24-04-2004 23:15									#1
	London 'Poly Meet Up, 8th May - Change Of Venue Remove this text

Rich has done some, um, research, and apparentely the Moon Under Water on Charing Cross Road has become a poncy, overpriced Lloyds Number One bar.

So, a change of venue has been proposed.

I suggest the Shakespeare's Head (another large, cavernous Wetherspoons) on Kingsway. It's right by Holborn tube station and is pretty central. Details below:

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So that'll be 2pm, Shakespeare's Head, Kingsway, Holborn, 8th May, unless anyone has any great objections...?

	24-04-2004 23:20									#2
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Yep, my research is pretty accurate considering I am currently just sat across the road from the place. I shall go and reconnoitre the Shakespeare's Head shortly as I am absolutely bleeding starving

	24-04-2004 23:24									#3
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weeee shall seee

	24-04-2004 23:25									#4
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We shall see indeed...but we shaln't be seeing you there as per usual

	24-04-2004 23:29									#5
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Hey give me a break or I'll make you proofread my 10,000 word dissertation. Twice.

	24-04-2004 23:31									#6
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But a DL can't attend a meeting or write a dissertation of 10k words

	24-04-2004 23:34									#7
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I'll bet you've had DL's and still managed it

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Well all I am saying is, you are a DL until you prove otherwise

	25-04-2004 00:55									#9
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We'll, the Shakespeare's Head would be fine, but isn't there another Moon Under Water owned by Wetherspoons close to the other one. I thought someone mentioned that last time?

Anywhere realtively cheap is fine with me

	25-04-2004 00:57									#10
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Yes, there's a Moon Under Water on Leicester Square, but it's very small, extremely busy, and (I think) comparatively expensive...

	25-04-2004 01:03									#11
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In that case, Shakespeare's Head it is

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Slightly off topic, but will Iain be rotating his avatar to feature other publications by Mr Desmond?

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I believe he's sold most of them off now.

	25-04-2004 02:16									#15
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I've been in the Shakespeare's Head a few times, the LSE student union around the corner is cheaper.

	25-04-2004 02:24									#16
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True, but you need to be an LSE student to use it. Also, isn't it the High Holborn residence union around the corner? I thought the LSE didn't have a union bar, but used the University of London ones. Although I could be wrong. The site EiF gave does tend to think it's pricey for a Wetherspoons, but then, it is London, so surely it will be pricey for a usual Wetherspoons?

	25-04-2004 02:28									#17
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No can do I'm afraid

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quote: Originally posted by Drogue True, but you need to be an LSE student to use it. Also, isn't it the High Holborn residence union around the corner? I thought the LSE didn't have a union bar, but used the University of London ones. Although I could be wrong.

Nonsense. I've been in the LSE bar (the Three Tuns, I think?) a few times and never been asked for student ID never mind LSE student ID. It's not much of a bar though.

The KCLSU bar isn't too bad (and is dirt cheap) but you have to wander through the KCL corridors (it's like going back to school!) to get to it.

quote: The site EiF gave does tend to think it's pricey for a Wetherspoons, but then, it is London, so surely it will be pricey for a usual Wetherspoons?

I don't recall it being any more expensive than any other Wetherspoons in London...

	25-04-2004 03:21									#19
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I've never been ID'd at the LSE bar.

The bastards at ULU wouldn't let me in though, even when I was a student at the University of London. All because my college's SU wasn't a part of the NSU.

	25-04-2004 03:30									#20
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quote: Originally posted by *End Is Forever* I've been in the LSE bar (the Three Tuns, I think?) a few times and never been asked for student ID never mind LSE student ID. It's not much of a bar though.

That's because the Three Tuns isn't just an LSE union bar. It's a bar, that happens to be mostly LSE, on their grounds, but they won't ask for student ID, since it's not only for students, IIRC. At least that's what I was told when I was there.

	25-04-2004 03:45									#21
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The bar is run by the LSE SU and the prices are a lot cheaper than regular bars. Other details are almost inconsequential.

	25-04-2004 03:48									#22
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The last time I was in there I got drunk with a few Russians. Oh my was that a mistake...

	25-04-2004 03:53									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Dauphin The bar is run by the LSE SU and the prices are a lot cheaper than regular bars. Other details are almost inconsequential.

Point taken

	25-04-2004 04:12									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Dauphin I've never been ID'd at the LSE bar. The bastards at ULU wouldn't let me in though, even when I was a student at the University of London. All because my college's SU wasn't a part of the NSU.

Shame that, the ULU bar is quite nice... good gig venue, too.

	25-04-2004 04:32									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Dauphin The bastards at ULU wouldn't let me in though, even when I was a student at the University of London. All because my college's SU wasn't a part of the NSU.

Yeah I've heard of that sort of thing happening. Different universities unions leaving the NUS, Bristol are planning on doing it ATM IIRC. It's all a bit crazy really, especially if bars won't let you in specifically because your union isn't part of the NUS.

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Bristol voted to leave, and the had another vote where they voted to stay.

Other than Imperial (my old college) UMIST and Southampton are the only other univesity SU's that I know of to be non-members. There are others, but I don't know which ones they are.

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All change - don't you know that when you
play at this level there's no ordinary venue!

	25-04-2004 05:00									#28
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quote: Originally posted by Dauphin Bristol voted to leave, and the had another vote where they voted to stay. Other than Imperial (my old college) UMIST and Southampton are the only other univesity SU's that I know of to be non-members. There are others, but I don't know which ones they are.

UMIST will shortly be welcomed back to the NUS fold following the merger with Manchester. With the exception of Imperial and Southampton, the only notable non-affiliates are in Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews).

	27-04-2004 23:50									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Drogue True, but you need to be an LSE student to use it. Also, isn't it the High Holborn residence union around the corner? I thought the LSE didn't have a union bar, but used the University of London ones. Although I could be wrong. The site EiF gave does tend to think it's pricey for a Wetherspoons, but then, it is London, so surely it will be pricey for a usual Wetherspoons?

It's London, what do you expect. I hear they are going to start charging you to breathe here soon

	27-04-2004 23:54									#30
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I'd pay not to breathe the London air.