[Rnb] Re Hop Pole as future venue

[Tom Hayward]

2008/9/24 Darren Mansell <darren at vcoc.co.uk>:
> On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:10:45 +0000 (GMT), Roger Frisby
> <rogerfrisby at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> I went into the Hop Pole to suss the place out. It appears that the room
>> upstairs is no longer available. (its being let or something) Music is
>> played thurs. to sun. leaving Mon, Tue and Wed. We would be welcome to
> meet
>> there But...... They have fitted TV's with Setanta sports so if our
>> arranged meeting clashed with a football event....Chaos. Also parking
> could
>> be a problem.
>>
>> My view was that while we would be welcome ( and the Beer's OK ) the hop
>> pole is no longer suitable, even just to sit down and talk. Any other
> Ideas
>> ? Regards Roger.
>>
>>
>
> I didn't think there was anything wrong with the Golden Cross last time.
>
> Install parties and other events of course would need somewhere with lots
> of tables, space and power but thats a completely different thing
> altogether.
>

whilst you'd be unlikely to get any positive answer judging from my
experience, for something like an installfest, asking local
schools/community centres just might help. I know a certain school in
Bromsgrove quite well, and they ordinarily might not be of much help,
but they do value being liked in the community, so might make an
effort if asked.
Up in York, we've been able to use university rooms for such (helped
by organisation by a uni staff member), but Bromsgrove and Redditch
University isn't so large.
Just a thought
Tom