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On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 9:30 AM, brough tom <tombrough@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 20 September 2010 08:07, Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On 19/09/10 19:45, Paul Sutton wrote: >> > >> > 2. Somewhere more central e,g Exeter which is easier to get to for >> > people in other parts of Devon. >> >> Exeter or Plymouth if you want to do anything big. >> >> If it is intended to draw people in they might wander to the centre of >> one of those, they may not seek things out. >> >> Central location, or somewhere with people (i.e. University - Plymouth >> combines those two). I like Sandy Park but likely to be expensive, and >> there is nothing to do "as well". >> >> Maybe Exeter Central Library, they have a lecture theatre for hire. >> >> Presumably the newly refurnished RAMM (aka Exeter museum) may well have >> a suitable room, might be better all round! >> >> Event in my diary (strictly that is diaries). >> >> >> -- >> The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >> http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list >> FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > > > > > With all due respect, living in Torbay and locating, checking out venues, > organising exihibitors for an event thats happening in a location 20+ miles > away is not really feasable. If I had to do 2 or 3 trips (yes thats what it > took for the St Annes Hall Babbacombe event 3 years ago) to get equipment > and troops to the venue that would be the day gone before I started. The > event was a total waste of time as nobody (but us local lug members) turned > up. > > I agree that a location more central with good infrastructure would be > better, but I can only work with what I have, in this case this has to be > somewhere in / near Torbay. Now if someone who lived in these more central > areas was to volunteer to organise such a venue that would be a different > matter. > > At the moment Paul Sutton and I are looking into checking out the new > Paignton library "hub" rooms as a potential venue. OK its A380 and > Kingskerswell and the parking charges down here are prohibitively expensive, > and I will probably be £100 out of pocket by the end of the day, but what > else are we to do? I know if I leave it to anyone else (with a few > exceptions) NOTHING will get done. > > Tom. > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > > Tom! You are on a MISSION! haha! Fine work sir, fine work. I was going to suggest Paignton library also. I think there are sufficient folk in the torbay region to make the day a success. As I have mentioned before, event promotion will be one of the most important areas of endeavour. The good news is that I will have finished uni by setp 2011 :-) woop ;-) Best wishes, well done :-) roly -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq