[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mappa Mercia events

[Rob Nickerson]

Ah yes, I should have pointed out that this is our normal first Thursday of
the month meetings at this stage. We will aim to set up some Saturday
events most likely in partnership with the Nottingham folks.

Rob

On 20 January 2015 at 10:04, Andy Robinson <ajrlists at gmail.com> wrote:

> Historically, Saturday's have always been good mapping days.
>
> Cheers
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthijs Melissen [mailto:info at matthijsmelissen.nl]
> Sent: 20 January 2015 00:52
> To: talk-gb-westmidlands
> Subject: Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Mappa Mercia events
>
> Hi all,
>
> Some suggestions:
>
> - In Coventry there's always a lot to do, and there are not so many local
> mappers, so I'd suggest to revisit Coventry.
> - The Black Country also has gotten less attention than other places.
> It's probably best to meet somewhere along the railway or tramway.
> Would Tipton be suitable?
> - Stourbridge
> - Within Birmingham there are also some areas that are mapped less
> densely, such as around Small Heath and Handsworth. Perhaps not the nicest
> areas, but I'm sure we'd be able to find a pub somewhere around there. The
> advantage of staying in the city is of course that we don't have too much
> travel time.
>
> I have the impression that Saturday meetings seem to have a higher turnout
> than evening meetings, as they also allow people from a bit further afield
> to join. Maybe we could also plan again one or two Saturday meetings in the
> Summer?
>
> Best regards,
> Matthijs
>
> On 19 January 2015 at 21:54, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nickerson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've sketched out a blank template of upcoming Mappa Mercia events so
> > that everyone knows the dates of our future meets. April's is on the
> > day before Good Friday so we may want to consider moving that one
> > closer to the date if it is apparent that attendance will be low.
> >
> > SUGGESTIONS: Please suggest mapping locations. We had a lot of success
> > mapping Shenstone [1] last year as this turned out to be a perfect
> > size for us to map in one evening.
> >
> > Best,
> > Rob
> >
> > [1] http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/52.6364/-1.8386
> >
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