The “Official Sign UK” thread….

[Matt Boyd]

just a quick question please rob, i’m thinking of coming over to the uk for the sign show, is there alot their? i mean are their lots of stands or is it quite a small affair? would be nipping over for a few days and am just woundering if its worth it. would be interesting though i think.

[Peter Normington]

Rob it looks like you are aiming at on off complex hotel then.
The bus is a good idea, and nice of you to provide it but, I can see a few problems.
for those that arrive by car they would either have to go to the hotel first to park, or park in the nec and return next day so thats a heavy cost?
We would be restricted to times of the coach travel, so if anyone wanted to have a lay in the next day or not return to the complex its again a problem if your car is not in the same place as you..

I think the get together at the show is great, but the night will develop as things take their course, So many variables for so many diverse characters, to strike a happy medium is hard. I would say…

all meet as suggested, then just let it happen :funky:

Peter

[Pryam Carter]

I think that there should be a meet for every day, l couldn’t make the show last year on the day that everyone got together so l missed out. What about a meeting point for every day?

[Peter Normington]

quote matt2112:

just a quick question please rob, i’m thinking of coming over to the uk for the sign show, is there alot their? i mean are their lots of stands or is it quite a small affair? would be nipping over for a few days and am just woundering if its worth it. would be interesting though i think.

Matt, its quite a large show, the digital side seems to have the most prominence, if you are looking to buy equipment, it may give you the chance to see different makes in action, and talk pros and cons with the makers/dealers. you can click on signuk on the main page to get an idea off the exhibitors etc.

Hope you can make it though, its really great to meet up with the “real” person

Peter

[Matt Boyd]

cheers peter, easy jet make a fortune out of me as i’m back over to the uk often! moved to spain last year. yes it would be good to meet up with all you guys and gals, looking for a wide format printer in the near futur also so would be good to see some in action.

[Jill Marie Welsh]

My friend Catherine and I will be there, 1pm sounds good
(is there a time difference between Glasgow and Birmingham?)
And we will have to fly back home before we turn into pumpkins,
so I doubt I can take the bus unless someone can give us a lift back to the airport.
I did register for SignUk thru this site, so I hope I get a name badge.
Otherwise nobody will know who I am.
Love….Jill

[John Harding]

quote :

(is there a time difference between Glasgow and Birmingham?)

No Jill Just a large culture difference between these two towns and the rest of the uk 😀

John

[Peter Normington]

Jill my girl,
EVERYBODY will know who you are.

No time difference,
I have just spoken to Stewart and booked our tickle!

booked the hotel to so its a done deal.. we will be driving up to the trossachs thursday, will miss the first day, but never mind… we are really looking forward to it

Peter

[Peter Mindham]

Hi All
It will be my first sign show. I applied for passes via the UKSB. Does anyone know when the tickets are sent out please.
Thanks Peter

[Peter Normington]

Dont worry pete
every man and his dog will get tickets, but all the “pre registered” just go through a quick entry, bit like easyjet.

Peter

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Good…no cavity searches then for the pre-registrants.
Peter was every other word that Stewart said the F-word?
He is quite a character.
Glad you are going to try the Trossachs.
You won’t be sorry.
Love….jill

[Peter Normington]

quote Jill Marie Welsh:

Good…no cavity searches then for the pre-registrants.
Peter was every other word that Stewart said the F-word?
He is quite a character.
Glad you are going to try the Trossachs.
You won’t be sorry.
Love….jill

Not quite Jill, may have been every tenth word, but he sounds a down to earth sort a bloke.

Peter

[John & Dawn Roddick]

Jill

What flight are you on from Glasgow?

Dawn

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Haven’t booked it yet!
I’ll let you know when I do.
We are only coming in for a few hours,
then back out the same day,
so that we are fresh for the Trossachs.
Love….Jill
PS
I still haven’t booked my “cross the pond” flight either,
waiting for the rates to go down as it is now $700.

[John & Dawn Roddick]

BA Connect (British Airways) have a flight which gets you in Birmingham for around 10am and arriving back in Glasgow at 9.30pm. I think it is about £120 for both of us. Flybe.com also have good deals.

