2009 SRGC Discussion Weekend

[Maggi Young]

Counting down to: Next SRGC Discussion Weekend at Inchyra Grange.....
359 days 16 hours 58 minutes ........ I will update this countdown regularly through the year!!


Next SRGC Discussion Weekend will be held at the Inchyra Grange Hotel, Grangemouth, Scotland, from the 2nd to the 4th of October 2009.

[art600]

When do we need to book to guarantee attendance?   

[Maggi Young]

First booking details will come with the next Journal, I think, Arthur..... I would advise sooner rather than later but deadline is usually sometime early to mid September, though I'd never leave it that late in case I missed out.... it is the highlight of my year, as well as being the closest thing I get to a holiday in a hotel 

[Maggi Young]

Counting down to: Next SRGC Discussion Weekend at Inchyra Grange.....


 

[ranunculus]

The camera batteries are charging Maggi ...

... And the Pudsey Piglets are back in training!

[Maggi Young]

Some details about the hotel......
The Macdonald Inchyra Grange Hotel, Near Stirling
Two minutes from the M9 between Stirling and Edinburgh, this old Manor House has been lovingly transformed into a comfortable modern hotel with all the facilities that the modern day traveller would expect from a luxury four-star residence in the heart of central Scotland. Set in its own 44 acres of ground, the Macdonald Inchyra Grange hotel is in the ideal location to explore some of the richest history Scotland has to offer. The Wallace Monument, Stirling Castle, Bannockburn Heritage Centre, Edinburgh Castle are only a few attractions within a short drive. There is also the fabulous feat of modern engineering that is the Falkirk Wheel just a ten minute drive away.

Facilities:
"Opus" 504 Restaurant
Cocktail Bar
Conference Suites
Banqueting Rooms
Vital Health, Beauty & Fitness Spa :
featuring...Overnight Spa    Day Spa    Swimming pool    Steam room    Sauna    Whirl pool    Exercise classes    Gym

Tennis Courts
500 Free Car Parking spaces

[ranunculus]

You aren't teasing us yet Maggi, with a view of the bar or the dessert menu?
I'm already seeing 'triple' in the lecture theatre ... and that is without a dram!

[Maggi Young]

Counting down to: Next SRGC Discussion Weekend at Inchyra Grange.....

330 days 21 hours 33 minutes to 2009 Discussion Weekend..........
Cliff, if I had those pix you'd see 'em!!  To be fair, i think the triple screens were an installation by an AV company for another conference.... a bit too hi-tech for the SRGC perhaps.... enough trouble staying focussed on one screen, speaking personally, though I may have sprung for a new  pair of specs by next year........

Waiting for instructions from the organisers so I can tell you about the speakers........

[ranunculus]

Counting down to: Next SRGC Discussion Weekend at Inchyra Grange.....

330 days 21 hours 33 minutes to 2009 Discussion Weekend..........

Waiting for instructions from the organisers so I can tell you about the speakers........

Difficult to tell from here, Maggi ... could be Bose?   

[Maggi Young]

Difficult to tell from here, Maggi ... could be Bose?   

Cliff Booker! It's only because I laughed so much at this that I am not going to give you a chocolate fine!!
 

[Maggi Young]

You aren't teasing us yet Maggi, with a view of the bar or the dessert menu?
I'm already seeing 'triple' in the lecture theatre ... and that is without a dram!

Cliff wanted to see more of the hotel, so here are some hotel views.......
 a bar..........
   
 ......................and a bedroom   
 
a dining room...............   
   
    
   ..............and a pool area
  

two views of the hotel spa..
     
 

Quite attractive, Cliff, I'm sure you'll agree?

[Maggi Young]

Quite attractive, Cliff, I'm sure you'll agree?

Of course, I must admit, these photos are NOT of the Inchyra Grange Hotel, but the newly opened Atlantis Hotel in Dubai ......... but be grateful... whatever price the Inchyra weekend is, it will be less expensive than the glamorous Dubai version!



Counting down to: SRGC Discussion weekend at Inchyra Grange.....
325 days 19 hours 59 minutes

[Anthony Darby]

With all these tempting posts, I reckon you'll all have to get your skates on and book early!

[Maggi Young]

Counting down to:  long weekend at Inchyra Grange.....
317 days 23 hours 48 minutes     

Well, the Wyllie Wifie ( weekend whizz for this event with Liz Mills) thought you might like some real photos of the Inchyra Grange .........so here you go, these taken this morning.....showing inside and outsdie views of the building, as well as a charming area.....known in Scotland as a "sitootery" where one can retreat to enjoy the open air ...or, as is the case with many  Discussion Weekend visitors, nip out for a cigarette. 

Click the pix to enlarge...

[Maggi Young]

More details to tempt you........
Stirling Group Discussion Weekend

2-4 October 2009

After the spectacular Discussion Weekends over the past 2 years, the 2009 event will be held at The Macdonald Inchyra Grange Hotel, Polmont, just off the M9 Junction 5.  The Hotel is an extended Country House on the landward side of Grangemouth.  The facilities are modern and spacious. Registration, the lecture room and plant areas as well as the restaurant are all on the ground floor. There is a heated pool for delegates to use.
As well as easy access by road, it is close to Polmont Railway Station and Edinburgh Airport.
Edinburgh Falkirk and Stirling are within 20 minutes' drive while Linlithgow Palace, the Falkirk Wheel, the Pineapple and other attractions are nearby.
Accommodation is in double, twin or single occupation rooms. A few rooms are on the ground floor and will be reserved for disabled delegates. There are lifts to the upper floors where there are more rooms for delegates with disabilities. Extra nights are available on the Thursday and Sunday as per booking form, which  will be enclosed enclosed with the "Secretary’s Pages" booklet in Janauary.

When this is published there will be full details of costs etc.
Please return the form and booking fee to Liz Mills as soon as possible, but not later than 7th August.  After this date bookings, if space is still available, will incur an extra charge of £10.00.
The Registration Secretary is Liz Mills,
Upper Kinneddar House, Saline, Fife KY12 9TR
Telephone  01383 852321  e-mail   liz.salineAThotmail.co.uk ( correct this to include @, of course! )
Please contact Liz  if you require further information.