About us
Welcome to the Laravel Manchester meetup group, officially part of the Laravel community.
We'll be hosting regular meetups for developers, enthusiasts, and anyone interested in Laravel, with talks from Laravel lovers across the UK.
Join us at our next meetup and become a part of the Manchester Laravel community!
See you there ๐
Upcoming events
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Laravel Manchester #3
Street Group HQ, 11-13 Spear Street, Manchester, GBJoin us for Laravel Manchester #3 on Wednesday, 22nd April 2026! ๐
We'll be hosting regular meetups for developers, enthusiasts, and anyone interested in Laravel, with talks from Laravel lovers across the UK.
In this meetup, we'll be hearing from:
Speakers and talks ๐
1. Laravel in the Trenches: 7 Years of Wins, Woes, and WTFs
- Toby Bradshaw, Principal Engineer at Street Group
Toby will be sharing the lessons learnt from building an enterprise-grade SaaS platform with Laravel - what went well, what went wrong, and what they'd definitely do differently if starting again.2. Ulysses versus The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Andy Carter, Technical Team Lead at Evoluted
As AI becomes more prevalent in our industry, it's more important than ever to recognise the value of true craftsmanship. In this talk, we'll draw insights from two literary classics to explore why writing clean, thoughtful code still matters.Agenda ๐
17:45 - Arrival
18:30 - Welcome and talk #1
19:00 - Break
19:15 - Talk #2
19:45 - Drinks
20:30 - Event closeYour host
- Evan Burrell, Engineering Manager at Street GroupLocation
Street Group HQ
11-13 Spear Street
Manchester
M1 1JUSee you there!
PS, big thanks to our sponsors, Tact, who'll be sorting food & drink for us (legends) and Street Group for providing the venue. Go give them a like on LinkedIn!
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Past events
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