Trottinghamshire July Meetup (07/07/2024) @ Ed’s Easy Diner ➡️ The Dice Cup

The plan for the 7th of July meetup is to have a table at The Dice Cup, on Mansfield Road  (which is a 2-minute walk from Nottingham Victoria Bus Station) between 1 PM and 6 PM. 

It’s £6 pounds to play the Dice Cup games, or £3 pounds if you are not going to play any of the Dice Cup’s games. There will be people at the meetup with their own games, so it should not be a problem if you don’t want to play the Dice Cup’s games (or any games). It has adequate table space for people to play cards and board games. Some of the games we have played in the past are:

  • TSSSF (Twilight Sparkles’ Secret Shipfic Folder)
  • Tails of Equestria (a Pen and Paper RPG)
  • MLP CCG at the meetup.
  • Uno (Including the Wild Card Version)

If playing tabletop games is not your thing, then there will be plenty of people at the meetup who you can hang out with and socialise. As mentioned, It is also close to the Victoria Shopping Centre, so if anyone wants to do some shopping during the meetup, you won’t have far to go.

Please be aware that the Dice Cup has restricted snack menu options due to its Vegan policy. If you require your own food, you will not be allowed to eat/drink it on-site. This is one of the reasons we have a pre-meet.

Pre Meet @ Ed’s Easy Diner

This time around, we will also be having a pre-meet at the far end of Victoria Shopping Centre, starting at Ed’s Easy Diner on the second floor, at 12 PM to go around the Victoria Centre for both shopping and eating.

To see why this date was chosen, see the blog post on these results for the July Meetup voting.

The Dice Cup [View on a bigger map]

Ed’s Easy Diner  at Victoria Shopping Center [View on a bigger map]

Useful Links

Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server

Trottinghamshire Bronies Telegram Group

Trottinghamshire May Meetup (26/05/2024) @ Emett Clock ➡️ The Dice Cup

The plan for the 26th of May meetup is to have a table at The Dice Cup, on Mansfield Road  (which is a 2-minute walk from Nottingham Victoria Bus Station) between 12 PM and 6 PM. 

It’s £6 pounds to play the Dice Cup games, or £2 pounds if you are not going to play any of the Dice Cup’s games. There will be people at the meetup with their own games, so it should not be a problem if you don’t want to play the Dice Cup’s games (or any games). It has adequate table space for people to play cards and board games. Some of the games we have played in the past are:

  • TSSSF (Twilight Sparkles’ Secret Shipfic Folder)
  • Tails of Equestria (a Pen and Paper RPG)
  • MLP CCG at the meetup.
  • Uno (Including the Wild Card Version)

If playing tabletop games is not your thing, then there will be plenty of people at the meetup who you can hang out with and socialise. As mentioned, It is also close to the Victoria Shopping Centre, so if anyone wants to do some shopping during the meetup, you won’t have far to go.

Please be aware that the Dice Cup has restricted snack menu options due to its Vegan policy. If you require your own food, you will not be allowed to eat/drink it on-site. This is one of the reasons we have a pre-meet.

Pre Meet @ Emett Clock

This time around, we will also be having a pre-meet at the far end of Victoria Shopping Centre, starting at the Emett Clock on the second floor, at 11 AM to go around the Victoria Centre for both shopping and eating. The clock is next to the Mankind shop near the shopping centre’s entrance nearest to car park [Click here for said entrance on google maps]

To see why this date was chosen, see the blog post on these results for the 26th of May Meetup voting.

The Dice Cup [View on a bigger map]

Victoria Shopping Centre Emett Clock (Closest shop is Mankind) [View on a bigger map]

Useful Links

Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server

Trottinghamshire Bronies Telegram Group

Trottinghamshire May Meetup (21/05/2023) @ The Playwright Nº 38

The plan for the 21st of May meetup will start at The Playwright Nº 38 pub on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham. To see why this date was picked, see the blog post on the results for the May and June Meetups voting.

