Friday, 22 August 2008

Photo's from the stag do

Well tonight really will be Jude’s last night of freedom and to remind him of what that feels like I have uploaded the stag pictures here:




http://www.flickr.com/photos/theturners/sets/72157606886458697/

Enjoy and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

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Tuesday, 22 April 2008

A new image sent in by Tom Roberts

Jude up Mount Kinabalu



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Sunday, 13 April 2008

Where it all began

Congratulations on making it onto Jude’s final stag list.
It’s been hard for him to decide who he should and shouldn’t invite. After much deliberation he thought he might as well invite everyone he knows.

Where?
A canal boat on a canal (Grand Union canal Lock 14 to Lock 27ish)

When?
Friday 18th July, Saturday 19th July, Sunday 20th July 2008

Who?
Jude Roberts jude@juderoberts.plus.com
Nick Turner nick.turner@akqa.com
Jonathan Burhouse jonathan@burhouse.com
John Connett jcanddonna@hotmail.com
John Frankil jon.slf@zen.co.uk
Justin Twigg jussyt2371@hotmail.co.uk
Mark Long Marklong4141@hotmail.com
Richard Sowdon richard@sowden.abelgratis.com
Shane Fressner-Day train10z@aol.com
Tom Roberts tom.roberts@emea.fostersgroup.com
Mike Roberts michaeltroberts01@hotmail.com
Jerry White jjwhite@fulwood99.fsnet.co.uk
Bill Roberts billroberts@rapidmail.co.uk
Andrew Hutchinson hutch@c-view.fsnet.co.uk
Darren Eatock d.eatock@btinternet.com
Andrew Bailey andrew.bailey@fsmail.net
Mark Coulson markacoulson@btinternet.com

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Just in case you don't know what he looks like...

Jude the day before puberty:


Jude being offered his first pint:


Jude and the lucky lady:


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So... How much will it cost me?

The boats
Approx £130 per person depending on final numbers

Stag goodies
£10 per person

I need a deposit of £35 from each of you by Friday 18th April (Details are in the email dated 14/04/2008)

Everything else is a variable depending on how much you can eat and drink. (If there are any other costs due to other organised activities I will let you know ASAP)


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Friday 18th July : Starting point

We will all meet at a local pub (Globe Inn) at 12.30pm, Friday 18th July 2008. There are always those who are stuck in traffic, late setting off and those who can't tell the ar*e from there elbow and can't read a map. So we'll be here for an hour or so.

Globe Inn
Globe Lane,
Linslade,
Leighton Buzzard,
Bedfordshire
LU7 2TA
Tel. 01525 373338


For directions click on the link in the speech bubble above 'Get directions : To here' or visit RAC.co.uk

According to RAC..

From Leeds to Leighton Buzzard the total distance: 155.4 miles, 250,1 km

Estimated total journey time: 2 h 40 min
... if you're lucky with traffic : 2 h 25 min
... if you're unlucky with traffic : 2 h 58 min
… if you drive like a t*at : 2 h 3 mins

From near M25 to Leighton Buzzard the total distance 27.99 miles, 45,1 km

Estimated total journey time: 40 min
... if you're lucky with traffic : 45 min
... if you're unlucky with traffic : 55 min
… if you drive like a t*at : 31 mins

You can expect average speeds of 30mph on national and country roads and 60mph on motorways.

Friday 18th July : Pick up the boats at 13.30

Once we have everyone who is due at lunch time, we'll then drive 2 mins down the road to to pick up 3 boats.

Wyvern Shipping Co.,
Rothschild Road,
Leighton Buzzard,
LU7 2TF
Tel: 01525 372 355


Here we will have an induction on how to drive the boats, respect the river and how to get through locks (and not flood the southern half of the Grand Union Canal).



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For directions click on the link in the speech bubble above 'Get directions : To here' or visit RAC.co.uk

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