New Posts For Thread: Depression............................then hope !https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29393023/depressionthen-hopeLast night my 2 mates and I(3 amigos) decided due to one of the amigos being unable to attend the festival(family reasons)that the annual pilgrimage was off for 2013. After much wailing and gnashing of teeth we have decided to go to Newbury for the 3If the budget isn't too much of an issue I'd stay in West London (anything within close commuter distance to Paddington).Bayswater, Queensway is a good place to have some fun .You'll have a better time than staying elsewhere. Reading is not that greahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29393023/depressionthen-hope?post_id=524381575#524381575If the budget isn't too much of an issue I'd stay in West London (anything within close commuter distance to Paddington).Bayswater, Queensway is a good place to have some fun .You'll have a better time than staying elsewhere. Reading is not that greaSat, 22 Sep 2012 11:24:21 -0500Sorry Shockster, no idea. Maybe it's to beef up the Thursday card? They've added a Listed novice hurdle to Saturday. Who can see inside the mind of the newly renamed "The Racecourse Newbury"? (Great letter about that in the RP yesterday....)Re Readinhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29393023/depressionthen-hope?post_id=524381559#524381559Sorry Shockster, no idea. Maybe it's to beef up the Thursday card? They've added a Listed novice hurdle to Saturday. Who can see inside the mind of the newly renamed "The Racecourse Newbury"? (Great letter about that in the RP yesterday....)Re ReadinSat, 22 Sep 2012 11:23:44 -0500Chelters, my mates and I have been going to Hennessy since 2005. Only Friday and Saturday. Got to say we're basically in our 30/40's and Newbury is sound. Plenty of pubs and we've been going back like I have said. A note about Reading as a few ladshttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29393023/depressionthen-hope?post_id=524379607#524379607Chelters, my mates and I have been going to Hennessy since 2005. Only Friday and Saturday. Got to say we're basically in our 30/40's and Newbury is sound. Plenty of pubs and we've been going back like I have said. A note about Reading as a few ladsSat, 22 Sep 2012 10:14:17 -0500cheers matehttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29393023/depressionthen-hope?post_id=524373839#524373839cheers mateSat, 22 Sep 2012 06:23:39 -0500strontium advice is spot on.Newbury is a quiet town but saturday will be busy, if you want a lively town then staying in Reading would be your best bet. last train from newbury to reading is 2317 so you can have a late night in newbury on hennessy dahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29393023/depressionthen-hope?post_id=524373545#524373545strontium advice is spot on.Newbury is a quiet town but saturday will be busy, if you want a lively town then staying in Reading would be your best bet. last train from newbury to reading is 2317 so you can have a late night in newbury on hennessy daSat, 22 Sep 2012 06:07:36 -0500Forum legend Ibrahima Sonko lives in Newbury I believe.I'll speak to him the next time he's on and point him in this direction.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29393023/depressionthen-hope?post_id=524373047#524373047Forum legend Ibrahima Sonko lives in Newbury I believe.I'll speak to him the next time he's on and point him in this direction.Sat, 22 Sep 2012 05:44:46 -0500PS Plus you can get a bus from Heathrow to central reading (http://www.railair.com/) which might suit.https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29393023/depressionthen-hope?post_id=524373011#524373011PS Plus you can get a bus from Heathrow to central reading (http://www.railair.com/) which might suit.Sat, 22 Sep 2012 05:42:48 -0500thanks strontiumhttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29393023/depressionthen-hope?post_id=524373003#524373003thanks strontiumSat, 22 Sep 2012 05:42:27 -0500There's a railway station right at the racecourse (across the street from the entrance). Newbury RC is 20-25 minutes on the train from Reading, which in turn is 30 minutes from London Paddington - so you have a lot of choice about where you stay. Trahttps://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29393023/depressionthen-hope?post_id=524372965#524372965There's a railway station right at the racecourse (across the street from the entrance). Newbury RC is 20-25 minutes on the train from Reading, which in turn is 30 minutes from London Paddington - so you have a lot of choice about where you stay. TraSat, 22 Sep 2012 05:40:38 -0500Last night my 2 mates and I(3 amigos) decided due to one of the amigos being unable to attend the festival(family reasons)that the annual pilgrimage was off for 2013. After much wailing and gnashing of teeth we have decided to go to Newbury for the 3https://community.betfair.com/cheltenham2011/go/thread/view/113609/29393023/depressionthen-hope?post_id=524372025#524372025Last night my 2 mates and I(3 amigos) decided due to one of the amigos being unable to attend the festival(family reasons)that the annual pilgrimage was off for 2013. After much wailing and gnashing of teeth we have decided to go to Newbury for the 3Sat, 22 Sep 2012 04:42:49 -0500