Outdoor activities groups near Padstow, C6

**WE'RE ALL ABOUT...** Exploring the outdoors, Exploring food venues, & cultural exploration. Whether its during the day, evening or weekends there are outdoor activities, food, indoor activities and local events at almost every moment 🙂. The aim of the group is to bring together down to earth, fun and sociable optimists who are open to a variety of experiences. You are encouraged to offer your recommendations and suggestions, ranging from your fabulous and not-so-fabulous southwest experiences. Events can be anything related to the pursuit of happiness and are only limited by our imagination. Here are some examples: New and Existing Restaurants / Country pubs Street Markets Outdoor adventures, activities and hikes Festivals Kayaking and Canoeing Camping adventures Cycling Board Gaming We embrace inclusivity and diversity alongside all 'minority groups', including LGBTQ+, all religions, races and etc. We have zero tolerance towards prejudice and discrimination in all its forms. We often focus on having smallish meet ups (6 to 16 people) which makes it easier to get to know others within the activity.. MEMBERSHIP: To help cover the running cost of the group, we will invite you to contribute either £1/£2 per person for each meetup attended. Alternatively you can request to pay a £5 annual membership. This helps to cover the site membership fees and administration. Membership options: PAY AS YOU GO - pay £1/£2 subs each time you attend a South Devon Food Heaven event. < ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP - £5 per person per year from the 1st day of you joining which will allow you to attend all sessions during your membership year subs-free. The renewal date will then be the 1st anniversary day the following year. If you choose not to renew your annual membership, then your membership will revert to pay as you go. Paid annual membership with Exploring Cornwall will also cover annual membership for the same period with: [GO EXPLORE ~ Devon & Beyond (Totnes, United Kingdom) | Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/GO-EXPLORE-Devon-Beyond) **HOST MEMBERSHIP** \- become a host and arrange at least a couple of events over the course of a year and get your membership free for the year\. If you would like to take advantage of the Host membership please message the organiser to make the necessary arrangements\. **DEPOSITS & PAYMENTS** For certain venues (e.g. pubs, cafes and restaurants,), we will ask for a minimum £5 deposit. This is either required by the venue and/or, by our meetup group to reserve your place. In the event of late drop out or no show, deposits are only returned in the event that someone else replaces you. This also applies for deposits and payments for trips, nights away, camping and kayaking etc. Deposits and payments are only returned in the event that someone else replaces you. **IMPORTANT - SAFETY & LIABILITY:** The group is for adults aged 21 and over only. Needless to say that we need to look after our own health and be mindful of others. The event organisers/hosts are not a professionals and are not liable for your safety. You're responsible for your own safety. If anyone is showing symptoms of Covid-19, is currently self-isolating, shielding, or has been advised to self-isolate or shield then please do not show up to the events. To reiterate, each participant is responsible for their own safety and nobody assumes responsibility for any kind of ill-health, injury, damage or loss that might happen. Please bear in mind that all the Exploring Cornwall activities are deemed as self-guided with a hobby group. The hosts are not qualified leaders or proclaim to be experts. Any activity details, travel advice, instructions and other content merely represent our shared personal knowledge, research and suggestion, as adventure, culture and food fun-atics. As this is no business there is no "product", "service" or "package" and also no "tour guide" or "operator", unless specifically hired for that purpose. A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF FITNESS IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.. (ensure that you have suitable footwear and waterproofs, and bring water and food etc) By participating in the events you acknowledge and agree with this disclaimer. **CONDUCT & NO-SHOWS:** We ask that you treat all members in the group as you would wish to be treated yourself. The group will not tolerate harassment or prejudice of any description. If concerns are raised you will be banned from the group and reported to the meetup site. Please let people know if you can no longer make an event, it saves the people who do attend from having to wait to see if you're going to turn up. People who join an event and then don't show up will be marked as a "NO-SHOW". Continuous no shows may result in you being banished to Explorer hell. Now you wouldn't want that to happen would you!

