Outdoor activities groups near Ticehurst, E2

🌟 Welcome to Maidstone Adventure Socials! 🌟 Are you looking to break out of the usual routine and build a circle of friends who are up for regular adventures, creative escapades, and making lasting memories together? Look no further! 🎯 What’s the goal? 🎯 Our goal is to connect like-minded adventurers in Maidstone and the surrounding areas who want to do more than just meet for a drink (although trust us, there will be plenty of post-event cocktails and bites to eat!). We’re all about doing something—whether it’s escaping from a challenging escape room, zipping through a go-kart track, or kicking back over board games with a cup of mulled wine. Together, we’ll laugh, challenge ourselves, and maybe even learn a thing or two along the way. 👋Who are we hoping to meet? 👋 We’re looking for adventurous, fun-loving spirits who want to blow off steam in more engaging ways than the usual bar scene. Whether you’re into physical challenges like ziplining and rock climbing, or prefer more laid-back but interactive fun like quiz nights or cooking classes, there’s something here for everyone. This is the group for anyone who wants to recapture the joy of games, laughter, and shared experiences in a friendly, low-pressure atmosphere. 🎪What will you do at our events? 🎪 Every month, we’ll dive into a mix of thrilling and chilled activities, always with a gaming or interactive twist! One month, you might be go-karting in Chatham, and the next, kicking back at a board game café. Maybe we’ll be firing up the adrenaline at an indoor climbing session, or getting creative with a chocolate-making class at a seaside chocolatier. From escape rooms and segway tours to axe throwing, karaoke nights, and day trips to the beach—there’s always something exciting on the horizon. ✨Perfect for you if: ✨ · You're looking for friendships built on shared experiences · You believe the best conversations happen while doing something fun · You want to try new things in a supportive, laid-back atmosphere · You're up for both heart-racing challenges and chilled social sessions · You're ready to stop double-tapping other people's adventures and start creating your own 🥳

Welcome to MJ OUTDOOR ADVENTURES! We are a Kent based hiking / walking group. This group is for people who want to explore the world around them, meet new people, learn about new areas and laugh along the way. We are based in Medway and put on weekly walks in the surrounding area as well as Swale, Gravesend, Sevenoaks, Kent Coast, High Weald, Darent Valley, North Downs and more! In addition to weekly guided walks we organize various outdoor activities including wild food foraging, challenge distance events, womens wellness walks, national trails and trips away. Whether you are an experienced outdoor enthusiast or just starting to explore walking, our group is super friendly and welcoming. Connect with like-minded individuals, make new friends, and create memories. Your guide is a fully insured Lowland Leader with Outdoor First Aid and trained in Nutrition. Check out our socials: www.instagram.com/mj.outdoor.adventures https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555634948892

This group has evolved as a kind of additional social wing to the group “South Downs Midweek Walks Via Public Transport” - encompassing anything that goes beyond “midweek walks” - but especially music & culture - and perhaps other outdoorsy things (like easy-cycling or beginner-level sports/fitness activities), all in a very relaxed, friendly atmosphere. I have a particular interest in building audiences for classical music (as a musician myself) but equally enjoy mainstream popular/jazz/world music. Other events might include visits to art galleries, historical houses, theatre, cinema, comedy - or different types of social event (eg. snooker night/games night) - I’m open to suggestions. I have also created a new group for London-based events, "London Classical Music & Culture" - do take a look: [https://www.meetup.com/london-classical-music-culture/](https://www.meetup.com/london-classical-music-culture/)

This Meetup group is hosted by the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK). We teach Raja Yoga as a way of experiencing peace of mind and a positive approach to life. In addition, we provide a number of events, talks, workshops and seminars for people for all religious and cultural backgrounds to explore their own spirituality and learn life skills of reflections and meditation, devrived from Raja Yoga. This has helped thousands of people across the UK develop inner calm, clear thinking and personal well-being.

The group will be promoting the events and activities in and around Tunbridge Wells. Find out more about us on our website: www.brahmakumaris.org/uk/tunbridgewells.

The Brahma Kumaris (UK) is part of a worldwide network of over 8,500 centres in more than 100 countries, the first of which was founded in India in the 1930's. We are a registered charity in England and Wales (269971) and Scotland (SCO40512) and offer all our activities FREE as a service to the community.

W K Social Circle stands for West Kent Social Circle. We are a small local friendly social group that holds events in Tunbridge Wells and surrounding areas. The average age range of the group members are 40's to mid sixties but anyone is welcome. We hold events most weekends and some during the week. Most of our events are close to Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge but we also organise day trips to the coast. We offer a range of activities ranging from eating out at local restaurants, quiz evenings, cinema and theatre trips to the odd game of crazy golf. We hope to see you at an event soon. Please note we also operate a WhatsApp group if you are interested. If you are keen to attend any events please book in via Meet up or the official WhatsApp group, not directly to the event organiser as this confuses those coming. **ATTENDANCE** We recommend that you try to come along within the first 10 weeks of joining. If you are shy or reluctant for whatever reason, contact one of our event hosts and we'll help you attend by meeting you outside the venue. Be aware that we are starting to actively manage our members list and will consider removing inactive members to keep our membership count real. You will be able to request to re_join at a later date. THIS IS NOT A SINGLES OR DATING GROUP - This group's prime aim is to organise fun activities for people to enjoy and to enable people to socialise together. Most of our members tend to be single but we also have many couples within the group too. Our main aim is to create a community of people who support each other!

If you're in, or interested in, Software Development, DevOps, or other Dev related technology domains - and live in or near Tunbridge Wells - this is the group you've been waiting for! We might just meet for a drink and a chat, or we might get more organised and have presentations or other activities. We'll see where this takes us. We also have our own channel on the Tunbridge Wells Discord, [https://discord.gg/G3XazT4y](https://discord.gg/G3XazT4y).

