
What we’re about
Are you aged between 25 and 50 and any of the following?..
- Looking to meet more people / make new friends;
- Recently become single;
- New to the area;
- Wanting more fun activities in your diary to look forward to;
- Haven't got your social life back to how it was before lockdown;
- Noticing your existing friends all settling down;
....or are you just plain bored and looking for some interesting / sociable activities to get involved in...
Then why not take a bold (but easy) step towards doing something about it, and attend one of the many social events with members of the super-sociable group, the Friendly Faces of Warwickshire.
We enjoy a variety of scheduled events in Leamington, Warwick and the surrounding area, where new and regular members meet as a group to network and partake in sociable / enjoyable activities. The events to choose from usually take place at the weekend, and can include countryside walks and hikes, gathering in bars, coffee shops or restaurants, going to indoor / outdoor cinemas, pool halls, festivals, tribute bands, stage shows… the list goes on.
To get involved simply browse the events page and then click the 'Attend' button on the events you like the look of.
At each of these events, you’ll meet the members - potential new friends from all walks of life and just like you in wanting to improve their social lives. They will make you feel very welcome as another valued contributor to what makes our events into special occasions to remember for all involved. It's normal to feel a little bit of apprehension about your first meeting, which is something we all have to go through, but after you've broken the ice for the first time, you’ll wonder what all the fuss was about and be eager to put your name down to come again!
If you keep attending, you'll recognise people you met at past events and start to grow commonalities and friendships with the people you connect well with.
Attending a FFW event by yourself is perfectly fine and it's what many people do. The attendees at each event are never the same.. each one consists of a combination of first-timers, seasoned members and everything in between, so there will be other new like-minded attendees just like you, whatever your situation.
The reality is, we're all like you and looking for opportunities to be sociable. We genuinely hope that you decide to get involved. When you do, we will look forward to meeting you.
Months from now you’ll look back on this moment that you took action with a smile, and be really glad you did!
You are always free to leave an event early should you decide at any stage that you want to / need to leave for whatever reason. You will not be judged.
Whatever you do, don't assume that you know how an event will be - just rock up for one and see what you think. Many members have done so and since said they were glad they did.
So ask yourself out loud: "What have I got to lose?"
And then hit that join button. 😊
Current Events Schedule:
- Friday March 7th : Leamington Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Sunday March 9th : Draycote Water loop (5-mile hike) 🚶♀️
- Saturday March 22nd : Epic 90's vs 2000's experience at the Assembly 🎵
- Friday March 28th : Live Music night at Ronnie's Bar in Warwick 🎵
- Friday April 4th : Leamington Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Sunday April 7th : Bradgate Park - Figure of Eight (7-mile hike) 🚶♀️
- Thursday April 17th : Bank Holiday Thursday : Warwick "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Sunday April 21st : Bank Holiday Double - Kineton + Curry 🚶♀️+🍽️
- Friday April 25th : Sushi at Hayashi + Social drinks 🍽️+🍹
- Friday May 2nd : Leamington Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Monday May 5th : Bank Holiday Monday : Edgehill in Reverse 🚶♀️
- Friday May 9th : Disco for Grown Ups! (70s/80s/90s) at the Assembly 🎵
- Friday May 16th : Warwick Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Saturday May 25th : Warwick Food Festival 2025 🍕
- Friday June 6th : Leamington Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Friday June 20th : Warwick Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Saturday June 28th : Leamington Fake Festival 2025 🎵
- Sunday July 6th : Malvern Hills (5/6-mile intermediate hike) 🚶♀️
- Sunday July 13th : Bradgate Park - Figure of Eight (7-mile hike) 🚶♀️
- Friday Sept 12th: Ibiza Orchestra Experience - Warwick 🎵
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Leamington Monthly Social "Flash Mob"The Old Library, Leamington Spa
Get your May Bank Holiday weekend off to a cracking start by tagging along to this super-social Friendly Faces 'Flash Mob' event on the Friday evening - before the weekend even begins.
What better way to get out and meet more people... whether you're a first-timer or a regular, get your name down to join this mixed casual group-tour around downtown Leamington on a relaxed Friday evening. We'll descend together upon its most popular bars one at a time, staying long enough for a drink or two before we all move on to the next one.What is a Friendly Faces Monthly Social "Flash Mob"?...