[Peter Normington]

best get a move on Jll, there arn’t that many flights twixt glasgow and birmingham, not if you want a same day return any way…

Peter

[David Rowland]

well, i thought costs go up on planes here in uk as only a few seats available normally.. and signuk flights is likely to be booked

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Ok, I’ll email Catherine today so she can book the flights!
Promise.
Dave, I still have your link.
And yes, if you book up to 21 days in advance of a flight here, you get a lower rate!
Love….Jill

[Peter Normington]

http://www.flybe.com/

just looked Jill, flights are free! ( £80 tax and charges )for 2 peeps

peter

[Alistair Richards]

Damn… 🙁 Already booked hotel for the 8th, and getting to the show on the 9th. Being my first show i thought i’d get in early. Gotta head back home that night so looks like i’ll miss out on all the UKSB fun, oh well there’s always next year. Don’t mean to sound stupid, but what is Trossachs?

[Peter Normington]

quote Alistair Richards:

Don’t mean to sound stupid, but what is Trossachs?

https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=16561

[Alistair Richards]

Thanks for the link Peter, shame I can’t make it, sounds really good. Probably won’t be able to shut you lot up about it on the boards for some weeks after!!! :lol1:

[Marekdlux]

Jill,
I just booked a flight from Los Angeles to London for under $700. I’ll be out the on the 26th of May to June 4th. It’s a shame I am going to miss the meet and the trade show.
Maybe next year.
-Marek

[Lynn Normington]

Marek will we see anything of you this year you are welcome. 😎

Lynn

[Marekdlux]

Hi Lynn,
Let me start a new thread so I don’t hijack this one too bad.
-Marek

[Peter Normington]

Rob has suggested meeting at one o’clock, thats fine by me, but others may want to actually look round the show first, a later meeting time may be more suitable?
Peter

[Jill Marie Welsh]

OK we are booked!
We will get there at 11:30 am, and leave at 7:30 pm.
I think the meet-up time is just fine.
I’m getting really excited.
love….Jill

[Andrew Boyle]

Jill, it’s a good time to book your flights [if you’re flying]….
http://www.flybe.com/

Cheers

[Jayne Marsh]

Im looking forward to meeting everyone even for just a short time. 1pm is fine for me, should be a great laugh :lol1:

[Roy Roffey]

its a date, should i bring flowers ???

cant wait to meet you lot – even with a hangover 😎

[Lorraine Clinch]

1pm is fine for us-we’ll just get there early to look around before the fun starts!

I can see a problem with the cars though, as Peter says…..

[Keith Beckwith]

I’ll be there at the show
it will be good to meet up with you lot!!!!!

c ya there.

[David Rowland]

i b there morning to afternoon

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Will you be wearing a pink carnation so that I can recognise you?
Love….Jill

[David Rowland]

dont u mean the green mimaki shorts!?
sadly not

[Marcella Ross]

It will be my first visit to Sign UK, so I’m looking forward to it.
Is it the 10th – 12th May???? I still need to book flights……..

[Hugh Potter]

just to confirm, what are the dates ? i did apply for tickets, or certainly put my name on a list of some kind, but i haven’t heard anything since, i’ll most likely only be up for the day, unless i tie it in with collecting my rebuilt engine from crewe, i could possible shoot to crewe in the evening, stop overnihgt and head back down for the morning,

so, dates please ? and i forget, cost of entry ? of is it free ?!!

thanks.
Hugh

[Jill Marie Welsh]

All I know is that you can register via email thru this site.
I will be there Wednesday May 10th.
Only 30 more sleeps or so!
Love….Jill

[Hugh Potter]

well i’d gues i’ll have to aim for the weds to claim my hug !

for those have been before, and who go by car, do you park there (expensive ?) or do you stop at a rail station somewhere and then get the train direct to the nec ? assuming thee is one !

[Jayne Marsh]

I park in the NEC car park and catch the shuttle bus to the show or walk depending on how close I am. Last year I think it cost about £5 to park.

[Lorraine Clinch]

£7.50 to park 😮

Free entry, if you register beforehand: you get through quicker, plus special offers others don’t get (I think)

[Robert Lambie]

stay at hotel, free parking, shuttle bus to show free & only a few minutes on it. 😀 pre-book on their site and walk right in. 😉

[Hugh Potter]

afraid funds won’t be stretching to much Rob, might only be once a year, but just to much going on around here, fat mortgage for one ! so as much as ‘d love to stop at the hotel etc, i think i’ll just be up for the day, maybe the next day on return from crewe, i think !

