Liverpool - 22nd April 2006 - FF-UK: North By NorthWest Meet

FF-UK: North By NorthWest - Liverpool Meet
Date: 22nd April 2006

We need to work out a few things -
1) Time of meet
2) Who is coming
3) Where we are going (maybe post a top three preferences, and we work it out from there)

Below is the ideas from the main NorthWest thread.

Shopping (Star Wars related)

Forbidden Planet Liverpool
92 Bold Street, Liverpool, L1 4HY
Tel: 0151 707 1491

Worlds Apart (Associate Store, Liverpool)
58-60 Lime Street, Liverpool, L1 1JN
Tel: 0151 707 0839

Quiggins
12 - 16 School Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 3BT
Tel: 0151 709 24 62
Location map - http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.4042&lon=-2.9844&scale=10000&icon=x
http://www.quiggins.com/
http://www.quiggins.com/forum/ (forum)
http://quiggins.has.it/ (myspace)

Cultural
It's going to be Capital of Culture in 2008 ( http://www.liverpool08.com/index.asp?event_id=1 ) and if you look at the number of museums and art galleries Liverpool has, you can see why!

Your ticket for liverpool and beyond - www.yourticketforliverpool.com
Ticket savings on visiting places in Liverpool

Tate Liverpool - http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/
Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4BB
Telephone: 0151 702 7400 (international +44 151 702 7400)
Fax: 0151 702 7401
Email : liverpoolinfo@tate.org.uk
Admission to Tate Collection at Tate Liverpool is free. Special exhibitions usually have a charge.

The Beatles Story Exhibition - http://www.beatlesstory.com/
The Beatles Story, Britannia Vaults, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AD
Telephone: 0151 709 1963
Fax: 0151 708 0039
Email: info@beatlesstory.com
Admission to The Beatles Story Exhibition is -
Adults: £8.99
Children (5-16yrs): £4.99
Children (0-4yrs): Free
Concessions (Unwaged, students and senior citizens): £5.99
Family Saver Ticket (2 adults and 3 children): £25.00

There is a note on the page that says "Excellent group rates are available for The Beatles Story".

Bluecoat Arts centre - http://www.bluecoatartscentre.com/
Bluecoat Arts Centre, School Lane Liverpool, L1 3BX
0151 709 5297
email: admin@bluecoatartscentre.com
Admission to Bluecoat Arts centre is free. Special exhibitions usually have a charge.

National Museums Liverpool
Map showing locations below - http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/wmlmap.asp
I'll lump them in proximity to each other -

Near Lime Street -
World Museum Liverpool
Walker Art Gallery
Conservation Centre (closed at the moment)

Near Albert Dock (so near the Tate and the Beatles Story) -
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Customs & Excise National Museum
Museum of Liverpool Life

All these venues, the National Museums Liverpool group, are FREE ADMISSION.

Food
If we need to eat (lunch or evening meal even) Liverpool has plenty of places. Note we may need to suit to certain needs - I am not fussy what type of food, but I am vegetarian

Wetherspoons - http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/food/
Kimos on Mount Pleasant?
Wetherspoons, The Welkin on Whitechapel?

Anything I missed out?

 

I'll be there. Will fit in with whatever everyone else wants to do.

 

Well we can't really got to Liverpool and not go to Forbidden Planet and Worlds Apart, plus there is a few things down Mathew street for anyone who needs thier Beatles fix

Nothing that I'm really interested in doing though, I'll just go with the flow

 

Well I just popped in to see if you guys wanted to come to my St Georges day party... but I see you have plans...

 

Its such a hectic time for the FF-UK - isnt this great?!!!!

Lord O is also hosting his Kevin Smith all-nighter to this weekend!

Me? Hard choice...so much to choose from...but I got my train tickets today to go to.....

Liverpool.... of course!

See you there on the day guys! I will be there between 10.00am and 17.00, (when my train back leaves). Looking forward to seeing you all!!!!

7 hours of fun!

