In May, four days after SE23.life went live, a few of our first members met at The Hill Lounge. Turns out we’re an interesting bunch and had a great evening getting to know each other and sharing ideas for SE23.life.
We’re keen to do it again in June. An open invitation to all forum members - a casual sit/stand get-together with no fixed agenda, and where you can feel comfortable just popping in for five minutes to have your profile verified, or stay and see where the night takes us.
Us @admins are keen to know how SE23.life can work better for you - I’ll exchange a drink of your choice for your insight
The Perry Vale did lovely food, but their layout seemed to lend itself more to a restaurant atmosphere?
The Sylvan Post could be good.
Signal also (although they charged me £11.50 for a double G&T the other day, which was a bit of a stinger. I accidentally chose the good stuff!)
I think we’d get a bit “lost” in the Capitol - it’s just so massive, and open plan. Let’s have the “after party” there if people are up for it. It is shutting down, after all.
The Perry Vale
Sylvan Post
The Signal
Other - please comment below
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Booking / Numbers
Thanks for the offer of booking a space @Pauline. I’m not sure at this stage on numbers but let’s assume ten people
Whichever venue we choose, I reckon there’s some good PR in it for them!
Bar Tab
I’ve had one or two people interested in commercial posts lately. If any of these comes to fruition, I’ll put every penny of revenue behind the bar for the meetup.
No worries Chris, being optimistic like I always am I’ll book for 15
Also for future meetings we should add “The Railway Telegraph” (there’s an upstairs room we could use) & “All Inn One” (back room we could use) to the list, I think both would be good options & would work for future meet ups & always good to move it around between local businesses.
I’m a big fan of the Railway Telegraph and I’d be interested to check out All Inn One.
Regarding HOP, I spoke to the guy serving in Hopscotch today and he was really positive about the site (he asked to put a poster up!) and sounds like we’d be welcome to host a future meetup there too.
Table for 15 has now been booked at The Sylvan Post for our next meet up. Might be a good idea if all can say if they’re coming or not incase we have to extend this
Not sure if I can make this one (I like the Sylvan Post though) but if you are after Honor Oak venues to consider then there is Watson’s General Telegraph, which has a craft beer wall, the General Napier, which I understand now has a real ale on tap (yet to confirm this though), London Beer Dispensary, more Crofton Park but great beer and burgers or the Honor Oak, which is really somewhere in between Honor Oak and Forest Hill.
I would love to come along but am away that week on a training course. Def up for the next one. Will have to send @BMSE23 on my behalf , although I think he is planning to attend anyway, babysitter permitting
I have bought lots of sticky labels which I will print with the SE23.life logo. There’ll be space to write your username. Should help put names to faces. Will also be giving out mini cards if people want to hand them to friends to spread the word. Blew the stationary budget already!*
Do we have to put our own names on the stickers, I recall we done this a long time ago at a Christmas drink up from another site & I think @Michael was me
Yeah you can put whatever names you like on the labels. If you want to be “Pauline” for the night, @Michael, that’s fine. We’re a liberal bunch here aren’t we?
Not sure I will make this yet.
Have an appointment on Thursday evening, so will have to see how I get on there, and if I am in a fit state to come along afterwards.
Sounds like it will be busy!
It is shutting down, after all.
I’m coming
Can’t make it this time
