Wirral TweetUp – What an amazing night!

February 24, 2010 by Kay

Well what can I say? The Wirral TweetUp, again, has been a resounding success. Amazing night and some amazing company! Good vibes, raised a lot of money for the Wirral Ark Project, £308.01 to be precise!

You know @CocaBeenSlinky and @pilgrimfamilyuk came all the way up from London, just to come to the Wirral TweetUp? Amazing having met them and everyone else.

We even got a mention from Sarah Brown, Gordon’s wife – who lives in number 10… You know who I’m on about ;)

A twet from Sarah Brown

I can’t thank Twitter enough, we’ve met some amazing people, and very much looking forward to the next one. Would especially like to thank @novawildstar, @sarahg, @ap4a and @guruchill for all their time and help. You guys rock.

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Fancy DJ’ing at the Wirral TweetUp?

January 24, 2010 by Kay

As a few of you may well know we’re fans of Apple (as in the computers) here at Cromwells. It’s got to the point where we have 2 macs and an iphone. All of which are used in the restaurant on a daily basis. Whether it’s twittering pictures of food, replying to emails instantly, or playing the music in the restaurant, the macs do it all.

We use iTunes to play our music, it also integrates with the Apple Remote app for the iPhone. It does many things, I can turn the music down & skip tracks when I’m away from the computer but the biggest of which is the ability to allow guests to vote for songs.

We couldn’t help but notice just how many of you were using iPhones at the last Wirral TweetUp so we thought we’d give it a go. You’ll be able to see the song details, upcoming songs, request songs in our library (all 30gb of music!), and vote on which songs you want to hear next.

So the more votes a song gets, the higher it will climb on the playlist, and the sooner it’ll get played. Think of it as a free Jukebox, and a clever one too.

All you’ll need to do on the night is connect to our Wi-Fi network, open the Remote app on your iPhone and get voting. It really is as simple as that!

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Wirral TweetUp Helping Wirral Churches Ark Project

January 13, 2010 by Kay

Proceeds from this Wirral TweetUp will go to Wirral Churches’ Ark Project.

Can you imagine sleeping rough in the bad weather we’ve had recently? With temperatures diving to as low as -10, the Wirral Churches’ Ark Project help homeless people by getting them off the streets, and supporting them back to independance.

They say we’re only a pay packet away from being homeless, and in times of economic strife, these charities need all the help they can get.

Here’s some more information about The Ark.

What is the Ark?
The Ark is a homeless charity based in Birkenhead on the Wirral. In addition to operating Mary Cole House, our direct access emergency homeless hostel, we also have Arkangel; our six 2-bedroom supported ‘move-on’ houses.

What do we do?
Our homeless hostel, Mary Cole House, offers a bed in an individual room, three meals a day, facilities for washing clothes, support and activities. It is staffed and open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Arkangel is our supported housing project that offers a route back to independent living for its residents.

Why do we do it?
The Ark has a Christian foundation and seeks to serve God by helping those who are in need.

You can find out more about the Wirral Churches’ Ark Project on their website.

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Coming to the Wirral TweetUp?

January 11, 2010 by Kay

Are you coming to the Wirral TweetUp? Wondering who else is coming?

We’ve created a Wirral TweetUp Twitter List of followers who are coming & you can also check the Wirral TweetUp Twtvite site and click on the Who’s coming tab.

So why not get acquainted with the company you’ll be sharing at the Wirral TweetUp?

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Wirral TweetUp in the Wirral Globe Jan 10

by Kay

THE NEXT TweetUp charity event takes place at Cromwells Restaurant in Irby next month – and raffle prizes are desperately needed.

A TweetUp is a gathering of some of the thousands of Wirral people who are members of the online micro-blogging site Twitter.

The event, on Tuesday, February 23, starts at 6pm at the restaurant on Thingwall Road and will be raising money for Wirral Ark.

