Let's clear a few things up....
Yes, sorry been ridiculously busy of late and my priorities just haven't been all over cubing as usual, hence the lack of Bristol Spring this year. Sorry about that, but I just don't have as much free time as I did last year! I'm not even cubing in my spare time, let alone organising competitions.
As for definite competitions, Seventowns have contacted me regarding the UK Open (which at the moment will be a similar time frame to last year, but after WC I think). I will be meeting up with Dave and Chrisi in the next month to discuss this so there will be more news then. If I'm helping organise this year again, it would obviously be preferable that it was in Bristol (I imagine potentially the same venue), but that is all purely speculation and depends on the budget and ideas Seventowns have, which I have no idea of at this point. The first you'll hear about it is either in a thread here, or on my Facebook. Shortly after it'll go up on the WCA site. As far as I know, Dan Harris is also very busy these days so please don't hassle him with information about competitions. I've had quite a few passive aggressive messages demanding information about why I haven't organised anything recently, so please don't do that
On the other hand, if you'd like information about how to organise your own competition (which is a little more difficult than some people, especially new competitors, realise) then don't hesitate to email me (
[email protected]) and I can give you some pointers. I would dissuade anyone who has never been to a competition from doing this, because you simply won't be aware of the processes involved in a competition. People who have been to many competitions still struggle to organise things and the time/cost element can at times be a bit stressful, so only ask if you're serious please. I have no problem with helping out if possible though
Also, regarding Bristol venues that somebody is helpfully pointing out... they are rather expensive and out of budget for most competitions, and also not that central. It's a nightmare to try and hire anything from the uni, even when I was a student there it was the biggest palaver known to man! UK Open is funded by Seventowns, which is why there is a larger and nicer venue with lots of perks like prizes and lunches. Any other competition that isn't funded is not free to enter and is usually about £10 a day to cover costs of venue hire, snacks, drinks, ink, paper, pens... you get the drift.
I won't be organising anything until the UK Open because I am out of the country for approx four months but if you'd like to have some sort of meet up before mid-June in Bristol, I can organise something unofficial. Also, if anyone just wants to see me before I go because they want Charlie love, that's also fine