To the untrained eye this event looks like a pub-crawl, but rather than being about getting drunk (as pub-crawls are) this monthly meetup event instead focusses on the social aspects : getting out and meeting new people, mingling, and expanding your social circle. Bring a friend if you want to, but coming alone is what most attendees do.
The changing of venues helps encourage the mingling upon us, and typically by the end of the evening - each attendee will (1) have met most if not all of the other attendees present, (2) feel like they fit right in, (3) feel pretty chuffed about having chatted with some friendly like-minded people, and (4) be checking the diary to see if they can make next months event!If you're driving, or alcohol isn't your thing, then do as I (and other non-drinkers) do, and instead sip on a glass of cordial, coke, or zero beer. There is no pressure to buy drinks. If you decide to skip the bar and just enjoy the social occasion, its perfectly fine.
Big Win #1
Unlike the usual sit-down or stand-still-all-night meetups, this style of event will keep mixing us up as a group every time we change venue, and the mingling will happen automatically as we go with the flow.Big Win #2
As a big group of people it will be great fun and a guaranteed laugh watching the bewildered faces of the non-meetup people in the bars as we all walk in the door together and fill the place, and then after an hour or so of meetup chatter - all leave together and empty it again!Venues...
As you may know there are several cool bars in central Leamington so we wont have to walk far between venues. We'll keep it to between 3 and 4 venues throughout the evening, and stay quite close to the Parade in the town centre.I'll keep our location-changes communicated as the evening progresses so you can join at any point along the route, but lateness is not recommended. Obviously if you're on time at the start you wont miss the introductions, and you'll get much more from the evening.
So to start we'll gather at the Old Library at 7:30pm and let the socialising commence.Click the attend button now so you don't forget.
If you hadn't guessed by now this is a monthly event, and as always, I'm looking forward to it!
Here is the link to a YouTube video I put together last year (to explain the event format) when we first started doing them...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st6irM814UMImportant Note #1...
A polite reminder that Friendly Faces events are for meeting new people, networking and expanding social circles. This means positive energy only.
The following 3 new rules apply, as a way of safeguarding members from a few things...- Friendly Faces events are not dating events. Anyone engaging in persistent / unwelcomed attention towards others (either at an event or afterwards) may be removed from the group.
- Anyone disregarding others' comfort and experience may be removed from the group.
- We are all Friendly Faces group ambassadors at the places we visit. Anyone misusing/abusing a venue/location (or the property within it) may be removed from the group.
I feel privileged that members of the Friendly Faces group are known for being so warm and welcoming of each other (and the expectations of first-timers are often exceeded) so good times and happy vibes naturally flow at our events.
With these three rules in place and acknowledged we shouldn't need to refer back to them, but we have them and can use them if needed.
With that out of the way - lets do what we do so well, and enjoy these super social group experiences and meeting new people.
If we haven't met you before we are all looking forward to meeting you, and if we have met you before - we're looking forward to seeing you again!Important Note #2...
To find out how to become a full Friendly Faces group member, read here...
https://www.meetup.com/friendlyfaces/events/305407432/ - Disco for Grown Ups! (Evening of 70s, 80s, 90s Dance Music)The Assembly, Leamington Spa
After the AMAZING night we had at the Assembly in March which many said they were gutted to miss, you can now look forward to another opportunity to don a few era-themed accessories and dance and sing the night away to your favourite classic tunes.
So whether you're a first-timer or you're coming back for more, get your ticket while you still can. This highly-anticipated event is a trip back to 70's 80's and 90's with all the best floor-filling dance classics that you forgot you knew the words / dance-moves to.
For those unlucky people who missed our last trip to the Assembly, the stage will be glammed up with DJ's and dancers, lights and lasers, as part of a hip-shaking stage presence, and we'll have a giant dance floor to cut some shapes on - a large portion of which was dominated by Friendly Faces members last time! 😄The music officially starts at 7pm and finishes at a respectable 11.30pm, so we'll meet in the Old Library pub at 7:30pm to gather our Friendly Faces crew of party people, and then head round the corner to the Assembly and go in the door together.
Our tickets have already been bought, so don't delay in getting yours sorted asap too so that you can join in on this super social occasion.
Click the big red Attend button now to be kept in the loop (and so you dont forget) and then read on!
I've borrowed the following text from the official event website, and provided a link at the bottom for where to buy your ticket...The legendary DISCOS FOR GROWN UPS 70s, 80s and 90s disco party is coming to the Assembly in Leamington on Friday May the 9th for an incredible night of boogie!
