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Re: Lego club Question
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lugnet.loc.au
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Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:57:55 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Aaron Amatnieks wrote:
> Excellent and comprehensive list Kerry
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> In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond wrote:
> > I don't know about NZ but in Australia it is hard to find venues outside of
> > people's homes to meet as there is either a fee or, if it is free, there is
> > often a requirement you have your own public liability insurance. However,
> > if you ask around, you can sometimes find places. For larger functions (e.g.
> > long weekends where you invite people from all over the country), we've
> > found a hotel who let us use their function room for free in return for
> > asking people to buy their meals from their bistro (so there's a sort-of
> > payment back to the hotel, but not a fixed charge).
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> Down in Melbourne, we do a mix of private/public locations. We have found
> Community halls, and scout halls can be books for a small fee (Usually a gold
> coin donation), This enables us to have meets in different areas around
> Melbourne which allows greater numers to arrive. Being near public transport is
> also a plus (A lot of AFOL's do not drive, go figure :) ), being near toy stores
> / Shopping centres is a big Bonus .
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> best of luck with your first meet, start small, but make sure you announce it in
> advance to give people time to organise for it. also creating a mailing list is
> a great way to get people interested and informed.
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> Aaron
Thanks, I didn't think about booking a scout hall... and I gave a weeks notice..
thank you for your input
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