For everyone interested in polyamory in UK's Journal

Cash for your poly story
Hi guys,

Happy New Year!

I'm a features writer for Caters News Agency in Birmingham and I write for the national women's magazines.

I'm on the look our for women who are happy to talk about their poly relationships. It's a popular topic for the magazines and, if they like your story, you will get paid for it.

By going through an agency, we can contact all the magazines and get you the best deal.

Below are a few brief details of what I'm looking for:

Ideally, you would be married, or in a long-term relationship. You need to be happy to talk about your current relationships, have your name mentioned, as well as photos of you and your partners.

For more information, please give me a call on 0121 616 1100, 07771693672 or email me at lisajstocks@hotmail.com.

Thanks,

Lisa

poly-friendly hotels wanted
specifically ones that are ok with more than 2 adults in a room, preferably with superking sized beds or similiar
failing that ones that have connecting doors or 2 double bedrooms that share a lounge

this is both for weekends away and longer breaks so any info could be helpful

Anybody want to tell their story?
Hi,
Apologies for just barging into your community, I hope it doesn't cause offense.
I'm a journalist looking for a case study of a woman in a polyamorous relationship, based in the UK. I'm writing a large piece for Psychologies magazine about women with non-mainstream love lives. The idea is to look, with an open mind, at all the different ways our loves lives take shape nowadays and the huge breadth of choice women now have.
I was hoping to find somebody willing to be interviewed and photographed for the magazine. The interview would need to be done before Christmas, but could be done over the phone and the photo shoot will take place in January of next year - it's a lovely day with a make-up artist, clothes and hair stylist and a nice lunch thrown in.
I can guarantee the interviewee will be treated with respect and the magazine is known for its sensitive approach. I think this would be a great opportunity to explain a little more about how polyamorous relationships work and why they are right for some people.
If you think you can help or have questions about the piece please email me at lauradeeleyor you can call me on 07917 500320.
Many thanks,
Laura

Advice wanted
Assuming all goes to plan, within about a month I should be living full time in a poly quad.

We're trying to sort out all the little technicalities as much as possible before we do this so I was wondering if any of you good people had any sensible practical advice or things that you really wish you'd known before living in an extended household that you don't mind sharing.

I'm particularly thinking about things like sorting out working sleeping arrangements/rotas, managing finances, all the practical stuff really.

If it makes any difference we are currently two married couples one of which still has a child living at home and I have other partners too although I am currently the only one that does.

Help! I've lost you all!

Sadly I won't get to PolyDay this year, but I hope you all have a great time. Really sorry I won't get to meet up with all you lovely people.

In the meantime, and in an effort not to lose touch:

Apologies to anyone who has already seen my recent post in my personal LJ, but, if you know me and see this post, can you please hop over to my LJ and read the important post linked to below -

http://saintmaryuk.livejournal.com/124104.html

I am posting here to catch anyone who knows me through this group, but isn't in the habit of reading my personal journal.

Thank you lovely people. Sorry to those who my have already seen this elsewhere.

Cambridge Picnic - tomorrow
Apologies for *another* post - next time I'll sort out wet weather plans properly at an earlier stage.

All other details are as per my previous email, except that the Bun Shop on Cherry Hinton Road isn't a suitable wet weather venue, so we're going for The Master Mariner (http://www.mastermarinercambridge.co.uk/), Perne Road, Cambridge, CB1 3RX. Telephone: 01223 246 482

Showers, some heavy are forecast for tomorrow. I hope we'll be able to have a picnic as planned in Cherry Hinton Hall Park. If not we've now got a sensible alternative. If you're arriving around 2pm ish, please pick the venue you think is best and we'll see if we all end up in the same place. If you're arriving significantly after 2pm text me and I'll let you know where we are.

I do suggest bringing something to sit on, as even if it's dry, the ground is going to be soggy from all the rain over the past few days.

Cutting for previously supplied info ( Read more... )

Current Mood: busy

Cambridge picnic - reminder
There will be a picnic in Cherry Hinton Hall Park on Saturday 12th July
2008 from 2pm onwards. ( Read more... )

Current Mood: busy

UK Poly Retreat
Since it seems like I'm not the only one interested in a UK Poly Retreat I have set up a community where it can be planned and discussed.

http://community.livejournal.com/ukpolyretreat/

Please come and join if you would be interested in helping with the planning (even if just by making suggestions) or attending the event.

Thanks

UK Poly Retreat idea
Ok, so since Eastercon I've been thinking about trying to organise a sort of UK Poly Retreat, probably sometime late this year (am thinking November ish cos that gives time for planning and collecting money and all that jazz).

