Hi everyone,

I thought it would be a great idea to have a family picnic before Christmas :clap2: . I have made the following plans as a suggestion, however if there is outcry of people who can't make it, then we could reconsider different dates / venue etc.

Sunday 3rd December

Braeside Park, Braeside

Telford Picnic Area (see link to map below)

11am - for bike ride / walk

1pm - for lunch:hungry:

BYO everything

Rubbish must be taken home with you.

This picnic area has a huge adventure playground for the kiddies, and a large grassed area for picnics / games. Plenty of shaded areas, tables and some electric BBQs also. The park gets busy at this time of year, so I will organise to have some helium balloons so that everyone can find us. We'll try to find a nice spot near some shade and the playground, or else will set up our gazebo on the grass.

Park info:

http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=71

Park Visitor guide (includes park map):

http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources05/05_0293.pdf

If the day is rained out, I will organise an alternative venue nearby to the park. I will post these arrangements the day before.

I am sure that accomodation (for country bandsters) & transport could be arranged amongst ourselves if needed.

Please RSVP to this thread, and feel free to post the announcement to other band forums (Yahoo, ESV etc). I will also post to band2gether.net.

Hope to see as many of us as possible at the picnic!

Cheers,

Anna.

hiya all hope everyone is well,Anna i have been waiting to see how things pan out i have some stuff going on so can't commit to anything for probs another week or two would love to see you's all but the best i can say is if i end up being able to come i will check site b4 hand and if it's still a goer i'll drop by

Hi Goanna, no reply yet regarding picnic, i cant remember how to email you and cant remember your surname!!! also need to know the name of the other website. call it a seniors moment.

Hi Judy and Jenny,

Sorry for MY seniors moment - the picnic is on this SUNDAY the 3rd. It's been a long week, sorry!

Hope that you can make it too Jenny - it would be terrific to catch up with you again. It looks like it will be just a few of us, but should be good fun nonetheless.

At this stage, we're going at 11am for a bike ride, and will be back at the picnic area by about 1pm for lunch. We're going to try for a spot near the playground (the south east corner, or in other words, the opposite end of the playground to the visitors centre / toilets). Hope it won't be too hard to find everyone.

I am hoping to get there around 1pm wont b able to stay long but anything better than nothing, glad it is the sunday as saturday would have been out for me - work calling on saturday., thanks goanna for clarifying..

just a query here how the heck do you find a bike where the tyres don't look like they are flat the minute you sit on them i use to love bike riding but hav't done it for a long time if someone can give me the name of a good strong bike i think i might treat myself for chrissy

Have fun, sorry I cant make it. At the moment I have to be in St Kilda by 6.30 am, back out to Narre Warren after the race to shower, change etc and then back into Malvern for another picnic. Eek. And out to a work picnic for Doug Saturday afternoon, AND 5 11 year old boys sleeping out my house tonight for Fraser's birthday.

And Ewan complaining that he's going to miss basketball tomorrow! Sheesh.

Have fun at the picnic ladies! It's a bit too far for me twice in one week but i'll see you all on Tuesday night.

We had a nice quiet lunch - just my DH, DS, Tarajane and I. Next to Judy, I felt like a hog with the amount I can still eat. LOL!! The PMT appetite isn't helping at the moment either. Doh! Since yesterday, I am hungry ALL the time. Oh well, it should go away in a day or two.

I can't make it on Tuesday night - we have the kinder concert on. Have a great time all, and I'll catch up with you IRL after Christmas.