Meetup Breakdown Newsletter

Newsletter drafts for Bitcoin Events UK — each edition lives here until published to Substack.

Workflow

1. Each edition has a draft file in drafts/ and a corresponding GitHub Issue
2. Meetup organisers are invited as collaborators and can review the draft, raise Issues, or submit corrections
3. When the draft is ready, Simon copy/pastes the content to Substack for publishing
4. After publish, the draft is considered closed (no further changes unless a correction is needed)

Structure

meetup-breakdown/
├── drafts/
│   └── XX-YYYY-MM-DD.md   ← one file per edition
├── references/
│   ├── meetup-boilerplates/
│   │   ├── walk.md
│   │   ├── pub-meetup.md
│   │   ├── coffee-morning.md
│   │   ├── church-merchant.md
│   │   └── one-off.md
│   └── venue-notes.md
└── README.md

Issue Numbers

Use the next sequential issue number. The current issue number is tracked in this README — update it after each edition is published.

Draft Format

Every draft follows this header format:

Issue XX — YYYY-MM-DD
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[Newsletter body]

Adding a Meetup to the Newsletter

1. Check the Google Calendar (bitcoineventsuk@gmail.com) for upcoming events
2. Fill in the draft using the appropriate boilerplate from references/meetup-boilerplates/
3. Verify venue, time, and bitcoin-accepting status before publishing
4. Flag any uncertain details in the GitHub Issue for organiser review

Current Issue Number

Update this after each edition is published:

• Current: 90 (as of 2026-04-11)
• Next issue will be: 91