[StaffsLUG Meetings] Re: Flörgåsbord 2025! (free tenpin bowling all evening!)

Can we book four people please? Three adults, one 13 year old. Robin On 23/11/2025 21:11, Steven Maddox via StaffsLUG Meetings wrote: > > > It's time for our annual FLÖRGÅSBORD event! (free bowling all > evening!) > > *For it's third year running...* we bring back "*Flörgåsbord*" !!! > > Our annual tenpin bowling evening hosted by StaffsLUG. We welcome > everyone from similar local groups such as (but not limited to!)... > ORG Stoke, Potteries Hackspace, and FSFE Potteries to come along and > join us! Plus bring along any friends or family too! > > This year it'll be on *Tuesday 9th December from 6:00pm onwards until > late (at most 10pm)*** > > *CLICK HERE FOR THE WEB PAGE WITH ALL THE VENUE DETAILS! > <https://www.meetup.com/staffslug/events/312143326>*** > > Stuff to know... > > *It's FREE -* We're pickup up the bill for the bowling all evening! > > *The place -* It's a private function room in the centre of > Newcastle-under-Lyme, that can hold up to 40 people and comes > complete with 4 full size ten pin bowling lanes. The room has plenty > of comfortable seating booths too, for people get a drink or eat > food. This room is located upstairs in the same building as the Vue > cinema... and you can find exact directions in the 'How to find us' > section. > > *All the games are free and unlimited! -* All 4 bowling lanes will be > on unlimited free play for the whole evening, 6 people at most to a lane. > > *It's social! -* There are plenty of places to sit and just have a > quiet chat (no loud music if you don't want it!). Not everyone will > be bowling anyway... so don't feel like you have to. > > *There is food and drinks -* The venue has a kitchen serving hot food > (including vegan and gluten free) as well as offering soft, hot, and > alcoholic drinks. Sweets are also available and kids get to drink > squash for free! We've put a copy of the details of the food and > drink offered by the venue at this link... click here > <https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Potteries/Lymelight%20Lanes?action=Atta... > ...and ordering is possible both at the concessions window and via a > QR code! > > *Open to all in the LUG, ORG, PHS, FSF, and beyond! -* So a great mix > of people in one social... but you're also welcome to bring friends > and family too. The *only thing we ask is that you RSVP if you're > coming* as we need to be sure it'll be under 40 people. So don't > worry if it doesn't look like many are coming, as this has gone out > to other groups too. > > *It's a veritable Flörgåsbord!* *-* Forgive the silly name! It comes > from trying to merge many acronyms together and instead "Florg" kind > of got us thinking about Free/Libre orgs... which then turned into > Flörgåsbord... kind of like Smörgåsbord (a Swedish buffet)... so > basically people from lots of different local technology groups!. > > *It's a Christmas thing! -* We won't plague the whole evening with > Christmas music or anything! But it's our way of saying thanks and > getting together at the end of the year. > > *Travel* - Regular buses to the towns bus station then just a short > walk down Hassell Street. Taxi rank on adjacent Hassell Street. > Lymelight Boulevard multi-story parking is 1 Hour £1.50, 2 Hours > £2.60, 3 Hours £3.70, 4 Hours £4.80, and 24 Hours £5.70. Council ran > car parks are available in the town (see here > <https://hopto.link/nulcarparks>). Nearby off-street council car > parks offer £1 for all evening. > > *Please only RSVP (you can just reply to this email... or instead > email info(a)staffslug.org.uk) to say you are coming... if you're > REALLY intending on coming... as we want an accurate count of numbers.* > > > > _______________________________________________ > StaffsLUG Meetings mailing list --meetings(a)lists.staffslug.org.uk > To unsubscribe send an email tomeetings-leave(a)lists.staffslug.org.uk -- Military history author <https://russellphillips.uk/> : Mastodon/Fediverse <https://gts.phillipsuk.org/@RPBook> _______________________________________________ StaffsLUG Meetings mailing list --meetings(a)lists.staffslug.org.uk To unsubscribe send an email tomeetings-leave(a)lists.staffslug.org.uk