Hello and welcome to the Tonbridge 30's And 40's group. Join the WhatsApp Chat Groups: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FXI0zOLe4DNHDMdVlBLDbq **OVERVIEW** We are a group who like to get together for social events ranging from drinks at a local, brunches and meals out, to karaoke and festival/musical events. We are a social and activities based group from Tonbridge and the surrounding area. We have some big changes coming for 2023, so keep your eyes open for those. Our regular events include:- Brunches, Meals out, Live Music Events, Pub Meetups, Karaoke nights, etc.… As summer is on its way, we are also considering other events like Days & Nights out in London, Theatre, Beach & other day trips and more… **COST** In Tonbridge 30's And 40's is completely free to join at this time. However, some events may require a ticket to be purchased through the 3rd party organisers. In the event that a group booking results in discounted tickets, we may ask you to pay in advance to receive the discount. **CODE OF CONDUCT / BEHAVIOUR** We expect everybody to treat others with respect. We will remove any member showing inappropriate or antisocial behaviour. **AGE RANGE** We have listed this group as 30's to 40's. However, in our sister group **[Tonbridge socialising](https://www.meetup.com/tonbridgesocialising/),** We try to maintain a diverse age range within the group from people in their early 20's through to people in their 60's and above. **MARITAL STATUS** **THIS IS NOT A SINGLES OR DATING GROUP** \- This group's prime aim is to organise fun activities for people to enjoy and to enable people to socialise together\. Most of our members tend to be single but we also have many couples within the group too\. Our main aim is to create a community of people who support each other\! **JOINING THE GROUP** Anybody can join at anytime. **ATTENDANCE** We recommend that you try to come along within the first 6 weeks of joining. If your shy or reluctant for whatever reason, contact one of our event hosts and we'll help you take that first step. Be aware that we are starting to actively manage our members list and will consider removing inactive members to keep our membership count real. You will be able to re-join at another time. **PREREQUISITES** We do require all members to have a portrait style photo of themselves for identification purposes. If you submit a photo or picture of anything/anyone else but yourself, we will be in contact to advise you of this requirement. This is important for the hosts as we need to know who is coming to the events, but it also increases the trust and security within the group - which is very important to us. **We look forward to meeting you soon.**

Hello and welcome to the Tonbridge Socialising group. Join the Community Chat here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FXI0zOLe4DNHDMdVlBLDbq **OVERVIEW** We are a group who like to get together for social events ranging from drinks at a local, brunches and meals out, to karaoke and festival/musical events. We are a social and activities based group from Tonbridge and the surrounding area. We have some big changes coming for 2023, so keep your eyes open for those. Our regular events include:- Brunches, Meals out, Live Music Events, Pub Meetups, Karaoke nights, etc.… As summer is on its way, we are also considering other events like Days & Nights out in London, Theatre, Beach & other day trips and more… **COST** In Tonbridge Socialising is completely free to join at this time. However, some events may require a ticket to be purchased through the 3rd party organisers. In the event that a group booking results in discounted tickets, we may ask you to pay in advance to receive the discount. **CODE OF CONDUCT / BEHAVIOUR** We expect everybody to treat others with respect. We will remove any member showing inappropriate or antisocial behaviour. **AGE RANGE** We try to maintain a diverse age range within the group from people in their early 20's through to people in their 60's and above. **MARITAL STATUS** THIS IS NOT A SINGLES OR DATING GROUP - This group's prime aim is to organise fun activities for people to enjoy and to enable people to socialise together. Most of our members tend to be single but we also have many couples within the group too. Our main aim is to create a community of people who support each other! **JOINING THE GROUP** Anybody can join at anytime. **ATTENDANCE** We recommend that you try to come along within the first 6 weeks of joining. If your shy or reluctant for whatever reason, contact one of our event hosts and we'll help you take that first step. Be aware that we are starting to actively manage our members list and will consider removing inactive members to keep our membership count real. You will be able to re-join at another time. **PREREQUISITES** We do require all members to have a portrait style photo of themselves for identification purposes. If you submit a photo or picture of anything/anyone else but yourself, we will be in contact to advise you of this requirement. This is important for the hosts as we need to know who is coming to the events, but it also increases the trust and security within the group - which is very important to us. **We look forward to meeting you soon.**

Hi all,

Firstly welcome. 

Secondly meet up is quite an expensive platform and we can only afford to limit the group to 50 members due to its prices. 

Therefore we have to be quite strict on participation. We are sorry but we really need active members who are going to come along and support other writers. We can’t as a group of fellow creatives support those who just sit on our platform and do not participate. We do not have the funds. 

We want to be as inclusive and supportive as we can but we need you to do the same. It’s a two way street.

The group itself is for anyone interesting in writing, all kinds of writing whether its poetry, novel writing, screenplays, flash fiction memoirs, non- fiction etc. It is set up to help and support fellow writers and creatives in a environment where if they wish they can discuss in confidence their current works in progress whatever that may be.

It is to talk and share ideas about writing, share books that help each other progress, find inspiration and just chat about writing.

It is hoped that once established we can locate and share writing competitions for group members, attend literary festivals where we can meet writers and hear what has worked for them, find courses on writing to help improve our writing, and find out about literary agents. Plus it is also hoped that it may be arranged that we could have bestselling authors or literary agents come and visit and talk to us. If we do manage this obviously this could incur an extra charge for that event.

All writers dream about being published and this group hopefully can also share ideas regarding that whether its traditionally published, hybrid or being independently published through Kindle and createspace. <br>

Whatever stage you are at your writing every person who started writing was there once!

Writing can be a lonely occupation or hobby. This group hopes that it will make it a less lonely place. It is a group that is there for you!

Please can all writers join with a true likeness photo of themselves - this is to help event hosts recognise you when you come to a meet up so no animals, cartoons or children will be accepted.

