Yep MANCHESTER!
For the last 14 months the London hackspace has had some form of monthly locksport session, I have been attending since January, helping run the sessions since February and took over the running them a few months ago. And it’s been a blast!
It’s been a great way to meet up with other enthusiasts, locksmiths and tool makers as well as introduce members of the hackspace to something a little different. We even got picked up by a couple of local blogs that pointed some great people our way.
The trouble was I know a lot of you northerners don’t like it down south. Its miles away, unfriendly and they can’t even make a proper cup of tea not to mention most of London being on fire last month (although I was there the week after and all was well). Its also expensive to get down on the train and the hack space isn’t the easiest place in the world to find if you’re not a local.
But here’s where the good news comes in! I saw a few comments saying people were interested in organising a trip down to the London hack space, but I can do better than that! I have been talking with the Manchester hackspace (madlab) and they have been kind enough to open there doors to the locksport community. The guys I talked to seemed very eager to learn what it was all about were happy to allow us to use some of the space for a meet up / sport session.
CHECK IT OUT!
I know Manchester (and the north in general) is a bit of a hotspot for hobby pickers and so I’m hoping for a good turn out so if you are in the area or willing to make the trip please come along! If you are new to the sport then please do not let this put you off. We will be happy to guide you in the right direction with any tuition you need. If you are a more experienced hobbyist then you know how much fun it is to sit around and geek out over locks not to mention putting your skills up against other pickers, plus its always fun to teach a newcomer to the sport.
Workshop starts around 3pm onwards, hope to see you there!
Manchester Digital Laboratory,
36-40 Edge Street,
Manchester
M4 1HN
MAP