[HLUG] January Linux User Group Meeting - Burghill Simpson Hall Weds 19ths

[Julian Robbins]

Paul Stenning wrote:
> Well I tried to attend but couldn't find the place.  The directions here 
> http://tinyurl.com/6ba3g5 stop mid-way between some houses and the 
> nursing home and "in the centre of the village" is no help either.
>   
Hi Paul

I'm sorry you couldn't find us. To be honest driving around
Herefordshire lanes which have little or no signposts in a spread out
village like Burghill is a bit of a challenge sometimes.

I did originally have a better map with a preferred route marked on it
but so far haven't found how to include images in posts on Drupal on our
new website (Marks only just added the use of images ).

Also, Burghill CAP is a decent venue, warm, with good wifi not far from
Hereford, but it doesnt lend itself to any particular landmarks. Before
we got your mail, (at about 9pm, to late to 'talk you in'), we discussed
how people found it, many of us had got a least a little lost, or missed
a turning.

I had the same when I used to occasionally attend the Shropshire LUG
meetings (before HLUG was started). I drove a whole hour to get to
Telford via the awful B roads from Ludlow most of the way, and got to
the College of Art where the meetings where normally held. But could I
find our meeting room - it had been moved without any sign on the door
of the usual room? No, after an hour of fruitless searching around a
large site like a college I gave up,   grrr   .....

The simplest route from Hereford is to follow the old Tillington road,
then turn sharp right back on yourself and within 100 yds you're at the
Simpson Hall. But this turn right has absolutely no roadsigns, landmarks
to help you with. Once you know the route its quite straightforward though.

I will post a better map to the hall on the website; but equally when
driving around in the dark, with roads with no signs, a written map
isn't always that much extra use either.

Julian

> So one suggestion for the website: WE NEED PROPER DIRECTIONS TO THE 
> VENUE.  Directions which someone driving in the dark who doesn't know 
> the area can follow.
>
> I am annoyed about this as I have missed the last two and had a couple 
> of things I wanted to discuss this time.
>
> Paul.
>
>
> Julian Robbins wrote:
>   
>> Hi
>>
>> Our January Linux User Group meeting
>> will take a place this coming Weds, ie the 21st January at the Simpson
>> Hall, Burghill, Hereford. Its booked for 7.30pm to 9.30pm
>>
>> With our website www.herefordshire.lug.org.uk firmly back under our control, we can now start to work out how and what we want to use it for. We use Drupal which is a powerful GPL Content Management System so we have plenty of options.
>>
>> If you are interested in helping out/getting involved, please come along.
>>
>> Also, as usual please bring along your Linux netbooks, laptops, pc's especially if you need Linux assistance and we can try to help. We have wifi at last here !
>>
>> The Simpson Hall, acts as a CAP
>> http://www.myherefordshire.com/default_A4848DB420584ABB9BE6410B7AB09981.aspx
>> - a Community Access Point, and other facilities will be available.
>>
>> A Google map is here http://tinyurl.com/6ba3g5
>>
>> Burghill village is 4 miles from the centre of Hereford located just off the
>> A4110 Hereford to Knighton Road, ie the main road to Canon Pyon from
>> Hereford. The Simpson Hall is located in the centre of the village.
>>
>> Our website has been updated with the meeting & location details.
>>
>>
>> Cheers Julian
>>
>>
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