It's in Staffordshire, just so no-one thinks they'd need to go all the way up to Tyneside (and some people do confuse the 2). For those travelling from down south it's off junction 15 of the M6.Those travelling from the north or west would probably find it easier to get off at junction 16, and anyone coming from the east would be best using the A50 then A34. For rail travellers, the nearest train station is Stoke-on-Trent which is roughly a £7 taxi ride away.
The venue I have in mind (subject to approval by the powers that be) is similar in size to that used at CoNot, and would probably hold around 20-30 people. Daytime catering shouldn't be a problem. For post-event revelry, there is only one pub in the area as far as I know which has a pool table and it doesn't serve food unfortunately
However there is another pub which serves food into the evening and has a dart board. It's also very close to the M6, although it would be less convenient for the train station.I'd probably run it along similar lines to CoNot i.e. everyone playing from the same set of letters/numbers and 2 to a table. However I would need to call upon the expertise of some of the computer experts among you as I have no idea about programs which keep track of how many games people have won and who should play who next.
If enough people express an interest I'll pursue it further
