[Liverpool] Potential Venue Change For Future Meetings

[animation animation]

It sounds like a no brainer if the room is available. Just hope that the
room isn't used by Merseyside black magicians or similar on the first
Wednesday.
On 7 Apr 2015 21:00, "Dan Lynch" <dan at danlynch.org> wrote:

> Good questions Barry, most of them have been answered but I'll do so
> again below for the sake of completeness. Scroll on :)
>
> On 07/04/15 13:01, animation animation wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Do you know how much the room is to hire? Some months are not that well
> > attended.
>
> It's free because we're a community group who doesn't charge for
> membership or meetings. They also seem keen to have us as part of their
> community.
>
> > Parking nearby?
>
> Duke St pay and display bays are free after 6pm as are many others
> nearby. There's also a Q Park multi-storey next door by the Novotel.
> I've no idea how expensive it is but that's open 24hrs.
>
> > Pubs nearby?
>
> Yep there's a good one on the corner of Duke St and Hannover St right
> below DoES. It's called The Hub and while it looks pricey from outside
> it actually turns out to be cheaper than Shipping Forecast for drinks. I
> checked that personally hehe. Most of the groups in DoES use it after
> meetings or events. It's also not that far from the Shipping Forecast,
> only 5 minutes walk. So there's nothing to stop us continuing to go
> there if people prefer.
>
> > End of an era?
>
> To an extent it is but we didn't always meet in LSC anyway. LivLUG
> starting in around 2002-03 and originally met in the offices of Blue
> Fountain at the Liver Buildings. We've met in many other locations
> since. It was at FACT when I joined in 2008. We've been at LSC since
> about 2010 so it probably is the longest serving venue that's for sure.
> >
> > Is a place at DoES available?
>
> Yep, I also get the feeling they've been keeping the first Weds of the
> month free in the hope we'd eventually join. The organisers did ask me
> about it 2 or 3 years ago when DoES opened.
>
> > Will meetings remain on a first Wednesday of the month?
>
> Yep. See previous answer.
>
> > Does Sonic the Hedgehog ever feel blue?
>
> I dunno, I was always more of a Nintendo kid but I can tell you Mario
> never feels blue ;-)
>
> Perhaps we should discuss it next month as Will suggested. I just
> thought it may be easier to do that on the list rather than in the venue
> we're talking about leaving. That could be awkward.
>
> For what it's worth I don't think LSC will be that bothered. At the
> moment they seem to feel they're doing us a favour and usually someone
> has to come down specifically to open up for us. I suspect they won't
> miss that part. The computer support arrangement we had has fallen by
> the way side. I do want to make clear to them if we move that we'll
> still happily help them out with technical stuff. Speaking for myself
> that is at least.
>
> In the past 5 years we've set up those computers they use, one of which
> is always unplugged, and I've been called down once on a Saturday to fix
> a printer. That's it. They either don't have any technical problems or
> don't feel they can ask us.
>
> Right, another rambling email must end. Any more thoughts on all this
> anyone?
>
> Dan
>
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