Venues
Where to go and when. All brunches, dinners, drinks, etc are optional, of course, so feel free to attend as many or as few as you feel like.
[Minor edits to follow when I figure out the new bus routes.]
1) Main venue for weekend festivities:
Seatoun Village Hall: 10am - 8pm Saturday, 10am - 6pm Sunday
22 Forres Street, Seatoun
Previously known as the Saint Christopher's Parish Hall, but still the same place. The church (no longer yellow stickered but sadly deconsecrated) is on the corner of Forres and Ventnor Streets, the hall is next door. There's plenty of parking in the street outside for anyone driving. Anyone getting the bus from town should get the Seatoun 11, and get out at the Dundas Street shops.
2) Leisurely brunch on Friday, which often involves first and second breakfast for some of us hobbit types as successive waves of people drift in from the airport/elsewhere:
Elements Cafe: 11am Friday
144 Onepu Road, Lyall Bay
Get the number 3 bus from town, or walk down Onepu Road from Kilbirnie.
3) Cocktails, where we will again start early and wait for other poor souls to finish work:
Library Bar: 4pm Friday
53 Courtenay Place, Wellington (upstairs)
Join us for after work/after flight/pre dinner cocktails. Roll up as and when you prefer. We'll head out again about 6.30.
4) Traditional "cheap and cheerful" introductory dinner:
Oaks Noodle House: 7pm Friday
71 Cuba Street, Wellington (upstairs)
Newbies be warned, this place has no ambiance, but we've been going here for fourteen years now. The food is good, and lightning fast, and they happily put up with a racket.
5) Closing dinner, another old haunt and the winner by popular (ie twitter) vote:
Siam Thai Restaurant: 7pm Sunday
64 Kilbirnie Crescent, Kilbirnie
6) Farewell brunch for those still in town and/or avoiding work:
Fidel's: 11am Monday
234 Cuba Street, Wellington
We'll malinger here until all the out of towners have wended their weary way to the airport or train station, and then that's it for another year. Remember to wear a jumper, it can be windy outside!
[Minor edits to follow when I figure out the new bus routes.]
1) Main venue for weekend festivities:
Seatoun Village Hall: 10am - 8pm Saturday, 10am - 6pm Sunday
22 Forres Street, Seatoun
Previously known as the Saint Christopher's Parish Hall, but still the same place. The church (no longer yellow stickered but sadly deconsecrated) is on the corner of Forres and Ventnor Streets, the hall is next door. There's plenty of parking in the street outside for anyone driving. Anyone getting the bus from town should get the Seatoun 11, and get out at the Dundas Street shops.
2) Leisurely brunch on Friday, which often involves first and second breakfast for some of us hobbit types as successive waves of people drift in from the airport/elsewhere:
Elements Cafe: 11am Friday
144 Onepu Road, Lyall Bay
Get the number 3 bus from town, or walk down Onepu Road from Kilbirnie.
3) Cocktails, where we will again start early and wait for other poor souls to finish work:
Library Bar: 4pm Friday
53 Courtenay Place, Wellington (upstairs)
Join us for after work/after flight/pre dinner cocktails. Roll up as and when you prefer. We'll head out again about 6.30.
4) Traditional "cheap and cheerful" introductory dinner:
Oaks Noodle House: 7pm Friday
71 Cuba Street, Wellington (upstairs)
Newbies be warned, this place has no ambiance, but we've been going here for fourteen years now. The food is good, and lightning fast, and they happily put up with a racket.
5) Closing dinner, another old haunt and the winner by popular (ie twitter) vote:
Siam Thai Restaurant: 7pm Sunday
64 Kilbirnie Crescent, Kilbirnie
6) Farewell brunch for those still in town and/or avoiding work:
Fidel's: 11am Monday
234 Cuba Street, Wellington
We'll malinger here until all the out of towners have wended their weary way to the airport or train station, and then that's it for another year. Remember to wear a jumper, it can be windy outside!