BathSPARK brings together people of Bath who work in tech. It aims to create opportunity, encourage diversity and spark new ventures. Coder meet Creative. Creative meet entrepeneur. Entrepreneur meet talented graduate. This is social networking (for real) with local digital people enjoying a drink, and talking about what they love.

This group is designed for adults of any age, not currently in relationship, to meet others socially.    This is not specifically a dating group;  more a forum for expanding your social life. At the moment we have a meetup for chat/drinks organised mid week once a month and a weekend event where possible. I also organise random meetups around activities I like (Music, dancing, arts.) I'm not massively into things like games or walks, but atm this group is open to its members organising events, s …

… Personal examples who come to mind could be William Morris (designer, writer & social reformer), Richard Feynman (scientist), G K Chesterton (christian, writer and poet), Henry David Thoreau (philosopher, naturalist and tax resister), Abraham Lincoln (US president), Joseph Campbell (mythologist), Ursula le Guin (writer and [post?]feminist), Kahlil Gibran (poet/philosopher), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (writer, statesman and polymath) etc etc etc Another strand could be to look at emerging opportu …

Hi, are you looking  to meet new people who enjoy a variety of interests? This is a group for local W-S-M'ers to meet, connect and socialise locally. The purpose is for local people to meet up and make new friends.... This could be in coffee shops, pubs, bars, music events, dining out, sporting events, cinema, theatre or even meets on the beach to casually socialise and make new friends... without any pressure. We will do day trips, long weekends away or even push the boat out and book 1 …

… We also cater for day trips ie visiting a particular area, going to Longleat Safari Park, Clay Pigeon Shooting, White Water Rafting, as well as going away for long weekends to places like the Lake District, Wales or abroad into Europe - basically anything social.  This group is for anyone who enjoys having fun with the added bonus of bringing and suggesting ideas of your own for any meetups to add to our varied schedule and hopefully busy mix of events.  At the end of the day this group is here …

There are a variety of reasons for women to suddenly find themselves a bit short of friends. Maybe you have relocated from another region or country. You’ve been a full time mum and suddenly they don’t need you so much or they have grown up taking your access to new people (school gate, PTA…) with them. Your best friend moved away. You’ve lost your job… It was very tempting to call this group Desperate Housewives but that was too limiting and… well, desperate! Whatever your circumstances if you …

Hi I live in Bristol and have usually a busy working life, often not having so much time for socializing. I love meeting people and having new experiences and one i would like to share with others is cooking and learning new recipes. The idea is meeting up to share delicious recipes, it could be anything from sweet to savoury. It can be anything you have learnt, from your granma, a recipe book... a new way of meeting people. One of us will cook (your choice) and the others learn how to do that p …

Meet like-minded people and listen to an inspiring talk from an explorer.  Bristol Explorers has been running since 2009. We meet up once a month to have a beer, chat about adventure and listen to inspiring explorers. We've made some great new friends through the group and go away on adventure weekends and even plan major expeditions.  Bristol Explorers is part of Explorers Connect www.explorersconnect.com. The idea is to make adventure more accessible - everyone is welcome and the evenings are …

I have decided to start the Italian Meet up group in Bristol, because i want to meet more Italian people and practise Italian! The purpose of this group is to provide the members with oppotunitties to speak Italian and Italian members to share their culture with members interested in this. This group welcomes both Italian people as well as people interested in practising this Language learning about this cutlture. Meeting in cafes and share meals, perhaps in Italian restaurants or cafes.

Because of my love for the Independent Cinema I want to start this group for people with similar passion. We watch, we gather, we share our views, we have fun.

South West Founders is a monthly meet-up for people based in the South-West who have been, are, or want to be tech start-up founders. We aim to connect local entrepreneurs with co-founders and other like-minded people as well as tech investors to create an informal support network. We welcome entrepreneurs and tech investors with open arms, but discourage freelancers, consultants, lawyers and other service providers unless they have a genuine interest in founding or mentorin …

We put on events in a cabaret style that mix panel-led discussion on a global theme with live entertainment, food and drink. Move away from fear towards possibility - whilst having a great time!

Bristol Web Folk is an informal gathering of web developers, designers, and anyone else interested in what makes the web tick. Front-end and back-end, professional and amateur, coders and designers - anyone with an interest in talking about the latest developments in web technology. The group is open to anyone - the more the merrier. (Meetup is free for group members, so don't let that put you off.) This group is not for networking and recruitment - if that's all you're interested in then please …