Twestival Local provides lots of fun for Twitterers

From 10 to 13 September, Twitterers all over the world gathered together for a good cause at the so called Twestivals, run by volunteers independently. Here you see the cheerful Cornwall team Photograph: Paul Richards/@pr4photos/PR

Brighton Twitterers hosted a kitsch murder mystery evening and raised over £1,300 for a local charity, Martlets Hospice. Photograph: birghtwestival/PR

@rah_rah was one of the organisers of "Murder She Twote" Photograph: brightwest/PR

Twitterers took the chance to meet offline, here @jaygooby with a recent recruit to Twitter, @dompates ... Photograph: brightwest/PR

... and Dan 'The Looming Detective' Wilson, known on Twitter as @wilson_dan Photograph: PR

In London, where the Twestivals started, the team organised a big event Photograph: Jon Cartwright / @JonCart/Public Domain

Part of the party was that the Twitterers were wearing a name tag to be able to recognise each other in the offline world Photograph: Jon Cartwright /@JonCart/Public Domain

In the Twestival at the London venue, Vinopolis, the Twitterers chatted, had a drink, listened to concerts or played Xbox together in Twitter-blue light Photograph: Peter Filcek/Public Domain

Getting into Twitter with the create-your-own-birdie-project Photograph: Jon Cartwright/Public Domain

Or pass on your ideas and get into the charming collaborative storytelling Photograph: Peter Filcek/Public Domain

People partied till the early morning at for Childline at the Twestival local London Photograph: Jon Cartwright/Public Domain

The Cardiff Twestival impressed with its lovely poster Photograph: Alex Scott Design/@xgfx/PR

At the Fat Cat Bar in Cardiff, Twitterers raised money for Mind for a Better Health Photograph: Doug Williams/Public Domain

With the help of DJ Keith Bishop from The Office, twitterers in Cardiff took over the Fat Cat Bar Photograph: Doug Williams/Public Domain