Welcome aboard mate. Loving the retro ford profile pic.
Yo .
Do a Google search for UK pinball league. There is a Midlands branch .6 meetings a year .a fiver for five hours of pinball and a lunch. All standards turn up, some guys just come for a chat .Kids to oaps. Noone gets knocked out. Everyone plays the same number of games. Usually 8 to 12 games available .