Also please can you answer what type of writing you are doing, have done or would like to do if writing is something that you would like to try out. This is also to help us guide events that may interest writers such as author talks, literary festivals and other such things.

If critquing or giving feedback on another writer's or creative's work please remember constructive critisicm is always good but destructive critisicm is not and treat a fellow writer or creative how you would like to be treated please!

Unfortunately due to the cost of the meet up fees and also the hope in securing a good location we do have to charge a small fee per meet up. That is currently set at £1 per meet up. We have no other charges.

We look forward to welcoming you and really getting on with some good writing and hopefully we can get some good authors to come and visit our group and do some good writers stuff.

We are always looking out also for good quality and totally free venues. 

Writing isn’t a lucrative venture as people think but it’s art- it’s painting, painting with words to create pictures.

**Bonjour et bienvenue à bord.** Tunbridge Wells Francophiles -the French Conversation Group has **been in existence for over ten years** and continues to grow and evolve. You will find a warm and inviting group with Members traveling from all over Kent, Sussex, and Surrey to attend our Meetup. We are a very informal, friendly, and jolly group – so please do not be afraid to come along. We will be looking forward to meeting you.  In terms of fluency, **there is a mixture of conversational standards within the Group but, it is preferable to have a minimum level of conversational French** to be able to join in with the discussions, as beginners may struggle. However, this group is by no means intended to be just for those who speak French perfectly: it is also about meeting people and making friends with a mutual interest in France, and things French. Everyone helps each other improve their spoken French in a positive and helpful way that builds confidence in speaking a foreign language. Regardless of your ability, you are very welcome. We meet on a **Monday evening for conversational French** at a restaurant in Tunbridge Wells **every two weeks.** The restaurant has been selected because it has a pleasant ambiance, a good menu at reasonable prices, and is located **near the centre of Tunbridge Wells**, so people can either walk or drive there. Most people have dinner, but some just join us just for a drink and a chat. **We start around 19.30**  and we speak conversational French for most of the evening but when the coffees arrive, we switch back to speaking English for the last 20 minutes or so. We usually finish around 22.00 and at most meetings, we get between 10-18 attendees. Some people are regulars who come to every meetup and others on an ad-hoc basis. We also organise other activities such as going to the Trinity Theatre in Tunbridge Wells to see French films or the occasional day trip to France.  We always welcome suggestions from members for other things to do. To cover our fixed costs, such as payments to Meetup head office for the cost of running the website and other incidental costs, **we charge a one-off joining/ membership fee of £5.00 plus a rolling £10.00 subscription charge to cover 5 meetings**, which you then renew to pay for another additional 5 meetings. However, we only ask for payments after your first visit. Please come along and see if our group is for you. If it is and you want to join, then we will ask you for the subscription. We ask that you come to a meeting within the first two months of joining which gives you four opportunities to join us in this period. If you do not come within this period, we will cancel your application but you are very welcome to re-apply and then come when it is convenient for you. **All payments are made by Internet banking** for simplicity. We are a not-for-profit group and after covering our running costs and maintaining a healthy surplus to pay for the next year’s subscription to HQ, we return all excess surpluses back to the regular Members of the Group, usually at Christmas. All funds are accounted for.  **How to join?** Please complete the application form. We require that you post a photo of yourself on your profile. It must show your face as it helps us recognise you on your first visit, so we can meet and greet you. Also, so we can help you on your first visit by seating you next to someone with a similar standard of spoken French, please indicate your level of fluency. If you do not know your level of spoken French, advice is given on this website. [https://www.france-langue.com/french-levels/](https://www.france-langue.com/french-levels/Finally,) Finally, the Group has also agreed that Members cannot use the Group as an opportunity to sell goods or services. **What next?** When we have received your application, please come along to a meeting to see if the group is for you. There is no charge for attending your first meeting. Then if you wish to join us you will need to make your payment of £15.00, you will then have access to the programme of meetings/events. The £15.00 is made up of a one-off joining /membership fee of £5.00 combined with your first subscription of £10 for 5 meetings. After 5 meetings, you then pay again for additional meetings.  Finally, If you would like any further information about our group, please email:  **maggie123meet@gmail.com** or **gareth.meetup@gmail.com**  **Quotes from attendees about Tunbridge Wells Francophiles** These are just some of the comments that we have received about the Group. Carol ***“Thanks to everyone who came along for making it such a fun evening”.*** Marcus ***“A pleasure. Nice to see everyone; good food”.*** Brian ***“I really enjoyed last night. Great to make the acquaintance of new members plus spending time with "old" friends. The group goes from strength to strength”.*** Alan ***“Good fun”*** Jean ***« Really enjoyable evening and my guest enjoyed it too and wants to join us again.”*** **It's a very informal, friendly, and jolly group - don't be afraid to come along!**

