[ubuntu-uk] Real Ale Train 2020 - date poll

[Alan Lord]

I think I'd take a wait and see approach to be honest.

I don't think you'll struggle to find a room nearer the time - or if 
worse comes to worse you can crash at mine (or popey's) I guess. Both of 
us are _relatively_ local.

Al

On 12/03/2020 13:33, Iain Cuthbertson wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've left the doodle poll - https://doodle.com/poll/ih8maphziqdvrbt5 - 
> running for a month, and it looks like end of September / early October 
> are most favoured.
> 
> With the recent pandemic we're facing, do people still want to get 
> together later this year?
> 
> If so, I'll book myself a hotel and keep my fingers crossed.
> 
> Cheers,
> Iain
> 
> On Tue, 2020-02-04 at 15:50 +0000, Iain Cuthbertson wrote:
>> Good afternoon everybody,
>>
>> While I may no longer be a particularly active member of the group, 
>> it's nice to catch up with friends made over the years.
>>
>> With this in mind, why don't we have another beer/cider/wine/soft 
>> drink fuelled evening down in Hampshire aboard a magnificante steam train?
>>
>> All about the RAT: 
>> https://www.watercressline.co.uk/product.php/139/real-ale-train-rat
>>
>> I last ran one was back in 2016, which was as popular as previous events.
>>
>> As I'm lazy, here's the text from that year's date poll email 
>> (slightly updated for 2020):
>>
>>
>> Who likes beer, steam trains, beer, card games, more beer, and a 
>> bloody good time?
>>
>> Yes! It's time to think about the Ubuntu UK RAT for 2020!
>>
>> As it's such a popular activity, we have to book early to make sure we 
>> get the train we want.
>>
>> While it's still February, the event will be between late August and 
>> early October.
>>
>> To find out the best time for us to book, I've created a quick and 
>> easy poll I'd like people to fill in for the dates that you think you 
>> can make.
>>
>> Please go here -> https://doodle.com/poll/ih8maphziqdvrbt5
>>
>> Doing so does not guarantee that the date(s) selected will be the one 
>> we go with. Nor does it secure yourself a place on the train.
>>
>> Once we have a date agreed, I shall put out another email with more 
>> details and a link to buying your ticket for the train.
>>
>> Thanks for reading :)
>>
>> Iain
>