Ooh, I like this first suggestion! I was dolefully counting the number of non-London friends who might not mind me coming and bothering them, and concluding that there weren't very many. But I like Birmingham and would also like to check out Coventry, so this could happen! Though probably not till next year - I think all my weekends in November and December are already accounted for.

I will try and include you in at least one of the London jaunts!