Hi Paul (and all)
I will try to make it. Haven't been into "the town" for a while. I remember the last meeting I was at there was some feedback that someone had showed up and either didn't find us or didn't recognize us. I think we need to think about (i) being more recognizable and (ii) being less anti-social. I have seen there are often a few hangers on who are sort of part of the meet-up and sort of just sitting at the edge of an adjoining table having a pint.
This may have been discussed already, but I think ironically a bit of formality may be required to make these meetings more useful and inclusive. I would suggest that at the least we do a sort of roll call at 8h30 to welcome everyone to the meeting and maybe circulate an attendance roster. Personally I would also like to see some sort of brief agenda which we attempt to address. I am aware there are anarchists out there who would kick against this ... :-)
Regards
Bob