If you love retro Amstrad, enjoy chatting with fellow enthusiasts, or just want to be around people who understand why these machines still matter, the UKAG WhatsApp community is the place to be.
The UK Amstrad Group is all about bringing together people who share a love for the Amstrad scene. That means the computers, the games, the magazines, the memories, the hardware projects, the collecting, the repairs, and all the brilliant conversations that come with them. Our WhatsApp community gives you an easy way to be part of that, wherever you are.
So what is it?
It is a friendly space to share what you are working on, ask questions, show off new finds, swap stories, and chat about all things retro Amstrad. Whether you are a long-time CPC, PCW or PC user, a returning fan rediscovering your old machine, or someone who has only recently fallen down the wonderfully pixelated rabbit hole, you will be very welcome.
You might be discussing favourite games one minute, hardware fixes the next, and then suddenly be deep in conversation about cover tapes, green screen monitors, or which joystick was really the best.
The WhatsApp group is also one of the best ways to keep up with what UKAG is doing, including our upcoming meetup. Our first official UKAG meet is shaping up to be a fantastic day for Amstrad fans, with a chance to meet fellow enthusiasts in person, including CPC architect Roland Perry, chat, play, share memories, and celebrate the community around these much-loved machines.
Online communities are brilliant, but there is something special about meeting people face-to-face who share the same enthusiasm. The meetup is a chance to put names to faces, see some great machines and projects, and enjoy a day surrounded by people who really get it. The WhatsApp community helps build that sense of connection before the event even begins, so by the time you arrive, you already feel part of it and know who’s who!
How to join
You can use this link to join, share with others, or use the QR code:
Some how to pointers
If you are concerned about privacy, please note that phone numbers aren’t shown to all members:
If you’ve never used a WhatsApp community before, no worries! Once you join you’ll be in the UK Amstrad Group – general chat for all sorts of conversation.
At the top of WhatsApp select the UKAG logo:
This then shows a menu of other groups you can join.
Founding members org chat is for boring stuff behind the scenes, but the Meetup chat is to discuss more specifically around the event. And lookout for other groups to come along in the future.
And the UKAG WhatsApp policy is here.