Update website for 2025

Author: bennuttall

_config.yml

@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
 # You can create any custom variable you would like, and they will be accessible
 # in the templates via {{ site.myvariable }}.
 title: Python North West
-email: pythonnw@gmail.com
+email: ben@bennuttall.com
 description: >- # this means to ignore newlines until "baseurl:"
-  Python North West is a group based in Manchester. It's open to new and experienced Python users alike.
-  We meet on the third Thursday of every month.
+  Python North West is a group based in Manchester.
 url: https://pynw.org # the base hostname & protocol for your site, e.g. http://example.com
 twitter_username: pythonnw
 github_username:  pythonnorthwestengland

index.md

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 layout: home
 ---
-Python North West are a Python user group based in Manchester. We meet on the third Thursday of each month to discuss all things Python. Open to Pythonistas of all ages and experience levels for talks, discussion and occassional coding.
+Python North West is a Python user group based in Manchester.
 
-To find out about our upcoming events, find us on [Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/Python-North-West-Meetup/).
+We're currently looking for a venue to get restarted after a long period of absence following COVID-19.
 
-Our Meetups rely on input from our dedicated and enthusiastic community. If you would like to help us put on an event by volunteering to do a talk, run a workshop, or lead a code session, please let us know using the [Sign Up Form](https://forms.gle/SbxhHN6XessL3JcA6).
+If you can help provide a venue suitable for meetups and talks, please get in touch: **ben [at] bennuttall [dot] com**
 
-If leading a session isn't for you, but you have an idea of a topic you'd be interested in attending a Meetup on, let us know on Meetup, via Twitter, or email.
+Due to extortionate rising costs we have left Meetup.com - so please watch this space (and our new social channels) for updates.
 
-<a class="twitter-timeline" data-tweet-limit="3" data-width="400" show-replies="false" href="https://twitter.com/pythonnw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">pythonnw</a> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 
+Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@pynw