To many Pagans, their beliefs are more than a religion; they are a way of life, seeking to live in sympathy with nature in today's modern world. Many pagans see themselves as very much a part of nature, not above it. Pagans also advocate self-responsibility; we are responsible for our actions. Due to persecution and misrepresentation it is necessary to define what Pagans are not as well as what they are. Pagans are not sexual deviants, do not worship the devil (are not Satanists), are not evil …

Welcome to the  CING Network! The Creative Industries Networking Group (CING) was formed in 2008 with a mission to support and facilitate the success of its creative industries members. We do this by engaging and representing the sector; providing development, training and promotion; and by securing commercial opportunities. The core of CING is its monthly networking events, held on the first Monday of every month. This is a chance to meet peers from across the sector, and to listen to inspirat …

Achieve you business and personal goals faster. This is regular networking event for entrepreneurs and individuals who are currently thinking about starting a business and for established entrepreneurs who are trying to grow and develop their businesses. The event is also for freelancers, home workers who can help entrepreneurs grow and develop their businesses. We especially would like to meet web & IT specialists, sales & marketing professionals, admin & secretarial, finance, accounting & …

We meet for some startup talk over coffee/tea/breakfast on the last Wednesday of every month. Startup Brew is a place where you can meet other entrepreneurs and like-minded people.

There's too much talk and not enough action in our industry.  The issues we have been facing over the last 10 years haven't really changed.  This movement aims to bring the creative industry together to take action and raise awareness of the great work that comes out of our region, and more importantly, show client-side marketeers what we can do! Lets stop talent, and marketing budgets moving southwards. Here's a space to share ideas, tips, issues, raise the bar creatively. Lets share our passi …

The Northern Meet-up group in association with Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain aims to be an alternative community for those Ex-Muslims living in North of England. It will be a place to meet and network for those who fear segregation and discrimination in their original communities as a result of leaving Islam and who are looking to meet like-minded individuals. We want to encourage ex-Muslims to introduce themselves here and join our group in order to break the taboo of leaving Islam and by cr …

Hi, I decided to take over this group as I am looking to take control of my social life, and meet new people. I'm sure that I am not the only one who finds it difficult to arrange things with friends around work and family life so together with this group of proactive, social individuals I'm hoping to get out and have fun. My aim is to try and organise at least one meet up a week, any ideas you have please make a suggestion. It isn't about numbers so if at least three people want to attend an ev …

This is a new group set up to hangout with open minded, socially concious, boho-ish women who are not over girly....who like beer/coffee, the latest bars, cinema, art, music, dance, local events, eating out, walking, nature and travel. Would like to create non-pretentious casual hangout for women - attending events, meals or just meeting for coffee in a supportive, friendly and open environment. Come and see what you think.

Are you looking for a room in a house or flat in Manchester? Do you like the idea of meeting possible flatmates/landlords socially before going ahead with anything? We plan to have regular meetings in a pub in central Manchester where members can get together and make useful contacts with other members.

Meet other professionals and like-minded people, socialise and make new friends. Every other Thursday we have our popular meetup at The Slug and Lettuce on Deansgate, and in addition there is a wide choice of activities available for group members including concerts, walks, talks*, theatre, wining and dining. It's all about socialising and meeting thinking people, so if you enjoy any of these types of activities please join us! * See Pages tab.

Calling all bears and allied gentlemen who like films. Join us monthly for a film and maybe a bite to eat afterwards. Lots of different movies and lots of different cinemas. Which film we see is decided by popular vote of those attending. For those of you wondering what a "Bear" is in this context please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_%28gay_culture%29

This is a group for gay ladies who aren't particularly keen on Canal Street and all that it implies to get together and get a bit of culture or even just meet up for a drink and a bite to eat. This is the second group of this name and I think it's a great idea. I've run a group like this before and I met a lot of nice people.

Bonjour, Venez parler Francais avec une touche de 'Franglais' en buvant un verre ! Debutant ou plus avance, n'hesitez pas a nous rejoindre au prochain Meet Up.

As a newly queer-identifying person I feel a bit stuck for where to start with making new friends in the LGBT community - and I figured surely I can't be alone in this! So I started this group in the hope that some other people will me and we can all meet up in Manchester and have lunch or go partying, or whatever else we want to do. Lesbian, gay, trans, bi or just plain old-fashioned queer, you are all welcome :)

This group has been especially created for the purpose of organising parties amongst members of all the other Manchester Meetup groups, particularly the Language Groups, but everyone is welcome, as long as they enjoy a nice friendly International atmosphere.

The group aims to discuss concerns common to many small businesses, including the burden of excessive regulation, problems of health and safety, employment regulations, VAT and payroll taxation etc. Learn how to avoid some of the pitfalls, and share common experiences.

Welcome to everyone who has been attracted to this uplifting, group!!! We invite you to watch our trailer for the group on YouTube, it gives an overview of the way in which each of us work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR7GsCnkM6k This group is open to all who are interested in self improvement, assisting others, intuition and taking thought and feeling to the next level. Whether you're a complete beginner to all of this or you are a more advanced practitioner, there will be something for ever …

This is a group for all women in the North West who may be interested in exploring meditation, relaxation, reducing stress and so much more. Breath Meditation Techniques Mantra Meditation  Techniques Healing Meditation Techniques Crystal Meditation Techniques Crystal Cleansing Chakra Meditation Techniques Guided Meditations Candle Meditations Self Discovery And last, but not least, cups of tea and nice company. No experience of meditation is necessary. I have taught both men and women meditati …

This group is for all those in Manchester and the surrounding area, who are interested in Internet Marketing, whether you currently have a business and an income or just starting out.  The aim is to support and help each other, share ideas, Joint Ventures and to cross-promote. The group, whilst based around Manchester aims to bring together the Internet and Entrepreneurs community in the North West of England including Manchester, Liverpool and Lancashire. Each meetup will consist of networking …

What is Techmeetups? TechMeetups has been setup to create a global network of Tech communities from San Francisco to Sydney. We believe that Tech communities are isolated and great things can be achieved if we connect within our cities and outside our borders. Our goal is to create a global Tech cluster of over 50 inter-connected Tech communities by 2013. Our global community started out with the launch of the London Silicon Roundabout Tech community in December 2010. Following it's success in …

Designers, techies, entrepreneurs and normal people; share ideas and explore the possibilities of this intriguing technology; #3DPrinting (aka Additive Manufacturing or Free Form Fabrication) is the future, and heralds in a new age of making stuff and shopping.

Welcome to Future Artists Live, this is a group, forum and open space dedicated to creating a diverse and progressive relationship between artists and audience, between creative thinkers and business... its a live an active space for all you future artists to use as a tool to communicate and 'meet up' in. Why? Future Artists was founded by Mark Ashmore and Jenny Inchbald as there was a need for a new way of thinking when it came to digital and how this can be applied in the creative sector in b …

Manchester Travel Massive is the only Travel Massive group in the North of England.  We started meeting in September 2012. Our focus is on UK Tourism; youth/ backpacker and inbound leisure tourism, as well as domestic tourism. As we are the only group in the North of England, our bi-monthly meetings will occasionally take place in other cities in the North of England, to encourage a growing network of like-minded people from around the region. We pick various pubs and bars to host our meetups.   …

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 from all religious and cultural backgrounds to explore their own spirituality and learn life skills of reflection and meditation, derived from Raja Yoga. This has helped thousands of people across the UK develop inner calm, clear thinking an …

Freedom North West is a hub for all the different Freedom seeking groups and people in the North West of England. A Place to spread ideas, information, meetings and activities. If you oppose the New World Order, believe in freedom and liberty and are looking to meet like minded people then this is the place to be. Spread the word  www.Freedom-NorthWest.com Other Fighters in the Rebel Alliance www.CriticalMassRadio.co.uk (The home of Truth Radio in the North West and beyond) www.WeAreChangeManch …

Manchester Net Squared (#mcrn2) brings together social changemakers and web innovators to network, socialise and share ideas. It's about how nonprofits and social benefit organisations* can use the web for social change. We organise two things: Meetups are free monthly gatherings that focus on a use of technology for social change.  These are held at the MadLab in central Manchester and generally involve someone giving a talk or demo, plus some discussion and learning. Social Media Surgeries ar …

The Mancester Umbraco Meetup is a networking group aimed at spreading the Umbraco love to in the north west. Come along, have a chat and a beer with other fellow Umbracians. Feel free to bring along your laptop and troubles and we'll try and help out. Find out what's happening in the community and maybe we can get some special guests along occasionally. Any Umbraco newbies will be welcomed with open arms. We're open to all and sundry who have an interest in Web development, Umbraco and/or CMS' …

This is the official Amazon Web Services user group for Manchester, England. Anyone and everyone with an interest in the cloud is welcome. Ryan Shuttleworth - Technical Evangelist for Amazon Web Services - is a regular speaker. In his role Ryan educates customers on the technical and business aspects of cloud computing, mentors start-ups and coaches developers in enterprises on their move to the cloud. Having held senior roles in successful SaaS companies, Ryan has lived and breathed the transit …