Meetings

Southend Raspberry Jam Maker Meetup (over 18s)
Every 3rd Thursday of the month, 7pm – 10pm
The Board Game Hut, just off Southend High Street (£6 on entry to the shop)
More details here.

Basildon Tech Meetup (over 18s)
Every 3rd Sunday of the month, 5pm – 7pm
Orletto Lounge (upstairs), 2 East Square, SS14 1HS
More details here.

Basildon Digi Tech accelerator
Thursday 28th November 2024 - 6pm-9pm
Business networking, 'How to Find New Customers in 2025' workshop, and the opportunity to watch some Dragon's Den style live business pitches. Showcasing some of the newest digi-tech businesses based in Basildon and wider Essex area, this is a business networking event that is not to be missed. Run by Basildon Council Business.
More details here.

Nintendo Southend
Sunday 1st December 2024 11am-3pm
The Board Game Hut, just off Southend High Street
Nintendo Southend are running a free gaming meetup including retro consoles
More details here.

The Effect of AI on the Creative Industries
Wednesday 11th December 2024 6pm-9pm
The Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea
Southend Creatives are running a free networking event for local creatives
More details and ticket booking here.

Nintendo Southend
Sunday 5th January 2025 11am-3pm
The Board Game Hut, just off Southend High Street
Nintendo Southend are running a free gaming meetup including retro consoles
More details here.

Basildon Creative Tech Festival 2025
10th-28th February 2025
Various events during the festival including by us - contact us to get involved
More details here.

Southend Coding Meetup - online (over 18s)
Mondays, 7pm-9pm
More details here.

From September 24th 2024 we are no longer meeting on Monday evenings online.



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Photos of Raspberry Jams





In 2024, we ran a Hackathon for Social Impact as part of Basildon Creative Tech Festival.
The hackathon follows our Essex County Council Challenge Dementia Hackathon and Southend Smart City Raspberry Jam following our coding ofSouthend Council's Pepper Robot.


If you are interested in learning more about tech, collaborating on projects, learning about careers and technologies, we would love to meet you at our online Southend Coding Meetups and in person Southend Tech Meetups.


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