As previously advised, our event in Cambridge is now sold out, and so far, we have no new returned tickets to offer to anyone on the waiting list. There are quite a lot of people on it now.
We have discussed whether we could increase capacity at the hotel, but we are told that doing so would make life very uncomfortable for everyone attending, and we do not want to do that.
In that case, and assuming there is demand for another event, where would you like us to hold it?
The easiest option is to do it in Cambridge again, but that seems a little unimaginative, so we are thinking of going elsewhere.
Immediate thoughts are to hold this in Birmingham, Leeds (or maybe Sheffield), or London, although that seems a little close to Cambridge.
Might you vote for one of these locations, but please do so only if you really want to attend an event in your chosen location, because we want a clear sense of the potential numbers. Thank you.
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Somewhere else? Bristol
Noted
Merlin Theater Frome (over the road from my house)
Bath
Bristol
Noted…
Ideally Scotland before May? To engage with the greens and SNP peeps? I know it’s a long shot!
I akm in Edinburgh on 21 March
Scotonomics…I’ve online tickets.
Further north is preferable to me and it’s beautiful too. However I do concede it’s a wee bitty far for most. So online access is important, for us faraway folk!
Next time we will look at how to do that. I will ask the Scotonomics team…
I just booked for Edinburgh. Looking forward to it.
See you there.
I am also looking forward to it.
Perth, Scotland.
Or Glasgow or Edinburgh.
I am in Edinburgh on 21 March.
How about Newcastle upon Tyne?
Noted
When I could also go to the Farne Islands
Newcastle would have my vote, rather than Leeds/Sheffield that I voted for – i could just hop on the bus! Bear in mind that landing on Inner Farne is always weather dependent, but trips around the islands without landing are fairly reliable.
I know….I have been many times!
Always worth a trip to the Farnes, there are also Puffins and Roseate Tern colonies on Coquet Island just off the coast of Amble if you’re ever in this neck of the woods.
Agreed.
I may call in on my way back from Scotland in a few weeks…
Easy by train from Scotland. As is Sheffield or Leeds
Agreed. The next event should be in the heart of the North East.
I have voted for Birmingham, but Coventry might work as meeting space may be less expensive
Noted
Hello Richard-
I have suggested Newcastle before and I hope you may consider it favourably. The North EEast is usually the forgotten part of the country and we would have most to benefit from your ideas regarding a focus on people and yes the Farne Isles and the Northumbrian coasts are beautiful. However you may be forced to come to terms with a new language-Geordie. It is interesting to note that around 80% of Geordie words are of Anglo Saxon origin pre dating modern English .Howay man Richard pick Newcastle !
I live Newcastle….greta place. And Northumberland is a great county readily available…
I voted Birmingham but Coventry, Leicester or Nottingham also accessible. Leicester is an hour on the train from London St Pancras
All noted.
Birmingham is not doing well…
I did wonder Leicester or Nottingham, and Coventry has good access by road and train.
Liverpool, of course! 😀
Or perhaps North Wales? Pwllheli has a train service. As do other places on the Pwllheli line. For anyone who prefers to use public transport rather than drive.
https://traveltrade.visitwales.com/fact-sheets/more-inspiration/visit-north-wales-attractions-public-transport-routes
I’ve been to Pwllheli by train, from Aberystwyth, just for the hell of it.
It was worth it.
The train to Pwlhelli is lovely but I am not sure I will live long enough to be still alive when it arrives……………
Perhaps somewhere contributors could put the first bit of there postcodes then you can get an idea of where might be good
When I last went the guard knew everyone on the train bar me – and it was busy. They were all Welsh speakers and he asked if I minded if he only did announcements in Welsh as I knew what I as doing. I was happy to agree.
You could visit one of the Great Little Trains of Wales if you’re into trains. Last summer John (husband) treated me to the trip from Portmadoc to Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1st class! 🙂
We’re going to try a different one next summer.
Oh, and if you and Dr Murphy fancied a trip to Bwlchtocyn between early July and early September, John could take you out for a sail in our boat. A classic boat – a Seabird Half-Rater. 20 foot long, gunther rigged.
https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/seabird-half-rater/
We’re on the right, red sail, blue spinnaker.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seabirds_in_Abersoch.jpg
https://www.scyc.co.uk/honorary-membership-of-the-seabird-association-awarded//
Duck’s 100 this year, so I’m giving her a new set of sails for her birthday.
Sailing not compulsory! John’s an ace cook so he could cook you a meal, or if the weather be warm and dry (ha ha!) we could have a barbie on the caravan deck or the patio.
Thanks, Maggie
I admit, I have done them all.
And I love Wales but it looks like I am be holidaying abroad this summer, to coincide with a talk now being planned.
So, sorry, but I cannot see us being near you.
I would say Manchester or Liverpool. Both served by Transport For Wales!
If I were you, I’d think about Manchester to be honest.