Get glittered up for a fun, fab and feel-good night of dancing with people your own age to all your favourite 70s disco, 80s pop and 90s dance floor classics...
Dance the night away to all the 70s disco, 80s pop and 90s dance floor classics you love from - Donna Summer, Earth Wind and Fire, Chic, Sister Sledge, Odyssey, Chaka Khan, Black Box, ABBA, Human League, Madonna, Robin S, Erasure, Bee Gees, Candi Staton, Faithless and many more
Boogie along with our world famous dancers under an amazing light and laser show
Free glow sticks and retro sweets for everybody…
Its going to be an incredible boogie night to remember!
DRESS CODE - DISCO GLAMOURClick the big red 'Attend' button now so you dont forget and to be kept in the loop!
Get your ticket here :
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discos-for-grown-ups-70s-80s-90s-disco-party-the-assembly-leamington-spa-tickets-1142410824529 - Warwick Monthly Social "Flash Mob"New Bowling Green, Warwick, CV34 4JD
What better way to get out and meet more people... whether you're a first-timer or a regular, get your name down to join this mixed casual group-tour around downtown Warwick on a relaxed Friday evening, and we'll descend together upon its most popular bars one at a time, staying long enough for a drink or two before we all move on to the next one.
What is a Friendly Faces Monthly Social "Flash Mob"?...
To the untrained eye this event looks like a pub-crawl, but rather than being about getting drunk (as pub-crawls are) this monthly meetup event instead focusses on the social aspects : getting out and meeting new people, mingling, and expanding your social circle. Bring friends if you want to, but coming alone is what most attendees do.
The changing of venues helps encourage the mingling upon us, and typically by the end of the evening - each attendee will (1) have met most if not all of the other attendees present, (2) feel like they fit right in, (3) feel pretty chuffed about having chatted with some friendly like-minded people, and (4) be checking the diary to see if they can make the next one!If you're driving, or (like me) alcohol isn't your thing, then do as I and any other non-drinkers do, and instead sip on a glass of cordial, coke, or zero beer.
There is no pressure to buy drinks. If you decide to skip the bar and just enjoy the social occasion, its fine.Big Win #1...
Unlike the usual sit-down or stand-still-all-night meetups, this style of event will keep mixing us up as a group every time we change venue, and the mingling will happen automatically as we go with the flow.Big Win #2...
As a big group of people it will be great fun and a guaranteed laugh watching the bewildered faces of the non-meetup people in the bars as we all walk in the door together and fill the place, and then after an hour or so of meetup chatter - all leave together and empty it again!Venues...
As you may know there are several cool bars in central Warwick so we wont have to walk far between venues. We'll keep it to between 3 and 4 venues throughout the evening, and stay close to the Market Square in the town centre.I'll keep our location-changes communicated as the evening progresses so you can join at any point along the route, but lateness is not recommended. Obviously if you're on time at the start you'll be present for introductions, and you'll get much more out of the evening.
So to start we'll gather at the Rose & Crown (CV34 4SH) at 7:30pm and let the socialising commence.Click the attend button now so you dont forget.
If you hadn't guessed by now this is a monthly event, and as always, I'm looking forward to it!
Here is the link to a YouTube video I put together back in 2023 (to explain the event format) when we first started doing them...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st6irM814UMImportant Note #1...
A polite reminder that Friendly Faces events are for meeting new people, networking and expanding social circles. This means positive energy only.
The following 3 new rules apply, as a way of safeguarding members from a few things...- Friendly Faces events are not dating events. Anyone engaging in persistent / unwelcomed attention towards others (either at an event or afterwards) may be removed from the group.
- Anyone disregarding others' comfort and experience may be removed from the group.
- We are all Friendly Faces group ambassadors at the places we visit. Anyone misusing/abusing a venue/location (or the property within it) may be removed from the group.
I feel privileged that members of the Friendly Faces group are known for being so warm and welcoming of each other (and the expectations of first-timers are often exceeded) so good times and happy vibes naturally flow at our events.
With these three rules in place and acknowledged we shouldn't need to refer back to them, but we have them and can use them if needed.
With that out of the way - lets do what we do so well, and enjoy these super social group experiences and meeting new people.
If we haven't met you before we are all looking forward to meeting you, and if we have met you before - we're looking forward to seeing you again!Important Note #2...
To find out how to become a full Friendly Faces group member, read here...
https://www.meetup.com/friendlyfaces/events/305407432/