I'm in the North of Manchester if you come over to the UK, but I'm not aware of any planned UK events around that time. I know that Intuition also lives in the South of Manchester area, & possibly a few others but even we've not actually met. I also have a Mac Mini as you'll notice with my signature. Good luck with finding some relief from your back pain, cronic illness like that is awful to have to live with, so hope you find a specialist who can really get you some relief or better still - fully fit again.