Trottinghamshire Christmas Meetup [18th of Dec 2021] @ Dunkin Donuts ➤ Christmas Market ➤ The Dice Cup.

The voting for the next Trottinghamshire Meetup is now closed, and we have a confirmed booking at The Dice Cup for the 18th of December. To see the details behind why this date was picked see the blog post on the results for the Christmas and January Meetups voting.

I think it goes without saying, but it’s probably a good idea to bring a mask to go in the shops whilst wearing it, especially considering the new Omicron variant.

Meetup agenda & Venues

The plan for the Christmas meetup is to start next to the Christmas Tree outside the Dunkin Donuts inside the Exchange Arcade at 12 Noon, and then at about 12:30 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 will be stalls selling gifts and crafts. There will also be food stalls at 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 Christmas tree about 1:30 PM, before heading off at 1:45 PM to the Dice Cup,  hopefully arriving there by 2:15 PM.

Meetups Locations

The Dice Cup bigger map

Dunkin Donuts @ Exchange Arcade bigger map

Old Market Square bigger map

Nottingham Christmas Market.

The results for the Christmas and January Meetups dates

Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server

Trottinghamshire Bronies Telegram Group

Event Page On Discord

Christmas (18/12/2021) & January (08/01/2022) Meetups dates Confirmation.

EDIT: The Trottinghamshire Christmas Meetup details can be now found here on the event page.

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 Christmas meetup will be held on the 18th of December, and the First Meetup of 2022 will be on the 8th of January.

The details for both the Christmas meetup and January Meetup will be posted on our event page at a later date when the details are confirmed.

December Results

DateVotes For Votes AgainstTotal
The 11th of December615
The 12th of December422
The 18th of December707
The 19th of December422

January Results

DateVotes For Votes AgainstTotal
The 2nd of January523
The 3rd of January514
The 9th of January321
The 8th of January707
The 15th of January606
The 16th of January422
The 22nd of January431
The 23rd of January321
The 30th of January422
The 29th of January514

Raw Data

Trottinghamshire Bronies Meetup [6th Nov 2021] @ Nottingham Train Station/Johnson Arms

 

While date for the November Trottinghamshire Meetup has been chosen for a while, I can now confirm that we will be meeting up at The Johnson Arms on the 6th of November. To see the details behind why this date was picked see the blog post on October and November 2021 Voting Results.

I think it goes without saying, but we do not have any problems with people wearing masks if it makes them feel safer attending the meetup. Especially considering the last couple of years we have had.

Meetup agenda & Venues

EDIT: Sorry for the ping, but there is an important change announcement to the Trottinghamshire Bronies meetup tomorrow due to the tram disruption. We are now planning to meet at the Nottingham Train Station at 12:00 Noon, then board the SkyLink bus from the Greyfriars stop at around 12:30.

We should hopefully arrive at the Gregory Street stop (right nearby The Johnson Arms) at about 1 PM. Please note that this is a little earlier than originally communicated, due to the differing bus times.

Of course, if you’re arriving via car or alternate transport, we hope to see you at the pub around 1! If you have any queries or concerns about the change,  leave a message in the comments, on our Discord server, or on our Telegram group.

The meetup will start at the Costa Coffee in the entrance hall of Nottingham Train Station at 12:30 PM. Then at 12:45 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 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.

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

Meetups Locations

The Johnson Arms

Costa Coffee @ Nottinghamshire Train Station

Useful Links

Costa Coffee at Nottingham Train Station on Google Maps

The Johnson Arms on Google Maps

Gregory Street on Google Maps

 

Trottinghamshire 16th of Oct Meetup @ Nottingham Train Station/Johnson Arms

The voting for the next Trottinghamshire Meetup is now closed, and we have a confirmed booking at The Johnson Arms for the 16th of October. To see the details behind why this date was picked see the blog post on October and November 2021 Voting Results.

I think it goes without saying, but we do not have any problems with people wearing masks if it makes them feel safer attending the meetup. Especially considering the last couple of years we have had.

Meetup agenda & Venues

The meetup will start at the Costa Coffee in the entrance hall of Nottingham Train Station at 12:30 PM. Then at 12:45 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 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.

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.

