Well I spoke to Laura (Pole Diamonds) last night; she hadn't read the email yet so it took awhile for me to explain what we wanted! She isn't on SV, obviously. The problem is she is a bit hesitant about us using her poles as they aren't Xpoles (the studio isn't set up for those) and you need a special spanner, etc…. it's a major hassle. I can do it but she'd want to be there to check it was all ok in the beginning and I don't get the impression she is that keen for it, to be honest.
I think we're better off sticking to Manchester, really. The two studios I've been to there were both great (Blush and Raven's) and if we can get one of them to commit to a date it should be easy to sort again…. I don't mind coming to Manchester for awesome pole time!