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- Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:35 pm
- Forum: Volunteering
- Topic: the new fantastic volunteer training program
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14283
Re: the new fantastic volunteer training program
this will be coming along soon. hopefully we'll get a grant to pay for its development then away we go. stay tuned.
- Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:41 pm
- Forum: Volunteering
- Topic: the new fantastic volunteer training program
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14283
Re: the new fantastic volunteer training program
alternately, each volunteer can be assigned to one of the KM's, that way it'll be easier to track their progress. the boxes won't be ticked off until the end, when we're confident that the volunteer is actually capable of all of those things, that way the piece of paper will also stay presentable no...
- Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:46 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Volunteer Christmas dinner?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13344
Re: Volunteer Christmas dinner?
we should definitely have potluck though: bring your own christmas/solstice specialty... but I'll do youse all a favour and leave the BBQ prawns at home (my dad's favourite christmas breakfast...)
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- Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:45 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Experimental Music then onto FuelDiva party
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8660
Re: Experimental Music then onto FuelDiva party
will shapes be thrown?
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:17 am
- Forum: Website/Online
- Topic: old hat books website
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5006
Re: old hat books website
our web guru is somewhat missing in action. I'll try to get in touch.
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- Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:03 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Drum Club- Forest Fundraiser-10th Dec
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7231
Re: Drum Club- Forest Fundraiser-10th Dec
katie I'll organise the stall!
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- Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:15 pm
- Forum: Volunteering
- Topic: the new fantastic volunteer training program
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14283
Re: the new fantastic volunteer training program
oh sometimes this bb is infuriating... more stuff!
- Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:14 pm
- Forum: Volunteering
- Topic: the new fantastic volunteer training program
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14283
the new fantastic volunteer training program
thoughts?
sound awesome?
sound awesome?
- Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:29 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: TRANSPORTATION NEEDED FOR FOREST FUNDRAISER
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8778
Re: TRANSPORTATION NEEDED FOR FOREST FUNDRAISER
check with Jamie, if his street has been ploughed yet?
- Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:22 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: URGENT - take action to save our building!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11212
URGENT - take action to save our building!
Take action to save a vital Edinburgh community space! Eidyn Architects have put in an application for building permission to convert the building currently housing The Forest (3 Bristo Pl, EH1 1EY) into 10 HMO bedsits and 3 private flats. If they are granted permission to go ahead with their plans...
- Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:48 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: DIY Artisan's Handbook
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4341
Re: DIY Artisan's Handbook
this is an excellent idea.
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- Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:25 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Fundraising meeting, Sunday 14th November
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5372
Re: Fundraising meeting, Sunday 14th November
except next meeting is 28th november 7pm as there was already an event booked until then
- Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:17 pm
- Forum: The Building
- Topic: Lost Glove Project-Rowena Roundabout
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6384
Re: Lost Glove Project-Rowena Roundabout
how about in the cafe, threading out from the central pillar to the window side, like bunting.
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:35 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: buy the forest/save the forest
- Replies: 30
- Views: 40375
Re: buy the forest/save the forest
http://thenetworkforsocialchange.org.uk/ has anyone looked at this? apparently there's a scottish group, Scheihallion... next deadline is february... also, Oli mentioned this: http://www.apeuk.org/ that if we could put a climate spin on "defending communities" maybe by someone more actively involved...
- Mon Nov 08, 2010 7:02 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: a message from one of our visitors today!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5238
a message from one of our visitors today!
The Forest I'd like to thank you all today My visit was Devine I sat and drank my lager And just enjoyed my time. The smell of food was wonderful Although I did not dine, But may I say, the atmosphere Was absolutely fine. So I will be returning To have a meal or two Cos the staff are really friendly...
- Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:48 pm
- Forum: Kitchen
- Topic: tea strain
- Replies: 24
- Views: 34189
Re: tea strain
cool, nix
can you do this first thing in the morning? saturday afternoons are usually busy and having 6 people clustered around the coffee machine may make KM heads explode...
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can you do this first thing in the morning? saturday afternoons are usually busy and having 6 people clustered around the coffee machine may make KM heads explode...
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- Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:07 pm
- Forum: Kitchen
- Topic: ordered new cleaning gear
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10292
Re: ordered new cleaning gear
or, at least use the Forest email account not my personal email account
- Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:05 pm
- Forum: Kitchen
- Topic: ordered new cleaning gear
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10292
Re: ordered new cleaning gear
can you please not sign me up for stuff without asking me first
I'm not into it
also, I think this site is not very useful to us
I'm not into it
also, I think this site is not very useful to us
- Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:47 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: INKY FINGERS = AWESOME
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5082
INKY FINGERS = AWESOME
congrats to the Inky Fingers crew who packed the cafe last night with poets/orators of many kinds
what will next time bring?
what will next time bring?
- Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:25 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: hall rent
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14750
Re: hall rent
can you update it? I think it's a really useful tool, we can't tell people whether the hall's booked the date they want but they can check it themselves, before bothering you with an email etc
Re: Halloween
definitely not mould, which is fungusy stuff that grows on old food
it's "mulled" wine...
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it's "mulled" wine...
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- Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:04 pm
- Forum: Kitchen
- Topic: tea strain
- Replies: 24
- Views: 34189
Re: tea strain
tip of the day: check the teapot before washing
if it contains bags/leaves, empty them into the compost! DOUBLE WIN!!
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if it contains bags/leaves, empty them into the compost! DOUBLE WIN!!
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Re: Halloween
don't forget, the 31st is also Samhuinn, a lot of people will go to watch the performance and probably go to the after party.
- Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:19 pm
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: Christmas/New Year
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5647
Re: Christmas/New Year
last year this didn't get sorted out until the start of december.
so, I'm not sure.
so, I'm not sure.
- Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:19 pm
- Forum: Kitchen
- Topic: tea strain
- Replies: 24
- Views: 34189
Re: tea strain
it's annoying?
but that's what tea IS!
tea bags are bad, maaan. extra paper (probably australian old growth forest), probably extra bleach, lots of extra electricity used, more expensive...
don't give up!
but that's what tea IS!
tea bags are bad, maaan. extra paper (probably australian old growth forest), probably extra bleach, lots of extra electricity used, more expensive...
don't give up!
Re: Halloween
BYO is better seeing as we need make money not spend it so much!
x good ideas x
x good ideas x
- Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:01 pm
- Forum: Front of House/Gallery
- Topic: doors for gallery
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17656
Re: doors for gallery
i think it's fine the way it is
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- Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:41 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Revolution is not just for weekends! Tues 19th 10pm...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4132
Revolution is not just for weekends! Tues 19th 10pm...
hey! This Tuesday at the Forest, from 10pm... a night of revolutionary folk tunes! spanner in the works.jpg Evan Greer - from the USA - http://www.riotfolk.org "Evan Greer is a radical genderqueer singer/songwriter, parent, and community organizer based in Boston. (S)he writes and performs high-ener...
- Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:58 pm
- Forum: The Building
- Topic: Proposal: Rad animal people outside bathrooms -> Benk
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14924
Re: Proposal: Rad animal people outside bathrooms -> Benk
benk + shelley = awesome
come back soon!
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come back soon!
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- Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:58 pm
- Forum: Kitchen
- Topic: we need one of these
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7625
Re: we need one of these
thanks swith!
respec' !!
respec' !!
- Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:11 pm
- Forum: Kitchen
- Topic: ordered new cleaning gear
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10292
ordered new cleaning gear
so... ordering this new gear. please remember the CLEANING CODE: red = TOILETS ONLY YELLOW = CAFE BLUE = HALL GREEN = KITCHEN if you can't find anything you need, ask the Kitchen manager and they'll hopefully order some more... ALL the cleaning stuff is to be kept in the cleaning cupboard - inside t...
- Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:00 pm
- Forum: Kitchen
- Topic: we need one of these
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7625
we need one of these
http://www.nisbets.co.uk/products/produ ... Code=CE039
can somebody please order one, who's got a credity card thingy handy?
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can somebody please order one, who's got a credity card thingy handy?
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- Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:34 am
- Forum: The Building
- Topic: New Lampshades
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15138
Re: New Lampshades
or... the Sunday car boot sale under the Omni Centre Carpark...
- Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:30 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: the feminist soapbox - feedback wanted!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2538
the feminist soapbox - feedback wanted!
If anyone attended the Feminist Soapbox - workshops or show, please PM me with feedback. The organising collective would like to incorporate your insights into future events! As for us, we had a great time and really enjoyed using the spaces that the Forest gave us. We had over 100 people at the eve...
- Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:57 pm
- Forum: The Building
- Topic: New Lampshades
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15138
Re: New Lampshades
are they slides?
you can generally find loads of slides in the charity shops.
i think they might need to be fixed at the bottom as well, or they will risk becoming hopelessly tangled
you can generally find loads of slides in the charity shops.
i think they might need to be fixed at the bottom as well, or they will risk becoming hopelessly tangled
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:41 pm
- Forum: Workshops
- Topic: Intro to Black and White Class
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39827
Re: Intro to Black and White Class
that's cool.
thanks
I am basically not free until the end of october though.
thanks
I am basically not free until the end of october though.
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:05 pm
- Forum: Workshops
- Topic: Intro to Black and White Class
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39827
Re: Intro to Black and White Class
i'm into it, but unfortunately can't do anything for a couple of weeks. bummer! it sounds great.
- Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:54 pm
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: sound rota online?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 27080
Re: sound rota online?
this sounds smart
it's good to have a record somewhere in the cafe though so that when a band asks the kitchen crew if there's a sound person rota'd on then we can answer!
sweet as. love you soundbots!
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it's good to have a record somewhere in the cafe though so that when a band asks the kitchen crew if there's a sound person rota'd on then we can answer!
sweet as. love you soundbots!
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- Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:42 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: The anarcha-feminist group "free-school"
- Replies: 16
- Views: 24911
Re: The anarcha-feminist group "free-school"
ok its their last meeting for the freeschool tonight we're going to make the screenprinting room nice to sit in on friday we'll make the cave nice on saturday i noticed that the cave is only closed until 5pm, could this be extended? I could call Hamish & check with him also I assume it's ok to have ...
- Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:45 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: "Rock Da House" Special Dance Party - Friday 24th
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11579
Re: "Rock Da House" Special Dance Party - Friday 24th
i prefer sousaphone
also you can play them like a didge, both tuba and sousa... the ultimate funk instrument
also you can play them like a didge, both tuba and sousa... the ultimate funk instrument
- Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:26 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: The anarcha-feminist group "free-school"
- Replies: 16
- Views: 24911
- Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:25 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: "Rock Da House" Special Dance Party - Friday 24th
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11579
Re: "Rock Da House" Special Dance Party - Friday 24th
that's definitely a tuba, chris
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- Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:22 pm
- Forum: The Building
- Topic: Proposal: action room
- Replies: 17
- Views: 23359
Re: Proposal: action room
caned! yeah! what a job though.
- Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:23 pm
- Forum: The Building
- Topic: Proposal: action room
- Replies: 17
- Views: 23359
Re: Proposal: action room
there is NO heating in the building at the moment. any forest planning should take that into consideration...
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:44 am
- Forum: The Building
- Topic: Zoetrope update, new submissions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8385
Re: Zoetrope update, new submissions
i have lots of spare bike tubes
or you can probs get a free punctured one from any bike shop tell them what it's for
or you can probs get a free punctured one from any bike shop tell them what it's for
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:43 am
- Forum: The People's Forum
- Topic: did you find the Super Nintendo in the hall after ultrachip
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9788
Re: did you find the Super Nintendo in the hall after ultrac
you filled a hat with LEDs?
come to think of it, Stevie you've had my skirt since the banquet...
come to think of it, Stevie you've had my skirt since the banquet...
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:42 am
- Forum: Facilities
- Topic: Post-August Action Room makeover
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6759
Re: Post-August Action Room makeover
holy moly this transformation is AMAZING. I mean, I've cleaned the action room a few times before but SHIT.
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- Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:33 am
- Forum: The Building
- Topic: Proposal: action room
- Replies: 17
- Views: 23359
Re: Proposal: action room
1. I hate floor paint on floorboards = it's so ugly...
2. the action room is cold as hell in winter, and as gross as that carpet is, maybe it's warmer with it? alternatively we could get some rugs for the floor, but then again, since we're so short of cash at the moment maybe it's better to wait?
2. the action room is cold as hell in winter, and as gross as that carpet is, maybe it's warmer with it? alternatively we could get some rugs for the floor, but then again, since we're so short of cash at the moment maybe it's better to wait?
- Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:26 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: The anarcha-feminist group "free-school"
- Replies: 16
- Views: 24911
Re: The anarcha-feminist group "free-school"
more things:
do we have a working projector to use in the hall?
do we have a working projector to use in the hall?
- Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:14 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: The anarcha-feminist group "free-school"
- Replies: 16
- Views: 24911
merch/books for sale
ok would it be possible for the freeschool to have a small table of feminist books for sale in the cafe? they're from AK press. there might also be some zines and little merch things. also, is there an urn around that could be used by the freeschool during the weekend 25/26th? I know we were using o...