Socially Yours

[Snoop Doug]

Folks. I'm now the social secretary for ACC. What can I do for you?

Things I'll be taking a look at soon:

Dinner 2011
Summer Picnic

Something I'm keen to develop is more member benefits. Currently members get a well organised regular club run, discounts at GB and Pearsons, the Lanterne Rouge, chance to attend Club Dinner, Darts matches. What else could we be doing? I'm keen to create real value for members, which I hope in turn will drive up swift payment of subs every year. Does anyone know a business in Croydon and surrounds that might be willing to offer ACC members a small discount on production of a membership card (yes they are coming please bear with us). If you do can you please have a word, let me know the feedback and see if this is something we can build up. It would be great if we could get a small discount say from a couple of eateries in/around S Croydon. We could then link a meal with a few drinks in the half n half and make an evening of it.

So - any suggestions and ideas welcome. Can't promise to act on them all but as you know I enjoy helping the club to have fun, so fire away.

Cheers! Snoop

[Andrew G]

10% discount at optilabs too.

[Phil H]

I've managed to get discounts out of Bike+ and Corridori too. I told my wife how much money I've saved in the last few months but she wasn't that impressed for some reason.

[Elliot M]

I'm just thinking aloud, but how about a pub meetup in central London at some point? A lot of ACCers work in town, so I was thinking after work on a Thurs or Fri.

Or Victoria or Clapham Junction would be better for transport south.

Happy to do the research!

[Snoop Doug]

[quote="Phil Hawkes"]I've managed to get discounts out of Bike+ and Corridori too. I told my wife how much money I've saved in the last few months but she wasn't that impressed for some reason.

[Snoop Doug]

[quote="Andrew G"]10% discount at optilabs too.

[quote="Sean Hogan"][quote="Elliot M"]I'm just thinking aloud, but how about a pub meetup in central London at some point? A lot of ACCers work in town, so I was thinking after work on a Thurs or Fri.

Or Victoria or Clapham Junction would be better for transport south.

Happy to do the research!

[Elliot M]

Will have a think about pubs... on second thoughts... forget CJ; Victoria very accessible, but a long way West and I know quite a few work nearer City... can you get back to Croydon from London Bridge?

PS Speaking of pubs it's the Rollapaluza (sp?) finale next Weds in Herne Hill which should be good, but that's one for a separate post.

[Dombo]

[quote="Elliot M"]Will have a think about pubs... on second thoughts... forget CJ; Victoria very accessible, but a long way West and I know quite a few work nearer City... can you get back to Croydon from London Bridge?

[DavidD]

The Falcon at Clapham Junction has a superb range of beers.

[Dombo]

[quote="DavidD"]The Falcon at Clapham Junction has a superb range of beers.

[Andrew G]

There are trains from LB to Croydon and they aren't that infrequent up to about 11pm. May not be as regular as Victoria. There's a couple of reasonable pubs down the road but one of them, The Old kings head, is very small and always full on any day so not really suitable for a gathering. The George does speckled Hen and has a big outdoors so could be okay for those stopping in on their ride home, problem is you're then very weather reliant.

[jon avery]

[quote="DavidD"]The Falcon at Clapham Junction has a superb range of beers.

[Snoop Doug]

put march 17th in your diary folks - I'm OK with this clapham venue too - will kick off a separate note about this tonight. We can use this as a chance to say au revoir to Sean too (having previously checked he can make this date ). Does the clapham pub have a dart board? (hope so)

Laters - Snoop

[kieran]

CJ is not exactly central. Stations with trains heading south like Victoria, Charring Cross, London Bridge are more central. Trains from London Bridge to Croydon on a Wednesday night

22:58 to EC
23:12 to EC
23:14 slow to SC
23:18 slow to WC
23:42 to EC
23:53 to SC
00:12 to EC
00:26 to EC
00:42 to EC
01:05 to EC
01:35 to EC
02:05 to EC
03:05 to EC

I think there are some nice venues down around borough market?