Saturday June 5th saw the inaugural NUFC tweet-up at the Strawberry pub in Newcastle - an opportunity for Newcastle fans to gather, chew the fat and have a few pints. Your correspondent, @NewcastleDavey, was in attendance and after a slow start (there were three of us there at 6pm!) it wasn’t long before a healthy gathering of like-minded folk were chatting like old friends and discussing all manner of topics, NUFC and otherwise.
As well as an opportunity to have a few ales with new friends, the tweet-up campaign does have some serious aims of its own. Co-conspirator @HuddoHudson hopes the events will help to engage fans. Along with bloggers, the Newcastle United Supporters Trust, local journalists and possibly even the club, the idea is that these events can assist in rejuvenating the social fabric of the club - the fans.
In essence, the tweet-ups will help bring people together and whether you’re on Twitter or not, all are welcome. There will be future events so if you’re on Twitter you could do worse than to follow the fine folk behind last night’s event (see below). Alternatively, bookmark the excellent blog at www.shiteseats.co.uk for updates and help spread the word.
It was great to meet everyone at last night’s tweet-up and for those who weren’t there this time, hopefully we’ll see you next time!
Thanks to @helush, @huddohudson and @shiteseats for arrangements & entertainment + thanks to The Strawberry pub for hosting us.
Further reading:
http://www.nust.org.uk/
http://timesonline.typepad.com/thegame/george_caulkin/index.html
http://www.shiteseats.co.uk
No comments:
Post a Comment