[idgni]

does any one know a good hotel near the show

[Robert Lambie]

if you are planning on staying over from the 10th and leaving on 11th, let me know and ill see if i can get you in with our group booking.
email me at admin@uksignboards.com

[Marcella Ross]

Just booked my flights. What a bargain… flybe leaving Edinburgh 9am on 10th coming home next day at 2pm – £109 for 2 of us!!!!! 😀

So just hotel now …… do I just use this info here Robert to book a room?

Marcella

[Robert Lambie]

hi marcella, yeh use the form i loaded for details. any problems let me know admin@uksignboards.com should be fine, spoke with them evenb this morning. 😀

[Marcella Ross]

quote Robert Lambie:

This year, I would like to nominate the Europoint Display stand. I say this for no other reason than Europoint Display was the First Supplier to become an official supplier to the UKSG over 4 years ago….

The meet at the show will be at 1pm at the Europoint Display stand.
I will speak with Europoint, asking them to arrange some sample bags of products on offer reserved for the group. Members should be able to collect these when we all meet up.
.

Robert … how are they gonna get a versacamm in a poly bag?

[Nicola McIntosh]

seen everyones getting excited 😀

nik

[Jill Marie Welsh]

‘Bout time we can reply to this thread!
I got my confirming email but I sure hope they are not snail-mailing my badge.
I’ll be there before that gets here! 😉
Love….Jill

[David Rowland]

ok cool

has anyone got their badges thru the post yet?

[Marcella Ross]

ME!!! :cheer:

[David Rowland]

maybe i shall check the post again

[Craig Brown]

Mine turned up last Friday, but I still keep getting emails to say last chance to register (:)

[Nick Minall]

quote Dave Rowland:

ok cool

has anyone got their badges thru the post yet?

And me 😀

[Lynn Normington]

me and peter as well

Lynn

[John & Dawn Roddick]

And us

[Mike Grant]

Not got mine yet, I registered about 4 weeks ago 🙄

[Robert Lambie]

i think pre-registering is great, saves loads of time in the que etc. however, in all the years i have attended, i have never once pre registered. i know im being daft, but there you go… i kinda like the whole build up thing. 😳 :lol1: ok, yes… i am an anorak 🙁

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Will they let me in without a badge?
I’ll just have to flash my tits.
Maybe that will earn me some brownie points…or get me booted out!
Love….Jill

[Lynn Normington]

yes Jill they will let you in with out flashing what everit was you are going to flash 😛 can’t wait to meet you all

Lynn

[Robert Lambie]

you dont need one jill… you just fill out form on entry. thats what i normally do. anyway… flashing your (cough cough splutters) should do the trick in any country. 😉 :lol1: guess its the international language.

[Lynn Normington]

unless it’s all ladies on the desk 🙄

Lynn

[Marcella Ross]

quote Lynn:

unless it’s all ladies on the desk 🙄

Lynn

:rofl:

[Robert Lambie]

quote Lynn:

unless it’s all ladies on the desk 🙄

who knows, our luck might be in 😳 :lol1:

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Then I’ll have to show them a picture of Stevo’s (oops I swore)! 😉

[Lynn Normington]

if you think that will swing it Jll go for it 😛

Lynn

[Robert Lambie]

nope mahl stick wont swing it :lol1:

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Robert Lambie:

nope mahl stick wont swing it :lol1:

:rofl: :rofl:

nik

[David Rowland]

😮 😮 😮 😮 😮 😮 😮

[Shane Drew]

quote Jill Marie Welsh:

Then I’ll have to show them a picture of Stevo’s (oops I swore)! 😉

you actually carry around a picture of that Jill? 😮

[David Rowland]

lol… she got it in her trunk(s)

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Stevo’s PORTFOLIO! (I just typed in the "oops I swore") …hee hee.
Love….Jill
I might bring my portfolio too.

