London 20 & 30s Community | The Great Friendship Project

On Friday 15th August, we're excited to be hosting something a bit different to start our weekend of social fun... our latest Friday Night Bowling Social.

Yep that's right... to mix things up on Friday, we'll be heading to one of the best value activities in the whole of London, Duckpin Bowling at the O2, for an evening of bowling and social drinks.

To kick off the night, we've booked out a space for social drinks at a nearby pub, so you can have a drink or two, let off some steam after a long work week, before main event of the evening.

If you've never heard of Duckpin Bowling, it’s a new and fun variant of traditional bowling that’s taken off over the last few years.

Unlike traditional bowling, Duckpin Bowling favours accuracy over power and features lighter balls and shorter lanes to make the game of bowling competitive to players of all standards.

But with smaller pins, and greater space between them, you’ll need your best accuracy and precision to earn those precious strikes and spares.

And over the course of the evening, you’ll have chance to have plenty of chance to master the game and make lots of new friends in the process!

And best of all, it is one of the cheapest Bowling experiences in the whole of London at just £6.50!

Places are limited though and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis and so if you would like to join us for this, please RSVP as soon as possible!

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We will be starting the evening at All Bar One in the O2 at 7:30pm to give you a chance to meet and with your fellow bowlers.

However we'd kindly ask you arrive no later than 8:15pm, so that we can head over to the venue together.

It’s here. It’s landed. Another Sunday and we’ve got you covered once again with yet another special summer Social Walk and Pub trip, exclusively for 20s and 30s.

For our latest Sunday walk, we’ll be visiting one of the most beautiful walking spots in South West London, Wimbledon common.

Before heading off on the hike, as always - you'll be allocated a group for an initial mix of fun and light-hearted games, designed to help you break the ice and get to know your fellow walkers a little better before we set off.

After the games and everyone is warmed up for walk, we’ll then set off on our 2-3 hour hike across the common.

From there, we will exploring some of the most scenic nature trails across the common, taking in the array of woodland, heathland, ponds, and wildlife the common has to offer.

We will then cross the green leafy expanses of Putney Heath, before finishing up at a nearby pub where you can grab a drink, rest your legs and get to know your fellow hikers a bit better.

It should another great summer afternoon stroll - although always, we will be having to cap numbers for this event and so do make sure you nab your place as soon as you can!

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We don’t do boring Wednesdays and so on 20th August - we’re bringing some midweek sparkle with our latest 'Social Sounds' Acoustic Music Night.

Yep that’s right, following the huge success of our “Social Sounds” events, we'll be once again playing host to some of the very best acoustic music talent London has to offer.

The event will take place in a canal-side bar in Hackney and over the course of the night, each of these hugely talented musicians will be performing a unique, intimate and immersive set for you to enjoy.

This line-up is one of our most exciting yet and will feature a new selection of four incredible artists who’ve performed at Glastonbury, The Great Escape, All Points East and iconic venues like the O2 Academy Brixton and KOKO.

Collectively, their music has racked up millions of streams, and has been featured on BBC Introducing, BBC Radio 1, and a host of other leading UK stations.

The whole gig is exclusively for our community, with drinks and breaks before, after, and between the sets - giving you plenty of time to meet lots of friendly new (and familiar) faces over the evening.

And best of all, while a live music gig like this in the capital can easily cost over £25, you can enjoy the entire evening of incredible music and great company for just £4.65!

As always places are first come, first serve and so do nab your spot early - if you’re keen to join us for this!

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On Friday 22nd August, we’re really excited to be heading back to the National Gallery Lates for our latest fast-paced, Photo Scavenger Hunt.

Yep every Friday, one of London’s most iconic galleries stays open late, inviting visitors to explore its treasures after hours.

However, rather than simply enjoying the wonders of the art on display, to spice up our visit, we've organised one of our famous Gallery-wide team photo hunts.

If you've not been to one of these before, our photo hunts are a unique mix of a fast-paced Scavenger Hunt and Where’s Wally?, set in one of the world’s most famous galleries.

We’ve curated a fresh selection of intriguing background characters, unusual objects and eye-catching snippets in the paintings across the gallery.

And your team’s mission is to locate as many of them as you can within t90 minute hunt.

You’ll be armed with clues and photo hints to help you find them, but they are designed to be easy to miss - so you’ll need to keep your wits about you and your eyes peeled.

And that’s not all - there’ll also be extra creative challenges along the way, giving your team the chance to bag valuable bonus points.

The team with the most points by the end of the night will be crowned the winners, with some great prizes up for grabs.

And once the hunt wraps up, we’ll head to the pub to grab a drink, crown the winners and hand out the prizes.

It should be a great night but places are limited and so if you would like to join us for this, please RSVP as soon as possible!

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