[Blackpool] Blackpool LUG a brief history 2004 - 2015

[James Page]

I vaguely remember my first visit to the LUG (as it was then)... It was a
bright, sunny summer's morning outside. I opened the door, sunlight
streamed in and everyone inside turned to look at me (like they do in
Westerns?). Mike and Les said hello and  asked who I was and where I was
from. "I'm James and, err, I'm from the Internet*" was my reply. I think
they were expecting something more specific; it felt like the Spanish
Inquisition!

I think I might have ended up coming along because I saw Jon was doing some
Python sessions, which I thought would be nice to try out.

And that's my memory of my first visit to Ripon Road.

*May not be exactly what I said.




Best wishes,
James

On 17 March 2015 at 21:34, Tony Hughes <tonyhughes1958 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you Mr Pounder for those kind words, actually my memory is of myself
> and Mike sitting there with one of the Dave's each week trying to work out
> how we could breathe life into the LUG. It seems a long time ago when five
> of us was a big meeting. But when Les joined us and then Donald things
> started to shift up a gear.
>
> But sitting at the meeting 2 weeks ago discussing the new venue and moving
> into our next phase as a makerspace and LUG shows how far we have come over
> the last few years. The focus now seems how we can as a group support the
> young people of Blackpool to learn what we do and how they can get
> involved. The screaming penguins of Blackpool have much to do as we move
> forward.
>
> For the uninitiated the Screaming penguins are the roving LUG/Makerspace
> members that help at Linux and technology related events both in blackpool
> and around the North West. We have helped to run Raspberry pi events,
> barcamps and Linux related events since 2010.
>
> Now with the move to becoming a makerspace much more geekery awaits.
>
> RIP Rippon Road, Long live Blackpool LUG/Makerspace
>
> Tony
> On 17 Mar 2015 20:16, "Les Pounder" <lespounder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Evening
> >
> > At my first LUG meeting in February 2010, I spent the entire session
> > talking to Tony about Linux, tech and general geeky subjects. Tony
> became a
> > great friend from that point on, as have you all. We all bring a certain
> > something to the group dynamic that makes Blackpool LUG and now or
> > Makerspace unique.
> >
> > Best
> > Les
> > On 16 Mar 2015 09:43, "M Hewitt" <admin at pcrecycler.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Folks -
> > > to coincide with Ripon Road closing, I thought I would put a post
> > together
> > > by picking a few items from the mailing list and the blog for each
> year.
> > >
> > > If anyone has any memories of maybe their first meeting, or a favourite
> > > meeting, please send it to me for inclusion.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best Regards,
> > >
> > > Mike Hewitt
> > >
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> > >
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