The raffle will take place at about 7pm, followed by a free buffet. All they ask is that you buy your own drinks and a few raffle tickets.

RSVP as soon as possible at www.twtvite.com/mn6g7f and don’t forget to Tweet about it by using the #wirraltweetup tag.

Cromwells have also got a Wirral TweetUp account running www.twitter.com/wirraltweetup – you can follow them there for for all the latest updates.

Check out the prizes for the raffle which have been donated so far at www.wirraltweetup.org.uk, and if you would you like to donate a prize email Kay at mail@cromwells-irby.co.uk.

Wirral Tweetup as Featured in the Wirral Globe

* YOU can follow the Wirral Globe on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WIRRALGLOBENEWS for all the latest breaking news, sport, traffic, weather and entertainment.

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Wirral TweetUp tickets have “sold” out!

January 10, 2010 by Kay

Following on from our previous post, all the places for the Wirral TweetUp have been taken.  All 40 places “sold out” in 26 hours which is pretty impressive.

Situations do change, and it has been known for there to be some last minute cancellations, so we’ve set up a waiting list. Just go to the Twitvite website, and sign up.

Due to the unprecedented demand, we may well have to hold another Wirral TweetUp rather soon!

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2nd Wirral TweetUp – Raffle Prize List

by Cromwells Wirral

This list will be updated with the raffle prizes available for the Wirral TweetUp on 23rd February 2010. If you would like to donate a prize please contact us with details.

18×12″ framed print of the Queen Mary II
A framed photo of the Queen Mary II, signed and donated by the photographer Pete Carr
6 month membership to Get Fit Bootcamp
A 6 month membership to Get Fit Bootcamp worth £99/month, from ProActiv Fitness
Eddie Izzard DVD
A DVD of Eddie Izzard’s latest tour “Stripped”, from Sheila Britton
18×12″ mounted Mersey Ferry Print
A beautiful mounted photo of the Mersey Ferry, from Sam Bytheway
A Personalised Front Page
A personalised front page of a newspaper featuring your photo, from Justin Dunn at the Wirral Globe.
Chocolates
2 boxes of chocolates, from Barbara McGinlay
Cathedral Night Print
A 15×12″ mounted print called Cathedral Night, of Liverpool’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, from Tim Myers Photography.
£100 worth of vouchers to use at Cromwells Restaurant
4 prizes totalling £100 of vouchers, from Cromwells Restaurant.
One Year Subscription to Kashflow Accounts Software
A year’s subscription to Kashflow, web based small business accounting software, from Kashflow Software Ltd.
Limited Edition Print
A specially selected limited edition print from Matt Thomas Photography
Location Portrait Session
A location portrait session from recordreveal.com
One Year Web Hosting Account
A one year standard business hosting account and account support, with optional WordPress installation, from DSA Media Limited.
A bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne
A bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne, from Cromwells Restaurant.
2 Delon Body Butter Gift Sets
2 Delon Body Butter gift sets, each comprising of 2 body butters, from Oxton Partnership Limited.
A Vintage Postcard
A 1913 vintage postcard entitled “View from Church Hill, Wallasey”, from Old Postcards.
Framed Print
A specially selected framed print from Formidable Photography.
4 Pints of Real Ale
4 Pints of Real Ale at the Real Ale night, Sands Cafe, on 27th February, or the one in March, donated by Sands Cafe
2 copies of Jessicas Ghost’s debut album
Jessicas Ghost are a Liverpool based Indie, pop, folk band who have donated 2 copies of their debut album, ‘The Winning Hand’.
2 prizes of a £10 iTunes gift voucher
2x £10 iTunes gift vouchers, one donated by Lucy Moss and the other by Cromwells Restaurant

We’re also fortunate enough to have been offered a download code for everyone who buys a raffle ticket, to be able to download the current album from escapistescapism.com.

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The First Wirral TweetUp of 2010

January 7, 2010 by Kay

People of the last #wirraltweetup

Hopefully everyone had lovely Christmas and New Year celebrations!