**Our Group:** Although badged as an 'Over 40s' group, we welcome over 35s, and are a group of like-minded social people who enjoy going out and meeting up with others to do a whole range of activities. **What We Do:** Events will mainly take place in the Hastings area, though our countryside walks and other one-off events may be further afield. Our events include countryside and coastal walks, going out for dinner, coffee mornings, park walks, craft events, board games evenings and catching local bands etc. We make sure we have a laugh on the way! Please have a look at our 'past' events as well as our upcoming ones to get a better idea of the types of events that we put on. **Rules:** We do have Group Rules that we expect our members to adhere to and these can be found at the end of this section. **Application Requirements:** Please ensure that your ‘Profile Name’ includes your first name. The use of initials only, such as TC, BLT, JR, or similar, is not acceptable in this group. You can edit your Profile Name in 'Edit Profile' if needed. Please ensure that your profile displays a recent photo of yourself alone that includes your face, head, and shoulders. Images of your pet, a cartoon, or a group photo (two persons or more) are not acceptable, as the Event Host and other members need to be able to identify you. You can load a new profile photo in your profile ‘Settings’. **Event Fees:** A few of our events, such as countryside walks where site recces are required to assess the feasibility of a walk and to determine the route, may result in the Event Organiser incurring costs. While we are very grateful to our Event Organisers for giving up their time to organise events, we do not expect them to be out of pocket. As such for some events the organiser may choose to charge an 'Event Fee' to cover their costs. This will be payable on the day to the Event Host and will not normally exceed £1 per person. If such a fee is applicable this will be clearly stated in the event's 'Details'. This fee will be in addition to any personal costs that an attendee may incur such as parking fees, and food and drink costs etc. **Safeguarding:** Please behave appropriately when interacting with other members, and note that this is a social group and not a dating site! We reserve the right to remove from our group any members who harass or bully other members. We also recommend that members report any such instances to Meetup. The following link refers: https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001673631-Harassment-and-bullying-offline Please note that while our team do everything possible to create a safe environment for our group's members, we are not responsible for experiences that members have in other Meetup groups. **Group Rules** 1. Your Profile a) Please ensure that your ‘Profile Name’ includes your first name. The use of initials only, such as TC, BLT, JR, or similar, is not acceptable in this group. You can edit your Profile Name in 'Edit Profile' if needed. b) Please ensure that your profile displays a recent photo of yourself alone that includes your face, head, and shoulders. Images of your pet, a cartoon, or a group photo (two persons or more) are not acceptable, as the Event Host and other members need to be able to identify you. You can load a new profile photo in your profile ‘Settings’. 2. Fees a) Event Fees - Event Organisers can choose to charge an 'Event Fee' to cover their costs if they so wish. This will be payable on the day at the start of the event and will be detailed in the Event ‘Description’. This fee will be in addition to any personal costs that an attendee may incur such as parking fees, and food and drink costs etc. 3. Reserving a Place at an Event a) Only reserve a place on an event if you have a clear intention of attending it. If you are unsure whether you will be available, or you think there is a possibility that you may not want to go, then please do not reserve a place until nearer the time. If you require transport to get to an event then use the event 'Comments' to request this, stating your whereabouts. If you are fortunate enough to be offered a lift by another member, then please offer to contribute to their costs. Do not directly approach another member requesting a lift. Do not RSVP to the event until your transport has been confirmed. There is an option in Meetup to add an event to a list of 'Favourites', which enables you to have a record of an upcoming event without having had to commit to attending it. b) Having identified an event that you are able to attend and wish to do so, select the event ‘Attend’ or RSVP button to reserve your place. Your status for the event will then be ‘Going’, unless the event is already full in which case you may be placed on a ‘Waitlist’. Persons on the ‘Waitlist’ will automatically have their event status updated to ‘Going’ if a vacancy appears, and you should receive a notification of this. Please note in some cases the Event Organiser may disable the ‘RSVP’ option until nearer the date of the event. c) If you have chosen to attend an event, or added yourself to a ‘Waitlist’, but exceptional circumstances have occurred and you are no longer able to go, then select the ‘Edit RSVP’ button on the event and select the ‘Not Going’ option. If the event is less than 48 hours away, in addition to updating ‘Edit RSVP’, it is also courteous to use the ‘Comments’ feature on the event to leave a brief message regarding your non-attendance. If you have paid a deposit for the event, this may not be refundable. d) Some events may provide a member with the opportunity to bring 'guests' with them. Only persons who have not previously been a member of this group are permitted to attend with the member as a 'guest'. Anyone who has previously been a member of the group who wishes to attend must reapply and have their application approved before being permitted to attend an event. Members are responsible for the behaviour of their guests at the event. 4. Event ‘Comments’ a) The Event ‘Comments’ feature should be used to request information about the advertised event, to provide short notice advice that you are no longer able to attend (also update via ‘edit RSVP’), Request transport to an event, or should you wish to do so to make positive comments about the event after it has taken place. b) Under no circumstances is the ‘Comments’ feature to be used to give criticism, advice, sarcasm, abuse, or to make any other remark that might be considered offensive, however humorous the intention. c) Do not use ‘Comments’ to request alterations to any aspect of the event. The content of an event is the decision of the Event Organiser, and if you feel that any part of it does not accommodate your requirements then please refrain from attending the event or commenting on it. d) Regardless of whether it relates to 'Meetup' or not, do not use 'Comments' to advertise items or services that are for sale, other groups or organisations, or other events or activities. 5. During the Event a) You are responsible for your own safety and wellbeing throughout the event. The group accepts no responsibility for any injury or loss that you may incur while attending our events. You are attending the event as a like-minded person, and the Event Hosts and/or Event Organisers are to all intents and purposes another attendee at the event and they hold no legal responsibility for any difficulties that may arise during the event. b) If you are attending a walk, always bring an adequate amount of water with you in a suitable drinking container. c) You must adhere to government legislation at all times. d) Ensure that you have with you the means to purchase any items or services that you may need during the event, including any that have been specified in the event description, such as food, drink, entry fees etc. Do not expect any other member of the group to fund any requirements that you have during the event. e) If you have any concerns during the event, then please refer them to the Event Host. 6. After the Event a) If you have any concerns after the event then please send a personal message to the Event Host in the first instance. If the Event Host has not been able to resolve the concerns to your satisfaction, please send a personal message to the Group Organiser who will do their best to resolve them. b) If you enjoyed the event, and others that we host, then please mention our group to your friends. 7. General a) Great effort is made by the Leadership Team to organise events and to ensure members enjoy being in this group. Members are expected to act in a manner that eases pressure on the Leadership Team and anyone else involved in the organising and hosting of events. Any form of abuse aimed at members of the Leadership Team will lead to a member's instant dismissal and barring from the group. b) Please act in a friendly manner towards other members, both at events or in communication outside of the events. You should not however harass, stalk, pester, or give any other form of unwanted attention to other members. This is not a dating site, it is a social group. It is important that all members can feel safe. c) Any person making comments at an event that are liable to cause offence will be warned of this behaviour by the Event Host. Should the warning be ignored, the Event Host may ask the person to leave the event. d) By all means mention your interests when talking to others at events, but campaigning, haranguing and fulminating must be avoided. Discussions about politics and religion are strictly off-limits at all events. e) Unforeseen situations occur which may necessitate members cancelling their attendance of an event at the last minute. The practice however of members regularly reserving places on events and then changing their event status to ‘Not Going’, or not showing up at events when their event status is ‘Going’, is not welcomed. This inconveniences Event Organisers, and also has an impact on venues where the nature of the event has required the Event Organiser to provide confirmation to the venue of the number of attendees. Members are likely to be removed from the group if they have reserved places but withdraw from, or do not show up at, four (4) consecutive events, or their overall attendance record of events that they have initially reserved places on drops below 30%.

