<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div><br></div> <br>Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug@drogon.net> wrote:<br>On Tue, 17 Dec 2013, Rick Timmis wrote:<br><br>> Dear Everyone<br>><br>> Well its just goes to show that what goes around comes around.<br>><br>> I had the opportunity to speak with Harri Sharp, the Lady that runs the<br>> Exwick Ark School. They're very pleased with the way things have gone so<br>> far, and they like their Linux Mint computers very much.<br>><br>> I discussed the upstairs area at the Exwick School with Her and explained<br>> that the room with the Benches would be a perfect place for the ExeterLUG<br>> HQ.<br>><br>> She was delighted with this idea, and explained that we are most welcome<br>> to use the upstairs of that building for our meetings, and that this would<br>> be a free facility at least for the first year. I would hope that by<br>> taking<br>> care of their IT requirements, would should never have to pay for the<br>> building.<br>><br>> This also means that within reason we have space to work on projects and<br>> develop things in a more permanent manner.<br>><br>> My suggestion there for, is that we move our January meeting to the Exwick<br>> Ark School building, so that we can discuss how we would like to get<br>> things<br>> set up.<br>><br>> Your thoughts ?<br><br>In principle this sounds like a plan.<br><br>But The Arc is a school and this may have potential impact on access, <br>(child protection issues, but we're out of hours, so ok?) but if that can <br>be resolved (as well as the actual access - caretaker, alarm, etc.?) then <br>it's fine by me. Might even be able to have a mini-hackspace too?<br><br>Gordon<div><br></div><div>Fortunately, in addition to being out of hours the building is separate from the school, and has already been assigned as a public area.</div><div>A hackspace is my hope too.</div><div><br></div><div>Rick<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Exeter mailing list<br>Exeter@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/exeter<br> </div></body>