I was gonna head over to the Tville Astro Society spot, but it appeared on the Eventbrite site as "sold out". In the end, a local Girl Guide hut was hosting a spot. Ended up having 60 odd folks show up. Bumped into a bunch of people I already knew from work (to the surprise of each of us).
To the seasoned, it was hopeless conditions (floodlights and dust), but as we were only looking at the Moon, it was all good. This was the very first time I ever used the telescope in the company of others (I'm new at this). The little Nexstar 6 was a real hit with the kids and grownups alike - Humble by IIS standards, but ran rings around the ABC supplied 30mm
My 7yr old girl used our new 80mm refractor (Thanks GrahamL!) for the first time too. She was still staring at the moon 2mins after the record bell finished...
Sorry about the dribble, but this is truely a great hobby to share with others, as I've just learnt.