On 23 Apr 2013, at 17:11, David Chisnall wrote:
> On 11 Apr 2013, at 08:58, David Chisnall <
address@hidden> wrote:
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>> How does the first half of the first week in July sound (1-3rd, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday). I can try to find accommodation for people for then, and optionally for the weekend before if people want to hang around then.
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> I've been chasing college accommodation, but it's proving difficult (still waiting for one college). The term ends the preceding week and most students are still allowed to keep their rooms for the following weekend (and parents / friends are taking all of the empty ones for graduation parties and so on). It looks like accommodation becomes a lot easier if we start on the Wednesday and run through to the Sunday, or if we shift to a week later. So we have three options:
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> 1) Keep the current dates and I'll try to find guest houses / hotels for people.
> 2) Move to the 3rd-5th of July and then stay for the weekend for punting and suchlike
> 3) Move to the 8th-10th, with people arriving on the 7th or 8th (Richard on the 5th or 6th for the open day)