 

Sorry Vez But'll be there in spirit, whilst you lot are on the spirits

Oooooooooooo Jase! Get your trackies on and come on down "luv" (notice to everyone, that was a Cilla impression, not a pass at him I hear Yorkshire men prefer sheep anyways, so I am quite safe *runs* )

So we have four, plus maybe Dickie (I best ping his msn to gently remind him).

Anyone else?

And lol, I was hoping someone would see something up there in the list that stands out for where to see culturally!

Ok Docks area (Tate, Beatles experience) or William Brown Street (Walker AG, Liverpool Museum)? Post your vote below

I'd say Brown Street 'cos of the Liverpool musuem, it may have something for everyone, but I have been to all the places in the list.

 

My vote is going with the Dock area, I've been to all the places on the list but I always love going down to the river front

 

I've done the Dock Area tbh - so this mysterious Brown St for me!

I even remember seeing thr GMTV weather map on the dock - is that still there?

 

The map was down there for some time after they stoped doing that segment of the show, but I can't remember seeing it last time I was down at the docks.
Though I can say I did wacth Fred doing the weather once when I went to the docks on a school trip years ago

 

As a massive Liverpool fan , avoid the pubs on Saturday evening for something to eat . We will be beating Chelski live on BBC in the FA Cup Semi-Final and every pub will be rammed . The game kicks off at 5:15 and its thirsty work watching the boys .

YNWA

CB

 

Thanks for the info Cheeky-Beak, I was gonna check with the Liverpool fans at work, but now we know. Trust it to be on that day hehe! Oh well, guess we can cheer Chelsea on from outside the crowded pubs! I jest I jest

I know I have to meet Jase sometime after 9am, what time do we meet for? Synchronise watches now * Mission Impossible theme*

 

I should be free all day, so I'm good for any time

 

Less than a week to go
Caroline, you back from your holidays yet?
Jase, what time are you arriving, then we can plan what time to meet the others. That's up to you Cozmic, since I have a feeling Jase and I are going to be in Liverpool for around 9am lol. I'll PM you soonish Cozmic with my moby details too. Just got to do a banner for regional for St George's Day, which is this Sunday coming, I am going to try and get some English flag on the meet day, so we can take it with the flag lol, I have a feeling the market near HMV will have one.

Any other late comers to this meet?
I think Dickie is out due to prior commitments, will ping him to make sure.

 

Well Tim, I can get to Liverpool for 10am

 

I get in at 09.25 - see you at the station oh guide TimB!

 

Alas I'm no longer able to make it due to a family commitment cropping up.

Bah

 

Double @ GA - I totally understand that family comes first. Theres always another time hey...are you coming to York?

Tim and Force Ghost - lets make it the Three Musketeerios then!

 

Looks like we'll ahve to make it the Three Musketeerios then, BTW Edge just call me Cozmic










Also on another note, I do have to warn you guys that I'm a very shy person. Just so you understand why I might not be very talkative Saturday

 

This could be intersting - what do three shy people do for a day?

Is anyone shyer than Tim? This is his era BTW
[image=http://www.bluebeat.com/i/a/l/l9322.jpg]

 

Thank god I'm too young to remember Kajagoogoo first hand

*Shudders at thought*

 

I should be up for butting in and being my general quiet self.

 

Glass_Onion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where have you been????!!!!!
You are more than welcome to come along dude!

So now we have the Three Musketeerios and Dogtanian! The square is complete! Right, I have to do some PS work tonight, but I'll PM you and Cozmic tomorrow with my mobile no.
Coz - I'll be meeting Jase in Lime Street at the time above (9.25am), it's up to you what time u meet up (I know you said after 10am) - where's best to wait for you? We can do Liverpool Museum, say for an hour or so then head centerwards if people want to see other venues, and the two FP shops.

 

So would that make us the Fab 4?

Well my train gets into Lime Street at about 10:05am so we could either meet up at the station or outside the museum, what evers best.

 

I've just been a moody git basically. Nothing interesting.

I'll check back tomorrow for the times and whatnot. 9.25 is to early for me so I'll just pop down nearer that 10 region.