Toby Jaffey
9. Roland Kay
10. Rebecca Luckraft
11. Mike Mason
12. Caroline Pearson