Hi,
if journey times are important then the English holiday season is better.
But avoid a date with a public holiday, (are there any in July?).
if journey times are important then the English holiday season is better.
But avoid a date with a public holiday, (are there any in July?).
Guys I've spoken with the Club Secretary and have some firm dates where the whole of the building will be exclusively available to just us:
28/29th July
4/5th August
11/12th August
25/26th August
These are all Sat/Sun dates. I asked about other dates and it appears we'll be struggling as there's at least one other user in on the weekends so we'd have to share the building which is impractical for both us and them.
28/29th July
4/5th August
11/12th August
25/26th August
These are all Sat/Sun dates. I asked about other dates and it appears we'll be struggling as there's at least one other user in on the weekends so we'd have to share the building which is impractical for both us and them.
ShinOBIWAN said:
Any of those for me.
Thanks guys for the efforts. I am one to one and a half hours away, so could be early on Saturday if manpower is required.
Regards,
Andy
My preference would be for the first slot 28/29th July.
The later dates being in the school summer holidays would probably mean that those with kids, such as myself, could be away.
The venue looks fine and it would be great to finally put a face to those aliases.
On a reviewing note check out http://www.hificritic.com for Martin Colloms' sound quality archive. Perhaps we should invite him as the
to see how well our efforts score.🙂 , he could certainly bring some reference kit!
Simon
The later dates being in the school summer holidays would probably mean that those with kids, such as myself, could be away.
The venue looks fine and it would be great to finally put a face to those aliases.
On a reviewing note check out http://www.hificritic.com for Martin Colloms' sound quality archive. Perhaps we should invite him as the
to see how well our efforts score.🙂 , he could certainly bring some reference kit!Simon
Okay we need to get the date pinned down so we can start moving on this. So, unless I see lots of posts saying that the 28-29th July is unfeasible, then I think we should go with that.
As for inviting VIPs, I'm up for it, but they will probably want a hotel and expenses at the minimum to turn out.
As for inviting VIPs, I'm up for it, but they will probably want a hotel and expenses at the minimum to turn out.
If the date and venue have been firmed up, what about informing the hifi media and seeing about a 'free' advertorial ???? They may bring a trade stand.
Andy
Andy
pinkmouse said:
I'm fine with that as long as we are firmly sticking to the DIY theme. The venue looks cosy and we should ensure the atmosphere is the same, informal, and with DIY audio at the heart of it. Talking about trade stands, VIP's, and advertising to non-DIY audio masses makes me a little queezy. Just mypoynton said:
28/29th is ok. perhaps we can set up a wiki with preliminary details and get people's names down so we have something more concrete and idea of numbers etc...
poynton said:
I have contacts at AX and can ask them to put it on their website; they have or are having a section for this kind of things. Would be good if somebody would come up with a catchy name & logo with 'UK', 'DIYaudio', '2007' in it like UKDIY2007 😉
As for admission I would vote for a small entrance fee like 5 or 10 quid, for several reasons. One being that whoever organises and pull this together will have a lot of things to do, spend time, phone calls, go there before to see/talk whatever, and maybe buy a bottle of wine as a thank-you for presenters. If Al is organizing this he should collect the fee for his personal effort and expenses as well as any unforeseen petty cash. From experience I also know that once people have paid they tend to come also, rather then deciding at the last moment that they don't want to come after all.
Jan Didden
janneman said:
I'll fire up Photoshop and Illustrator once I've finished that little project. Expect mail in the next ten minutes or so. 😉
It looks likely that everyone prefers the 28/29th July. Shall I let them know we want to book those dates?
I was thinking that it would be a nice idea to each make a small donation to the Charity that runs and maintains the building. This is of course entirely optional. If you did decide that its something you'd like to do then a small donation (£5 or less) made out as a cheque and marked payable to "Littlemoor Charity" would be greatly appreciated by the folks that run the Charity. That money could then be put towards the constant maintanance that old building require for the benefit of the community.
BTW Littlemoor Charity is a registered Charity so everything is above board:
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1018762
I was thinking that it would be a nice idea to each make a small donation to the Charity that runs and maintains the building. This is of course entirely optional. If you did decide that its something you'd like to do then a small donation (£5 or less) made out as a cheque and marked payable to "Littlemoor Charity" would be greatly appreciated by the folks that run the Charity. That money could then be put towards the constant maintanance that old building require for the benefit of the community.
BTW Littlemoor Charity is a registered Charity so everything is above board:
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1018762
My plan was to pass a bucket around after everyone had had a few beers. Psychological, you see!😉
pinkmouse said:
Was the bucket for donations or the thing that happens after too much larger? I think they'd have been less interested in the latter. 😀
BTW Have you noticed everything sounds great after a couple of beers? I'm planning to exploit this rigorously to my benefit
Looking good!
Count me in for the 28th/29th. That's enough time to get a few projects finished to the stage where I'd be proud to show them off (memories of beer-crate amplifiers from my student days...)
Let's keep the enthusiasm up and I'm looking forward to meeting some of the names here
-Len.
Count me in for the 28th/29th. That's enough time to get a few projects finished to the stage where I'd be proud to show them off (memories of beer-crate amplifiers from my student days...)
Let's keep the enthusiasm up and I'm looking forward to meeting some of the names here
-Len.
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