[HLUG] Preston as a venue for LUG meeting & CAPS Herefordshire

Tue Sep 9 16:54:55 UTC 2008

Greetings all!With reference to alternative venues for future LUG meetings, I'm delighted that the concept of using Herefordshire CAPS 'centres' appeals! - Hooray for 'Democracy', especially if we can 'circulate' around these centres to share the location of our meetings more 'equably'. Meeting in a village hall with all the facilities also makes it so much easier for us to discuss and learn together, and show Linux to other interested parties! - We could even go as far as installing Linux on CAPS laptops too, but in my local CAPS (Lingen), that would inevitably meet the 'bureaucracy' of a certain person who shall remain nameless - Better still that the CAPS higher administration made a 'policy decision' about Linux, and we would be laughing! - Incidentally, The Norwegian Government has already ruled in favour of Open Source for all government software in future! - As usual the Scandinavians are decades ahead of us in Blighty ... Anyway, my father and I are quite happy to meet at Preston-on-Wye next - I see that it is at Grid Reference SO384416, and those of us from N-W Herefordshire can reach it avoiding Leominster and Hereford, crossing the Wye at Bridge Sollers or Bredwardine. Let's keep this one rolling, eh?!Chris.Bridge Sollers> From: herefordshire-request at mailman.lug.org.uk> Subject: Herefordshire Digest, Vol 822, Issue 1> To: herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:00:02 +0000> > Send Herefordshire mailing list submissions to> 	herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> 	https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/herefordshire> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> 	herefordshire-request at mailman.lug.org.uk> > You can reach the person managing the list at> 	herefordshire-owner at mailman.lug.org.uk> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of Herefordshire digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> >    1. Re: HLUG Meeting place - possible new Venues? (Julian Robbins)>    2. Re: HLUG Meeting place - possible new Venues? (grhmc at lavabit.com)>    3. Build a wiki (Peter Linnell)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:27:08 +0100> From: "Julian Robbins" <joolsr at fastmail.fm>> Subject: Re: [HLUG] HLUG Meeting place - possible new Venues?> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."> 	<herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>> Message-ID: <1220880428.6187.1272777161 at webmail.messagingengine.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"> > > On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:55:52 +0100 (BST), grhmc at lavabit.com said:> > 2 CAPS suit me well: South Wye and Preston on Wye. Oddly enough Preston> > is> > quite accessible from Leominster and NW Herefordshire by small roads> > avoiding the city, though the routes need careful learning. South Wye is> > also the right side of the river for me.> > I'm willing to contact either centre if enough people would actually like> > to meet there. Note that Wednesday is already open for allcomers at> > Preston and could be tried once. Arranging a meet at either place will> > help concentrate people's minds I guess....> > > > Graham> > Hi Graham> > I've had a look at some of the webpages describing the Herefordshire> CAPS. Preston is one that stands out as its says :-> > 'Laptops, Projector & screen available for hire to community groups.'> > So its sounds promising. Hopefully we can borrow their hall too !> > I suppose one of the main issues is whether these CAPS are available in> the evening. We don't have any specific date/day in the month, so are> flexible. I am waiting on booking the Day Centre this month, in case we> can get setup somewhere for our Sept meeting at a CAP instead.> > If you could do some initial digging around at Preston/South Wye (or> others) it would be appreciated. I think they are quite central so worth> contacting if you would be so good to do this for us.> > I think it looks like HIT (Herefordshire in Touch) funded and setup> these CAPS, for a project that ended in Late 2007. The idea is that the> CAPS will now be run by volunteers and a steering committee at each> location (Village Halls etc), so I guess the CAPS can, and will be quite> variable in how they would react to us, in terms of manpower,> facilities, etc> > There are actually quite a few in the middle of the county, ie Burghill,> South Wye, Canon Pyon, Mansel Lacy, Bodenham. The only down side to> going to a CAP, as far as I see it, is that it may be less accessible> for some LUG members who don't have a car, but i think most do anyway.> > The beauty of going to the CAPS, is that we have people manning these> places that will have an interest in IT too, and we can also put on> talks on Linux and leave Linux CD's perhaps, so we're much more in the> realms of the part of society we are reaching out too.> > Julian> > > > > Hi> > >> > > We've discussed this before, but one of the ways we can get further as a> > > group, and to support ourselves, and others, and events like Software> > > Freedom Day, this year or next is to have a decent meeting venue with> > > *proper* IT facilities .> > >> > > The Day Centre we meet at is friendly, cheap, central has good car> > > parking, but has two notable issues, no spare pc's to play with, and no> > > wifi broadband. The second in this connected world in the biggest problem.> > >> > > Chris Evans' suggestion of the CAP, in Lingen set me thinking .. great> > > idea but wrong location ?> > >> > > There are many other Community Access Points in the County. I found the> > > list of them here:-> > >> > > http://www.myherefordshire.com/communityaccess/locations.aspx> > >> > > Can I suggest before we approach them, if anyone know the operators of> > > */any /*of the CAPS that they get in touch on the list beforehand ?> > > Lingen is a great idea, but I think we need somewhere more> > > central/accessible to start with.> > >> > > Also, I notice that the CAP's were setup by jointly by Herefordshire In> > > Touch whom we did a couple of Linux projects in the past, so I might try> > > contacting them too ..