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Good afteernoon all !

[u]Hot Press " Drop in Day " at Ashworth & Thompson, Nottingham.[/u]
Address - Freeston Drive, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 8UZ. Telephone ( 0115 ) 927 8504.

When ? This will be held on Wednesday 12th October 2011. We start at 9.30am & aim to finish around 4.30pm.

What's it all about ? We will have Steve Goodall on site all day to answer your questions, solve your problems, demonstrate techniques both old & new, explain the immense Hot Press product range & offer a variety of fantastic deals on equipment & materials !!!!

We will also have on site our own machinery technician, Kevin Shelton, who will able to offer his advice & expertise on all things Framing !!

As this is an " Open House event ", there is no need to book a palce. Please feel free to stay for 5 minutes or to stay all day !

What does it cost ? NOTHING AT ALL. The event is FREE.

We look forward to seeing you on the 12th of October.

The A&T drop in days up in Edinburgh are always fun - I imagine the Nottingham ones are just as fun - well worth popping along for !

Good luck with it Phil!

Thank you, young man ! We will put on a BIG Nottinghamshire welcome to all those that come along

I am really looking forward to working with THE LEGEND that is - Kevin from A&T - it should be a great day & we hope we see lots of people there!!!

Don't forget - THIS IS FREE!!!

Hey Phil - We forgot to mention the other events...

Big Kevin & I (The Starsky & Hutch of Framing Techniques) (or should that be The Dukes of Hazzard) are also doing two other events - we must get them posted...

As one is near Hull and communications are somewhat slower?

C'mon Phil - let's promote the events in Edinburgh & Belfast - before it is too late...

New threads on the way - hopefully....

Stand by ! As they said on Thunderbirds, " ...Anything can happen in the next half hour..." Open Day details to follow....

Make it good and worthwhile please, seriously considering a day off to visit.

These days "are what you make of them"...

Think what you want from the day & let us know - problem solving / techniques / top tips / samples / special deals!!!

Personally I wouldn't book a "full" day off - A&T isn't too far from you - tell them you have a dental appointment & will be in after lunch

Yes, please free to come in at 2.30 ( tooth hurty ! ) We'll fill you in with what you have missed !

Seriously. Come along if you can spare the time.

Phil.

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OK Phil - no pressure - but you have stiff competition from the A&T Edinburgh Branch. We had a great show up there today & Kevin & I will be judging you by the same criteria...

Time of first visitor to arrive - 9:30 for a 10am start
Time of last visitor to leave 4:30 from a 4pm finish
Number of visitors - well over forty
Number of machinery deals sorted (phone Dave at Edinburgh to scare yourself)
Cups of coffee that went cold because Kev & I were too busy talking - about 6 each
Quality of the refreshments - Yum Yum Yum - Steve's Wilma did us proud!!!

Nottingham - Are you ready???

I just wanted to post a quick thank you for all those that popped along to A&T yesterday. I will be honest & say it wasn't as busy as Edinburgh - but still very worthwhile.

It turned out like a mini FFLive at one point with JGF / Trinity / Myself / John W / Odo Cat / Phil & a few others all having a good chinwag & enjoying the excellent sandwiches & drinks.

Kevin was busy & sold a fair bit of machinery - he is so impressive - he really should come on the forum & offer his wealth of knowledge to the rest of us.

The discontinued & special offers were also moving well - with Dave (nightmare) Knight & Andrew (penfold from danger mouse) Craig doing brisk business.

Thanks Everyone!!!

And many thanks to you and the A & Tteam Steve.
These things just dont happen, not only did I come away with the priceless nuggets, new friends too.

Hey Trinity - New Friends - That is what it is all about mate!!!

You must make a point of coming to FF Live 12 - It will be right up your street.

In fact - I will make a pledge - if you come along & stay for the evening bash - I will too!!!

Normally with the Spring date I have to dash off for a show in Scotland - or wherever - but this autumn date looks good!!!

OK - so it clashes with the last day of Photokina (what's that???) just the largest Pro Photo Trade Show on the planet!!!

Oh!!! - OK so it won't bother any of us then

Well I will make sure I have a stand in - in Cologne!!

how inconsiderate of them Steve!

yes, it's going to be a good good event. Probably no livestream this time, so if you want to learn stuff you need to COME!

there will be a deal on the Hotel - £130 DBB for 2 peopls or £100 DBB for one person. Details will follow on how to make a booking once we've made sure the hotel are singing from the same hymn sheet

there is also a new Premier Inn opening up about 3 miles away and a Holiday Inn Express about 4 minutes away if you want a "budget" option for the night before.

Grahame,

That is Germans for you -never looking to see if they clash with events in the UK...

Afternoon !

Phew ! Now that the dust has settled, thanks to Steve & everyone that came along to our event on Wednesday. Just about everyone that came spent some hard earned money & hopefully went away a little more enlightened. It was VERY VERY VERY nice to meet some new customers & it was just as nice to catch up with more familiar faces as well. Thanks for supporting our event in Edinburgh last week & the Nottingham one on Wednesday. We hope that you are able to give the forthcoming event in Belfast next week the same support too.

Phil.