Just a quick shout out about two events the Open Rights Group are putting on that may be of interest.
Firstly, if you have a child in education or know someone who does, DefendDigitalMe are giving a talk on the National Pupil Database - which may end up selling the data of every child over 6 years old ! The talk is free, and starts at half 6 on the 1st of March in SpacePortX : https://www.meetup.com/ORG-Manchester/events/237374597/
Secondly, the council are hosting a day of events under the banner "Data Smart" - there are events on Wikidata as well as a full blown CryptoParty and we'll even feed you lunch ! That's on Friday 17th March and the days starts at 10am in the Central Libraries' Performance Space. The day is free, but you should get a ticket ahead of time in case we run out of room. The CryptoParty link is: http://bit.ly/2m0tWwi