[Swansea Hackspace] Outreach letter

[Andrew Price]

Hi all,

I've cobbled together a rough first draft of a generic mailing which we 
could send to people (local businesses, community groups, school staff, 
uni depts, etc.) to drum up interest in the hackspace. I'll keep the 
current version here:

http://sucs.org/~welshbyte/hsletter.txt

It's duplicated below for convenience of critique.

Cheers,
Andy


Dear Makers, Creators, Geeks and Tinkerers,

We (a group of enthusiasts and hobbyists based in and around Swansea) 
are in the process of setting up Swansea Hackspace and we'd like to 
invite you to get involved.

A hackspace - also known as a hacklab, makerspace, or hackerspace - is a 
community-run place where people with common creative interests can 
meet, socialise and collaborate. There are established hackspaces in 
London, Cardiff, Bristol, Manchester and other places in the UK as well 
as around the world.

Swansea Hackspace is still in its infancy and we have yet to find a 
physical space to use, so our current focus is to bring enthusiasts from 
around Swansea together to form a strong community and make establishing 
a hackspace worthwhile for all. There are currently no membership fees 
required and the number of people who get on board in this early stage 
will influence the initial price of membership once we get the space 
established.

We currently hold meet-ups every two weeks, alternating between social 
meetings where we get together and socialise, and technical meetings 
where we have talks and workshops to share what we love about our 
hobbies and projects. We heartily welcome you to join us, by joining our 
Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/SwanseaHackspace or by 
following our mailing list which is linked from our website at 
http://swansea.hackspace.org.uk where you'll also find the times and 
venues of upcoming meetings.

Please spread the word to friends, colleagues and anyone else you think 
would be interested. There is a web-based version of this mailing at 
[URL] so feel free to share the link.

We look forward to being creative with you!

Regards,

Swansea Hackspace