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Monday
21st February 2007
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Dear LETS Organiser This
message is to bring you a brief update on developments in Local
Exchange Trading in London. You are included in this notice if you
have been involved in LETS organisation in the past, currently,
or have enquired about setting up a group and also if you are supporting
LETSlink as a trustee or software developer. That's a fairly broad
mix so I will not get into too much detail. I hope that these messages
will continue as an e-list to which messages can be sent, but in
this "first pass" we can take into account any failed emails, and
requests on your part to be excluded in the future, and also details
of others in your organisation who should be included. LETS
organisers will receive another message from LETSlink UK about a
more formal update, linked with subscription renewal, but for the
purposes of London's LETS network, will you please check that contact
details on the London LETS map are correct: http://www.letslinklondon.org.uk Also
if you have any events to add to our joint Events Listing - click
Events in the left margin of that page, or click this link
- so far
we only have events submitted by Camden LETS and Kingston-upon-Thames
LETS (KUTLETS) upon LETS - please send them, either in a reply by
email, or on the INPUT form linked from that page, which is being
designed to fine-tune event data for publication elsewhere - feedback
on this is very welcome. Please note, such events listings are a
way for LETS to become more visible generally and for people to
find a local group. Another
listing I have added is for the monthly Global Table at Waterloo,
which is a useful monthly linkup - the weekly meeting is on Wednesdays
11am-1pm in the basement cafe at Friends House Euston - you can
turn up but it's useful to call Peter Challen first 020-7207-0509
or email him: peterchallen@googlemail.com. This is a useful place
to consider the wider implications of LETS. There are many individuals waiting to join LETS in London, who are not near enough to existing groups, and London-wide LETS has long been envisaged as a way to "fill the gaps" and also allow existing LETS groups to connect. We feel that at last we are making progress in this area by developing new web-based software to take care of many administrative tasks. Local groups could become the cornerstone of this initiative which will use a common currency to enable London-wide trading. Brixton LETS folded some time ago, and it has been difficult to get enough momentum to relaunch. An initial meeting to bring such a group together in the Lambeth area has been arranged for Thursday 22nd February 2007 from 5.45pm onwards at the BONNINGTON CAFE: 11 Vauxhall Grove, London SW8 1TD - near Vauxhall tube - www.bonningtoncafe.co.uk/ - map ref: - - -
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We are most
grateful to Southwark LETS, which recently sent us a donation being
the balance of their organisation's account when they decided to fold,
and we hope that these funds can be used to support new developments
of LETS in this and other areas - if you or your organisation is aspiring
to start up a LETS, please renew contact with us soon, as with limited
resources, we have to schedule the support we are providing on a voluntary
basis. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To support
this work, we need more help from people willing to join the Trustees
group or Software Team, or to become Computer Buddies, or who are
willing to engage, test and give feedback and eventually to become
expert as administrators of the system. Finally, at the recent meeting of North London LETS we were asked to pass on the request by the Workers Beer Company, which has a relationship with NLLETS through which they donate cash to the organisation in exchange for volunteer help at their events (major festivals all over the UK) - the volunteers earn local currency and get drinks and meal vouchers, and time off to enjoy the event. We understand that this arrangement could be extended to other LETS groups and it could be a nice little earner for your group. For details all Alan Newman on 0845 458 2093 or 07970 462 008, or email beer@musichead.fsnet.co.uk. For the applicants, the WBC will need to have the following data: First Name, Last Name, Full Address and Postcode, Date of Birth, Email Address (if any), Telephone Number, Mobile Number, Colour passport-style photo, and the events you want to work. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Dear Member This
message is to bring you a brief update on developments in Local
Exchange Trading in London. You are included in this notice if you
were a member of the earlier Golden Network, if you attended our
conference way back in 2002 in Conway Hall (where we allocated half
the entrance fee to a membership account), or if you have have separately
applied with £10 to join London-wide LETS. Organisers of independent
schemes in London have also received a similar newsletter. I hope
that these occasional messages will continue as an e-list to which
members can contribute, but in this "first pass" we can take into
account any failed emails, and requests on your part to be excluded
in the future. Topics
mentioned in this newsletter: Ô LETSlink UK's map page for LETS
schemes in London Ô an events listing input form is in development
- please try it Ô the Global Table, London Waterloo, first Thursdays
monthly Ô web-based software being developed for LETS administration
Ô developments in Lambeth and Southwark: meeting 22nd Feb Ô appeal
for trustees, systems experts, and administrators Ô earn funds for
LETS by volunteering at major festivals LETSlink
UK shares an office with LETSlink London, which has the advantage
of enabling us to co-ordinate policy and resources. We share websites,
and groups in London have their own contact page which we have asked
LETS organisers running separate groups in London to check: http://www.letslinklondon.org.uk On the
side of this page you can click to Events or click here http://www.letslinkuk.net/london/info/whats-new.htm
- LETS groups have been invited to send information about LETS planning
or trading events to develop this page further - the newsletter
already sent is also linked to this page. Another
listing I have added is for the monthly Global Table at Waterloo,
which is a useful monthly linkup - the weekly meeting is on Wednesdays
11am-1pm in the basement cafe at Friends House Euston - you can
turn up but it's useful to call Peter Challen first 020-7207-0509
or email him: peterchallen@googlemail.com. This is a useful place
to consider the wider implications of LETS. There are many individuals waiting to join LETS in London, who are not near enough to existing groups, and London-wide LETS has long been envisaged as a way to "fill the gaps" and also allow existing LETS groups to connect. We apologise that it has taken so long before we can activate this aim, but it seems that at last we are making real progress in this area by developing new web-based software to take care of many administrative tasks, and a common currency will enable London-wide trading. Brixton LETS folded some time ago, and it has been difficult to get the momentum to re-launch. In responsse to many requests in the area, an initial meeting to bring a group together has been arranged for Thursday 22nd February 2007 from 5.45pm onwards at the BONNINGTON CAFE: 11 Vauxhall Grove, London SW8 1TD - near Vauxhall tube - www.bonningtoncafe.co.uk/ - map ref: We are
most grateful to Southwark LETS, which recently sent us a donation
being the balance of their organisation's account when they decided
to fold, and we hope that these funds can be used to support new
developments of LETS in this and other areas. Our aim is to make
all future re-launches compatible with London -wide LETS and to
arrange such meetings in all areas of London. To support
this work, we need more help from people willing to join the Trustees
group or Software Team, or to become Computer Buddies, or who are
willing to engage, test and give feedback and eventually to become
expert as administrators of the system. Finally, at the recent meeting of North London LETS we were asked to pass on the request by the Workers Beer Company, which has a relationship with NLLETS through which they donate cash to the organisation in exchange for volunteer help at their events (major festivals all over the UK) - the volunteers earn local currency and get drinks and meal vouchers, and time off to enjoy the event. We understand that this arrangement could be extended to other LETS groups and it could be a nice little earner for your group. For details all Alan Newman on 0845 458 2093 or 07970 462 008, or email beer@musichead.fsnet.co.uk. For the applicants, the WBC will need to have the following data: First Name, Last Name, Full Address and Postcode, Date of Birth, Email Address (if any), Telephone Number, Mobile Number, Colour passport-style photo, and the events you want to work. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ________________________________________ |
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Please
reply if you have some other news of interest to the LETS organisers
in London,
or if you wish to respond to any of the above: letslinklondonATfreezone.co.uk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Looking
Forward
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