My view though is that it is the smaller places – the equivalent of the UK’s ‘flyover states’ where the politics for the people needs to be heard more. For that is where Farage festers…………..
I’ve voted Birmingham because it is the nearest venue to me, but even better would be Shropshire. Nice walks in the hills whilst you are there too.
Liverpool is also accessible, or North/Mid Wales.
All noted. Thanks.
If you consider North West england, I think Warrington would be a good location.
It’s midway between Manchester and Liverpool but is also on the junction between the M6 and the M62, for easy links all over the North west. It’s also very close to the M56 with links to North Wales.
Thats why a lot of logistics companies are based there.
I actually sod that to the team…..
Newcastle on Tyne or Durham. Excellent train (and road) links to Scotland, the south and midlands.
Another vote for the northeast.
Newcastle or Sunderland.
Manchester (where there’ll shortly be a Green MP! ) with better rail connections than Leeds (but Sheffield is also better that way: declaration of interest, it’s where I live… but would be happy to assist with arrangements).
Or York: good transport links and easier from Scotland central belt.
Please consider places accessible by public transport, not just the same old ‘easily accessible from Junction N if the Mxx’
I assure you I am thinking that way: I travel mainly by train.
How about inviting Zac Polanski or another Green spokesperson as a guest? I’m sure they’d be interested in hearing your thoughts, as well as exchanging some of their own? Manchester would be close enough for John and myself to manage to get there too – provided I haven’t overdone things the previous few days. I’d really love to to get to one of your meetings.
Really overdid things badly yesterday evening. We’re big fans of Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker’s music, and there’s a (UK based) tribute band touring UK at present, re-creating some of TP & HB’s greatest songs. I was pleased when they sang my absolute favourite song – “I won’t back down”. Strikes me it’d be a good theme song for you! Here’s a link to the lyrics:
https://genius.com/Tom-petty-i-wont-back-down-lyrics
Here’s the song – with George Harrison too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlTJrNJ5lA
Great song. With the Travelling Willberries I think. A favourite band of mine. If not, they also sang it, I think.
Stick with Cambridge! It has clearly worked for lots of people this time round. I’m in London but I don’t wish to impose London-centrism on everyone else. Cambridge is easy for me. Birmingham / Bristol I suppose not too bad. One question would be – how frequently are you planning to put these on? If they’re a once a year affair one might have to be prepared to travel, but if you’re doing them every couple of months one might wait for an event that’s as close as possible to one’s home…
Maybe three a year?
The response from everyone has been really useful and has given us a lot to think about.
Leeds/Sheffield looks likely
Birmingham did not jump out.
London definitely did not.
Bristol, Manchester and Newcastle look to be on the list.
Hi Richard, I booked two tickets but my partner has a back problem (can’t sit for too long), so regretfully she won’t be able to attend. Consequently, I have one ticket to ‘return’.
Thanks Colin.
Would you like a refund?
Hello Richard,
I’m afraid I am not going to be able to make it to Cambridge either.
I am giving my Edinburgh ticket to my mum.
Are there still people looking for tickets for the Cambridge event?
🙂
Would you like a refund? We might then resell yours.
A refund would be very welcome thank you.
I hope you get someone else who can come along instead of me.
Very kind of you thanks.
🙂
Arranged, and the ticket has been reosld. Thanks!
I can’t find the link to the upcoming Cambridge event from the website. Might it not be a good idea to have an Events link in the menu that will tell me what’s going on for subsequent events? Have I missed the link? What’s the event even called? Where’s the session calendar? Taking the show on the road is a great idea, but as you are born of the Internet, won’t you be making it hybrid, with live streaming of the sessions? Even when you run out of physical space for the event, you still have almost infinite virtual space, and I expected if I couldn’t be there in person I could still tune in from the comfort of my living room.
These days, it’s almost de rigueur.
Hi
First, the event is sold out. We are no longer promoting it.
Second, there is no second event as yet. So we are not promoting it. We will see how this one goes.
Third, we are not live streaming because we are learning as we go. We will be recording.
And sorry – but that’s how the learning process is developing. I am not sure why I have to apologise for that.
You don’t need to apologise: it’s great that you’re doing something like this, so much easier than “just” engaging via posts and the comments threads.
I think recordings are sufficient: my experience of hybrid meetings is that Q&A from online participants is difficult at the best of times and frustrating at worst (no online Q’s getting asked, f.ex.)
I never watch the Q&A on these: they just don’t. And thanks.
Sorry. Of course you don’t have to apologise, unless being British you just can’t help yourself . Live streaming is about creating the buzz as much as allowing people to ask live questions. It’s also about providing an environment that allows like-minded people to chat online between sessions. Informing people about what they are missing is really about drumming up support for the next event (and I do hope you have one). It’s all about building the movement which eventually implements your agenda, whether that’s educational or political.
Give us time…
Next time we might do this.