[David Rowland]

About a week to go now… so who is still on…

I will be there Wednesday(although the company is going tuesday)

[Nicola McIntosh]

we’ll miss you…i think were all going on the thursday :lol1: 😉

nik

[Robert Lambie]

im there wednesday and thursday… 😀

[David Rowland]

i thought we all aranged Wednesday nik?

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Dave Rowland:

i thought we all aranged Wednesday nik?

your probably right dave…im all mixed up still waiting to see if im definitely going yet 🙄

nik

[Peter Normington]

It was dave, just to fool you 😀

No seriously, Dave it is Wednesday, we are all meeting at the mimaki stand 😉

Peter

[David Rowland]

ok it is.. just looking for the thread but cant find it… so everyone… post up when ur going… we should be meeting wednesday

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Yup I’ll be there Wednesday.
I look sorta like my picture only shorter and chubbier.
Love….Jill

[Peter Normington]

quote Jill Marie Welsh:

Yup I’ll be there Wednesday.
I look sorta like my picture only shorter and chubbier.
Love….Jill

Dont believe you Jill, probably younger, slimmer and taller than Rob….sorry, your pic

Peter

[David Rowland]

Just seeing what else is on
http://www.necgroup.co.uk/exhibitor/whatson/SearchWhatsOn.asp?v=NEC
loll… there is a IT trade exhibition(which im booked for), a Safety & health exhibition, a facilties show 😮 and a police show 😕 , so maybe go easy on the drinks

[Peter Normington]

quote Dave Rowland:

Just seeing what else is on
http://www.necgroup.co.uk/exhibitor/whatson/SearchWhatsOn.asp?v=NEC
loll… there is a IT trade exhibition(which im booked for), a Safety & health exhibition, a facilties show 😮 and a police show 😕 , so maybe go easy on the drinks

Dave, I think you will find it hard to meet up with the rest of us, as so much more interesting stuff is going on…….

Peter

[David Rowland]

oh there is i wonder lol
😉

[Dave Harrison]

Ok passes have arrived.. . I travellled by train last year so was able to have a drink at the bar. . .Just went to book my train tickets for this year, only to be told I can’t get a train to Birmingham NEC from London anymore ! ! !

I have to get a train to solihull then a bus. .. and its going to cost me more than some of you lot are paying for flights !

This Country is a Joke ! . . . so looks like I’ll be driving up and drinking lemonade !

[Debbie Astle]

Hi Dave,

I’m sure there are direct trains from London to the NEC, its a main route. Have a look at Virgin trains, search London Euston to Birmingham International. Not sure on costs though, presumably it varies depending on travel times.

Good luck,

Debbie

[George Elsmore]

http://www.virgintrainsfares.co.uk/

[Debbie Astle]

Or you can look here:

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

[David Rowland]

just booked trains this minute….

last night it was cheaper! Check out the two single fares, for once its reasonable to go by train then car!

my train bill is £48, but atleast I wont be driving.

[Dave Harrison]

I called the National Rail Information line or whatever it is. .. 0) 8457 48 49 50
I thought they deal with all the train companies etc etc etc. . .

[David Rowland]

i wonder if the call cantre was in the uk 😕

[Dave Harrison]

ok didn’t want to drive but as two of us are travelling its more cost effective. . £20 diesel + parking opposed to £80.00 on the train !

[David Rowland]

yeah… excatly

[Stephen Morriss]

Got our passes through on Saturday, see you all there on Wednesday.

Steve

[Jayne Marsh]

Got my pass, are we all wearing a red carnation or something so we can recognise people from UKSB otherwise I will end up chatting to some complete stranger or some nutter off the street. For some reason my daughter says I will talk to anyone about anything 😮

[David Rowland]

well im trying to get my pass changed so it doesn’t say "David David", but i be there somewhere.

[Shane Drew]

quote Jayne Marsh:

For some reason my daughter says I will talk to anyone about anything 😮

…you should join a forum Jayne, that’s where all the real nutters hang out….. 😉

[Dave Harrison]

we should have all had UKSB t-shirts. .. an army of peeps walking around with UKSB on their back might have helped with future discounts from the trade. What was the last count. . . how many people from the boards are going ?

[Jayne Marsh]

quote :

…you should join a forum Jayne, that’s where all the real nutters hang out…..

But you’re not going Shane 😉