Meet up in York on Saturday April 6th from 12 noon.

I hope you don't mind this post Gragon. If you do, please report it to the Admins for them to zap it gone!

I just wanted to let folks in the area know that this weekend is the Wakefield Rhubarb Festival. I went a couple of years ago and it was really good. Some lovely stalls, amazing edibles, funny street entertainment, and interesting demos.

I'm heading there again on Sat, but it's also on Fri and Sun too. Sunday has a Bake Off contestant doing a demo, Sat has Chris from Eat Well For Less, and Friday has.... a gardener I think. She's making rhubarb jams and chutney etc.

So yeh, if you've nothing on, I'd def recommend popping over.

Lass

Xx

Hi Lass,

Not a problem.  The only reason  I would point it out to admin is so that they could attend as well.  Rhubarb, beloved vegetable of the low carb diet.  Enjoy your week end.

Gragon x

Well, I believe they're only over in Shipley! Lol

It'll be my second time out of the house this year, for something that's not a medical appointment. So def looking forward to it! Just waiting to hear back about disabled parking nearby.

Hope you're doing something nice yourself!

Lass

Xx

Hello once more, dear Gragon – my new English “friend-colleague”,

Unfortunately we are rather “colleagues” with our disease, isn’t it? And thanks once more for choosing me as friend at this respectable Forum.

Your  York looks more than attractive, your idea is very good but as I can see - about it I was writing to you in PM - or rather as I can guess - for me, unfortunately, it’ll be impossible to meet you at the beginning of April in York. Nevertheless I wish you success and good luck in organizing and holding your wonderful event for cancer patients.

I see too that part of my post was deleted by administrator. In addition, Tvman, sent me an open, but rather sharp letter.
I also want to say openly - I do not ask to send me money. I understand that I am a completely new and absolutely unknown person. Besides, I must say that I could pay myself for the flight Kiev-London (Luton)-Kiev as it seems now it is only about 80 Euro – for me it is rather not so small but and not extremely high sum.

But what to do then – frankly speaking, I don’t know as I am afraid that traveling over UK and accommodation will be simply impossible for me, even irrespective of that fact that till now I’m still working at rather not bad work (of course, as for Ukraine) + I receive pension.

In any case – and for me it is very pity - but all these my questions are rather from dreams, fantasies and unrealizable hopes. Therefore I wish you once more all the best!!!!!

Excuse me my maybe not so excellent English. Please, try to know that I would like to be good and real friend and I will look forward to hear from you as soon as you can.

Sincerely yours,

Hi Valery 

I've done a little research for you. A return trip from Kyiv-Boryspil to London Stansted, leaving on the 5th April and returning on the 8th April will cost €56.45. However, and I thought this would be the case, a return train journey from London Stansted to York will cost much more, about €100!

It's just unbelievable that you would pay more for the train journey than the flight. 

I don't know if you have a passport or need a visa or would get interviewed on arrival, a lot of unknowns. I've nothing against you my friend, I know that no one can hint at financial help, which is why admin edited your post. It would be good if you could make it. 

Tvman

Hi Tvman,

Thank you ever so much for your kind and warm answer and for your so wonderful calculations of my (possibly) flight with travel to  UK - your ancient but such wonderful and such very famous country.

I have a foreign biometric passport and now with this passport we travel to Europe without a visa. Do we need a visa in the UK now? I do not know yet. But I think this is not a very big question.

By the way, with your calculations you seemed to have unleashed "my old wound" - after my last visit to the UK and after helping there for my son with asthma - for all these 30 years I dreamed of going to your country. And now – it seems - there is a minimal chance, although and with a very bitter aftertaste of my such serious illness.

I am glad that you do not seem to think now that I am an adventurer.

I wish you and all the guests of this representative Forum Health and R E C O V E R Y !

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that there is a meet up planned in York on April 6th.  It would be lovely to see as many people there as possible.  If anyone is worried about attending on their own people have previously attended with partners, relatives or friends including other members of the community.

Anyone living in the London area and put off by the journey, the train journey from London to York is about two hours so when I attended a meet up in London I did it as a day trip.

If anyone has any questions about the meet up feel free to ask me and I will try to answer as much I can.

I hope to see you soon,

Gragon 

Hi All,

If anyone posted this on another group I wonder if you could just check and if there is anyone interested and let me know.

To date I have heard from,

hysteria53

GBear

Alive

Lass

Tinalay

Hopefully now that it is getting neared the date (April 6th) people will be a bit more aware of whether they can make it or not.  It would be nice to see a few more although last time a few people just turned up on the day.  If anyone has any questions about the venue or meet up please feel free to ask.

All the best,

Gragon x

Hello, I may be able to attend - I am trying to book a holiday so need to be flexible with dates

 Will let you know for definite

Thank you x

Please count me in. Have  2 spaces in the car, so anyone wants a lift to York from Leeds for free will be happy to accommodate.