> > >> > > Julian> > >> > > --> > > Herefordshire LUG mailing list> > > Web:  http://www.herefordshire.lug.org.uk> > > List: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/herefordshire> > >> > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> > > Click here to become certified as a medical assistant at a school near> > > you.> > > http://ads.lavabit.com/fc/Ioyw6kdeFIvPlPuUNBFMGkmLJpYvtWz6AMs9XVFgbElFU4uqK1SiNw/> > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > Herefordshire LUG mailing list> > Web:  http://www.herefordshire.lug.org.uk> > List: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/herefordshire> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 16:35:24 +0100 (BST)> From: grhmc at lavabit.com> Subject: Re: [HLUG] HLUG Meeting place - possible new Venues?> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."> 	<herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>> Message-ID: <26351.86.152.223.250.1220888124.squirrel at lavabit.com>> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1> > I'll make contact with Preston on Wye CAP without prejudice for our> meetings and let you know what happens.> > Graham> > >> > On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:55:52 +0100 (BST), grhmc at lavabit.com said:> >> 2 CAPS suit me well: South Wye and Preston on Wye. Oddly enough Preston> >> is> >> quite accessible from Leominster and NW Herefordshire by small roads> >> avoiding the city, though the routes need careful learning. South Wye is> >> also the right side of the river for me.> >> I'm willing to contact either centre if enough people would actually> >> like> >> to meet there. Note that Wednesday is already open for allcomers at> >> Preston and could be tried once. Arranging a meet at either place will> >> help concentrate people's minds I guess....> >>> >> Graham> >> > Hi Graham> >> > I've had a look at some of the webpages describing the Herefordshire> > CAPS. Preston is one that stands out as its says :-> >> > 'Laptops, Projector & screen available for hire to community groups.'> >> > So its sounds promising. Hopefully we can borrow their hall too !> >> > I suppose one of the main issues is whether these CAPS are available in> > the evening. We don't have any specific date/day in the month, so are> > flexible. I am waiting on booking the Day Centre this month, in case we> > can get setup somewhere for our Sept meeting at a CAP instead.> >> > If you could do some initial digging around at Preston/South Wye (or> > others) it would be appreciated. I think they are quite central so worth> > contacting if you would be so good to do this for us.> >> > I think it looks like HIT (Herefordshire in Touch) funded and setup> > these CAPS, for a project that ended in Late 2007. The idea is that the> > CAPS will now be run by volunteers and a steering committee at each> > location (Village Halls etc), so I guess the CAPS can, and will be quite> > variable in how they would react to us, in terms of manpower,> > facilities, etc> >> > There are actually quite a few in the middle of the county, ie Burghill,> > South Wye, Canon Pyon, Mansel Lacy, Bodenham. The only down side to> > going to a CAP, as far as I see it, is that it may be less accessible> > for some LUG members who don't have a car, but i think most do anyway.> >> > The beauty of going to the CAPS, is that we have people manning these> > places that will have an interest in IT too, and we can also put on> > talks on Linux and leave Linux CD's perhaps, so we're much more in the> > realms of the part of society we are reaching out too.> >> > Julian> >>> >> > Hi> >> >> >> > We've discussed this before, but one of the ways we can get further as> >> a> >> > group, and to support ourselves, and others, and events like Software> >> > Freedom Day, this year or next is to have a decent meeting venue with> >> > *proper* IT facilities .> >> >> >> > The Day Centre we meet at is friendly, cheap, central has good car> >> > parking, but has two notable issues, no spare pc's to play with, and> >> no> >> > wifi broadband. The second in this connected world in the biggest> >> problem.> >> >> >> > Chris Evans' suggestion of the CAP, in Lingen set me thinking .. great> >> > idea but wrong location ?> >> >> >> > There are many other Community Access Points in the County. I found> >> the> >> > list of them here:-> >> >> >> > http://www.myherefordshire.com/communityaccess/locations.aspx> >> >> >> > Can I suggest before we approach them, if anyone know the operators of> >> > */any /*of the CAPS that they get in touch on the list beforehand ?> >> > Lingen is a great idea, but I think we need somewhere more> >> > central/accessible to start with.> >> >> >> > Also, I notice that the CAP's were setup by jointly by Herefordshire> >> In> >> > Touch whom we did a couple of Linux projects in the past, so I might> >> try> >> > contacting them too ..> >> >> >> > Julian> >> >> >> > --> >> > Herefordshire LUG mailing list> >> > Web:  http://www.herefordshire.lug.org.uk> >> > List: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/herefordshire> >> >> >> > ____________________________________________________________________________________> >> > Click here to become certified as a medical assistant at a school near> >> > you.> >> > http://ads.lavabit.com/fc/Ioyw6kdeFIvPlPuUNBFMGkmLJpYvtWz6AMs9XVFgbElFU4uqK1SiNw/> >> > ____________________________________________________________________________________> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> --> >> Herefordshire LUG mailing list> >> Web:  http://www.herefordshire.lug.org.uk> >> List: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/herefordshire> >> > --> > Herefordshire LUG mailing list> > Web:  http://www.herefordshire.lug.org.uk> > List: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/herefordshire> >> > ____________________________________________________________________________________> > Achieve elemental protection with a new outdoor umbrella! 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