Sorry for all the emails! Here is an email sent to us (the Glasgow Speak group)
from Jennie, our new regional support worker. Some of the people we met up with
in Edinburgh are going to Sheffield.

Rae

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Hi Raemond,
 
It was really nice to chat to you last week and catch up about how you're doing
and the latest on Glasgow SPEAK! I understand how it can be difficult to get
busy people with lots of extra responsibilities in the same place at the
same...(a bit trickier than students, I know!!)
With that in mind, I've done a little bit of research for you with regards to
travel for the Big Dress event in Sheffield in May! It should be an absolutely
fantastic event that will be really inspiring and encouraging - which could be
really good for you and your group if you haven't been able to be particularly
active recently! It will help give some ideas for what you can do as a group,
and see how it all fits with Speak as a whole, and just how much we can impact
change and injustice when we all coordinate our efforts together!! Exciting
stuff...
 
Well...as an example of what you could do to get there, I looked at the Megabus.
You can get a megabus from Glasgow - Manchester for £6.00!!!! Bargain!!!
There's one that leaves Glasgow at 11am on Sat 10th May, and gets into
Manchester at 15.45.
You could then get a train to Sheffield at 17.18 (getting into Sheffield at
18.12)....and if you book that train as a single now (via the trainline.com) you
can get there for £4.00!!
 
You can then get a megabus from Manchester back to Glasgow on Sunday at 17.00,
which gets into Glasgow at 22.00 (at £13.50 per person), so that's good for
anyone who needs to be back in time for work on Monday. There are various trains
you can get to Manchester from Sheffield, but there are still a few that are
going for £4.00, e.g, the one that leaves at 15.13 and gets into Sheffield at
16.13 - plenty of time to then catch the megabus.
 
Obviously there are plenty of other combinations of journeys you could do to fit
with your schedule, but just wanted to encourage you that it can be massively
cheaper than you expect! Just go to www.megabus.com and www.thetrainline.co.uk
 
I'll send you a bit more information about the Big Dress so you guys can have a
think about it! If you are thinking of coming though, it's a good idea to book
fairly soon - just to ensure you get the cheap travel options, and it's also
really helpful for us to know how many people are coming so we know how sleeping
venues we need and how many to cater for etc...
And you don't have to pay right away when you book for the Big Dress...if that
helps! You can book here:
http://www.speak.org.uk/content/network-gathering-2008-booking-form
 
 
I hope I don't sound too pushy about this, but I know it can feel a bit of a
nightmare to have to organise these adventures, so just wanted to make it easier
for you if you were considering coming down!
 
Let me know what you're thinking, and hopefully catch up again soon!
 
God bless,
 
Jennie
Jennie Cottle
Regional Support Worker for SPEAK
0161 234 0936


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