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On 11/11/11 12:36, Neil Winchurst wrote: > stinga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> On 08/11/11 22:52:44, Daniel Robinson wrote: >>> Dear fellow Cornishmen, >>> >>> It would seem that Devon is having all the fun with regular meets and >>> what >>> not. How ever much i'd like to travel the 100+ miles to meet our >>> neighbours >>> I don't have the time to do all that travelling. >>> >>> I'd like to hear from the User Group who would be interested in having >>> some >>> sort of meetings in Cornwall, and perhaps through some email contact >>> on >>> this topic arrange something that would suit everybody. >>> >> >> Just arrange it and see what happens. >> Cornwall is long a thin and that causes issues. I am in Penwith, so >> trucking to other end of the county does not fill me with joy... :-) >> > Hi Daniel, > > I have followed this thread with interest. A few months ago I started > a meeting in Holsworthy, and in fact the next one is due tomorrow. So > here are a few comments. > > Do not expect many to turn up regularly, due mainly as you say to > distances. That is one of the problems for this south west area which > is sparsely populated. (I have been reliably informed that the > population of Devon, the whole county, is smaller than the population > of Birmingham.) > > Consider the ease of parking wherever you decide to meet. In > Holsworthy we meet in a local pub and the town car park is free on > Saturday afternoons. And, because I know the owner of the pub we do > not get charged for the use of the room. > > Since we meet in a pub, food and drink are available. That could be a > consideration, sometimes the people who come need will have something > to eat because they have not had time for a lunch first. > > There have been as many as 8 turn up, though on one occasion, no one > at all came. Therefore, if you are going to be the organiser make sure > that your meeting place is reasonably close to where you live. And > perhaps take something to read! > > We have agreed on the same day each month, in our case the third > Saturday. (Yes, I know that tomorrow is the second Saturday, but that > is to avoid the 19th just for this month because it is Holsworthy > Carnival that day and it will all be too hectic for the meeting.) So I > suggest that at the first meeting you choose a regular date. This > makes it easier for people a) to remember it and b) to be able to > organise to be available on a particular day of each month. > > Give it a few months/meetings to settle down. It takes time for people > to get used to the set up and to get organised, so don't despair too > quickly. > > Hope that has been helpful, and good luck with it, > > Best regards > > Neil Winchurst > > > If you have a local paper or magazine perhaps mention meetings in there, it may bring new people in, however it depends if you want exclusive lug member meets or if you want more from out side the lug to come along, perhaps people who have not as yet heard of the lug, which given the area mentioned is not surprising really, so if we push ourselves more it really does help. It is a good way for new or experienced users to meet up with others as it simply provides somewhere to meet up that is regular. You may find people just drop in. Paul -- -- http://www.zleap.net Join the revolution, switch to Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq