[london-hack-space] Potential trip to the sound mirrors in Denge
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Tom Scott
Apr 27, 2010, 8:01:43 PM4/27/10
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Hello!
In sunny Denge, on the south coast, there are sound mirrors: giant, beautiful, concrete monoliths from World War 2 that were designed to amplify the sound of incoming aircraft.
http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/soundmirrors/locations/denge/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denge
Sunday July 18th is one of the rare days that they're accessible to the public, and there's been talk of taking a big London Hackspace trip down there.
There are no train connections nearby, so we'd need to hire a minibus. I've looked into it pretty exhaustively, and if we can get 15 people, it works out to £20 return - which is actually a damn sight cheaper than most train fares for that distance would be. That includes minibus hire, insurance, petrol, and hopefully a small donation to the folks who run the sound mirror site. Mark has said he'd be willing to drive, although a reserve driver would also be handy!
Here's the plan: Hackspacers will get first refusal, although if we don't get 15 I'll open it up to the wider geek community. If you're interested, drop me an email to t...@tomscott.com (even if you've told me in person...!) - if there's enough interest I'll set up an Eventbrite site to collect moneys.
Cheers!
-- Tom
In sunny Denge, on the south coast, there are sound mirrors: giant, beautiful, concrete monoliths from World War 2 that were designed to amplify the sound of incoming aircraft.
http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/soundmirrors/locations/denge/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denge
Sunday July 18th is one of the rare days that they're accessible to the public, and there's been talk of taking a big London Hackspace trip down there.
There are no train connections nearby, so we'd need to hire a minibus. I've looked into it pretty exhaustively, and if we can get 15 people, it works out to £20 return - which is actually a damn sight cheaper than most train fares for that distance would be. That includes minibus hire, insurance, petrol, and hopefully a small donation to the folks who run the sound mirror site. Mark has said he'd be willing to drive, although a reserve driver would also be handy!
Here's the plan: Hackspacers will get first refusal, although if we don't get 15 I'll open it up to the wider geek community. If you're interested, drop me an email to t...@tomscott.com (even if you've told me in person...!) - if there's enough interest I'll set up an Eventbrite site to collect moneys.
Cheers!
-- Tom
Lester Hawksby
Apr 28, 2010, 9:54:50 AM4/28/10
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Hi Tom
Laetia and I are very interested!
Thanks
Lester.
Laetia and I are very interested!
Thanks
Lester.
Dan W
Apr 28, 2010, 9:57:03 AM4/28/10
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That sounds excellent, I'm in
Dan
On Apr 27, 1:01 pm, Tom Scott <t...@tomscott.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> In sunny Denge, on the south coast, there are sound mirrors: giant,
> beautiful, concrete monoliths from World War 2 that were designed to amplify
> the sound of incoming aircraft.
>
> http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/soundmirrors/locations/denge/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denge
> Subscription settings:http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/subscribe?hl=en
Dan
On Apr 27, 1:01 pm, Tom Scott <t...@tomscott.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> In sunny Denge, on the south coast, there are sound mirrors: giant,
> beautiful, concrete monoliths from World War 2 that were designed to amplify
> the sound of incoming aircraft.
>
>
> Sunday July 18th is one of the rare days that they're accessible to the
> public, and there's been talk of taking a big London Hackspace trip down
> there.
>
> There are no train connections nearby, so we'd need to hire a minibus. I've
> looked into it pretty exhaustively, and if we can get 15 people, it works
> out to £20 return - which is actually a damn sight cheaper than most train
> fares for that distance would be. That includes minibus hire, insurance,
> petrol, and hopefully a small donation to the folks who run the sound mirror
> site. Mark has said he'd be willing to drive, although a reserve driver
> would also be handy!
>
> Here's the plan: Hackspacers will get first refusal, although if we don't
> get 15 I'll open it up to the wider geek community. If you're interested,
> drop me an email to t...@tomscott.com (even if you've told me in person...!)
> - if there's enough interest I'll set up an Eventbrite site to collect
> moneys.
>
> Cheers!
>
> -- Tom
>
> --
> Sunday July 18th is one of the rare days that they're accessible to the
> public, and there's been talk of taking a big London Hackspace trip down
> there.
>
> There are no train connections nearby, so we'd need to hire a minibus. I've
> looked into it pretty exhaustively, and if we can get 15 people, it works
> out to £20 return - which is actually a damn sight cheaper than most train
> fares for that distance would be. That includes minibus hire, insurance,
> petrol, and hopefully a small donation to the folks who run the sound mirror
> site. Mark has said he'd be willing to drive, although a reserve driver
> would also be handy!
>
> Here's the plan: Hackspacers will get first refusal, although if we don't
> get 15 I'll open it up to the wider geek community. If you're interested,
> drop me an email to t...@tomscott.com (even if you've told me in person...!)
> - if there's enough interest I'll set up an Eventbrite site to collect
> moneys.
>
> Cheers!
>
> -- Tom
>
> Subscription settings:http://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/subscribe?hl=en
Charles Yarnold
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