UK Pony Con (UKPC) 2022 Pre-Meet @ The Playwright Nº 38.

It doesn’t seem to be 5 minutes, since the last one but UK Pony Con (UKPC) is less than a month away.

I can now confirm that the venue for the UKPC pre-meet is The Playwright Nº 38. We have the Poets Corner booked (the backroom that is near the pizza oven) at The Playwright, for the Friday of the convention (7th of October), between 6:30 PM and when the pub closes at 12:00 AM. People are welcome to arrive at the pub before 6:30 PM, but we can not guarantee the room will not be available before 6:30 PM.

Less than 6 minutes from the Nottingham Conference Centre where the convention venue is, and we have a good relationship with the The Playwright.

The Playwright has adequate table space for 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 table top games is not your thing, there will be plenty of people who you can just hang out with and socialise.

From UKPC Venue To The Playwright | Bigger Map | Poets Corner exact location on what3words

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The Route from UKPC to The Playwright

UK Pony Con

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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

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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 20th / September 17th Meetups Announcement + UKPC Pre/After meets

The voting for the dates of the next couple of upcoming meetups is 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 give people the most notice.

The August meetup will be held on the Saturday 20th, and the September Meetup will be on the Saturday 17th. The details for both of these meetups will be posted in the event section of our website at a later date.

Also thanks to those people that confirmed their interest in coming to the UKPC Pre Meetup or UKPC After Meetup, this will help with booking rooms at the Playwright, as I can let them know what numbers we expect to have turned up.

August Results

DateForAgainstTotal
The 13th of August39-6
The 14th of August45-1
The 20th of August752
The 21st of August35-2
The 28th of August45-1

September Results

DateForAgainstTotal
The 4th of September49-5
The 17th of September918
The 18th of September945
The 24th of September651
The 25th of September38-5

UKPC Pre/After Meetup RSVPs


RSVP		Attending
UKPC Pre Meets RSVP10
UKPC After Meets RSVP10

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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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June (25/06/2022) & July (23/07/2022) Meetups dates Confirmation.

The voting for the dates of the next couple of upcoming meetups is 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 give people the most notice.

The June meetup will be held on the Saturday 25th, and the July Meetup will be on the Saturday 23rd. The details for both of these meetups will be posted in the event section of our website at a later date.

June Results

DateForAgainstTotal
The 2nd of June05-5
The 3rd of June04-4
The 4th of June24-2
The 5th of June24-2
The 19th of June23-1
The 25th of June514
The 26th of June23-1
DateForAgainstTotal
The 2nd of June05-5
The 3rd of June04-4
The 4th of June24-2
The 5th of June24-2
The 19th of June23-1
The 25th of June514
The 26th of June23-1

July Results

DateForAgainstTotal
The 9th of July312
The 10th of July14-3
The 16th of July422
The 17th of July23-1
The 23rd of July514
The 24th of July24-2
Other (Any Day)101

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Trottinghamshire May Meetup (21/05/2022) @ The Playwright 38

The plan for the May 21st meetup is to start at the Playwright 38 pub on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham. To see the details behind why this date was picked see the blog post on the results for the April and May Meetups voting.

We have booked the back room (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.

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. 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.

Playwright bigger map

Victoria Shopping Centre bigger map

Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server

Trottinghamshire Bronies Telegram Group

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Voting for April and May 2022 Meetups Dates

It’s time to pick the dates for the April and May Trottinghamshire Bronies meetups. This poll will close on Monday 28th of March 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 April and May Meetups

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 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.

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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February (19/02/2022) & March (12/03/2022) Meetups dates Confirmation.

The voting for the dates of the next couple of upcoming meetups is 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 give people the most notice.

The February meetup will be held on the 19th of February, and the March Meetup will be on the 12th of March. The details for both of these meetups will be posted in the event section of our website at a later date when the details are confirmed.

February Results

DateVotes ForVotes AgainstTotal
The 5th of February312
The 6th of February321
The 12th of February312
The 13th of February321
The 19th of February312
The 20th of February321
The 26th of February13-2
The 27th of February23-1

March Results

DateVotes ForVotes AgainstTotal
The 6th of March231
The 12th of March413
The 13th of March220
The 26th of March321
The 27th of March231

Raw Data

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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