LIKE A PHOENIX WE RISE

So its been a long 7 months since i took the hard decision to close The People’s Meeple Cafe in Huddersfeild City Centre. The decision was made in order to save the business in the long haul which meant some …
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The People’s Meeple Podcasts

Listen to the wandering thoughts of me Ric Kemp as I talk to you about things that are board game related. From favourite games to game mechanics to why we play games and much much more in the latest episode …
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Pandemic Legacy: Pizza Time.

People’s Meeple board game café re opens May 17th When Ric Kemp opened his new board game café The People’s Meeple in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in December 2019 he was hoping to make some brass. His fist full of meeples, he …
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Its time for a COMEBACK!

As we prepare to reopen our doors for reatil and takeaway on April 12th and then to let all you lovely people come and play games inside on May 17th, we have to ask ourself, what will the new normal …
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COVID UPDATE:

500 The Café is opening its doors again to the public on Wednesday the 8th of July. In line with the guidance from the government there is a new normal that the café will be following to ensure the safety of our staff and …
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SURVIVING LOCKDOWN

ARE THINGS RETURNING TO NORMAL? So we find ourselves 11 weeks in and nothing is as it should be which means a whole new world for everyone taking part in the human race. For the Cafe and myself it has resulted …
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Crazy Times Ahead

These crazy times have led to me having to make the hard choice to close the venue until we know more about our options
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Kirklees TV come to the Cafe

Kirklees TV come to the cafe to talk about why we do what we do. What inspired us to do it and why we picked Huddersfield. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0tIZ7EV0sI&t=20s
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