Summer office 'do' - General running

BuffPuff

06/06/2003 at 12:45

Sorry, totally off topic, but what the flip...

For my sins, I've been 'volunteered' onto the summer party committee at work. We have a budget of about £40 per head, and it's for a weekday evening. No kids or partners. Only caveat is that it should be 'fun' and promote 'mingling' (oi, no filthy suggestions, thank-you!)

Anyone had a really good office party recently or got any great ideas?

And in case you know of anything local, we're based in Farnborough, Hants. (My suggestion of the Bracknell Forest 5 was met with general disdain!)

Cheers!

Buffs

Ballini

06/06/2003 at 12:55

bowling always is fun...we used to go with a company that i worked for...i never looked forward 2 it and was always tempted to cry off, however once there it was a good giggle!

40 squid a head would cover it all including drinkies!

Velociraptor

06/06/2003 at 12:58

A garden party!

Ballini

06/06/2003 at 13:02

what - like queenies?

Velociraptor

06/06/2003 at 13:06

No, not like queenie's. I was thinking vats of wine, barrels of beer, and tubs of curry. And a candyfloss machine.

donutto

06/06/2003 at 13:15

Perhaps 'raptor's garden party could be combined with a hard track session? After the tubs of curry have been consumed, of course.

beebs

06/06/2003 at 13:16

hello donutto drivel drivel

06/06/2003 at 13:22

Buffpuff -- theme park..? Any near you..? Otherwise I'd go with the bowling and mebbe Pizza before it - no rules on having to spend the 40 squid all in one place..?

(Maybe not so) Slo'boy

06/06/2003 at 13:26

Hi Dr C, any whiskey left?

fat buddha

06/06/2003 at 13:27

have a peek at:

www.diggerland.com

they do corporate events and "buckets of fun"

rusty perkins

06/06/2003 at 13:28

What about Go Karting? I seem to remember that the last time I went it was in fact in Farnborough.

beebs

06/06/2003 at 13:29

Slo boy its drinking chocolate time at the moment

(Maybe not so) Slo'boy

06/06/2003 at 13:29

oh no!!!

(Maybe not so) Slo'boy

06/06/2003 at 13:30

btw enabled my page for your viewing pleasure

beebs

06/06/2003 at 13:30

Fraid so got to drive to swimming leesons so no whisky till later

(Maybe not so) Slo'boy

06/06/2003 at 13:31

Darn! Swimming lessons?!

Dangly Spice

06/06/2003 at 14:08

How about hiring a local club with some ground for an evening and having an evening of rounders and a BBQ with lots of booze?

beebs

06/06/2003 at 14:13

Slo boy swimming lessons for the kis one swims 4.30till 5.00 other 5.30 till 6.00 Sorry to much detail this shoild be on Domestic Drudgery thread

Running Like Daddy

06/06/2003 at 14:20

BuffPuff, I do my speed training on a treadmill every saturday morning at the Rec. bring your colleagues along to watch me - it's usually quite comical. You can't miss me, I'm the sweaty fat lad labouring along in an adidas t-shirt.

Alternatively - take them all out to Aldershot on a friday night. It may not be much fun but you'd certainly be mingling as you legged it from the squaddies.

BuffPuff

06/06/2003 at 15:02

Hmmm... tempting offer RLD! Do you expect us to give you the four grand for the privilege too!?

Thanks for all the ideas guys. Diggerland looks interesting, can just see the sales guys chasing down the MD in some kind of digger-induced massacre! (Hmm, should def follow that up!)

Theme park idea is coming out tops at the moment, will see if there's anywhere local, maybe they'll let us have a bbq in the carpark!

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