This group is partly about connecting screenwriters in Devon and Cornwall, but is also for *anyone* interested in writing screenplays, and especially in receiving and providing feedback on a completed TV or feature script. So there is no requirement to be in Cornwall or Devon (or even the UK!) to attend our virtual meetings, but note that any in-person activities will likely be based in Devon or Cornwall. We currently have two main activities: One is a monthly meeting (held via zoom) at which we provide feedback on one feature or two TV scripts. The idea is simple: the scripts are posted one week before the meeting for group members to read in advance, then at the meeting everyone provides constructive feedback to the author(s). We also organize real world meetings, which at present are simply mixers (and typically occur in Plymouth on a roughly monthly basis), but in future these might involve group members meeting up during a writing festival. We may also meet in Exeter in the near future. If any group member would like to host an in-person meeting, perhaps closer to their own area or in association with a particular event, I'd be very happy to chat about this! You can contact me at planetwriter at gmail dot com :-)

This is a meetup group for people in the software, IT, tech and associated digital industries in Cornwall. The main aim is to start building a stronger community of people working in digital industries in the far Southwest UK. We are looking for anyone who is a developer, analyst, coder, geek, digital creative, online marketeer, or digi-other-type. Anyone is free to join whether their digital activities are their job, business, work, hobby or educational course! The group will move to different locations across the county with a huge variety of events taking place.

The "Enjoy Cornwall” Meetup group is a social group welcoming all over 50’s. We plan a variety of events like regular walks, cinema, meals, music and much more! It is a great way to meet like-minded people and make new friends. Meet Up charges us admin fees, so there is a Membership fee of £12 a year to cover costs. This gives you unlimited access to activities.( Bank details for payment will be direct messaged to you on joining) We look forward to seeing you soon to enjoy what our beautiful county has to offer! Tim and Debbie

Welcome to Adventures with Rick! We are a group of friendly, inclusive, fun loving sociable types who enjoy getting out and about doing a variety of activities in the company of both old and new friends alike. Games and picnics around a firepit on the beach, cycling, sailing, lunches, dinners, bowling, live music and entertainment events, football golf, pitch and putt and maybe whatever else you might like to suggest...? If you have any ideas about something different that you might like to do, please tell us. We may not have thought of it yet and it might be something we could all enjoy doing together! The founding members are from far flung parts of Cornwall and so events are not limited to one specific area. Our leader Rick, has been a well loved member of several different Meetup groups for many years and is well versed in what’s needed to run a successful group. He’s an upbeat, happy, warm, friendly and sociable character who has the ability to make everybody feel instantly welcome and comfortable. The existing members also look forward to welcoming you, so do come along. We are sure you will be glad you did! In the past we have requested a contribution of £1 per event from all attending members to go towards the costs of running the Meetup page.  There have been many contributions since the start up of the group and we are proud and happy to be able to report that we have made a sizeable donation to Cornwall Air Ambulance during this time.  But going forwards, because there is still so much money in the kitty from past contributions, Rick has decided to give back to the group and make it free to everybody for as long as the funds cover expenses.  We foresee this to be for years to come!  So please come and enjoy all events free of charge! We have just a couple of requests;- \* That you please let us know as soon as possible if you are unable to make it to an event you've signed up for. \* That you please not attend if you or anybody in your household has shown symptoms of Covid-19 or has tested positive in the last 10 days. We look forward to meeting up with you soon. May there be many more fun times ahead! Janelle (Co-organiser).

