Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 17/02/2016 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: Hi Folks, Southampton: 23rd March I can do this, I'm also part of the code club initiative. -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence ___

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread The Longmores
Hi Nicholas, I have been a python developer for several years and I would be interested in volunteering for your event in Birmingham on 9th March. I look forward to hearing from you. Regards Jill Longmore Sent from my iPad ___ python-uk mailing list

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Edward Hartley
Hi I've not seen what the commitment is but I can do something in the risibly named northern powerhouse corridor between Manchester and York dependent on contract commitments. 47 years programming 17 Python. Best Ed > On 17 Feb 2016, at 13:29, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > > Hi Helen, Conrad,

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
Hi Steve, The initial list of locations came from CAS. The major centre in the West country is Plymouth. Unfortunately, no-one from that centre expressed an interest. However, if you can get together a group of Pythonistas and a suggested location I can prompt CAS again. CAS are being very suppor

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Charles Barnwell
Sign me up for Birmingham please Nick. Charles. On 17 Feb 2016 08:30, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I realise I must sound like a stuck record about this sort of thing - > please accept my sincere apologies. > > TL;DR: I need volunteers from around the country to support a twilig

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Steve (Gadget) Barnes
On 17/02/2016 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I realise I must sound like a stuck record about this sort of thing - > please accept my sincere apologies. > > TL;DR: I need volunteers from around the country to support a twilight > meetup of teachers happening in various parts

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2016-02-17 Thread Joe Metcalfe
t; difficult or high-pressure activity. In fact, it's likely to be a lot of > fun. > > Remember that awesome person who mentored you and/or gave you a step up? > Now's your chance to be that person for a group of master teachers. > > If this is of interest to you, please get

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread João Miguel Neves
Available for London. Good luck, João On 17 February 2016 08:30:31 GMT+00:00, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" wrote: >Hi Folks, > >I realise I must sound like a stuck record about this sort of thing - >please accept my sincere apologies. > >TL;DR: I need volunteers from around the country to support a

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread meh
FAO Nicholas H Tollervey I'm interested. Based in Walsall so Birmingham is easy. 10 years Python, 50 years programming. Martin Elliott-Hunter Elliott-Hunter Ltd. 0121 358 0475 ___ python-u

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
No, I'm not going mad... my email client (Thunderbird) crashed mid-send without saving a draft. :-/ N. On 17/02/16 13:26, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > Hello Folks, > > Many many thanks for the awesome response. The next steps are... > > * Me: coordinate with CAS > * Me: send you a micro:bit to

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
Hi Helen, Conrad, Ytian and Harry! :-P I'll be in touch! N. On 17/02/16 12:50, Helen Sherwood-Taylor wrote: > I could do Southampton. > > On 17 February 2016 at 12:07, Conrad Ho wrote: >> I can do London + if Harry goes somewhere I could also tag along. >> >> Conrad >> >> >> On 02/17-11:33, x

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
Hello Folks, Many many thanks for the awesome response. The next steps are... * Me: coordinate with CAS * Me: send you a micro:bit to play with * You: attend the event and help master teachers. I'll be in touch "out of band" from this thread to sort out the details. Yay for the UK's Python comm

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
Hi Folks, This thread just goes to show what an amazing bunch of people you all are. I have been and will continue to get in touch "out of band" from this thread. Put simply, the next steps are: * Me: coordinate with CAS * Me: send you a micro:bit to play with * You: attend the event and help ma

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Tim Golden
On 17/02/2016 09:20, Tim Golden wrote: > On 17/02/2016 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: >> Hi Folks, > > [... forwarded to the main python-list ...] [Also added to planetpython.org (on the next refresh) via my blog] TJG ___ python-uk mailing list pyt

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
On 17/02/16 10:22, Tim Golden wrote: > I can almost certainly do that after work if no-one closer steps up. > (But from their website, the University of Herts appears to be based in > Hatfield. I can't find mention of a St Alban's campus). > Ahh... my mistake. N. signature.asc Description: O

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Helen Sherwood-Taylor
I could do Southampton. On 17 February 2016 at 12:07, Conrad Ho wrote: > I can do London + if Harry goes somewhere I could also tag along. > > Conrad > > > On 02/17-11:33, xtian wrote: >> >> I'm keen too! I can only really do London though, sorry. >> >> On Wed, 17 Feb 2016, 11:25 Harry Percival

