World Championships 2016 dates

[Secretary J.B.B.L.]

Good evening all,

Firstly, thanks to all for attending the 2015 tournament. I am pleased to announce that the official dates for the 2016 tournament are:

Friday 11th November 2016
Saturday 12th November 2016
Sunday 13th November 2016


Pricing etc shall be confirmed with the Merton in early 2016 so I shall post the information once available. For now, advise all your team mates to book the time off work to come across and make 2016 tournament the biggest for some time in terms of entrants.

Regards
Sean

[The Bullet]

The Merton has sent me an email with the following deals availiable:

Twin or double room £76 pnpp with a promotional £50 voucher to spend in the hotel.

Early booking deal twin or double room £68.41 pnpp.

Other deals available but I haven't checked them out yet.

Bob

[curtd]

I think the prices above are per night based on 2 sharing and not per person per night ?

Curt

[The Bullet]

Jan 24, 2016 21:23:10 GMT curtd said:

I think the prices above are per night based on 2 sharing and not per person per night ?

Curt

This is for single occupancy, I've booked a twin room.

Bob

[neilh (R.I.P.)]

I've also just done an exploratory price check and price quoted for an early booking of a single occupancy twin or double room is £64.60 per night! Doesn't seem that last year's "special" price of £70 was that "special".

[chocie]

Hi all if you look at the British Airways Site, Going out on Thursday coming back Monday- double/twin room including flight is £307 per person. That is single occupancy at The Merton or £148.50 for the same at The Mayfair.

[Sparky]

Feb 16, 2016 13:57:42 GMT chocie said:

Hi all if you look at the British Airways Site, Going out on Thursday coming back Monday- double/twin room including flight is £307 per person. That is single occupancy at The Merton or £148.50 for the same at The Mayfair.

Thanks for the tip off but you created such interest Chocie that the prices went up in 2 hours
but I still booked as it is still a good price 
......actually paid £183 for 4 nights, single occupancy at the Mayfair, return Flights including an extra £12 for my choice of flight time outbound (-£1 tax adjustment)
website shows :-
Mayfair £172.00
Merton £370.00

for comparison I noted that just booking the same flights only would be £134.40 .... so I consider that I'm staying at the Mayfair for about £12 per night

[neilh (R.I.P.)]

What's the latest news for Merton prices please? Thought they were going to be available early in the year.

[Secretary J.B.B.L.]

Good evening all,

Apologies for the delay in getting the information into the public realm, I have been in negotiations with the Merton on certain areas of the weekend.

The below prices can be obtained by booking directly with the Merton Hotel (0845 800 5555), mentioning Bar Billiards when phoning. They cannot be obtained online although should you find cheaper via an online deal then book it, do not moan/raise your grievances to myself or Graeme about being able to find a cheaper deal!

All prices include full English breakfast and are prices per room, not per person.

Single: £72
Double: £72

These are for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday only.

In addition I have been given a selection of Real Ales to choose from this year and depending on feedback the hotel have agreed to bring in 3 kegs for the weekend, with the price being fixed at £3.75

Courage Directors Bitter
Betty Stogs
Spitfire
Ringwood Razor Back Best Bitter
Bombardier Premium Bitter

Of the five detailed above please let me know which you would like to see over the weekend (PM me) and I shall attempt to get in 4 kegs (2 of each).

Finally, entry forms (also detailing pre-order of the polo shirts) shall be released soon.

Regards
Sean