Details

24th April it is. The plan is as follows.

Some people will meet at 4:30pm (earlier if you want) in the Far From the Madding Crowd, which is on Friars Entry just by Borders. If that's full, we'll be in the Goose instead, which is just nearby. I've booked a table for 16 at the Mongolian Wok for 7pm; add/move yourself to the definites list below if you're not already there and wish to guarantee yourself one of the spare spaces. After that we will stagger to a pub in Jericho until closing time; probably the Harcourt Arms or the Bookbinders.

I'm assuming ice-skating isn't happening, but it's really up to the people who are interested.

Who is invited: Earthlings, who may bring significant others if they wish, and Nick Burch.

People coming

• Amanda Kerr-Munslow

• GaneshSittampalam

• Niall Harrison
• Dominic Hargreaves
• Tom Womack

• DaveHiggins

• JonathanMcDowell: Aiming to be there for 7pm, am coming via train from Brighton.

• David Sheldon
• Nick Burch
• Alex Gough
• Angharad Green: I can offer crash space in Oxford - one spare room and plenty of living room space
• Caroline Berry: intending on coming, might be late
• Tristam Fenton-May
• David Ball
• Tim Bagot
• Ian Lynagh

People coming but not to the meal

People maybe coming

• CarolinePearson: Not sure at this time. No idea what I'll be doing jobwise & so forth...

• Matthew B-M: but currently has no idea of plans (too far in the future)

• ArthurBullard, who would also be interested in skating, not done that for ages.

People not coming

• Mike Ricketts: can't do, in Imola

• MikeMason: in Calgary, probably snowboarding

• JamesGreen: although being in Nottingham seems a rubbish excuse compared to Calgary and Imola, so maybe I should.

• Tim Bond: Family commitments.

• Stephen White: providing First Aid for a college ball instead

• PatrickMoore: On the wrong landmass. No change there then ... :/

• SimonHuggins: Rob turned up and there's no free space for him at the meal so I cba to go just for a couple of hours drinking afterwards, sorry.

People who would ice skate from 2-4pm

Note that the Oxford Ice Rink web site warns "Be advised that the 2.00pm-4.00pm session on Saturday is extremly busy. There may be occasions when certain size skates will not be available for hire."

• Alex Gough

People who would pub from 4:30pm or so till 7pm

(state time if arriving later than 4:30pm)

• David Sheldon (no idea what time)
• Amanda Kerr-Munslow (no idea what time, but most likely arriving later than 5 pm)
• Alex Gough
• Tim Bagot
• Angharad (I am allergic to ice skating and think sitting in a pub (preferably in the sunshine) with nice people would be nice)

People who will drink copious cups of coffee in Blackwells if nothing else happens

• Alex Gough