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Conrad Ho
I can do London + if Harry goes somewhere I could also tag along. Conrad On 02/17-11:33, xtian wrote: I'm keen too! I can only really do London though, sorry. On Wed, 17 Feb 2016, 11:25 Harry Percival wrote: v much up for this. London easiest for me but I'm sure I can wrangle some time off

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Matt Wheeler
I could do On 17 February 2016 at 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > London: 25th February and/or > Hertfordshire: 21st March (Covering travel costs for Hertfordshire would be nice but not essential :)) Cheers -- Matt Wheeler http://funkyh.at _

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread xtian
I'm keen too! I can only really do London though, sorry. On Wed, 17 Feb 2016, 11:25 Harry Percival wrote: > v much up for this. London easiest for me but I'm sure I can wrangle some > time off if you need someone to trek up the country somewhere... > > On 17 February 2016 at 10:49, Zeth wrote:

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Harry Percival
v much up for this. London easiest for me but I'm sure I can wrangle some time off if you need someone to trek up the country somewhere... On 17 February 2016 at 10:49, Zeth wrote: > Hi Nick, > > Put me down for Birmingham of course, probably can do Nottingham and > some of the Northern ones if

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Zeth
Hi Nick, Put me down for Birmingham of course, probably can do Nottingham and some of the Northern ones if needed. Best Wishes, Zeth On 17 February 2016 at 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I realise I must sound like a stuck record about this sort of thing - > please accept my

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Tim Golden
On 17/02/2016 09:14, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > On 17/02/16 09:13, Tim Golden wrote: >> I could travel to somewhere vaguely accessible from London. Do you have >> specific locations? (Herts. is rather a big area, for example, and some >> bits of it are closer to me than others). >> > > You're a

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Jon Atkinson
Happy to help out in Manchester. --Jon On 17 February 2016 at 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I realise I must sound like a stuck record about this sort of thing - > please accept my sincere apologies. > > TL;DR: I need volunteers from around the country to support a twilight

[python-uk] Fwd: Re: URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Tim Golden
[from python-list] From: Anubhav Yadav To: python-l...@python.org I met @ntoll at an event in India. It was refreshing to see his passion for teaching kids about programming and python. I would have loved to be there, but I don't reside in the UK. Nevertheless, just replying to wish you guys al

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Rowan Hargreaves
Put myself and Phil J down to help with the Newcastle day. Looks great! Cheers Rowan On 17 February 2016 at 09:22, Michael wrote: > Nick, > > > Please put me down for Lancaster and Manchester. > > BTW, did you mean for Manchester & Southampton to be on the same day? > > Manchester: 23rd March

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
On 17/02/16 09:22, Michael wrote: > BTW, did you mean for Manchester & Southampton to be on the same day? > > Manchester: 23rd March > Southampton: 23rd March > Yes, these are the dates CAS supplied. :-) N. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature __

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2016-02-17 Thread Michael
Nick, Please put me down for Lancaster and Manchester. BTW, did you mean for Manchester & Southampton to be on the same day? Manchester: 23rd March Southampton: 23rd March Michael On 17 February 2016 at 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I realise I must sound like a stuck

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Tim Golden
On 17/02/2016 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > Hi Folks, [... forwarded to the main python-list ...] ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Craig Barnes
I can do Birmingham. On 17/02/16 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > Birmingham: 9th March Cheers Craig ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Glenn Rogers
Southampton would be ok for me (or as equally bad as London!). Should be fun. Glenn On 17 Feb 2016 08:31, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I realise I must sound like a stuck record about this sort of thing - > please accept my sincere apologies. > > TL;DR: I need volunteers from a

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
On 17/02/16 09:13, Tim Golden wrote: > I could travel to somewhere vaguely accessible from London. Do you have > specific locations? (Herts. is rather a big area, for example, and some > bits of it are closer to me than others). > You're a star! St Albans - it's at the University of Herts. N.

Re: [python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Tim Golden
On 17/02/2016 08:30, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > London: 25th February > Birmingham: 9th March > Nottingham: 15th March > Lancaster: 16th March > Newcastle: 17th March > Hertfordshire: 21st March > Manchester: 23rd March > Southampton: 23rd March I'm happy to help in London but I imagine that's

[python-uk] URGENT: Volunteers for teacher collaboration please... :-)

2016-02-17 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
Hi Folks, I realise I must sound like a stuck record about this sort of thing - please accept my sincere apologies. TL;DR: I need volunteers from around the country to support a twilight meetup of teachers happening in various parts of the UK. It's not difficult and likely to be a lot of fun and