Meetups Locations

The Johnson Arms

Costa Coffee @ Nottinghamshire Train Station

Useful Links

Costa Coffee at Nottingham Train Station on Google Maps

The Johnson Arms on Google Maps

Gregory Street on Google Maps

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 JulyTo 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

Trottinghmashire Bronies Virtual Meetup [October 4th 2020]

October Virtual Meetup WP header

The voting for the next Trottinghamshire Meetup is now closed and the date picked for the next virtual meetup is 4th of October. This date
was picked due to it being the most popular day, the least disliked day, and the day that gives people the most notice.

Our August Meetup this month had about 7 people on the call. Most of the meetup was spent re-watching the first two and a half seasons of RWBY, and the rest of the time was spent catching up with other members of the group.

On a related note, if there are any shows that people want to watch together at the next virtual meetup, feel free to make a suggestion on the Facebook group or Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Group.

The plan for the next meetup is to run another Virtual Meetup in October by having an audio call in our Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server, 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.

So we can run the Virtual Meetup, Audio Channels have now been added to in the Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server to help coordinate playing games online and socialising
(Canterlot🔈, Ponyville🔈,Cloudsdale🔈, and Trottingham🔈).

Results of Voting

What date would you like the September/October (Online) meetup to be on?

What date would not want the September/October (Online) meetup to be on?Useful Links

Trottinghamshire Bronies Discord Server

Kosmi:Watch Videos Together Online

Online Games

Tabletop Simulator Games

Twilight Sparkle’s Secret Shipfic Folder

Tabletop Simulator MLP CGG workshop mod link

Other Games

Pony Town

Jackbox

Voting for April and May’s Meetups dates.

Now that the dust has settled from the March’s meetup, it’s time to pick a date for the April’s Trottinghamshire Meetup. This poll will close on the 31st of March at Midnight.

We will also be picking the date for the May meetup, as there are a reduced number of weekends over the next two months which I can run meetups. This is due to the first weekend of April being so close, and Griffish Isles taking up one of the weekends in May (the weekend of the 11th).

The plan for the March meetup, like the last one, is to start in The Arboretum Cafe the at 12 pm, then after 30 minutes, head over to the main venue.

Voting for March’s Meetup Venue due to Booking Issues

After trying to book the most popular dates from the last meetup poll (2nd March and 23rd March) I was told by the Orange Tree that they are booked up for the whole of March. Because of this we now need to pick a new venue. This venue depending on future availability of the Orange Tree, could be the venue we have our meetups at from now on.

While we are waiting for the dust to settle, and for us to have a more consistent venue, we will be starting meetups (including the March meetup) at The Arboretum Cafe at 12 pm then moving to the venue chosen in the poll below after 1 pm.

This poll will close on 18th of February at Midnight. Please pick all the venues that you are OK with us having as a meetup venue, as depending on how the next meetup goes, the top 3 picked will be candidates for us to scout out. I’m yet to decide on which of the two dates from the last poll I’m going to pick, as this will depend on the availability at venue picked.

Venue Locations

Results Of Last Poll


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Poll For Trottinghamshire March Meetup Date

Now that the dust has settled from this month’s meetup, it’s time to plan for next month’s Trottinghamshire Meetup.

This poll will close on the 11th of February at Midnight. We are also going to be voting on what other activities we want to do this year as it will make planning future meetups easier.

The plan for the March meetup is to hopefully hang around The Orange Tree pub on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham and catch up with members.

The Orange Tree has adequate table space for the people who enjoy playing table top games during these meets, so people can play TSSSF, 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.

Poll for the date of the January/February Trottinghamshire Meetup (NOW CLOSED)

It’s time to plan the first Trottinghamshire Meetup of the year. This time round we are going to be voting for the dates of the January and February meetups as it will make planning for future meetups easier. This poll will close on the 6th of January at Midnight.

This poll is closed. See below for results. Details of Meetup will be posted once The Orange Tree Confirms the dates picked are available.

The plan for the next meetup is to hang around The Orange Tree pub on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham and catch up with members. The Orange Tree has adequate table space for the people who enjoy playing card games during these meets, so people can play TSSSFTails 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.

Results of Poll



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