MiLO Meet Up - 26th October

ellief Senior Sharer Posts: 171	MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 9:49:45 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ellief on Sept 20, 2013 9:49:45 GMT Id like to try and be there, but have no money atm, and haven't been doing great, but I'm gonna try if I have any money by then!
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Bex Director Founder Posts: 717	MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 12:27:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Bex on Sept 20, 2013 12:27:13 GMT Thanks for all your responses guys. I've added a poll to give us a better idea of numbers. If you could kindly let us know if there will be any issues, then we can try to get them resolved for you. Thanks Bex
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Bex Director Founder Posts: 717	MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 12:32:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Bex on Sept 20, 2013 12:32:02 GMT Sept 19, 2013 13:01:56 GMT Ollie said: Do you know where about's in London the meetup will be? Or what the nearest train station might be aha? Cheers, Ollie Only just seen this. South East of London hopefully, on a direct train line.
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fali Newbie Posts: 32	MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 12:33:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by fali on Sept 20, 2013 12:33:30 GMT Is anyone going to Birmingham?

Rebecca92 Senior Sharer Back around and bouncing around. Bungee Jump for MiLO is soon! Posts: 107	MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 12:35:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Rebecca92 on Sept 20, 2013 12:35:30 GMT Definitely there, will need to bring my boyfriend though as an escort so I'm not allowed to travel places on my own.
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Bex Director Founder Posts: 717	MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 12:41:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Bex on Sept 20, 2013 12:41:23 GMT Fali we still haven't found someone to organise Birmingham yet, so it may be a bit later than the 26th October. Rebecca that's fine, I think a lot of us will be bringing escorts
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astoldbyfrankie Newbie Posts: 28	MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 13:09:27 GMT Bex and iza like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by astoldbyfrankie on Sept 20, 2013 13:09:27 GMT I'll be there! x

Toni-Louise Ambassador Posts: 388	MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 14:33:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Toni-Louise on Sept 20, 2013 14:33:21 GMT Its two early for me to say due to starting new job/s, but really want to if I can
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BethH Ambassador Posts: 472	MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 15:43:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by BethH on Sept 20, 2013 15:43:59 GMT I wish I could come but I honestly don't think I'll be able to, plus I'm pretty sure the OCD Action Youth meetup is on the same day. D:
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Bex Director Founder Posts: 717	MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 16:49:51 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Bex on Sept 20, 2013 16:49:51 GMT The next OCD Action Youth Event will be taking place as part of the OCD Action National Conference in London on the 24th of November.
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MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 17:14:46 GMT

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Post by callum on Sept 20, 2013 17:14:46 GMT

I've voted! I'd love to go if I'm in the position to be able to afford it - which I may not know until very close to the date itself. Coming from Glasgow would be massively expensive by public transport - so if there's any Scots/Northern Englanders that may be interested in driving down I'd be more than happy to share petrol costs.

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MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 20, 2013 21:23:50 GMT

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Sept 20, 2013 16:49:51 GMT Bex said:

The next OCD Action Youth Event will be taking place as part of the OCD Action National Conference in London on the 24th of November.

It says here that they've got a meet up going on on the 26th, but whether or not I'll be able to go to either has yet to be confirmed. :')

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MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 21, 2013 9:56:37 GMT

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Post by callum on Sept 21, 2013 9:56:37 GMT

I'm gonna throw something out here and see what people think. If we're looking at a 4 hr meet-up in London, that's a hell of a long way for someone like myself to travel for a 'day trip.' Having checked trains etc, it's a good 5 hr journey from Glasgow and probably not much less from the north of England (it's also over £200 for a return ticket). It would take a lot more than 5 hrs by any other mode of transport!

If we had a 1pm start, for example, I'd have to be up at 5.30/6ish just to get there on time and probably wouldn't arrive back home until close to midnight. That's a bit too stressful and long a journey to be honest.

Now...if people closer to London were perhaps willing to put some members up for the Friday (and possibly Saturday) night, that might work out. It would certainly be less stressful on those travelling long distances and they may even be able to cut the travelling costs. I'm not saying it would necessarily work out - but it's something to look into.

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MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 21, 2013 10:00:03 GMT figarofunk likes this

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Post by callum on Sept 21, 2013 10:00:03 GMT

I'm part of a sexual abuse survivors forum too and we've had meet-ups on occasions that have literally been weekends away. We've got a dozen or so, picked a city, booked a hotel for the night and made a weekend of it. Maybe went sight-seeing on the Saturday afternoon, gone for a meal in the evening, went back to the hotel, had a few drinks, booked out on the Sunday morning, went for a pub breakfast/lunch and then headed home.

I know we're not in a position to do that just yet, but for future meet-ups, that may be the best way to go.

Bex Director Founder Posts: 717	MiLO Meet Up - 26th October Sept 21, 2013 11:21:36 GMT iza and callum like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Bex on Sept 21, 2013 11:21:36 GMT IT'S THE NEWS YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR: mindslikeours.co.uk/events.html
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