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Niall · 17th-March-2002, 08:20 PM

I feel that I must add my comments to the concerns shared by Amanda and Julie about O'Donoghues on a Thursday night.

As I read through the notes, I didn't sense any empathy with their views and didn't really get a sense that they were being taken seriously enough. As I reflect on more than two years of dancing in Aberdeen, O'Donoghues on a Thursday night at about 8.30pm is not the best place to be at for a club that aspires to grow and develop into a long term club with a future. We have lost many people since the Palace days, who love dancing but are not prepared to put up with a poor venue. I sense that the speed with which we are losing such people is escalating all the time. Soon, we will start losing people who can put up with the venue but no longer have dance partners of an equal ability to dance with.

I guess what we really need is some positive indication that something is being done about the Thursday night venue perhaps by offering alternatives to club members and engaging us in seeking an alternative. I don't think that putting on a 3rd night is necessarily the right answer.

17th-March-2002, 08:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
Niall Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 17 Status: No Status Rep Power: 4 Rep.: 10	Thursday Night Venue Saga (contd...) I feel that I must add my comments to the concerns shared by Amanda and Julie about O'Donoghues on a Thursday night. As I read through the notes, I didn't sense any empathy with their views and didn't really get a sense that they were being taken seriously enough. As I reflect on more than two years of dancing in Aberdeen, O'Donoghues on a Thursday night at about 8.30pm is not the best place to be at for a club that aspires to grow and develop into a long term club with a future. We have lost many people since the Palace days, who love dancing but are not prepared to put up with a poor venue. I sense that the speed with which we are losing such people is escalating all the time. Soon, we will start losing people who can put up with the venue but no longer have dance partners of an equal ability to dance with. I guess what we really need is some positive indication that something is being done about the Thursday night venue perhaps by offering alternatives to club members and engaging us in seeking an alternative. I don't think that putting on a 3rd night is necessarily the right answer.