It's nearly that time again. The UKBC 2012 starts on 27/28 January with the South East Heat. We will populate the thread as the competition gets nearer. Anyone round here competing this year?
Details from the SCAE site:
http://scaeuk.com/uk-barista-championship.php
Schedule of heats:
27/28 Jan, South East, London, hosted by DunnE Frankowski
8/9 Feb, South West, Exeter, Westcountry Catering Exhibition at Expowest
17 Feb, Northern, Newcastle, hosted by Pumprey's (TMCer Stuart Lee 'Mentness' Archer)
3 March, Midlands, Norwich, hosted by Mad About Coffee
16 March, Scottish, Glasgow, hosted by Matthew Algie
20 March, Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down, hosted by Johnsons Coffee
Semi-Finals & UKBC 2012 Final:
27-29 April, London, London Coffee Festival, hosted by Allegra