This will be my first SH munch, so I'll be amazed if I get there and find I actually know anyone!! I know that several other people are in the same position and some have said that they're quite nervous about meeting up with a bunch of strangers.
I've been going to forum meets via another site for about 6 years, have met literally hundreds of people, and fully understand how some people can feel a bit uncomfortable when they don't know anyone, so I've done something to help break the ice, so to speak:
With feedback from a few members, I have been busy designing name badges. These will show your posting name and your avatar where applicable. There will also be some blanks to write your name on for anyone that I've missed. The badges are in the forum colours and there are a couple of graphical elements 'borrowed' from the SH website, but don't worry, the words "Swinging Heaven" don't appear on the badges so we won't get nosey parkers making uninformed comments.
Hopefully, these will help to make everyone feel "part of the crowd" right from the off.
I've used the Croydon sticky thread to get my list of those attending, so hopefully most people turning up will have a badge already done for them, but as I said there will be blanks to write on for anyone who doesn't already have a personalised badge.
If the idea catches on, I will add all active SH members to the list and send the templates to the organisers of any munches I'm not attending.
Thanks to those of you who helped with critique and suggestions for the design, and many thanks to Mark for allowing me to use his logo.
See you later.
Ice xxx
I even saw AlexClaireSX was in last night but didn't check her PMs... silly girl. 
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