AYWMC meetup & kit SUpport facebook groups
If you are taking part in AYWMC and want to start a new group, first check whether there is one already in existence (below). Please wait until you've finished the first 6 weeks of the main course (the exposure module), then follow the instructions in the "How to set up a new group" help section. (I ask that you wait just so you can check you still love the course after the first module and are still enthusiastic about being an Admin.)
If you find a broken link, or a group that has closed down, or you know of a new one not on the list, please drop me an email using the contact form at the end of this page.
You are welcome to join as many groups as you like. There are a lot of overlaps, especially in the Midlands in the UK - join whichever are local to you.
AYWMC kit groups
Canon - all: https://www.facebook.com/groups/151657838831972/
Canon Powershot: https://www.facebook.com/groups/377898396059854/
Fuji: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1641022939353708/
Lumix: https://www.facebook.com/groups/141534026536967
Nikon B700: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2085369891707679/
Nikon 3100-3400: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1875992869365480/
Nikon D40, D60, D90: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2179569585597729/
Nikon D5000-D7000: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1709954992402750
Nikon D750: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1813281955639570/
Nikon mirrorless: https://www.facebook.com/groups/820976931576274/
Olympus: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2019280595058662/
Pentax: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627254690725241/
Sony: https://www.facebook.com/groups/622171188131407/
AYWMC UK meetup groups
Map from the OS, with permission
Devon & Cornwall: https://www.facebook.com/groups/426136361115051/
East Midlands & Cambs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1463291787084252/
East of Scotland (PH, DD, FK, KY, EH, TD): https://www.facebook.com/groups/212525035960772/
Essex: https://www.facebook.com/groups/130018260963505/
Huntingdonshire, Herts & Beds: https://facebook.com/groups/142941242892747
Kent, Medway & East Sussex (see below for West Sussex group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/280045565856575/
London: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1865588753452708
Midlands: Leics, Notts, Coventry, Warwickshire: https://www.facebook.com/groups/377442299374970/
Norfolk & Suffolk: https://www.facebook.com/groups/299601407240138
North East England: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1021096734659910
North East Scotland: Aberdeenshire & to Inverness: https://www.facebook.com/groups/369318903533648/
North Lincolnshire: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1424288441019416/
North West England incl. North Wales: https://www.facebook.com/groups/163653860855033/
Oxford, Bucks & Northants: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1949271998686059/
Shropshire: https://www.facebook.com/groups/757179674650661/
Somerset, Wiltshire, Bristol & Dorset: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1752075751785734/
South Wales: https://www.facebook.com/groups/290803111404730
Surrey & Hants: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273474813164578/
West Midlands, Birmingham, Worcs, Gloucs, Herefordshire: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1014331398669904/
West Sussex: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1755415864752403
West of Scotland: Ayreshire, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Dunbartonshire: https://www.facebook.com/groups/360828231067927/
West Wales: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1947007068656934/
Yorkshire: https://www.facebook.com/groups/119416455361150
AYWMC USA Meetup groups
Atlanta: https://www.facebook.com/groups/155610128471825/
DC, MD, VA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2056198777955056/
Midwest: https://www.facebook.com/groups/219181388987092/
North East states (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA): https://www.facebook.com/groups/456709758170198/
Portland, Oregon: https://www.facebook.com/groups/436116400128736/
San Fransisco area: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sanfranciscobayaywmc
Seattle Washington area: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1049194945223667/
Southeast States: https://www.facebook.com/groups/406000039822035/
Texas: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aywmctx/
Wisconsin: https://www.facebook.com/groups/325658081491830/
AYWMC rest of the world meetup groups
Australia: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182896195677114/
Canada: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1643517842388863
Norway: https://www.facebook.com/groups/477579222746863/
AYWMC special interest groups
Support for AYWMCers with a disability (set up at the request of a diverse group of members who want a smaller group to chat about challenges not faced by the majority of members, and to share progress and ask questions in a smaller less crowded forum. Disability may be hidden, and no one needs to say anything personal, private or indeed anything they don't want to.)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/347776902720813/
Is your location or kit not covered?
Click here for instructions on how to set up a new group: