London 20 & 30s Community | The Great Friendship Project

Another April weekend. And to make the most of the Springtime vibes, we've got your Sunday sorted once again with our latest Social Walk and Pub trip, exclusively for 20s and 30s.

Yep for our latest social walk on Sunday, we'll be heading to one of the most stunning walking spots in the city - the canals of Little Venice.

As always, to start the event, you will be allocated a group/team for an initial mix of fun games designed to get people talking and help you to get to know some of the other participants on the walk a little better.

After the games, we'll then set off on our 2-3 hour social walk from along London's most famous canals.

We will start be wandering through the very heart of Little Venice, home to a stunning collection of houseboats and eye-catching architecture.

We will then join the Grand Union canal, heading past Paddington and North Kensington, before finally ending up at a canal-side pub in Willesden Junction, where you can grab a drink, a bite to eat (if you want it) and get to know your fellow hikers a bit better.

As always, sadly we will be having to cap numbers when we near our capacity limit and so do make sure you nab your place as soon as you can!

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Back by popular demand, on Wednesday 30th April - we’re hugely excited to be hosting our latest Drink & Do Crafts Night!

Yep, after a long wait - we’ll once again be getting our creative juices flowing and heading to Knightsbridge for an evening of crafts and social drinks, exclusively for 20s and 30s.

The theme of the night will be "Around the World", and over the course of the evening, you’ll have the chance to try both painting and pottery.

As part of this, we’ll provide paints, brushes, and equipment to help you create your own travel-inspired masterpiece - whether it’s a tropical beach at sunset, a dreamy city skyline, a famous world landmark or a place you’ve been dying to visit.

But that's not all, as you’ll also have the chance to try your hand at pottery with air-dry clay.

If you've not used it before, air-dry clay is great for trying out sculpting bowls, figurines, or ornaments and unlike normal clay - it doesn't require firing in a kiln and so you can take it home with you.

And once the crafting is done and your creations are complete, we’ll clear the tables so you can unwind, grab another drink, and get to know your fellow artists.

Best of all, whilst painting and crafts can cost over £40, this whole evening of social painting is just £4.95!

So, if you're up for a creative midweek evening, join us this for this latest evening of art, fun and great company.

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On Friday 2nd May, we're hugely excited to be heading to this month's National Gallery for our latest Photo Scavenger Hunt.

Yep that's right, we'll be heading to the National Gallery, one of London’s foremost art galleries that stays open late to welcome visitors every Friday night.

However, rather than simply enjoying the wonders of the art on display, to spice up our visit, we've organised a Gallery-wide team photo hunt, exclusively for 20s and 30s.

If you’ve never done a photo hunt before, it is similar to a scavenger hunt but rather than searching and retrieving objects, you'll have to locate and photograph a number of art pieces around the gallery.

Working in teams, you'll have 90 minutes to scour (with strictly no running) the gallery to locate as many of the selected pieces as you can.

To help you find them, you will be provided with clues and photo hints and you'll earn points for every piece your team successfully finds and snaps.

But that's not all - as there will be additional photo challenges that you can complete along the way to earn extra points.

At the end of the night, we'll then head back to the pub for some drinks and the team with the most points will be announced as the winners, with prizes up for grabs.

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We don’t do boring Wednesdays and so this week, we’re hugely excited to be hosting our latest sports & fitness social to spice up your midweek.

Yep that’s right - for this latest social, we’re excited to be heading back to Arch Wall, near Canada Water for our latest Bouldering Night, exclusively for 20s and 30s.

If you’ve never been bouldering before, it’s perhaps the most social form of free climbing and one of the fastest growing sports in the world.

Unlike other forms of rock climbing, bouldering is free from ropes and harnesses and instead offers soft, safety mats and low walls to encourage climbers to explore their physical limits in a safe environment.

But it’s not just a great work out for your body, the venue offers a range of wall challenges of varying design and difficulty that will test your problem solving skills, as well as your creativity, technique and balance.

And it is the challenge element that makes bouldering one of the social sports around at present, as it is great spark for conversation in your shared attempts to take on the range of climbing routes on together.

These private bouldering sessions usually cost £20, however, we’ve been able to organise this private class, as well as all the equipment and session pass for just £6.35pp!

And after the bouldering, they'll be an option to head to a nearby pub so you can get a drink, share experience and get to know your fellow climbers a little better.

It should be a really enjoyable night and we'd love to see lots of you there but sadly, these places are very limited and so we will be offered on a first come, first serve basis.

And so if you are keen to join, please do RSVP as soon as you can!

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Venue - Arch Climbing Wall: Surrey Quays, London SE16 7LL