**What We Do:** We are a countryside walking group. Although our team are Hastings based, our walks throughout the year will cover much of East Sussex and into the edges of Kent. We therefore very much welcome members from outside of the Hastings area to join us on our walks. Weather permitting, we will usually have a walk on every weekend between the start of March and the end of November, and probably a few winter walks too. The distance of the walks will usually vary between 5 and 8 miles, however we may throw in the odd longer walk. We expect members of the group to be capable of walking a minimum of 5 miles at an average pace on rugged terrain. We do have Group Rules that we expect our members to adhere to and these can be found at the end of this section. **Application Requirements:** Please ensure that your ‘Profile Name’ includes your first name. The use of initials only, such as TC, BLT, JR, or similar, is not acceptable in this group. You can edit your Profile Name in 'Edit Profile' if needed. Please ensure that your profile displays a recent photo of yourself alone that includes your face, head, and shoulders. You can load a new profile photo in your profile ‘Settings’. **Membership Fees:** An of 1st September 2024 an Annual Membership Fee of £5 will now apply to all members of this group in order to attend the walks. The fee will be non-refundable regardless of the reason for not attending walks, the lack of availability of walks, or for whatever reason a member might leave the group. The fee must be paid when, or before, you attend your first walk in the current annual membership period. The membership period runs from 1st September to 31st August. There is no charge for members who attend their first walks in August. The accounts of members who have not paid a membership fee within an annual membership period may be removed at the end of that period, however the member can simply reapply if they wish to attend walks in the future. Any 'Guests' of members who attend our walks must pay a fee of £2 per walk or alternatively join the group themselves and pay the annual membership fee. 1. If you wish to pay your annual membership fee by bank transfer, please contact Norman Crouch by personal message through Meetup who will provide you with their bank details to which your payment of £5 should be made. Once you have made your payment please message them again confirming this, including details in your message of your name as it appears on your bank account so that they can trace your transaction. **This is the preferred method of payment.** 2. If you would prefer to pay your annual membership fee by cash, please place £5 in an envelope that has your full name clearly written on the front of it, and pass it to the walk leader before the walk commences. After the walk please contact Norman Crouch by personal message through Meetup advising them that you have passed a payment to the walk leader. **Group Rules:** **1) Reserving a Place at an Event** Only reserve a place on an event if you have a clear intention of attending it. If you are unsure whether you want to go, or may not be available, then please do not reserve a place until nearer the time of the event. The practice of members not showing up at events when their event status is ‘Going’, or regularly reserving places on events and then changing their event status to ‘Not Going’, is not welcomed. This inconveniences Event Organisers, and also has an impact on venues where the nature of the event has required the Event Organiser to provide confirmation to the venue of the number of attendees. Members may be removed from the group if deemed necessary by the Leadership Team. If you require transport to get to an event then use the event 'Comments' to request this, stating your whereabouts. If you are fortunate enough to be offered a lift by another member, then please offer to contribute to their costs. Do not directly approach another member requesting a lift. **Do not RSVP to the event until your transport has been confirmed.** **2) Bringing Guests** Some events may provide a member with the opportunity to bring 'guests' with them. Only persons who have not previously been a member of this group are permitted to attend with the member as a 'guest'. Anyone who has previously been a member of the group who wishes to attend must reapply and have their application approved before being permitted to attend an event. Members are responsible for the behaviour of their guests at the event.   **3) Event ‘Comments’** **a)** The Event ‘Comments’ feature should be used to request information about the advertised event, to provide short notice advice that you are no longer able to attend (also update via ‘edit RSVP’), request transport to an event, or should you wish to do so, make positive comments about the event after it has taken place. **Under no circumstances is the ‘Comments’ feature to be used to give criticism, advice, sarcasm, abuse, or to make any other remark that might be considered offensive, however humorous the intention.** **b)** Do not use ‘Comments’ to request alterations to any aspect of the event. The content of an event is the decision of the Event Organiser, and if you feel that any part of it does not accommodate your requirements then please refrain from attending the event or commenting on it. **c) Regardless of whether it relates to 'Meetup' or not, do not use 'Comments' to advertise items or services that are for sale, other groups or organisations, or other events or activities.**   **4) During the Event** **a)** **You are responsible for your own safety and wellbeing throughout the event. The group accepts no responsibility for any injury or loss that you may incur while attending our events.** You are attending the event as a like-minded person, and the Event Host and/or Event Organiser is, to all intents and purposes, another attendee at the event and they hold no legal responsibility for any difficulties that may arise during the event. If you or another attendee at an event becomes unwell please alert the Event Host immediately. **b) Any person making comments at an event that are liable to cause offence will be given a warning by the Event Host. Should the warning be ignored, the Event Host will ask the person to leave the event.** **c) Discussions about politics and religion are strictly off-limits at all events.** **d) Any actions that may be interpreted as an attempt to corral other members into joining alternative social groups, or to form a ‘clique’, will result in removal from this group.** **e) If you have any concerns during the event, then please refer them to the Event Host.** **5) After the Event** a) If you have any concerns after the event then please send a personal message to the Event Host in the first instance. If the Event Host has not been able to resolve the concerns to your satisfaction, please send a personal message to the Group's Co-Organiser who will do their best to resolve them. b) If you enjoyed the event, and others that we host, then please mention our group to your friends. **6) General Etiquette and Safeguarding** **a)** Great effort is made by team to organise events and to ensure members enjoy being in this group. Members are expected to act in a manner that eases pressure on the Organisers. **Any form of abuse aimed at the Organisers will lead to a member's instant removal and barring from the group.** **b)** Please act in a friendly manner towards other members, both at events or in communications outside of the events. **You should not however harass, stalk, pester, or give any other form of unwanted attention to other members. This is not a dating site, it is a social group. It is important that all members can feel safe. We reserve the right to remove from our group any member who does not observe this. We also recommend that members report any such instances to Meetup. The following link refers:** **https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001673631-Harassment-and-bullying-offline**

