Hi



I'm new in this group - looking for some advice for a friend of mine



She's working at a specialist herb nursery who have a stand at the show and
has been asked if she would work there for two days



Apparently accommodation is not part of the deal and as she has no friends
in that part of town we were wondering about the chances of finding a hotel
in the area - would they be booked up by now?



Any advice on accommodation and or working at the show would be great



TIA for any help



Tim

"Tim" wrote

I'm new in this group - looking for some advice for a friend of mine



She's working at a specialist herb nursery who have a stand at the show
and has been asked if she would work there for two days



Apparently accommodation is not part of the deal and as she has no friends
in that part of town we were wondering about the chances of finding a
hotel in the area - would they be booked up by now?



Any advice on accommodation and or working at the show would be great


Working at the show is very interesting if you are into plants/gardens, she
will have a great time if she doesn't work so hard she can't get round to
see other exhibits before the great unwashed arrive.
From memory, there is a camp site that they open for the workers alongside
the R.Thames and they arrange shuttle boats to and from the showground. Know
anyone with a caravan/decent tent?

--
Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

"Tim" no wrote in message
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Hi



I'm new in this group - looking for some advice for a friend of mine



She's working at a specialist herb nursery who have a stand at the show
and has been asked if she would work there for two days



Apparently accommodation is not part of the deal and as she has no friends
in that part of town we were wondering about the chances of finding a
hotel in the area - would they be booked up by now?


Not part of the deal? If her employers want her to work there and it's out
of her normal area, accommodation is their problem. If she normally lived
and worked in London and it was a different area, they could reasonably
expect her to tube to work, but if she's from Manchester, it's down to them.

Steve

"Tim" no wrote in message
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Hi



I'm new in this group - looking for some advice for a friend of mine



She's working at a specialist herb nursery who have a stand at the
show and has been asked if she would work there for two days



Apparently accommodation is not part of the deal and as she has no
friends in that part of town we were wondering about the chances of
finding a hotel in the area - would they be booked up by now?


Not part of the deal? If her employers want her to work there and
it's out of her normal area, accommodation is their problem. If she
normally lived and worked in London and it was a different area, they
could reasonably expect her to tube to work, but if she's from
Manchester, it's down to them.
Steve

That's pretty much exactly what I told her



I think it's one of those small companies where you do this sort of thing
"for the love son"



If it was me they could go rotate



But then I work freelance anyway so more than one employer has said that
people like me have a "bad attitude" - well if not liking being reamed is a
bad attitude then I guess they've got me there :-)



And it's one of those jobs which will look good on her CV and she's trying
to make a career in horticulture - so she's between a rock and a campsite
buy the look of things



Cheers



Tim

"Bob Hobden" wrote after "Tim" wrote

I'm new in this group - looking for some advice for a friend of mine



She's working at a specialist herb nursery who have a stand at the show
and has been asked if she would work there for two days



Apparently accommodation is not part of the deal and as she has no
friends in that part of town we were wondering about the chances of
finding a hotel in the area - would they be booked up by now?



Any advice on accommodation and or working at the show would be great


Working at the show is very interesting if you are into plants/gardens,
she will have a great time if she doesn't work so hard she can't get round
to see other exhibits before the great unwashed arrive.
From memory, there is a camp site that they open for the workers alongside
the R.Thames and they arrange shuttle boats to and from the showground.
Know anyone with a caravan/decent tent?


Take a look at...
http://www.chelsea-flower-show.com/
there are some exhibitors here so contact some of them to see where they
stay or contact the RHS direct and ask them.

--
Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

"Tim" no wrote in message
...

Hi


I'm new in this group - looking for some advice for a friend of
mine. She's working at a specialist herb nursery who have a stand at
the show and has been asked if she would work there for two days
Apparently accommodation is not part of the deal

It should be. When I was working in the nursery trade (with an outfit
renowned for the 'economical' ways of the boss) We were always put in
good hotels : -) *but* B&B only with a meal allowance that wasn't
sufficient for dinner in the hotel ;~(
It was partly a 'street cred' thing - no nursery felt it in their
interest for their staff to be seen bivouacking in the van or
whereever.
--
Rod

My real address is rodtheweedygardeneratmyweedyisp
Just remove the weedy bits
and transplant the appropriate symbol at.

"Tim" no wrote in message
...

Hi


I'm new in this group - looking for some advice for a friend of
mine. She's working at a specialist herb nursery who have a stand at
the show and has been asked if she would work there for two days
Apparently accommodation is not part of the deal

It should be. When I was working in the nursery trade (with an outfit
renowned for the 'economical' ways of the boss) We were always put in
good hotels : -) *but* B&B only with a meal allowance that wasn't
sufficient for dinner in the hotel ;~(
It was partly a 'street cred' thing - no nursery felt it in their
interest for their staff to be seen bivouacking in the van or
whereever.

Hi Rod

I would have thought they could have "stretched" to B&B

Still - hopefully it will be a good experience - and a useful stepping stone
in her work

Tim

"Bob Hobden" wrote after "Tim" wrote

I'm new in this group - looking for some advice for a friend of mine



She's working at a specialist herb nursery who have a stand at the
show and has been asked if she would work there for two days



Apparently accommodation is not part of the deal and as she has no
friends in that part of town we were wondering about the chances of
finding a hotel in the area - would they be booked up by now?



Any advice on accommodation and or working at the show would be
great

Working at the show is very interesting if you are into
plants/gardens, she will have a great time if she doesn't work so
hard she can't get round to see other exhibits before the great
unwashed arrive. From memory, there is a camp site that they open for the
workers
alongside the R.Thames and they arrange shuttle boats to and from
the showground. Know anyone with a caravan/decent tent?


Take a look at...
http://www.chelsea-flower-show.com/
there are some exhibitors here so contact some of them to see where
they stay or contact the RHS direct and ask them.


Thanks for the info Bob I'll look into it

Tim