{"id":406,"date":"2025-01-06T21:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T21:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2025-06-21T18:40:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T18:40:37","slug":"players-private-area","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/?page_id=406","title":{"rendered":"Players&#8217; Private Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-bf881693 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PSO-Rehearsal-Concert-Dates-25_26.pdf\" rel=\"https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PSO-Rehearsal-Concert-Dates-25_26.pdf\">Rehearsals<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/\">Back to Home<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">This is a place where players&#8217; contributions to our family appear. Contributions can be nearly anything!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suggestions for music for future concerts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suggestions  re seating and organisation of sections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comments &amp; discussion of the above suggestions!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suggestions re admin &#8211; payment of subs, car- sharing, volunteering to help the librarian, or to shadow the librarian so she can have a holiday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stuff &#8211; purely for entertainment. (Samples below&#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Viola-Only.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Viola-Only.jpg 834w, https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Viola-Only-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Viola-Only-768x638.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">With apologies to players of the Tuba, Harp, Double Bass &#8211; and the violin! Can you see why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\"><h2 id=\"comments\" class=\"wp-block-comments-title\">Responses to &#8220;Players&#8217; Private Area&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-comment-template\"><li id=\"comment-8\" class=\"comment even thread-even depth-1\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40px\"><div class=\"wp-block-avatar\"><img alt='J A Davies avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c5ee478d8d67a9b417e020686b13867b9ddab936aff66a5c13de0229c246c17?s=40&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c5ee478d8d67a9b417e020686b13867b9ddab936aff66a5c13de0229c246c17?s=80&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-40 photo wp-block-avatar__image' height='40' width='40'  style=\"border-radius:20px;\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-comment-author-name has-small-font-size\">J A Davies<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-comment-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-21T18:46:14+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/?page_id=406#comment-8\">21\/06\/2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comment-content\"><p>Currently, we perform at the north end of the main gallery. The available space there is restricted by a grand piano which cannot be moved safely, and further restricted by necessary access to the lift.  If we performed at the south end of this gallery, I suspect we might have room to accommodate a marginally larger orchestra, or at least have better spaces for our current players.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comment-reply-link has-small-font-size\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-link\" href=\"https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/?page_id=406&#038;replytocom=8#respond\" data-commentid=\"8\" data-postid=\"406\" data-belowelement=\"comment-8\" data-respondelement=\"respond\" data-replyto=\"Reply to J A Davies\" aria-label=\"Reply to J A Davies\">Reply<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li id=\"comment-10\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40px\"><div class=\"wp-block-avatar\"><img alt='J A Davies avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c5ee478d8d67a9b417e020686b13867b9ddab936aff66a5c13de0229c246c17?s=40&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0c5ee478d8d67a9b417e020686b13867b9ddab936aff66a5c13de0229c246c17?s=80&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-40 photo wp-block-avatar__image' height='40' width='40'  style=\"border-radius:20px;\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-comment-author-name has-small-font-size\">J A Davies<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-comment-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-21T19:44:35+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portsunlightorchestra.org.uk\/?page_id=406#comment-10\">21\/06\/2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comment-content\"><p>A test to see if this notifies the 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