Queer social group for Hailsham and the surrounding areas. We're pretty chilled out, everyone in the community is welcome, and we're all looking to make new friends. I'll be arranging casual meetups on a semi-regular basis, join if you'd be keen to come along! Lifts can sometimes be arranged for meetups, so drop a message below if you're struggling to get there. Message me direct if you want to join our WhatsApp chat, and please follow us on Instagram too. Suggestions for activities are also welcome. Hailsham Queers branded merchandise made by yours truly is now available! T-shirts and other tops £10, hoodies £15, anything else I'm happy to work out a price.

Music,  dancing and other active events are the primary focus of this group. Other active events will cover things such as Joke/quote and a drink, Crazy Golf, Tenpin Bowling, Axe Throwing, Archery, etc plus the occasional unusual event (e.g. Outdoor dystopian theatre by the Rudes). Other interests such as walking/hiking, going to restaurants and bars are well handled by other groups. **PLEASE READ THIS DESCRIPTION BEFORE JOINING** Only join if you intend to participate, prefer a smaller participatory group rather than a large number who never or very rarely get involved. **Membership Fee** An £8 annual membership fee is charged to cover running and administration costs (starting 1st October each year). No refunds of this fee will be provided. New members will be given one month to pay the annual membership fee and determine if the group is for them. If new members feel they would enjoy being part of the group they can either pay me or another organizer at an event during that period or message me and I will forward my bank details. Failure to pay the annual membership fee in this time period will result in their removal from the group. Anyone removed from the group for not paying their £5 annual membership fee will always have the opportunity to rejoin but their membership will not be approved until their membership fee has been received (this has enacted to avoid people repeatedly joining the group and opting to not pay their yearly £5 membership).. **Repeated Guest Attendance** Members are encouraged to bring guests along to group events. However if the same guest comes to a number of events they will be expected to pay the £5 annual membership fee. This fee is needed to fund the group. The procedure will be either the guest pays the £5 annual membership, the individual who invited the guest pays the £5 annual membership for the repeated guest or the member inviting the repeated guest will be removed from the group. This procedure is needed to make the rules consistent for everyone. New members have a month to decide if they wish to join and pay the £5 annual membership and this policy puts repeated guests into the same effective situation. **Group Description** Group directed at those who like music and dancing (main focus). Primary purpose is to bring together people who enjoy doing similar things (particularly music and dancing) and whose company and interactions we enjoy. Other active events will be tried to give members opportunities to try different things and develop rapport.     **Age/Attitudes** For over 35’s (past the need for drunkenness and prior to pushing up the daises). Attitude and energy not age are the key factors. Plus we can all learn from each other.   Key criteria: politeness, energy, curiosity, good humour, friendly banter, sobriety (have a few drinks but drunks not appreciated) and participation (if not, why are you joining this group).   Other preferable attitudes of members are positiveness and ease of smiling. Although not a prerequisite, hopefully that is something that the interactions within the group will help generate.     **Locations** Activities basically in the south coast area covering Bexhill, Eastbourne and Hastings.   Locations for activities/events should be accessible by public transport i.e. within a 30 minute walk of a train station or an operating bus service – ecology, no danger of drink driving and I don’t have a car. Events can be held outside the described area but these may require designated drivers.     **Picture/ticketed events/notifications** If you join the group you should place a ‘recognisable’ picture of yourself on the profile page. Otherwise it will be totally your responsibility to find the group/host.   If there is a ticketed event posted then you should get a ticket before marking that you are going.   If you mark you are going to an event and subsequently find you cannot attend, at a minimum adjust your attendance status (politeness rule). To increase your politeness send a message to the host either on the event page or via messages. **Marking going, failing to come and not updating attendance status** A three strike rule (baseball terminology) will be used if you mark that you are attending an event, do not come and do not, at a minimum, update your attendance status. The procedure for such occurrences are: * First time: A message will be sent to the individual reminding them of the politeness rule and of informing the host of any attendance changes. * Second time: A message will be sent to the individual repeating the above and informing them that if that happens again they will be remove from the group. * Third time: The individual will be removed from the group. **Clarification of the Strike Rule:** Members may choose to go to events mentioned by the group on their own and not as part of the group for various reasons (e.g. going with your family, want some private time, etc.). Saying Hi and chatting to the group attendees in such circumstances is strongly supported. If this is your intention please do not mark going on the event. Marking going to an event means you wish to go to the event and be part of the group going to that event. If you mark going to an event it is upto you to either come within a reasonable time of the meetup time/place or find/contact the host/group if you arrive somewhat later. Marking going to an event and not updating your status or meeting these rules will  incur a strike and if you incur 3 strikes you will be removed from the group. **Member Interactions** All members should make honest efforts to make others feel at ease and be part of the group. Protracted oligarchic conversations discouraged. Ask others for their opinions, smile and adopt other positive attitudes/acknowledgements and employ active/full listening (probably the most deficient area for us all). **Previous Interactions between members prior to joining the group** There could be issues between members that have occurred in situations prior to joining this group or outside this group. We may not be able to really like everyone we meet but we can be always be civil and polite.   My responsibility is to the group, it’s members and their interactions. If there are any such existing/outstanding issues I ask that when you join this group you start with a clean slate or better still resolve them. We are all fallible, make mistakes, etc and we all have the ability to recover, resolve, forgive and move on.   I point out what I feel is the brilliant first rule of Takanakuy which could be adopted at any time. * *First Rule of Takanakuy* * *The South American country of Peru has an interesting tradition held every year on December 25. In addition to Christmas, they celebrate Takanakuy. Takanakuy is when you settle your grudges for the year. Men, women, and kids all participate. They challenge each other, they fight each other, and when it’s all done they make peace and move on.* Should issues occur within the group I will deal with them to the best of my abilities.     **Acronym** To be determined. Would like to create an acronym for the group that is easy to use and one that hopefully creates a positive/amusing vibe. Have some ideas but would need group acceptance.     **Events** Assuming take-off velocity achieved general/get together meetings may be held in each of the main areas for a coffee/drink and to develop rapport.     **OTHER IDEAS** Some other ideas for possible meetups are given. Music and dancing are the main objectives of this group but other events may be worthwhile to provide more diversity and opportunities to get together. These would be determined on feelings from group members.     **Joke/Quote and a drink**. Each person should endeavour (not mandatary) to come with a joke/quote. This should help create some good natured humour/moans and some interesting conversation topics. Don’t have one, get one from the internet. Be careful about these two – they could reveal more about your character and personality than you are aware. Could be split into two events. Could even have themed such nights e.g. Age, Animals, Attitude/Outlook, Business, Communication, etc. Could vote for the best (by claps, applause, reactions) and then attendees buy the winner a drink (but remember no drunks). For the drink - pool together, take turns, worst one buys the best one a drink, whoever wants to be the judge can buy the drink, at worst I’ll be the judge, jury and patron. Note: I will be able to select myself as winner in the last scenario.     **Seminars/Presentations/Lectures** Members may have interests which they may wish to share with others. For me, this would be the  Cosmos and particularly any new insights into dark energy, dark matter and the quantum area. Plus the Pechakucha presentations which should restart soon.     **Other activities - Crazy golf, tenpin bowling, axe throwing, darts, snooker, bridge, etc.** To further increase the diversity of ‘events offered by the group other things may be occasionally posted. Could have other activities like crazy golf, monthly bridge (card game), darts and snooker nights. These would need a location. These will be tried depending on the interests of the members and the location of suitable facilities. The social club I belong to in Bexhill has such facilities for snooker and darts but I can only bring two guests (annual membership £25).

