It is a long time since I have went to one, it closed down because no one wanted to run it, because the people who ran it were just too busy in their lives...no they didn't ask me, anyway, with the things that go on in my life, would of been the same, but 20 times theirs
Most of them were or are part of meet up groups, where you have tonnes in London, I am part of the lmpg, where there are currently over 2000 member, including myself, so if you join up, you might see me
Sometimes it include dirge lectures on flash photography from pros, as other types of lectures per week, mainly Saturdays etc
Personally haven't learnt diddly squat from them, most of the stuff I have learnt from here POTN, though I do need a college course, not online one (too distracting and not on a good broadband either) to refine my skills a lot better than it is now