I've set up a Southern group for Ducati riders. Hopefully this will let us know about events and ride outs in the South. Feel free to join, invite others and post if you're down here or want to hear about stuff below the M4! http://ducatiforum.co.uk/groups/southern-ducati-group.htm
We have a 'group' set-up for the SW ... but it doesn't seem to have any advantage over posting into the main forum - less in fact as posts there are if anything less visible.