[Lancaster] fortnightly skill share evenings

[andy baxter]

Hi all,

Just wanted to let people know that a few of us talked again on 
Wednesday about the idea of having regular (probably fortnightly) skill 
sharing evenings. My original idea was that there must be quite a few 
people (like me) out there who are working on various things by 
themselves at home, from learning simple system admin skills to building 
websites to programming or whatever else, and that it would be good to 
bring people together on a regular basis to share ideas, skills, etc in 
a bit more of a focussed way than at the monthly pub meets.

The venue that I have in mind is the basement of the Single Step 
wholefoods shop on Penny Street - there are several computers down there 
already and they are generally willing to let community groups use the 
place. This is not definite though, and if we wanted to hold it there we 
would need to put together a proper proposal to be considered at their 
next co-op meeting. One problem with this venue is that they don't 
currently have broadband access, though there is a phone line, so we 
would have to find a way of paying for this. I'm happy to contribute to 
this on a monthly basis, but it would be good if I wasn't the only one.

Seeing as there was some enthusiasm for the idea on Wednesday, I'd like 
to make a start on getting it off the ground, so it would be good to 
know who else would like to get involved. Also, if you don't have much 
time to help organise it but would be interested in coming along to some 
or all of the sessions, it's still helpful to know how much general 
interest there is in the idea. I've got a few ideas for how to get 
started and the kind of shape it might take, but other ideas are also 
welcome.

If you're interested in this project, could you let me know (via the 
list), and maybe we can arrange a meeting to make a start on getting it 
going.

Thanks,

andy