Hi, we are **Hastings and Area Socials**. We like eating out, live music, trips to historical places, attending local festivals, and many other social activities. Please note that the group is run by it's Co-Organisers, Jenette, Yvonne and Janet, and any queries should be directed to them. We do have Group Rules that we expect our members to adhere to and these can be found at the end of this section. **Application Requirements:** Please ensure that your ‘Profile Name’ includes your first name. The use of initials only, such as TC, BLT, JR, or similar, is not acceptable in this group. You can edit your Profile Name in 'Edit Profile' if needed. Please ensure that your profile displays a recent photo of yourself alone that includes your face, head, and shoulders. You can load a new profile photo in your profile ‘Settings’. **No Membership Fees:** A Group Subscription charge is paid by the Group Organiser to ‘Meetup’, but they are not seeking to recover this through charging members of this group at this time. Should members wish to make a contribution up to £5 towards this cost then they are welcome to do so should they wish to. **Group Rules:** **1) Reserving a Place at an Event** Only reserve a place on an event if you have a clear intention of attending it. If you are unsure whether you want to go, or may not be available, then please do not reserve a place until nearer the time of the event. The practice of members not showing up at events when their event status is ‘Going’, or regularly reserving places on events and then changing their event status to ‘Not Going’, is not welcomed. This inconveniences Event Organisers, and also has an impact on venues where the nature of the event has required the Event Organiser to provide confirmation to the venue of the number of attendees. Members may be removed from the group if deemed necessary by the Leadership Team. If you require transport to get to an event then use the event 'Comments' to request this, stating your whereabouts. If you are fortunate enough to be offered a lift by another member, then please offer to contribute to their costs. Do not directly approach another member requesting a lift. **Do not RSVP to the event until your transport has been confirmed.** **2) Bringing Guests** Some events may provide a member with the opportunity to bring 'guests' with them. Only persons who have not previously been a member of this group are permitted to attend with the member as a 'guest'. Anyone who has previously been a member of the group who wishes to attend must reapply and have their application approved before being permitted to attend an event. Members are responsible for the behaviour of their guests at the event. **3) Event ‘Comments’** a) The Event ‘Comments’ feature should be used to request information about the advertised event, to provide short notice advice that you are no longer able to attend (also update via ‘edit RSVP’), request transport to an event, or should you wish to do so to make positive comments about the event after it has taken place. **b) Under no circumstances is the ‘Comments’ feature to be used to give criticism, advice, sarcasm, abuse, or to make any other remark that might be considered offensive, however humorous the intention.** **c) Do not use ‘Comments’ to request alterations to any aspect of the event. The content of an event is the decision of the Event Organiser, and if you feel that any part of it does not accommodate your requirements then please refrain from attending the event or commenting on it.** **d) Regardless of whether it relates to 'Meetup' or not, do not use 'Comments' to advertise items or services that are for sale, other groups or organisations, or other events or activities.**   **4) During the Event** **a) You are responsible for your own safety and wellbeing throughout the event. The group accepts no responsibility for any injury or loss that you may incur while attending our events. You are attending the event as a like-minded person, and the Event Hosts and/or Event Organisers are to all intents and purposes another attendee at the event and they hold no legal responsibility for any difficulties that may arise during the event.** **If you or another attendee at an event becomes unwell please alert the Event Host immediately.** **b) If you are attending a walk, always bring an adequate amount of water with you in a suitable drinking container.** **c) You must adhere to government legislation at all times.** **d) Ensure that you have with you the means to purchase any items or services that you may need during the event, including any that have been specified in the event description, such as Event Fees, food, drink, entry fees etc. Do not expect any other member of the group to fund any requirements that you have during the event.** **e) Any person making comments at an event that are liable to cause offence will be warned of this behaviour by the Event Host. Should the warning be ignored, the Event Host may ask the person to leave the event.** **f) By all means mention your interests when talking to others at events, but campaigning, haranguing and fulminating must be avoided. Discussions about politics and religion are strictly off-limits at all events.** **g) Any actions that may be interpreted as an attempt to corral other members into joining alternative social groups, or to form a ‘clique’, will result in dismissal from this group.** **h) If you have any concerns during the event, then please refer them to the Event Host.**   **5) After the Event** a) If you have any concerns after the event then please send a personal message to the Event Host in the first instance. If the Event Host has not been able to resolve the concerns to your satisfaction, please send a personal message to the Group's Co-Organisers who will do their best to resolve them. b) If you enjoyed the event, and others that we host, then please mention our group to your friends.   **6) General Etiquette and Safeguarding** **a) Great effort is made by team to organise events and to ensure members enjoy being in this group. Members are expected to act in a manner that eases pressure on the Organisers. Any form of abuse aimed at the Organisers will lead to a member's instant dismissal and barring from the group.** **b) Please act in a friendly manner towards other members, both at events or in communications outside of the events. You should not however harass, stalk, pester, or give any other form of unwanted attention to other members. This is not a dating site, it is a social group. It is important that all members can feel safe. We reserve the right to remove from our group any members who do not observe this. We also recommend that members report any such instances to Meetup. The following link refers:** **https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001673631-Harassment-and-bullying-offline** **Please note that while our team do everything possible to create a safe environment for our group's members, we are not responsible for experiences that members have in other Meetup groups.**

