yeah but Birmingham is not very attractive venue... some people need their time when meeting new people - even if we "know" each other from GA, so having something, anything, as a distraction might help them get comfortable.In Manchester we went to Canal Street, in London to SoHo. IDK if you saw Marais in Paris. Something gay friendly.
Or if Yettie is planning to book some place completely for us? That might be too courageous as the turnout is never too high. It would be nice to have a decent meal somewhere, get to know each other and then decide on other programme.
As for dates, most probably around 25th July will be a no for the two of us as it might be my sister's graduation ceremony, if she successfully passes the finals this June.