Welcome to MINI nirvana, as mentioned by all try and get along to an organised run, it's great to put names to faces etc.
You'll find all the info in the meets section, nah, not the counter in the local Asda either
Bas - I bought the pedals from my dealer - Dunedin in Edinburgh. They cost abot £80 for the 3 pedals and the footrest. The expensive thing is the accelerator cos you have to buy the whole unit which includes the electronics. That is about £45. An alternative that a few folk have done (3GGG - he's a Fifer!) is but an extra footrest and glue it to the existing accelerater. This looks pretty good too.