cadcoke5, I tried to get something together but I never got anything after the duffers comment I made. I'm still interested in making that happen but I would like to get feedback on a date from everyone first being that not everyones schedule is flexible.
The White Rose group in York is about equidistant from York, since I am east of Lancaster. But, I was hoping to run into some folks more into modding that folks at the York group.
For me, anything but Sunday morning or afternoon is fine. I have been president of a few small volunteer groups over my life. There is never a good time for everyone to meet.
In regards to the meeting place, here are a few of my own observations;
In my thinking, the only criteria for the meeting area is that it is quiet enough to be able to talk to each other, and light enough to see things. Of course, this is the main purpose of having the gathering. The meeting place probably likes to be able to sell stuff to us, and I think people generally like the idea of being able to buy dinner or a snack. So, having the time span over a meal time is good.
The White Rose group in York meets at a large sports bar from 4pm to 9pm, in the actual bar area, which is separate from the main restaurant. However, we only have a person stand up and talk to the group for about 15 minutes. The bar is not closed to the public, and the public would not feel they were intruding on a group if they were to come in. It also seems to be a low attendance time for the restaurant anyway, so I am sure they like us there.
Thanks for your efforts,
Joe Dunfee