UK Southampton/Winchester end of October meet up

This is pretty much how you do it - ask if people are interested and available, suggest a venue (or say where it is if you've picked one already - people will need to figure out whether they can get there, especially if they rely on public tranport), set a date the mjority can make, and run with it.

If I'm free, I'd like to come (provided it's somewhere reasonably accessible by public transport, I'd be coming from London)

Teddy

 

I know, I've been there several times.

But your initial post said "around Hampshire" (which is a big area) and the title says, Southampton/Winchester (so the chosen venue within either of those towns might be close to or quite distant from the station). I was just pointing out that decisions to attend will (I imagine for most people) be dependent on how long and/or convoluted their individual journeys would be to get there and whether they're free on the date chosen.

I wouldn't have thought so - if people are interested they'll comment here and you can get an idea of how many people might be attending.

You might want to post more detials about where you intend the meet to take place (a coffee shop, a library meeting room, pub function room, your own home, or wherever) or what the options are if you havne't made a decision on those details yet. That way you can get a feel for whether one location or venue is better for the majority over another.

Or, if that's too open-ended the other option is to narrow the iptions yourself and post something along the lines of:

"I'm thinking of hosting a meet. It will be in THIS VENUE in THIS TOWN and the potential dates are THIS or THIS. Is anyone interested in coming. If so, which of those dates would be preferable for you? "

Then you can see which of the proposed dates more people would be interested in and plump for that one.

My own preference is to decide everything announce the dettails and leave it to people to decided if they can make it.

For example, if I host a meet at my home - I decide the date and times, and then announce it's happening and ask them to let me know whether they'll be coming or not (so I have an idea of the numbers to expect).

Other people prefer to ask all the questions - is anyone interested? if s, on what dates? what location? what venue? and then decide on the date, location, and venue once they have a bunch of responses. That level of uncertainty and sorting through suggestions and responses would drive me potty. So, I avoid the uncertainty aspect by making the all the decisions myself and people can decide for themselves whether to come.

It's really up to you, there is no one right or wrong way to do it. Go with the option(s) that work best for you.

Sorry - this reply got very long and wordy.

Teddy

 

People have been going to the meets in Brighton, so I don't see any problem with Winchester. I think the plan for the latest proposed Brighton meet just fizzled out due to it being summer, which is the most likely time for people to be away or busy with events and such.

The previous Brighton meets went fine. Not huge, but a nice little group turned up for them.

I guess, just wait and see if anybody else spots this thread and comments to see if there's any interest.

Teddy

 

I'd happily come to a meet in Winchester, I love Winchester.