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Oxford Wikimedia Meetup Number 106
[edit]Date and time: Sunday 17 November 2024. 1.00 pm onwards.
[edit]Location: The Four Candles, 51 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BE.
[edit]Attendees
[edit]# ~~~~
- Redrose64 (talk; at English Wikipedia) 17:17, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
- still trying to find an individual item at pitt rivers to write about given that The_Haida_Totem_Pole already has its own section.Geni (talk) 17:28, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
- Spiralwidget (talk) 15:26, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
- Widefox (talk) 20:06, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:03, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
Maybe
[edit]- Rodw (talk) 19:24, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
- Bob (talk) 08:05, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Robertpedley: Are you coming and are you going to the repair cafe? Last month I accidentally knicked Andy's spanner. Unfortunately I'm solo parenting today so I can't stay for the meetup, but if I could pass the spanner to you today that'd be slightly more convenient. If not no worries, I'll get it to him somehow! Mvolz (talk) 10:47, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hopefully. Thryduulf (talk: meta · en.wp · wikidata) 18:35, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thryduulf, please note there are no trains between Paddington and Reading, due to engineering work. --Redrose64 (talk; at English Wikipedia) 17:11, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
- Manxshearwater Manxshearwater (talk) 19:30, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Apologies
[edit]- Definitely can't make it to this one :( Mvolz (talk) 17:47, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
- Not this one, hope to make another one soon. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:58, 7 November 2024 (UTC)
Agenda
[edit]Informal chitchat with no set agenda.
If you have some ideas for discussion topics, please put them below.
About the meet up
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A social gathering for Wikimedia enthusiasts, where we...
- Drink coffee and/or beer and some of us have Sunday lunch.
- Chat about Wikipedia and any other topics we fancy.
- Exchange books, maps and other source materials.
Mainly a casual social event. You can expect to meet some very keen Wikipedians; however, this is also an open invitation to anyone interested in finding out more about Wikipedia, other Wikimedia projects, projects re-using Wikipedia, and other collaborative wiki projects. Feel free to come along and raise these discussions over a beer. Alcohol consumption is optional.
Location
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The Four Candles is a Wetherspoons pub (Coordinates: 51.7534°, -1.2620°), the name based on the memorable Two Ronnies comic sketch Four Candles. Wifi and food are available. Please be aware that dogs (other than assistance dogs) are not permitted indoors - more at Wetherspoon Pubs FAQs.
How to spot us
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It's usually easy to find us, look for anyone with a laptop out or a Wikipedia T-shirt, lapel badge or similar. We aim to secure one of the two bench seats behind the stairs, but failing that we'll probably be at one of the tables between the stairs and the entrance. Bear in mind that we could be upstairs. The banner illustrated here is not brought every time - usually only if there are new names on the attendees list.
Getting there
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George Street is in the centre of Oxford not far from the station and very close to the bus station and (for millionaires) the Worcester Street car park.
The nearest railway station is Oxford (10 minutes walk) with frequent services from various places including: Banbury; Birmingham New Street; Didcot; London Marylebone; London Paddington; Oxford Parkway; Reading; Southampton Central; and Worcester Shrub Hill. Didcot is served by trains from various places including: Bristol Temple Meads; and Swindon.
Express coach services also run from Victoria and other points in London to central Oxford, on the "Oxford Tube". Stay on the coach all the way to Gloucester Green, it's just across the road from The Four Candles, which you can see out of the right-hand side of the coach just as it turns into Chain Alley/Gloucester Green.
There are Park-and-Ride car parks at points around the Oxford Ring Road, served by buses along main roads into the centre, on routes 300 (Redbridge - City Centre - Pear Tree) and 400 (Seacourt Oxford railway station - City Centre - Thornhill). The nearest stops are:
- A5 on George Street (Route 300 inwards from Pear Tree and outwards to Redbridge), which is almost outside the front door
- B1 on George Street (Route 300 inwards from Redbridge and outwards to Pear Tree), which is right opposite
- D1 on Park End Street (Route 400 inwards from
SeacourtOxford railway station, outwards to Thornhill) - D5 on Park End Street (Route 400 inwards from Thornhill, outwards to
SeacourtOxford railway station) - E5 on Castle Street (Route 400 inwards from Thornhill, outwards to
SeacourtOxford railway station) - M3 on Castle Street (Route 400 inwards from
SeacourtOxford railway station, outwards to Thornhill)
Stop B1 is also served by buses from Oxford railway station: route 7 from stop R5; routes 14/14A from stop R4. The same routes operate back to the railway station from stop A5.
Reconstruction of the bridge at the south end of Oxford railway station means that the eastern end of Botley Road is closed for six months from 11 April 2023. As a result, bus route 400 is running as a split service: Seacourt – Osney Island; and Oxford railway station (stop R1) – City Centre – Thornhill.
On Sundays there is car-parking from £5 in some streets about 1 mile from the centre (e.g. Norham Gardens), and for few pounds more, a little further in. You may need to hunt for a space. Car-parking in town is almost prohibitive for any significant length of time.