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== Trip to Maker Faier Newcastle 11th to 13th March == | == Trip to Maker Faier Newcastle 11th to 13th March == | ||
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'''Travel''' | '''Travel''' | ||
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The train takes 3.5hrs and cheapest tickets I can find start at £77.80 (!!) per person. | The train takes 3.5hrs and cheapest tickets I can find start at £77.80 (!!) per person. | ||
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Take a couple of cars - Any offers??? | Take a couple of cars - Any offers??? | ||
| − | Hire a people carrier - Seven seater from: | + | Hire a people carrier - Seven seater from: http://www.thrifty.co.uk/ is £126 for fri-sun obviously plus petrol |
| − | Hire a mini bus - 17 seater minibus from: | + | Hire a mini bus - 17 seater minibus from: http://www.thrifty.co.uk/ is £288, any ideas of cheap minibus?... |
'''Accommodation''' | '''Accommodation''' | ||
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I have booked a 6 bed room in a hostel for the nights of 11/12th at a cost of £240 for both nights. If we can get 6 people in then it will be £20 per person per night, otherwise it will be a bit more. | I have booked a 6 bed room in a hostel for the nights of 11/12th at a cost of £240 for both nights. If we can get 6 people in then it will be £20 per person per night, otherwise it will be a bit more. | ||
| − | Hostel details here: | + | Hostel details here: http://www.albatrossnewcastle.co.uk/ |
Currently the people who have said yes for accommodation are: me(Matt Little), Rep-rap Matt, Dominic, James, Michael(?),David(?) | Currently the people who have said yes for accommodation are: me(Matt Little), Rep-rap Matt, Dominic, James, Michael(?),David(?) | ||
'''Activities''' | '''Activities''' | ||
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Hack-based fun with some non-virtual time in the local pubspace. | Hack-based fun with some non-virtual time in the local pubspace. | ||
| + | == Film night == | ||
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| + | Lets watch maker and hack films for an evening. This will push us to get the cinema seats sorted out and the projector screen and chill out zone a bit nice. | ||
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| + | Current film choices (please add what you want): | ||
| − | ---- | + | '''The Explorers.''' Classic 1985 of the kids-build-spaceship-and-meet-aliens genre http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089114/ |
| + | '''Primer'''Interesting concept(but a bit slow maybe) film about folk who make a machine and know its cool, but dont know what it does. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390384/ | ||
| + | '''Hackers''' - I've not seen it | ||
| + | '''Sneakers''' | ||
| + | '''All the built-it clips from the A Team'''- Someone must have sorted them | ||
| + | '''MacGyuver''' | ||
| + | '''The Goonies''' - I always wanted to be the Chinese kid out of this film | ||
Revision as of 10:25, 10 February 2011
Trip to Maker Faier Newcastle 11th to 13th March
This will be a road trip (anyone got a car?) to the UK Maker Faire in Newcastle. The event is on Saturday and Sunday 12/13th but with a UK Hackspace folk meet up on the evening of Friday 11th.
Travel
The train takes 3.5hrs and cheapest tickets I can find start at £77.80 (!!) per person.
The other options are:
Take a couple of cars - Any offers???
Hire a people carrier - Seven seater from: http://www.thrifty.co.uk/ is £126 for fri-sun obviously plus petrol
Hire a mini bus - 17 seater minibus from: http://www.thrifty.co.uk/ is £288, any ideas of cheap minibus?...
Accommodation
I have booked a 6 bed room in a hostel for the nights of 11/12th at a cost of £240 for both nights. If we can get 6 people in then it will be £20 per person per night, otherwise it will be a bit more.
Hostel details here: http://www.albatrossnewcastle.co.uk/
Currently the people who have said yes for accommodation are: me(Matt Little), Rep-rap Matt, Dominic, James, Michael(?),David(?)
Activities
Hack-based fun with some non-virtual time in the local pubspace.
Film night
Lets watch maker and hack films for an evening. This will push us to get the cinema seats sorted out and the projector screen and chill out zone a bit nice.
Current film choices (please add what you want):
The Explorers. Classic 1985 of the kids-build-spaceship-and-meet-aliens genre http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089114/ PrimerInteresting concept(but a bit slow maybe) film about folk who make a machine and know its cool, but dont know what it does. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390384/ Hackers - I've not seen it Sneakers All the built-it clips from the A Team- Someone must have sorted them MacGyuver The Goonies - I always wanted to be the Chinese kid out of this film