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Hoping to get to Horsham for the big day. We'll probably make a long weekend of it, as Sir has inlaws from his first marriage in the area, and I have a great-neice in Horsham (works in planning dept of local council). I'm looking forward to putting faces to names.

I'm hoping to get to Horsham for the big day and to put faces to names.

midget wrote:Hoping to get to Horsham for the big day. We'll probably make a long weekend of it, as Sir has inlaws from his first marriage in the area, and I have a great-neice in Horsham (works in planning dept of local council). I'm looking forward to putting faces to names.

There's talk of a charabanc travelling up from the South_West. That would be fun!!

So everyone should just stand around and look for the approaching cloud of smoke

Oh dear 1 liner, Jude won't be impressed

A charabanc! How Mallory Towers, or Jennings if you prefer.

It might be a good idea to circulate a list of local hotels / guesthouses etc. so that people who will need to stay for a night or two can make their plans.

Perhaps we could include this in any official Old Blues Day info. I'll see what can be done.......

Richard Ruck wrote:It might be a good idea to circulate a list of local hotels / guesthouses etc. so that people who will need to stay for a night or two can make their plans.

Perhaps we could include this in any official Old Blues Day info. I'll see what can be done.......

One thing I would note about that is that the hotels around Horsham are often very top end (South Lodge etc) or there are guesthouses.

As it is at a weekend and in the middle of the 'wedding season' people will need to book up as quickly as possible - when we were trying to find places for people to stay for our wedding, many of the B&Bs and the Travel lodge in Horsham had already been booked out 6 months in advance by entire wedding parties!

Richard Ruck wrote:It might be a good idea to circulate a list of local hotels / guesthouses etc. so that people who will need to stay for a night or two can make their plans.

Perhaps we could include this in any official Old Blues Day info. I'll see what can be done.......

I did a little bit of checking into accomodation yesterday and found that there were a few places in Crawley for as little as £26 a night if you book early. they were on the A23 as well.

Good point - we'll need to act soon, then.

One place was the travellodge in Crawley. It worked out that I could have my whole family (me + wife + 3 daughter) for 2 nights for £120

soc wrote:One place was the travellodge in Crawley. It worked out that I could have my whole family (me + wife + 3 daughter) for 2 nights for £120

There is also a travelodge in Horsham by the staiton (maybe it's a premier travel inn) I wonder if the CHA could hold some rooms at a place like that.

soc wrote:One place was the travellodge in Crawley. It worked out that I could have my whole family (me + wife + 3 daughter) for 2 nights for £120

There's also one near Billingshurst - I think DBTS has used it:

I think I better go make a booking fast before all the rooms are taken

Great Plum wrote:There is also a travelodge in Horsham by the staiton (maybe it's a premier travel inn)

It is.

Is that insurance building still by the station or has it been taken over for another use?