I found this piece of news today, if any of your group are interested,
this might be a nice way to meet other like-minded groups in the UK
and make a name for your new chapter:
http://blog.okfn.org/2008/10/09/workshop-on-finding-and-re-using-open-scien…
I have a few contacts there that I might be able to introduce people
to, if anybody is interested.
--Andrew Whitworth