C / C++ Course Lunch - sitting out at the West End
Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2011-04-07 17:54:29 - Graham Ellis
This week we are running C and C++ training courses. It was such a lovely day that we walked to the "West End" for lunch - that's Melksham's West End pub, and not the West End of London. The pub, a member of the "Hungry Horse" chain (Greene King, Bury St Edmunds) has recently been refurbished. A quick walk around inside brought me a few twinges of regret that some of the old features had gone - but a realisation that the place had been due for a lick of paint and a bit more. Not that the weather sent us inside!
Courses run from 9 to 5 each day ... and we take about an hour for lunch. It's good to have a break from training, rather that burning out by midafternoon, and it's good too to talk a little wider with fellow delegates too. Here we are, pints of coke all around. As trainer, I'm concerned that we don't reduce the day too much ... but as we're a residential training centre, we can run on after 5 p.m. anyway - I'm writing this article at about ten to six, and the delegates are still doing practical exercies and lobbing the occasional question at me.
I missed my tea last night, only grabbed a quick croissant for breakfast, and was pretty hungry by lunchtime - so the big plate mixed grill was welcome. Jon had a good plateful of Fajhitas, Tom a Club Sandwich and Andy a curry. As I took this picture, Rob was awaiting his Tuna Salad.Details of our C and C++ courses - [here]. Details of our residential accommodation [here]. And the "West End" can be found on Semington Road, Melksham.