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Hi Coders,

The first Wednesday of April is fast upon us. It’s time for another social gathering, so we’ll hit the town this Wednesday 2nd April starting at our usual time of 6pm-ish. At our meetings we often don’t get the chance to properly meet each other and chat amongst our peers in the industry. Our previous social nights have been well received and included winning trivia competitions and I’m sure this will be no exception.

To make things simple, we’ll visit the Cambridge Hotel on 789 Hunter St, right near our regular meeting spot of Forsythes IT. So – go into town like you normally would, with only a small navigational variation.

We’ll send out another reminder just beforehand. Hope to see you all there! Regards,
David M Williams
Newcastle Coders Group