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 Committee Meeting - 11th June 2008
The next Committee meeting will be tonight.
In case you're wondering where the minutes from the last meeting are; I guess you could say that I haven't had the chance to type them up. With the training and the deadlines I've had in the last month, they've just fallen by the wayside. So next month, there'll be a double dose of minutes for everyone.
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Welcome to the Phoenix Games Club
Hello there!We are a friendly bunch of gamers who get together every Thursday evening at the Black Lion Pub in Plaistow. Whether you are into Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy or just Card and Board Games; the chances are that one of our many members will be either playing or running it, so you can just turn up on the evening and join in the fun! So feel free to pop along and join us on a Thursday evening, whether you are looking to play or just to have a chat. Our Committee members will be happy to answer any questions you may have. |  | | Members discuss their tactics during a game. |
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Review of the Black Lion (TimeOut Guides Ltd)
For those of you who haven't been able to purchase a copy, the
following text is an extract from "Bars, Pubs & Clubs 2005/06". It
is published and copyrighted by Time Out Guides Ltd.
The Black Lion
59-61 High Street, E13 0AD (8472 2351).
Plaistow tube.
Open 11am-3pm, 5-11pm Mon, Tue; 11am-11pm Wed-Sat; noon-10:30pm Sun. Food served noon-2:30pm, 5-7:30pm Mon-Fri.
Credit MC, V.
People
who participate in role-playing games ("gamers", they call themselves)
are dubbed geeks by, well, nearly everyone else. So it stands to reason
that any place in which they choose to hang out must have a ‘live and
let live’ atmosphere.
Every Thursday, the Phoenix Games Club
meets at the Black Lion, which indeed is a friendly place. The front
bar is stark, with bare floorboards and low beams; the back bar is a
little more cosy. There’s a beer garden to enjoy on a summer’s day
(ignore the looming tower block) and a selection of real ales on tap.
Apparently,
this former coaching inn has connections to highwayman Dick Turpin, but
is there a pub in the area that doesn’t make such claims?
The
Black Lion is also home to the West Ham Boys’ Boxing Club (whose
members fortunately don’t give the Phoenix Gamers any trouble).
Babies
and children admitted (until 7pm). Function room. Games (fruit machine,
quiz machine). Specialities (guest ales). Tables outdoors (10, garden).
TVs (satellite).
Excerpt from "Bars, Pubs & Clubs 2005/06" pp154/5, Published by Time Out Guides Ltd.
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