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nearly finished, Bow Room item needs work
author Henry S Thompson <ht@inf.ed.ac.uk>
date Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:12:12 +0000
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146 - to 2.00 for Standard-rate bookings 146 - to 2.00 for Standard-rate bookings
147 147
148 * Monday bookings / Protecting Community Groups 148 * Monday bookings / Protecting Community Groups
149 149
150 The Managers presented a proposal prepared jointly with EG for a 150 The Managers presented a proposal prepared jointly with EG for a
151 weekly "Concession Evening", attached. 151 weekly "Community Evening", attached.
152 152
153 Two hour slot at half-price for Community Evening on Mondays: by application, 153 Briefly, the proposal is for a two hour slot at half-price for
154 purpose and activities, chance to make a difference for their 154 Community Evening on Mondays: by application, citing the
155 operations, repeat this per semester (3 per year). Some regular 155 organisation's purpose and activities and how the requested access
156 bookings from groups not qualifying would be protected. A few AMs 156 would make a difference for their operations. 'Award' is for a
157 in the way of a consistent offer to larger group. 157 semester (3 per year). Some regular bookings from groups not
158 158 qualifying would be protected. Some priority for new applicants
159 Net-net generate extra income, help the community, low risk. 159 might be needed. A few already-booked SESAM meetings are in the way
160 of a consistent offer to a larger group needing a large room.
161
162 Net-net: generate extra income, help the community, low risk.
160 163
161 Six months in, please report back. 164 Six months in, please report back.
162 165
163 We are minded to approve this. 166 We are minded to approve this. In the absence of any input to the
164 167 contrary by 26 November, I will give the go-ahead as a
168 between-meetings decision.
165 169
166 * Financial Report 170 * Financial Report
167 171
168 [slides attached] 172 [slides attached]
169 173
174 Managers and Chris would start regular meetings 178 Managers and Chris would start regular meetings
175 179
176 * Quinquennial review/News from Trustees 180 * Quinquennial review/News from Trustees
177 181
178 Martin Ward (MW) has proposed a meeting with HST to discuss 182 Martin Ward (MW) has proposed a meeting with HST to discuss
179 coordination. Perhaps we should suggest a meeting with MW and any 183 coordination. We *Agree* that HST should propose to MW:
180 other Trustees who can make it with any of us who can make it at 184
181 1815 on (Tuesday) 13 January, just before Trustees' next meeting at 185 A meeting with MW and any other Trustees who can make it with any
182 1845. We might also schedule our next meeting for 1715 that same 186 of us who can make it at 1815 on (Tuesday) 13 January, just before
183 day? 187 Trustees' next meeting at 1845.
184 188
185 We *agreed* that HST should propose this to MW, w/o LQ (birthday), 189
186 maybe more topics including general coordination, budgeting and 190 There might be time to at least open discussion on general
187 maybe QiS prospect 191 coordination, budgeting and maybe QiS prospect.
188 192
189 * Works to be undertaken Bow Room 193 * Works to be undertaken Bow Room
190 [note error in heading of this item in the Minutes from 2025-10-20, 194 [note error in heading of this item in the Minutes from 2025-10-20],
195
191 - Meeting with Majk Stokes (MS), RW, someone from Trustees, 196 - Meeting with Majk Stokes (MS), RW, someone from Trustees,
192 AT, someone from MHMC 197 AT, someone from MHMC
198
193 See attached. 199 See attached.
194 200
195 Divide the project in two, leave accessibility if now immediately 201 We liked the idea that we should be prepared to divide the project
196 good internal solution emerges. 202 in two, postponing (internal) accessibility if no good internal
203 solution emerges but a clear set of other works is agreed.
197 204
198 * Staff escalation route if they need backup 205 * Staff escalation route if they need backup
199 206
200 [see Minutes on this item from 2025-10-20] 207 [see Minutes on this item from 2025-10-20]
201 208
209 Postponed to next meeting.
210
202 * Date of next meeting 211 * Date of next meeting
203 212
213 Tuesday 13 January, 1715, at 7 Victoria Terrace. LQ is prevented
214 (it's her birthday).
215
204 * AOB 216 * AOB
205 217
206 * Access to the building for early arrivers 218 * Access to the building for early arrivers
207 219
208 What is the policy wrt Friends opening the door early/without a 220 What is the policy wrt Friends opening the front door when they are
209 meeting at all/one early arriver allowing another 221 in the Foyer, there are no staff present and someone knocks or
210 222 rings?
211 And other Friends 223
212 224 This may arise if for example someone with a booking arrives more
213 * Time without staff (if needed) 225 than 15 minutes early, a tourist wants to ask questions or look for
214 226 Major Weir...
215 ht 227
228 This is clearly complicated, and begs the question of how a Friend
229 came to be in the Foyer alone.
230
231 Which interacts with the "be a welcoming place for SESAM" goal.
232
233 *Action* to HST to put this on the agenda for a future meeting.
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