Firstly, we'd like to introduce  elysiathewolf who is now a member of the MancFurs staff carrying out the role of Fursuit Liaison.

Hey everyone, my name is Elysia, or in short Elly and you probably know me from the recent meets. I have recently been assigned onto the team of organisers to help look after the fursuiters, sort out fursuiting events such as the dances and games and also be there if anyone has any suggestions or concerns about the meets. Feel free to pop up to me at any time.

After a discussion with the others, we concluded a good idea would be stamping. This would only be for the fursuiters as we consider it easier and safer for the suiting areas if it is clear who is allowed to enter. To make the job easier, at the beginning of the meet there will be a designated area that I will be based where you can get information for the walk, dance times and also where you can receive your stamp. It will also likely have additional pieces of information which you need to know. At this point you will be asked if you have a fursuit (please provide proof), if so I will stamp your hand. I will also point out the areas all fursuiting items can be placed safely and the areas you are able to get changed with privacy from none suiters.

Also for the late night ideas, we have a few games planned that will hopefully go well throughout the evening, so all feel free to come along and enjoy.

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Saturday 14th

By 12PM - meet up at Manchester Piccadilly Train station
Until 12PM we'll be gathering near the departure/arrival signs and Platform 1 &2
If the police have moved us along before 12, wait by crunch on Canal Street.

Make sure you have someone's phone number in case you show up late and no-one's there! If need be note us ASAP to get a number if you think you'll need it, otherwise we're easily spoted. The Furry in it's natural habitat of the train station wears tails, conbadges and generally huddle in a big group by the departure boards! If you're new don't be afraid to say hello, to anyone, remember to poke the bunny as he’s the community guy!

The meet will be taking place on three floors of Crunch, the main area for the first half of the meet will be Upper Crunch, the ground floor will be open at all times but is open to the public, Upper Crunch is privately reserved for us and will be open from 12-7pm.

Fursuiters will have a changing area located on this floor at the back of the bar (marked with poster on the door), this changing areas will be strictly private for fursuiters and will have a number of fans and water ready for suiter's.

Fursuiters are asked to register at table near the front door, Lone shall greet everyone else as they enter.

After 7pm the booking for upstairs will have ended and so the bar will need to clean up, please make your way to the Party that has begun or to the ground floor. Upper Crunch will reopen later to the public, you can go back up but it is not privately reserved, there is also the Sparkle event occurring as well so be respectful to other users of the bar.

At 12PM - Head to Crunch on Canal St.

When you get to Crunch you’ll be greeted by Lone, who will then point you to Ely if you have a fursuit to get you registered for suiting! There’s some more info on the venue and the fursuit system further down the post!

3pm - Fursuit walk
Elyisa

Hopefully the British summer will hold out long enough for us to get a little walking in! Sparkle will be on during the meet however so the area may be a little busy this month!

Evening activities

4:30 to 5:30

Downstairs will open (including the bar) for games, an Xbox kinect is provided by the meet and free to use, it will be connected to a roof mounted projector and so you can dance away will a life size Han Solo or become a superhero with push hero's, there will be a selection of games available, other games are allowed down there for those wishing to bring board games or card games.

5:30 - 6:30

The kinect shall be packed away in order for fursuit games. The meet has provided a number of fun games for the suiter's to play: limbo, penalty shoot outs and and more.

6:30-10:00

The party will start at 6.30. We have a number capable DJ's who shall be playing till the late hours of the night, so don't get too drunk or you may miss the fun. Our DJs confirmed so far are Techkat and Pablo fox, but we may expect another DJ. Fursuiter's don't threat, after the fursuit walk, the fans and water shall be moved down stairs for a headless lounge, this will be set up as an area to cool off and relax for the fursuit games and the Rave, again this is strictly fursuiter's only.

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Sunday 15th
By 12PM - meet up at Manchester Piccadilly Train station

The Sunday meets are different to Saturdays, a lot quieter and generally more chill than the hectic Saturday.

For this day the fine Mr. Stuart Otterson and the equally polite Mr.  adcro have declared that Sunday be a good old Tea Shoppe Crawl! Visiting local tea shops and rooms, one would be a fruitcake to miss it! (Get it, tea, fruitcakes, oh I crack myself up). By the fine inspiring efforts of one Mr. Lupestripe down in York has this fine activity has now been taken up in Manchester too! Seriously I don't know what I'm saying anymore

Remember to get Stuart’s info if you’re thinking of going but could turn up late (Or just can’t find him before he goes.) and remember that you're meeting up at the station by 12PM (Not after)

You can also contact Adcro via his twitter here: http://twitter.com/MrAdcro/

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If anyone has any ideas for activities!

Feel free to give me a PM and I'll add it up here for you, remember however it is your responsibility! Don’t expect the organisers to pick up the flack.