We booked the Hamlet Corner, the back room farthest from the pizza oven, for between 12 PM and 6 PM. It has adequate table space for people to play cards and board games. Some of the games we have played in the past are:

  • TSSSF (Twilight Sparkles’ Secret Shipfic Folder)
  • Tails of Equestria (a Pen and Paper RPG)
  • MLP CCG at the meetup.
  • Uno (Including the Wild Card Version)

If playing tabletop games is not your thing, then there will be plenty of people at the meetup who you can hang out with and socialise. It is also close to the Victoria Shopping Centre, so if anyone wants to do some shopping during the meetup, you won’t have far to go.

Playwright [View on a bigger map]

Victoria Shopping Centre [View on a bigger map]

Useful Links

Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server

Trottinghamshire Bronies Telegram Group

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How re-vote for Trottinghamshire Bronies December 2022 Meetups Date.

As mentioned in the blog post confirming the October and November events, we need to re-vote for December again.

Because December is a busy month for pubs and we need to decide quickly, I have chosen to do the voting in the Trottinghamshire Bronies Telegram, Discord server, and Facebook page. This will make picking the Christmas meetup date quicker, than the current website used for polls.

If you can‘t use any these methods, please comment on this post with which one of these days you can make:

  • 03/12/2022
  • 10/12/2022
  • 10/12/2022

Voting will close on midday 23/10/2022. Please only vote on one platform (e.g Telegram, Discord, Facebook).

 If there is any questions, feel free to ask me via Trottinghamshire Bronies Telegram, Discord server, or Facebook.

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Voting for October, November, and December 2022 Meetups Dates.

It’s time to pick the dates for the October,  November, and December Trottinghamshire Bronies meetups. This poll will close on the 2nd of October at midnight. Like the last time around there is also the optional question to pick dates that you don’t want to have the meetup on, to be used in case of a tie break between days.

Plan for October and November

The plan for the next two meetups is to start them at the Playwright 38 pub on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham. We will not be meeting up at the Train Station first like we used to do.

We will try to book the Poets Corner, the backroom that is near the pizza oven, for between 12 PM to 6 PM. This is not always possible, so it’s best to check the event listing when it is posted at a later date.

It has adequate table space for people who enjoy playing card games, Some of the games we have played in the past are:

  • TSSSF (Twilight Sparkles’ Secret Shipfic Folder)
  • Tails of Equestria (a Pen and Paper RPG)
  • MLP CCG at the meetup.
  • Uno (Including the Wild Card Version)

If playing tabletop games is not your thing, there will be plenty of people at the meetup with who you can just hang out and socialise.

It is also close to the Victoria Shopping Centre so if anyone wants to do some shopping during the meet, you won’t have far to go.

I think it goes without saying, but while you don’t need to bring a mask to wear at the meetup, no one at the meetup will have a problem with anyone wearing one.

Possible Meetup Dates

Locations

Playwright bigger map

Victoria Shopping Centre bigger map

TODO: Replace with iframe

Useful Links

Playwright 38 on Google Maps

Victoria Shopping Centre on Google Maps

Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server

Trottinghamshire Bronies Telegram Group

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August/September 2022 Meetups Dates Voting & UKPC Pre/After Meet RSVP

It’s time to pick the dates for the August and September Trottinghamshire Bronies meetups. This poll will close on the 7th of August at midnight. Like the last time around there is also the optional question to pick dates that you don’t want to have the meetup on, to be used in case of a tie break between days.

There is also an optional question to gauge interest in the Pre/After Meets for UKPC. This is so I can let the Playright know the sort of numbers to expect.

Plan for August and September

The plan for the next two meetups is to start them at the Playwright 38 pub on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham. We will not be meeting up at the Train Station first like we used to do.