Good news the Wirral TweetUp is making a return for 2010 – following on from the success of the last one, we thought we’d do it all again!

If you’ve never been to the Wirral TweetUp before this is your chance, and it’s the perfect opportunity to meet those you talk to everyday, yet have never met.

Why not have a look at the #wirraltweetup Flickr group to see what we all got up to last time? Many avid tweetup’ers said it was the best TweetUp they had been to!

So start 2010 with a bang, and let us give something back to the Wirral twitter community.

Details

Join us on Tuesday 23rd of February at 6pm at Cromwells Restaurant, Wirral, to help raise more money for charity, meet new friends and have a really fun evening.

Best be sharp as there will be a raffle at about 7pm, followed by a free buffet. All that we ask is that you buy your own drinks and a few raffle tickets.

Food at the Wirral TweetUp

Please RSVP as soon as possible at www.twtvite.com/mn6g7f and don’t forget to tweet about it by using the #wirraltweetup tag.

We’ve also got our www.twitter.com/wirraltweetup account back after a tussle with Twitter! Follow us for all the latest updates.

You can check out the prizes for the raffle which have been donated so far at www.wirraltweetup.org.uk, and if you would you like to donate a prize please email Kay at mail@cromwells-irby.co.uk.

Photographs taken by @guruchill & MrPhilDog

Please Note: The Wirral TweetUp on 23rd February 2010, is now fully booked.

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#wirraltweetup What a resounding success!

December 8, 2009 by Kay

Well it’s now been and gone, and this time last night we were having a whale of a time!

I’m an avid Twitterer, you could say almost addicted! I talk to a lot of local people each and every day, made some amazing friends and even attended someones wedding – all due to Twitter. So it’s pretty understandable why we were very nervous about hosting the very first #wirraltweetup as we really wanted to do the local twitter community proud.

But here I am a day later and I’m still smiling!

Everyone loved the food, and the company was great also. So nice to be able to finally put names to faces, even though we knew quite a few, as customers already.

We held a raffle and raised a total of £256 for Clatterbridge Cancer Research, a local charity here on the Wirral.

We even had a tweetwall which DSA Media had sorted out for us, great talking point and looked fantastic too. Why take people away from Twitter and not able to see their tweets about the event that they’re at? Initial teething problems as it’s still in beta testing – hoping to iron out the bugs by Feb.

I shared the whole evening with some fantastic company, lovely food (if I don’t say so myself), amazing fudge cake – which will be the first of many.

If you came, thank you so much for coming. I think we all did Twitter proud, and I’ve never had such fun in a group of people I’d never met before. If you didn’t come – you have no idea what you missed!! If you’d like to see what you missed go to our very own #wirraltweetup Flickr group.

So here’s to Feb 2010 when the next one will be held :) Date TBC & we’ll keep you all informed.

Kay x

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Wirral TweetUp in the Wirral News

December 3, 2009 by Kay

Wirral TweetUp has been spotted in the Wirral News!

WIRRAL is to hold its first tweet-up next week … and it’s all in the name of charity.

A tweet-up is a gathering of people who use Twitter, the social online networking site which is growing in popularity.

Cromwells Restaurant in Irby, is to host the first tweet-up next Monday, December 7, from 5.30pm, when up to 35 “twitterers” will meet; some for the first time, despite conversing across the ether for several months!

The event is fully-booked, but Cromwells – who are providing a free buffet – and fellow organisers Koogar, are now looking for donations for a raffle.

All proceeds are going to Clatterbridge Cancer Research, which has been

To donate, contact Kay at Cromwells on 0151 648 9898.

To view the raffle prizes donated so far, go to http://www.cromwells-irby.co.uk/tweetup.

If you live in Wirral and twitter, and would like to know about future tweet-ups, then follow @wirraltweetup.

As taken from the Wirral News website

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