This is a social activity group aimed at having some laughs, meeting up with friends both old and new, whilst enjoying the fabulous Cornish landscape! We are a friendly, welcoming, inclusive group for adults of all ages. With most of the activities: events; dining (including picnics and moonlight feasts); or cultural, based around walks of different lengths and types. So you must be fit enough to walk, but we do so at a relaxed pace and are very laid back. Walks and events are planned for all over Cornwall and beyond, for various days of the week and at different times of day. Some are only for a couple of hours, most are half a day with some a full day, with a swim, meal or gig along the way. Oh and each month we plan a ‘Mystery Day Mooch Around’ with a couple of challenges, a few surprises and a social event to round the day off. The Meetup organisation charges every group a subscription to belong to their website, so there is a contribution fee of £2 per event from all attending members to go towards the costs of running this Meetup page. However, you can pay £6 for 6 months and can attend (within reason), as many of the events organised, without paying any further attendance fees during this time. There will be at least 6 events a month across a broad spectrum of interests. You will be expected to pay for those events where there will be additional costs such as meals, gig tickets, admission charges, hospitality, bus/train fares, car parking and public toilet charges… As a group it is important that every member deserves to be treated with respect and kindness. Any inconsiderate behaviour within the group will not be tolerated and dealt with swiftly. Group sizes for a walk or event are kept to a manageable size, up to 15 at any one time and some are repeated on a regular basis. Due to issues in the past, for those unable to attend a Meetup they have signed up for, it is important to remove yourself off the list as soon as possible, so others can take your place. We are all responsible for our own health and safety when attending events, especially if you bring your pet on a walk. The organisers are hosting walks and social events for members and do not hold any qualifications or liability insurance. It is advisable to always bring good walking footwear and weather appropriate clothing, as some of the paths can get muddy and slippery even in our Summer! Look forward to seeing you😊

Need to unwind, had a busy week and want to chillax and have some fun? Well this is a social group centered around giving its members time to kick back and have some laughs and banter while taking part in fun activities, games and social evenings. If you have a competitive side and enjoy Poker, pool, bowling, pub quizzes and board games, then this is the Meetup to join. Or maybe just go for a relaxing drink or a bite to eat. If going to the cinema is something you enjoy, then why not go as a group and enjoy the experience together.

Whatever we do, it will be fun for everyone to enjoy. So why not join my friendly, relaxed social group because there is fun to be had :) All welcome 30's and over.

**If you consider yourself introverted, sensitive or shy, then we're your people.** Our Meet Ups across Cornwall gently connect quieteers like us in a safe, relaxing space where it's okay to talk and it's okay to be quiet too.   We can't wait to welcome you. **Why we're (quietly) meeting up** We know what it’s like. Meeting new people and going to new places as an introverted, shy or sensitive person can feel daunting. So often it feels like we need to try and push ourselves to match the louder, chattier people in the room to be able to form connections and let our voices be heard. But it shouldn’t have to be that way. We believe that there should be [more inclusion, fairness and equal opportunities](https://quietconnections.co.uk/blog/quiet-voices-matter/) in society for quiet people like us - and our regular Meet Ups are one of the ways that we’re advocating for this change. We’ve created these safe spaces across Cornwall to help you connect with likeminded quiet people, feel more confident and flourish as your true quiet self. Here, your quietness is not only accepted… it’s celebrated. **What to expect from the Meet Ups** **A relaxed, welcoming environment** We’ve carefully chosen our Meet Ups spaces so that they’re calm, cosy and comfortable and we tend to keep our groups small. We have casual, optional activities for you to participate in if you wish. And tea, coffee and biscuits are a given!    **It’s okay to talk and it’s okay to be quiet too** We understand that you may prefer to ease into conversation gradually, or that some days you might like to sit quietly with a good book whilst simply in the company of others. We welcome both quietude and chatter.   **You can go at your own pace** Our intention is to help you connect with others - but there’s absolutely no pressure to participate or set any big goals. You’re invited to step into the space and contribute when you're ready; or you can sit back and quietly observe if that’s what feels right for you.    **A community of understanding** Our gentle-natured group leaders and the quieteers attending our Meet Ups are likely to share similar feelings and experiences with you. So here you can connect with people who truly get you - and feel part of a supportive, welcoming community.    **A space to be yourself** We encourage stretching your comfort zone and trying new things. But ultimately our Meet Ups are designed to help you simply be with other quiet people in a way that feels authentic to your true, quiet, wonderful self. **Find your nearest Meet Up and join the Quieteers Club at [www.quietconnections.co.uk/meetups](http://quietconnections.co.uk/meetups)**