We will book the Poets Corner, the backroom that is near the pizza oven, for between 12 PM to 6 PM. It has adequate table space for people who enjoy playing card games, so people can play TSSSF (Twilight Sparkles’ Secret Shipfic Folder), Tails of Equestria (a Pen and Paper RPG), and MLP CCG at the meetup. If playing tabletop games is not your thing, there will be plenty of people at the meetup with who you can just hang out and socialise.

It is also close to the Victoria Shopping Centre so if anyone wants to do some shopping during the meet, you won’t have far to go.

I think it goes without saying, but while you don’t need to bring a mask to wear at the meetup, no one at the meetup will have a problem with anyone wearing one.

Possible Meetup Dates

Locations

Playwright bigger map

Victoria Shopping Centre bigger map

Playwright 38 on Google Maps

Victoria Shopping Centre on Google Maps

Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server

Trottinghamshire Bronies Telegram Group

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Voting for February and March 2022 Meetups Dates

It’s time to pick the dates for the February and March Trottinghamshire Bronies meetups. This poll will close on the 23rd of January at midnight. Like the last time around there is also the optional question to pick dates that you don’t want to have the meetup on, to be used in case of a tie break between days.

Changes for future meetups

The plan for future meetups is to start them at the Playwright 38 pub on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham. We will not be meeting up at the Train Station first like we normally do.

We will book the back room (just past the pizza oven), for between 12 PM to 6 PM. It has adequate table space for people who enjoy playing card games, so people can play TSSSF (Twilight Sparkles’ Secret Shipfic Folder), Tails of Equestria (a Pen and Paper RPG), and MLP CCG at the meetup.

It is also close to the Victoria Shopping Centre so if anyone wants to do some shopping during the meet, you won’t have far to go. If playing tabletop games is not your thing, there will be plenty of people at the meetup with who you can just hang out and socialise with.

I think it goes without saying, but it’s probably a good idea to bring a mask to wear in the shops and for when moving about the pub, especially considering the new Omicron variant.

Possible Meetup Dates

Locations

Playwright bigger map

Victoria Shopping Centre bigger map

Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server

Trottinghamshire Bronies Telegram Group

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Voting for Christmas 2021 and January 2022 Meetups Dates

It’s time to pick the dates for the Christmas and January Trottinghamshire Bronies meetups. This poll will close on the 23rd of November at midnight. Like the last time around there is also the optional question to pick dates that you don’t want to have the meetup on, to be used in case of a tie break between days.

Christmas Meetup

The plan for the Christmas meetup is to start at the Right Lion (the one closest to Burger King) that is at the front of the Nottingham City Council building in the Old Market Square at 12 Noon, and then at about 12:20 PM heading off to look around the Nottingham Christmas Market.

The market will be located along Long Row and Smithy Row offering a chance for some Christmas shopping. The market sells gifts and crafts, as well as there being speciality food stalls at the the market, if people want to have a bite to eat before going to the Dice Cup. If the Food Stalls are not to your taste there are plenty of fast food outlets around the Old Market Square, to get other food from.

After spending time at the market, we then plan to meet back at the Right Lion about 1:30 PM, before heading off at 1:45 PM to the Dice Cup.

The Dice Cup 

The Dice Cup on Google Maps

The Dice Cup has adequate table space for the people who enjoy playing card games during these meets, such as TSSSF and MLP CCG. We may also be running a game of Tails of Equestria, a Pen and Paper RPG, at the meetup if we have the time to. It costs to £1.50 enter for the full day if you bring your own board games/card games.

If you feel like playing something different, there is also a selection other games which can be played at the dice cup. A list with all their games can be found on their, website under the Games Library section.

If playing tabletop games is not your thing, there will be plenty of people who you can just hang out and socialise with.

January Meetup

The plan for the January meetup is to start at the Costa Coffee in the entrance hall of Nottingham Train Station at 12:30 PM. Then at 12:45 PM we will head over to The Johnson Arms via the Toton Lane tram (Getting off at Gregory Street) hopefully getting to the pub for 1 PM.

