thanks Tizzy, I'm happy to make it the 3rd Monday of each month. I'll have a scout round for rooms in pubs (i don't frequent the scene anymore though so I'll be starting from scratch!).
If anyone else has ideas re venue please post.
If you are looking at the subi area, l know the Witchs Cauldron has a couple of lovely big rooms that they dont charge for the use of, however there menu is on the pricey side of the scale.But during the week you can BYO.They do have some pretty good deals with set menu.
If you are interested in looking into this further joannep l can help out with a good contact there.PM me
There is also the fish chip/salad place called Atlantis in Rockeby rd that has pretty reasonable prices and byo but no seperate rooms if you want privacy.
I suppose the venue choice will have to factor in if we will have speakers on occasions or wether we will just eat and get merry every 3rd Monday of the month [should we vote on that]
cheers yadreamin