We started up the HOFNAR experience a while ago because we looked around and found all our friends getting married, having babies and then not wanting to do anything!

We still want to go out on the town. We still want to go away on cool holidays. We still want to do STUFF!

...and so the HOFNAR experience was born...

We run all kinds of stuff - days out biking in the forest, camping weekends, skiing and snowboarding holidays, learn to surf or kitesurf weekends, mountain biking and multi activity holidays in the French Alps, surf camps down on the Cornish coast.... all kinds of STUFF!

Most of the people that join us come along on their own. This is mostly because it's SO difficult getting your friends to do anything a bit different. Most of the people that come along on our events are single, in their twenties and thirties and come from all walks of life. The average age is about 29yrs old.

We also organise weekends and days out for private groups. So if you have a crew that fancies camping or messing about on speed boats get in touch. These events are perfect if you've been lumped with the task of arranging a stag or hen weekend.

So if you would like to hook up with like-minded active people, come along to any of our bits and pieces we have lined up. You'll be in good company and made very welcome.

Get in touch!

Daniel and the team

Welcome to the new meetup group, like before the group will be posting events, throughout the year, this is a group for word and mouth if you think someone you might know might fit in please feel free to invite them along so they can see how the group works. This group is not just for me to host but for any member who would like to host an event, it takes the pressure of me a bit, the group will still be holding lunches once a month, evening events and outdoor events, if any member can think of events outside the box please feel free to mention what you would like to host. I feel we have a good selection of friends that already gel together and would like to grow a bit more but not to many, this group will be made private not in the public domain from the start Looking forward to the year with this new group.

**Come along and meet friendly outgoing people in the local area.** We will be going for drinks, food, films, comedy nights, gigs, salsa, book club, walks, festivals, SUP days out and various other activities in and around the Maidstone area. We will also arrange days and nights out in many other parts of Kent with the occasional trip to London. This group is ideal for Kent based professionals aged approx 30-50 years old, whether you're new to the area or find that all your friends don't go out anymore and you want to meet some new outgoing, friendly people with similar interests. Any event suggestions are always more than welcome and anyone wishing to become part of the organiser team please feel free to discuss at a Meet Up or send a message. **We look forward to welcoming you to the group!** * This group is not run for profit but it does incur a high subscription charge so in order to keep the group running and offer great events for the future we do ask that you contribute £12.50 annually to help keep this great social group alive. * New members will have the chance to attend 1 meet up for free (within 2 months of joining) before paying their £12.50. * Please make sure you have a clear up to date photo of your face on your profile so that we can recognise you at events and to help maintain the safety of the group. * Please keep your RSVPs up to date, especially for limited number events such as meals, so the host isn't looking out for you and to allow another member to attend. * Continual no-shows will be removed from the group. * Please note that this is not a dating group. * Please do not private message another member if you have not met in person. Obviously if relationships develop naturally in person that's great but please be mindful of your approach, we want people to feel comfortable coming to our events. * Any inappropriate messages towards any of our members will not be tolerated and will result in a ban from the group and will be reported to the Meet Up admin. * If you're nervous about attending a meet up, please remember that we have all been the there and felt the anxiety of the first meet so we do our best to welcome anyone who is new. The thought is much worse than the reality, and you will be so glad you made the decision to join. Please feel free to message the host of the event you are wanting to join to express any nerves before attending an event. * Be courteous and respectful to others. Have fun, make great friendships and gain an active social life again!

The group's goal is to hold a variety of different events in person both indoors and outdoors, at least once a month, in the Kent area. Events will include activities such as: bowling, walks, bars and pubs and we will be open to other fun ideas.