The Johnson Arms

The Johnson arms on google maps

The Johnson Arms has adequate table space for the people who enjoy playing card games during these meets, such as TSSSF, MLP CCG, and Tails of Equestria.

If playing tabletop games is not your thing, there will be plenty of people who you can just hang out and socialise with. If the group wants to, and weather permitting, there’s also the option to have the meetup in the large beer garden out the back.

Available Meetup dates


Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server

The Johnson Arms on google maps

Old Market Square

The Right Lion @ Nottingham City Council building

Nottingham Christmas Market

The Dice Cup The Dice Cup on Google Maps

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Oct 16th / Nov 6th Meetups (IRL), and UKPC 2021 Pre/After meet Announcements

The voting for dates of the next couple of upcoming meetups are now closed, and the dates have now been chosen. These dates were picked due to them being the most popular days, the least disliked days, and the days that gives people the most notice.

The October Meetup will be held on the 16th of October, and the August Meetup will be on the 6th of November.

In other news, I can now confirm that the venue for the UKPC pre-meet and after-meet is The Johnson Arms. We have the Johnson Arms booked for the Friday (8th of October between 4 PM and 11PM) and Sunday (10th of October between 7 PM and 11PM) of the convention. More details will be posted soon, including the best method of get to the venue from the convention centre.

Details for both meetups and the UKPC Pre-meet/After-meet, will be posted at a later date in the events selection of this website. I will update this blog post, when said details are added.

Useful links

Event

Trottinghamshire 16th of Oct Meetup
Trottinghamshire 6th of Nov Meetup
UKPC 2021 After Meet
UKPC 2021 Pre Meet

Venue

The Johnson Arms
The Johnson Arms on google maps

October Results

date Votes For Votes Against Total
18 Sep 2021 3 2 1
19 Sep 2021 2 3 -1
3 Oct 2021 2 4 -2
16 Oct 2021 3 0 3
17 Oct 2021 3 2 1
23 Oct 2021 3 1 3
24 Oct 2021 3 4 -1
Other Option 1 (10th of Oct)

November Results

date Votes For Votes Against Total
6 Nov 2021 5 1 4
7 Nov 2021 3 2 1
13 Nov 2021 3 1 2
14 Nov 2021 2 3 -1
27 Nov 2021 3 3 0
28 Nov 2021 2 5 -3

Raw Data

Poll Results for October and November.
The suggestion for other dates we could have the meetup on.

Trottinghmashire Bronies Virtual Meetup [July 17th 2021]

The voting for the next Trottinghamshire Meetup is now closed and the date picked for the next virtual meetup is the 17th of July. To see the details behind why this date was picked, as well as the date for the August the 29th IRL Meetup, see the blog post on July and August 2021 Voting Results

On a related note, our June Meetup this month had about 5 and 1/2 people (don’t ask) on the call. Most of the meetup was spent:

  • Discussing the work we have done on our personal projects, like for example, PC Tower builds and Cosplay.
  • Watching random videos on the Internet.
  • Sharing our .Gifs in chat.
  • Talking about Trottinghamshire Bronies post-lockdown plans for the IRL Meetups.
  • And finally just catching up with other members of the group.

The plan for the next meetup

The plan for the next meetup is to run a Virtual Meetup as an audio/video call in our Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server within the Trottingham🔈 channel, between 12:30 pm and 5:30 pm (-ish), and keep the overall schedule as light as possible.

This way people can decide what they want to do on the day. People can even use the three extra breakout channels (Canterlot🔈,Ponyville🔈,Cloudsdale🔈) to help coordinate playing games online, and do other stuff like watching MLP:FIM or other TV shows.

Useful Links

Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server

Watch Videos Together Online

Kosmi

Tabletop Simulator Games

Twilight Sparkle’s Secret Shipfic Folder

Tabletop Simulator MLP CGG workshop mod link

Other Games

Jackbox