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Great Western Coffee Shop > All across the Great Western territory > Diary - what's happening when? > Forum meet up - vote for 7th or 14th January
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Question: Would you like to join us to discuss GWRFranchise and Community Rail Consultations?  (Voting closed: December 04, 2017, 10:47:27)
Yes - could make 7.1.2018 in Didcot - 7 (25%)
Yes - could make 7.1.2018 in Swindon - 7 (25%)
Yes - could make 14.1.2018 in Didcot - 7 (25%)
Yes - could make 14.1.2018 in Swindon - 6 (21.4%)
Yes - but all above are unsuitable - 0 (0%)
Not interested - 1 (3.6%)
Total Voters: 11

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« on: December 01, 2017, 10:47:27 »
We (Bob, Chris and I) are looking to enable members to meet up to discuss responses to the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) Franchise and Community Rail consultations.  Whether we go for something largish and more formal, or small and informal, rather depends on the response here.

By the time of the meeting, we should have lots of inputs via the forum and all had a good chance to read up and give fair thought to what we'll be saying.  Co-ordinating meetings are an excellent chance for people to back up each other's ideas and/or to talk through mutually incompatible answers to help reduce needless conflicting responses ... more weight were almost everyone is asking of the same thing, though perhaps in different words!
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2017, 00:12:54 »
I’d potentially be interested. I’m on annual leave on one of those dates but can’t remember which, but may well see an event as a potential day out, if it doesn’t clash with other activities
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2017, 00:36:49 »
My own attendance at any / some / all of those meetings will be entirely dependant upon how my shifts (or days off in lieu!) work out after Christmas - but I would be delighted to attend as many as I can!  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2017, 15:49:08 »
Seen the vote - just announced 7th Jan, Didcot at the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) Stakeholder's meeting ;-)

Venue to follow.
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« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2017, 17:34:39 »
Follow ups at http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=19134 (to keep it in a clean thread now that the date is set
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