Forum Breakfast Meet-ups

'Twas a lovely meet-up indeed, and super to meet another of our members, Ray (Choirboy), for the first time. Big thank you to Derek (Robthu) for the very kind treat for us all, and special thanks to Ben (bk) for such an interesting visit to his place of work, surrounded by thousands of fascinating photos of our past and some amazing (and expensive) optical machinery for converting these gems into something with which the people of Coventry can share our past.

I echo what others have written. Smashing company! Big hugs all round. I'd write more but my head is playing the trade test transmission and I'm losing the game of noughts and crosses with the doll.

Hi all, For all of the loveliness of all of our forum members, the special treat for me was meeting & sitting by, my special lady friend who had travelled from the Warrington area. Special, because she rendered such support & loveliness when I really needed it nearly 700 days ago. Our forum, with that kind of care is twice the size, simply because of our membership who care. I'm privileged to see so much from the team, as well as those who give such energetic support to the team, just how much backroom caring goes on. Like when members are absent for a while or the like. Thank you & please carry on.

Many thanks for breakfast and being able to put faces to noms de plume. It was great meeting you all. I look forward to another event when I can be the host. Thank you Ben for showing the work behind coventry.digital. At very short notice my son (also Ben) was asked to help with a project for Coventry City of Culture. You can see the result at https://benglover.net/portfolio/coventry-moves-together/. Ben was born deaf but received his cochlear implant when he was 2 years in 1994. Much of his work involves searching photo archives to find material.

I love hearing of youngsters receiving the cochlear implants meaning they are moving with the times and getting ahead for themselves. Good Luck always Ben.

Dear all Thank you for the chance to show you the office and to get your feedback on moving forward with Cov Dig. I'm planning a Saturday at the Cov Archives in May, where I shall install equipment and, with your help, plan what from their holdings should be digitised and in what order. I'm hoping that at least a couple of Saturdays a month from then on. And thank you for the gifts - unnecessary but most welcome.

Yes thanks all - lovely day. Special mention in dispatches for the Bill payer (you know who you are!) Can't wait to delve through those boxes Ben! BTW Rob was that a record turnout?

It wasn't far off the record, Neil. I think in the early days we had a couple of brekkies with 14 or 15 of us. Since the Covid kerfuffle though, it dropped off a lot, so it was lovely to have such a lively turnout of 13 altogether.

Hi, Rob. It might be really useful if some of the hometown Coventrians could recommend places for out of town Coventrians to eat. We've found it a bit hit and miss in the past and would be glad of some help. We'll be home in June and are looking for somewhere for a Sunday brunch where we could book to seat 12. We'd rather not have to deal with the hassle of driving and parking in the city but somewhere on the perimeter would be great. Thanks.

Hi lindatee2002, Have a look at the pub topic, as I'm visiting pubs as a way of life at present. All of the best recommendations in the world, won't ever stop a venue having a bad day. I tend to avoid lavish, as my experience shows that so often, the ambiance is costing more than the food. So to help you out, lindatee2002, can our members post their eating venue experiences on the pub topic please. Thank you.

How far out of Coventry are you talking about? The last meal we had was at the Falcon in Hatton with 10 people, they do a very nice Sunday lunch. Not cheap but worth it for a family do. Beautiful Yorkshire puds. The new manager had only been there a few weeks and he did come and speak to us and explained they were going to change the menu to have more foreign food so worth looking at their menus online. I do agree with what Philip says, yes places can have a bad day, also one man's meat ....... If you recommend somewhere, someone else can think what on earth did they see in this place! Another place we used to like was the Cottage at Fillongley but it has been sometime since we have been there. Wherever you go, enjoy.

Thank you - I'll check with my local family when we have a few suggestions.

I'm thinking of visiting on the 19th of August. Anyone up for breakfast that Saturday?

Anne, sorry it took so long to get back to you. We ended up at the Elms in Allesley and it was terrific. More people than expected turned up and, after a bit of a shuffle, they were able to fit us all in. We had delicious cooked to order meals. After 2 hours, when they needed the tables for the next lot of diners, they found us a large corner chat in. The staff were outstanding and really looked after us well.

Glad you find somewhere nice to eat in the end and sounds as if they looked after you well. Hope the rest of the trip was good for you.