I'm not thinking anything too elaborate - just booking a youth hostel for a weekend, trying to persuade a few people to volunteer workshops of some sort and allowing for plenty of chatting and socialing. There are some nice ones around the Norfolk coast that will hold 30-40 people quite easily, there are others elsewhere that will accomodate 60 - 90 but I didn't want to start out too ambitious :o)

The research I've done so far suggests that it would work out in the region of £40 per person for a weekend, maybe even a bit less. That would include accomodation and hopefully a reasonable but basic meal once a day.

So, is anyone interested? If so, how many people do you think you'd be bringing and what would you like to see? If not, what would make it more appealing? Anyone wanna volunteer to run a workshop or help with the organising?

I made a new community!
It's a community for those based in Devon or the Southwest of England and can be found here:

poly_devon_uk

So if you're from that part of the world please stop by!

Poly Friendly in Devon?
Living in the far off land of Devon, and not being from around here (Moved over when I was 21, I'm American by birth) I'd like to meet poly people, or go to a poly friendly event to just make friends somewhere in my area.

Have NO idea where to look, have looked on the more obvious sites but haven't found anything and was wondering what information people who are from England may have.

Just looking for friends ladies, gents, and others.

Any suggestions of where to look?

Visiting Bristol (and London)
Wee. So, I'm a Canadian girl living in Bristol for six weeks and then staying in London for two weeks.

Any interesting poly events going on here while I'm in the area, or events or places I should make a point of visiting?

I got a few tips from the awesome folks at londonpolybis, but thought I'd intro myself here as well.

Descriptors of me:
-geeky, bi, poly, pagan, kinky, fenling, writer, sometimes-larper

Plans already include:
-one day larp this weekend near Bristol
-BiFest May 3 (does one have to register for this in advance or anything like that?)
-WitchFest May 10 (is this a worthwhile event?)
-probably, a trip to Glastonbury
-probably, a trip to Oxford
-probably, a trip to Cardiff (must dance atop the Torchwood site, after all)

Current Mood: hopeful

Polyday London 13th September
Polyday has been announced!
http://www.polyday.org.uk/
13 September 2008, London
See some of you there I hope.

Poly triad article in a UK women's magazine, take 2
A while ago, I posted that Mel Fallowfield, a contributing editor for a UK women's magazine, interviewed me and my wives

kyeli_unlikely and

wyndhover, and wrote an article about us. I'm posting again because we've finally got the original text of the article up. You can read it here. (:

(Crossposted all over the place.)

Poly triad article in Closer Magazine
Mel Fallowfield, a contributing editor for Closer Magazine, interviewed me and my wives

kyeli_unlikely and

wyndhover, and wrote an article about us that was just published in this week's issue of Closer. If you read the article, please leave a comment and let us know what you think! She read us the copy over the phone and it sounded really good. (:

(Crossposted all over the place.)

Event calendars
In the regular flurry of post-Bicon activity, I've been tweaking my public Bi & Poly calendars so they can actually be a useful, and public, resource.

UK Bisexual Events Calendar:

(Agenda)

UK Poly Events Calendar:

(Agenda)

If there are any other events that you know of (be they regulars or one-offs), please let me know. Bug me too often with new information and I'll have to figure out how to give you access to add your own events to one or both as appropriate. The HTML & Agenda links are just plain HTML, for you to link to from a webpage, or stick in a HTML iframe if you want to get fancy.

(also posted to a few other relevant communities, sorry)

Current Mood: informative

Housemate wanted
We're looking for a new housemate for our LGBT/poly-friendly household in South-East London (SE28).

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Cross-posted to several relevant communities.

Polyday 22nd September 2007, London
The date for the next Polyday has been announced:
Saturday, September 22, 2007
It will be in London.
I'm not organising this one - good people are.

Hot off the presses...
Cross-posted to lots of folks...apologies if you see it more than once...

This appeared in today's Sunday Times. It seems to me pretty realistic, though perhaps a bit skewed on the sexually agressive (honestly, I didn't need to know how many folks came on to the writer) and I was sorry to see that it seemed to open with a negative spin. But it overall seems non-judgmental. And bonus! It mentions people in in UK community!

BiCon Taster event reminder
We would love to see you all there!

BiCon Taster Dragon Hall, Stukeley Street WC2
18th February 2007 12pm-5pm
Now in its 25th year, Bi-con is the UK's annual conference/ convention for bisexuals and bi-friendly people. As part of the Camden LGBT History Month's events, come and sample an afternoon of taster sessions and discussions, and meet the BiCon 2007 team. Light refreshments and chill-out space available. Free.

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