9:27 p.m.
Hello!
This is just a quick little reminder about social on Tuesday evening, if
you've not spotted the invite via e-mail previously then you can some of
the details below but also you can find all of the details on Meetup too...
https://www.meetup.com/staffslug/events/297839365/
As a reminder, this is a privately hired room so it'll be just for us
and we get the use of all the bowling lanes, all evening, for free!
The venue has provided rough details of what hot food, snacks, and
drinks (soft or alcoholic) is available and I've added it to a page here
if you're curious... click here
<https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Potteries/Lymelight%20Lanes%20Food%20an...
A reminder that this event is co-hosted between Free Software Foundation
Potteries (FSFE Potteries), Staffordshire Linux User Group (StaffsLUG),
and Open Rights Group Stoke-on-Trent (ORG Stoke).
We're now estimated to have around 25 people going from across the three
groups, so it's not too late if you want to come.
But you really *must *RSVP if you are intending to come. If you've only
(so far) declared that you might, or that it's a possibility, then I
won't have you down as coming at all! You can RSVP by just replying to
this email or using the Meetup website.
p.s. I've also added some photos of the room to the event... you'll find
there is plenty of seating space available too should you just wish to
socialise and not bowl (as not everyone can at once anyway, it's 6
people to a lane and there are only 4 lanes).
Thanks
Steven Maddox
Lantizia
On 08/12/2023 12:40, Steven Maddox wrote:
New social meeting for your calendar! (and hopefully a new annual
tradition)
We're calling this "Flörgåsbord" and it'll be on Tuesday 19th December
from 6:30pm onwards (so the usual schedule for LUG meetings)
Stuff to know...
*The room - *We've booked a private room for this event, in the centre
of Newcastle-under-Lyme, that hold up to 40 people (which we're very
unlikely to fill anyway) from 6:30pm onwards until closing... it's
upstairs from the Vue cinema and we'll provide directions.
*There's**4 full sized bowling lanes - *These lanes are ours for the
whole evening for unlimited free play, 6 people at most to a lane.
*It's a social - *Just like any of our past socials, there will be
places to sit and just chat (no loud music!). Not everyone will be
bowling anyway, so don't feel like you have to. We would normally
have our "End of Year Activities*" *workshop at this time of the year
anyway... so think of it like that.*
*
*There is food and drinks**-* The venue has a new kitchen serving hot
food (so no need to eat before coming out) as well as offering
drinks... we'll send out details of what kind of food and drinks shortly.
*Open to all in the LUG, ORG, and FSF **-* 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 give us an idea on if you're
coming* as we need to be sure it'll be under 40 people (which it
surely will be... so don't feel like you need to keep a slot open for
someone else... come along!).
*It's a veritable **Flörgåsbord!* *-* We were trying to merge the
acronyms FSF/LUG/ORG and got "Florg" which got compared to the word
Smörgåsbord (a Swedish buffet) and so we made it Flörgåsbord instead
(as a buffet of local technology groups!).
*It's FREE **- *We're pickup up the bill, it's an incredibly small
bill anyway (we're familiar with the management) and so don't worry
about it.
*Making up for lost time - *With the confusion over the workshop room
this year, it's good to get back on track again with a meeting...
there wasn't any reason we couldn't have had a social earlier
really... it's just that a lot of us were so busy packing things up
that it slipped our minds.
*We're copying WolvesLUG - *Yeah I'll admit that I got the idea from
seeing them do a Christmas meal every year... so we can do better than
that!
So...
I'll send more details shortly including directions, parking, food,
drinks, etc... we'll also put this out on the website and socials
(including meetup.com) with photos shortly.
*Please DO reply... and tell me if you're free and coming... I need to
see replies to this.*
--
Steven Maddox
Lantizia