Soho Christmas Party - in December?

[Littlepeahead]

OK, OK, I know it's only October but my local Sainsburys has had Christmas stuff on sale since August!

As some of you already know, I'm going to be laid up with a plaster cast on my leg for a few weeks from 14th November so I'll be bored at home. Therefore I am happy to try and organise the Christmas get together while I have some time off if you are all OK for me to do it again.

There are 4 possible dates I reckon: Friday 9th, Saturday 10th, Friday 16th or Saturday 17th December.

Pizza/pasta again at La Porchetta? And if so do we return to the old haunt of Islington which has been refurbished or did people like the Clerkenwell branch we went to last year?

And do we still want to do a secret Santa?

And shall we insist that Verna dresses up as Mrs Santa again?

You can vote on multiple answers in the poll. I won't hold you to your choices but at least it will give me an idea of preferred dates so I can check availability at the restaurant of choice.

The Christmas menu is now £12.95 for two courses of starter and main and Limoncella to finish.

http://www.laporchetta.net/La%20Porc...011%20Menu.pdf

http://www.laporchetta.net/islington.html

http://www.laporchetta.net/clerkenwell.html

I can really only do the 9th or 10th. I fly out to Brazil on the 16th to visit the family, as for where about it is I don't really mind.

What did you have in mind for something different?

I'm restricted to 17th December only as I will only just have got back from India. As for venues might be worth having a look at the usual place?

hahaha i still have the dress !! kim has not asked for it back yet ! reckon i can have i till next year heheeh it will be worn fear not !!!!

ok 17th is out for me as its our works do and sat better for us as zig works sat so needs suday lie in !!!! so that means !

so we could do 10th ! but in honesty if it was a fri we'd still come !!!! any date apat frmo 17th !

why you in plaster again sweetie ?? can i come rub it better in my santa outfit reckon we'd havea following there !!!!!!!!

9th 10th or 16th pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease

Can we have it without snow please this time?

It would kinda nice to head a new venue and see whats out there.

Pretty much any date, will do if I'm free and not broke then I will come

[JediGoat]

I'm currently working on all of those days, no idea if I can get leave.

One suggestion though (and it's only slightly influenced by the fact that I may not be able to attend on those dates) - with many people having work do's, family commitments and other previously booked dates close to Christmas, what about doing it after Christmas again? It's something to brighten up January, and more people may be able to attend.

I now step back from the wrath of LPH as I know how much of a pain it is to organise these things, so people throwing in new suggestions may not help

Jo

Can't we have it in February again, like last year?

[Messie]

November BBC's Birthday
December SM Christmas bash
(January can't afford it)
February it's cold and dark and miserable so a meal would be nice

[NTECUK]

Originally Posted by Messie

November BBC's Birthday
December SM Christmas bash
(January can't afford it)
February it's cold and dark and miserable so a meal would be nice

Oh and are the Essex lounge having a meal?
Who's BBC? not children in need ????