[HLUG] Bromyard Make visited

[Julian Robbins]

Sounds very interesting!

Yes we should go and see if we can work on a joint project ..

Julian

On Wed, 11 Apr 2018, 9:52 pm George DiceGeorge via Herefordshire, <
herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> I visited Bromyard Make yesterday:
>
> they used to have use of a building in Bromyard with several rooms but
> had to leave a few months ago and now all their stuff is littered all
> over the floor in Nigel's barn.
>
> I wish we had known about it last year!
>
> They have CPC laser cutting machines, arduino, a 3d printer, welders,
> drills etc etc and lots of knowledge !
>
> Maybe HLUG could do a project with them over the year,
> inventing, designing and making something useful to the community
> .. but what?
>
> https://www.makebromyard.org.uk/
>
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/makebromyard
>
>
>
> George
>
>
> On 11/04/2018 21:00, Julian Robbins via Herefordshire wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Just a quick recap on the Herefordshire Linux User Group meeting from
> > Wednesday.
> >
> > Four of us made it in the end and we discussed simple things we can do to
> > get more impetus back in the group.
> >
> > Tim and George looked at other similar groups that we can visit who have
> a
> > similar ethos and interests.
> >
> > There is a popular Makerspace in Bromyard https://www.makebromyard.org.
> > uk/about/ every Tuesday evening that we think we should visit. Perhaps we
> > may get some more members in our LUG from their group.
> >
> > I will contact them and we will propose a lug visit to them soon.
> >
> > There was apparently an interesting event on something like the Internet
> of
> > Things on April 9th 7pm at the Shire Hall in Hereford but I couldn't find
> > any more details anyway on the web.
> >
> > The nearest Raspberry Pi group is Malvern. Perhaps this group is one we
> can
> > contact and visit when they have an event on.
> >
> > The other local relevant groups that perhaps we could get involved with
> are
> > the 'Code Academies' that work with local schools.
> >
> > Also on the other end of the scale there is an Open Data Group run by Ben
> > Proctor who is also in our group.
> >
> > Julian
>
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