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HUNTERF Fri 22-Mar-13 10:41:01

Why are there no members of the Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield Gransnet Local forum?.

Frank

london Thu 11-Apr-13 14:25:01

Glass i have added myself too the meeting x

YaYaJen Thu 11-Apr-13 14:19:08

Quick reminder that I am organising a meet up for North Yorks gransnet In Northallerton, Fri 26th as near the train station as agreed/possible, all welcome from neighbouring areas of course..

...to discuss venue and time the local forum thread is here local.gransnet.com/forums/local_north_yorkshire_meet_ups/1197519-North-Yorks-Grans-Meet-up

london Thu 11-Apr-13 14:16:32

Glass just looked and noticed smile

glassortwo Thu 11-Apr-13 14:07:59

london I have posted on the Durham local about a meeting.

glassortwo Thu 11-Apr-13 14:02:13

gillieB just change the group by putting Newcastle in the search bar when the map comes up.
london I have not looked at the Durham site, I will go and have a gander. smile

london Thu 11-Apr-13 13:41:03

I got newcastle /tyne/wear and durham .some one has asked on durham if anyone want,s to meet up x

gillybob Thu 11-Apr-13 13:34:41

I cant even get the Newcastle one. Keeps going to Hexham ! confused

glassortwo Thu 11-Apr-13 13:31:46

gillieB just go into Local on the banner above and you are probably already logging it to that site unless you have been looking at others, on the left hand side there is a forum tab you will find your post there, have you looked at the Hexham site?

GillieB Thu 11-Apr-13 13:17:02

Hello everyone - am still around, but have been very busy with lots on my plate recently. Interestingly enough, since I put that comment on the Newcastle forum I haven't been able to find it again!

We're off to north Devon at the end of next week in a hope to get a bit of warm weather (not holding my breath, though!). DD has put me in a bit of a panic by saying that her DH is away on business that weekend, and she has decided she needs back up in case the baby arrives early. Children! When we booked to go away we were very careful to check with her that it was ok - she is due on 20th May, so probably nothing will happen. Must admit, though, that I was a bit hmm, when she said if all else fails she will contact her MIL who lives two hours away and ask her to come up - I hate to say it, but I would be gutted if I missed being at the birth. Not that I would normally expect to be there, if you see what I mean. I appreciate I am being stupid, but I just feel it's my place to be there if her DH can't be.

glassortwo Thu 11-Apr-13 10:04:55

I always have a problem remembering who I am grin

Elegran Thu 11-Apr-13 10:02:41

I imagine they are both filed with your email address, but with some differentiation so that GNHQ will know you are not being naughty.

I keep forgetting who I am supposed to be posting as and confusing people following the threads.

Elegran Thu 11-Apr-13 10:00:04

I don't think there are many main-site members in that area - Bags and Soop are in Argyll but I can't think of anyone else. It needs an editor to push things a bit.

glassortwo Thu 11-Apr-13 09:42:45

Sorry forgot to say Good Morning sunshine

glassortwo Thu 11-Apr-13 09:42:05

thistle I have kept my GN name, I dont think its right to have two names, might just be me but how do you know who you are talking to, it takes me all my time to keep up with people on here who have to name change for viable reasons without them having two identities. shock

Thistledoo Thu 11-Apr-13 09:38:05

yesterday I left a hello post on the Highlands and Islands site. Nothing so far, I hope I'm not alone up here. I chose not to use another name on the local site, did I do the wrong thing here? Good morning all.

glassortwo Thu 11-Apr-13 08:41:09

I have just been on the Newcastle Upon Tyne, and I have found GillieB I was just wondering where she had got to.

Elegran Thu 11-Apr-13 08:39:06

gillybob Try putting in Newcastle upon Tyne.

You have to type steadily into the search box, without being put off by the erratic predictive text, which adds what it thinks you wanted in the middle of what you are typing. That is being fixed.

I found it helped to look down at the keyboard and ignore the screen until I had finished.

glassortwo Thu 11-Apr-13 08:31:36

grin

glassortwo Thu 11-Apr-13 08:31:07

I cant understand why you can have a different identity on a local forum, does that not go against the GN site rules, Gillybob I have looked for the Newcastle site there is one, but cant see your more local area.

Elegran Thu 11-Apr-13 08:30:14

gillybob, it looks as though glass has found the Newcastle site OK. She might be able to tell you. (You speak the same language)

Elegran Thu 11-Apr-13 08:26:48

notso Just the same as on a manned (womanned?) site. you go to the forum area and click on one of the topics. You can then start a new thread if there are none already. It will ask whether you want to log in as your usual name or sign up another one - it is up to you. After that it is the same as on the main thread.

gillybob Thu 11-Apr-13 08:23:45

Good morning Elegran I navigated my way from your Edinburgh local site by typing in Newcastle. Up pops Hexham although there is nothing on the site yet I wondered why Hexham and not Newcastle itself? Or does the person looking after it decide?

sunflowersuffolk Thu 11-Apr-13 07:08:50

ANYONE IN SUFFOLK? We're trying to organise a first meetup in Suffolk, so hope there are a few more of you out there?

It's weird how some areas of the country have so many GNetters, and others are so sparse. We seem to have about 5 in the whole of Suffolk and that includes a couple from Norfolk grinIt can't be just down to population numbers?

Notso Thu 11-Apr-13 05:17:48

Can someone explain how to get the ball rolling with a local forum post in an area that does not have an editor please? Thanks smile

NannaAnna Wed 10-Apr-13 23:49:46

I'm beginning to think there are no GNetters in Sussex confused
Come on ladies (and gentlemen, if we have any) you have 2 choices at the moment: Brighton & Hove and Worthing
You can post on the local forums, and if you're feeling sociable you can join me for a coffee (or two - come to both!) in May. (See local forums under meet-ups)
There are other Sussex sites that don't have editors yet : Eastbourne, East Sussex, West Sussex I'm doing a little bit to get them started with listings until editors volunteer themselves ....
.... or ...
... are there really no other Gransnetters in Sussex???