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Bournemouth IVC Social Club

Bournemouth, D6

We are pleased to see that you are interested in our club. The following information gives you an idea of our club activities and will help you make up your mind about us.


Bournemouth IVC (BIVC) is a friendly social and multiactivity club run by its members and overseen by a committee. We have around 60 subscribers with approximately equal numbers of women and men, the majority of whom are aged 40 and upwards. Members are friendly and welcoming and friendships are made which last outside of the club itself.


Each month members put on a variety of events such as walks, meals out, theatre and cinema outings, book club, quizzes, walking holidays etc which are advertised on Meetup and via occasional bulletins which also give other useful information. We encourage and support events from our members.


If you like the sound of what we do, you can join temporarily which gives you trial membership for 3 months at a cost of £5.00. Please note that for us to administer this we ask for the following: your full name, a contactable email address and telephone number and some form of ID (and £5, of course!).

As a temporary member you will have full access to all of our activities shown on Meetup. If you attend some events and then decide to become a full member, subscription is £15 per annum and your initial £5 trial fee is deducted from this sum*.


Our subscription covers club running costs (Meetup fees and insurance for example) and our audited accounts show how our funds are spent. BIVC is a non profit club and the subscription rate is reviewed annually at the AGM.

 IVC itself is a network of national clubs, first started in this country about 70 years ago by a group of ex-graduates, then known as the Inter-Varsity Club. Since that time IVC and BIVC have grown to include a much more diverse membership. As a member of BIVC you have access to events organised by other IVC groups around the country.


We look forward to welcoming you to our club and seeing you soon at one of our events.


Bournemouth IVC

77 members · Private

The Shack Social

Bournemouth, D6

The Shack Social
Anyone that enjoys life and wants to make memories The shack social A place to gather be it under one roof or a field, or beach. It’s a togetherness and friendship, a place to try new things, meet new people, have fun and laughter. A place to not be alone. The Shack is a new group but I am not, I have a lot of experience and enthusiasm to make the group work as some may already know. It has been a difficult last few months but we are getting there. Soon, we will be out and about and I have lots of new ideas for you. I will have guest hosts at some events or I will host myself. Please bring forward your ideas as this is your group too. My number and email is always available. The Social Shack is a social group for people who want to connect for many reasons - those who are new to the area and want to build a new network of friends, those who are shy and suffer from social anxiety and isolation and those who have lived here their whole lives and now want to widen their social circle. The group welcomes all members ages 45 years and upwards. It’s a scary thing to walk into a place where you don’t know anyone but once you do, you will see many friendly faces and will never go back! I speak from experience. There are times in everybody’s life when they feel lonely, even when they do not consider themselves to be cut off socially. This group is a great opportunity to make friends and get out of the house to do something that maybe you never thought you would before. Your new friends will provide company when you need it! This is where great friendships begin as a result of sharing fun experiences or by learning something new together. You won’t have to travel to far to spend time with new people as the group covers Blandford/Wimborne/Poole/Bournemouth and Christchurch. For a one off payment of just £5 per year will give you all the information and events available to you. This is a safe closed group and will not be open on Facebook,pls make payments before the end of March ..help me to help you and keep things simple Here are some of the things planned such as: camping, walking, cycling, national trust (place of interest) live music, pubs, clubs, concerts, festivals, cinemas, holidays (here and abroad), weekends away, BBQ’s ..obviously holidays abroad will be on the agenda for possibly January onwards Any money left at the end of the year will go towards an Xmas or New Years party and a small donation to a charity of our choice. So if you want to laugh more and meet new people I invite you to join together and step through the door to The shack social where you will be welcomed as a whole new world awaits you! Di Wheeler \ 07787 426019 \ Diana.wheeler@hotmail.co.uk P.S To make a payment please follow as shows: name PayPal \ PayPal.me/pools/c/8x60dPBLKX For payments made via bank transfer please state your name and send to: D L WHEELER \ Account number - 82646465 \ Sort code - 51-81-01
365 members · Private