[Discussion] venue's for next meeting

[Robin Paulson]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:22:34 +1200, Claire Dann <clairedann at gmail.com>
wrote:
> With regards to the meeting venue - the church hall attached to
> CitySide (which is right next door to Galbraiths) is available for us
> to use, either once off on Saturday or long term; the charge would be
> $20 or its open to negotiation..
> 
> Pros:
> - its a big open space with couches and chairs - it would easily fit
> the number in a circle
> - its got a kitchen attached for hot drinks etc
> - its quiet and we would have it all to ourselves
> - its central and next door to the pub for the social times afterwards
> - there is no key but a door code so its easy for several in the group
> to learn the open/closing procedure and not worry about who has the
> key
> 
> Cons:
> - we have to pay for it, but would be like a $1 each
> - its a church hall, so a bit 'churchy' but the people there are nice
> and supportive of community projects
> - we wouldn't have quite the socialness of the pub during the meeting
> itself

i like the sound of this, and frankly $1 each is a lot less than we would
spend on beer if we went to a pub...

i vote yes for this venue

it'd be good to get this sorted in the next 2 or 3 days, so we can make an
announcement on the list/website/fb page with decent lead time for people

robin