What a great night it was, and so lovely to see so many forum members at the same venue. By the time I had got to Worcester on the way back, I had calmed down somewhat about the appalling quality of the hotel and especially the food! But would still like to apologise to everyone for such a poor performance by the hotel and their staff. I quite literally thought that I was back in an Army cookhouse again - and it made Fawlty Towers seem more like the Ritz!
At the end of the day it didn't matter - most of us have lived through rough times of late, and a little matter like this did not detract from the companionship and community spirit I experienced yesterday evening in the company of such lovely people. Special thanks to Andy and Bev for hosting the evening, and keeping everyone amply supplied with drinks.
And my husband Tony, would like to send his sincere thanks to Paul Johns for being such a kind chaparone to walk me back to my car at the end of the evening. I have to say that I found the city centre quite intimidating, and it did not help that my car-park ticket did not work and then we could not find the car!
Lessons learned for the venue for the next meeting perhaps, where I feel it would be better to find somewhere more convenient for drivers with at least parking facilities at the hotel. The car park advised by the hotel yesterday evening was actually some way from the hotel, and for lone females I think that this is a priority concern - especially after the fatal stabbing incident in Manchester! What a sign of our quality of life in this country these days.
Hope you found your own car after Paul, and again many, many thanks for your kindness in doing that. It is not often that I feel vulnerable, and Tony says that dinner is definately on him next time you come to Cardiff!
Regards, Melanie Giles, Insolvency Practitioner
