Who likes seeing films? At last count, everyone! So that's what we do. And now we have an added, by-popular-demand, theatre-going nature!

Here's how Ruth, the founder of the group, put it: "This Group is a great way of meeting French speakers in Bristol! I am a member of the meetup group in Birmingham and think it is a perfect way to make new friends in a relaxed environment as well as being able to speak a wonderful language! This group is for ANYONE and EVERYONE who wants to speak French and form new friendships. It doesn't matter what level you are, just come along and enjoy yourself! The purpose of this group is to HAVE FUN!" …

For anyone who is interested in going photographing, in and around the Bristol area. This group was started as there were no Meetup Groups in the Bristol area for Photographers. The group is for budding amateur photographers who want to meet like-minded people and get together to learn new skills and get inspiration from others. It's is for people who are interested in taking up photography, novice photographers who want to learn more, avid photographers and anyone in between. Come & have a look …

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 mentoring start-up businesses …

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 twice a month. Atm this group is open to its members organising events, so you're welcome to organise your own occasional meetups  (I receive countless emails requesting to advertise business within this group. I will cancel any meetups being …

We've been running since May 2010 -and with such a diverse music scene there is a definite niche/interest for this in Bristol. Bristol Live Music Group is an online social networking group.  All of our members  love music and  the aim of the group is to help people meet up to go to gigs, concerts, or just head off to accoustic sessions down the pub. Members of the group have attended a huge range of local gigs and festivals from rock, indie, indie folk, blues, soul, funk, jazz punk, world, accou …

This is a meet-up group for all those who want to enjoy all the places that Bristol & the West Country has to offer in terms of vegetarian and vegan cuisine, and to meet new like-minded people. We are open to anyone who wants to try Vegetarian & Vegan food, although we do ask that you eat vegetarian when you come.

This is a group for those that love cycling and who would like to meet up with other for bike rides (Adults/18+ only). We include regular sociable meetups exploring a selection of routes easily accessible from central Bristol, suitable for most levels of cyclist and keeping to quiet roads/cycle paths. As an informal meetup group we operates on 3 main principles that anyone coming on a ride/activity/social accepts: 1) No group liability: All members are fully responsible for themselves and decidi …

Having moved to Bristol and being a long term member of a great walking group in the south-east I thought I'd see what was on offer in the South-West, the meetup site said over 70 people in the area were 'waiting for' a hiking group so I thought it might be worth a try. The group I'm used to ( http://www.walkingclub.org.uk ) is a 'self-organised' group where walks are flexible and very sociable so I'd like to follow that philosophy. One of the reasons why I moved to Bristol was to have easy acce …

A friendly group for people who are interested in meeting up to talk about books they've read, and anything related to writing and literature.

Coming up in 2013, we've got our regular board games/origami/socialising nights, plus a range of socials planned heading to other fun things in Bristol (meetup and go to interesting events, pervasive/street games, community arts - whatever looks good!). The idea behind this meetup group was to enable like-minded, positive people to connect with each other - at our small-ish gatherings, when heading to larger-scale organised stuff and anything inbetween. We're essentially a community meeting poin …

Welcome to Bristol & South West Extreme! Are you looking to meet new people in the area, whilst trying your hand at something totally different and outside of your comfort zone? Then this is the group for you! We'll be organising sky-diving, white-water-rafting, hang-gliding, and a plethora of other massively-hyphenated-extreme-sports! Aside from that, we'll also be organising other fun stuff like kayakking trips, clay pigeon shooting, goApe, go-karting, and stuff like that. So, throw caution to …

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 …

Are you making apps for mobile devices? Thinking about making them or just interested in mobile technology or design? The aim of this group is to link people involved in or interested in getting involved in making mobile apps and responsive websites. This meetup group helps people get together to share knowledge and ideas in a casual and relaxed environment. Who should join? Designers, developers, graphic designers, publishers, students, etc. You don't need to be actively making apps to join thi …

The omnipotent big data group that is all things to do with dealing with, managing, handling and delivering big data, in the mild mild South West. Topics include MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Node.js, scaling, engineering data, open-source, linkeddata, and beer. Discussion at http://groups.google.com/group/south-west-big-data.

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 …

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.

I'm moving back to Cardiff and there are no social groups out there. Let's do it!

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Welcome to Balanced View Bristol... Balanced View is a worldwide grassroots movement of people choosing to empower their gifts, skills and talents and see how they can use them powerfully for the benefit of all. By participating in the standardised education and innovative support system of Balanced View, called the Four Mainstays, we learn to recognise and rely on our always-on open intelligence, aligning us with reality and our natural power to benefit all. Bristol is the home of a thriving co …

We are a long established social group in Bristol who welcome new members! We organise a variety of social events with the emphasis on meeting new people, making new friends and having fun! Joining us is simple! There are no membership forms or fees! Just feel free to come along to any event you wish! Everyone in the age range 20-50 are able to join . The group is not a 'singles' club and couples are more than welcome to join us. If you are coming along to an event for the first time, someone fr …

This is a group for anyone in Bristol looking to meet new people and try new things

This is a group for anyone and everyone interested in walking/talking and hiking! We aim to be a very friendly and sociable club and will try and arrange different walks to suit all skill levels, so everyone feels comfortable and welcome. We will arrange as many different and varied walks as we can to suit all abilities, and they will usually take place at different starting points in and around Weston the Mendips and sometimes further afield. As a previous club walker of many years and now fair …

Do you want to come out and watch some of the best up and coming bands, solo performers and DJs in Bristol? Of course you do! We visit a number of our favorite haunts every month, including The Lousianna, Thekla, 02 Academy and Old Duke, to support some of the most exciting new bands and acoustic performers! We seek them out from under rocks and on top of high buildings - and then hey presto - we have one great night out! Whether its a chilled out early drink at an acoustic residency, a gig at a …

This is a group for those wanting to grow their spirituality, intuition and inner self. People at all stages along their journey are welcome, beginners and seasoned travellers all. This is a place for sharing knowledge, spirit wisdom, positivity and healing as well as a place for making friends! We will be meditating, using tarot and oracle cards, working with crystals and trees as well as connecting in with the Universal Energy!

We are planning to run a photography group for any one who has a digital camera who wants to learn how to take the sort of pictures that will make them proud to show their friends and maybe potential employers. This meetup group is specifically setup for photographers who have a camera with the abilty to select different modes ,shutter aperture, shutter speed and ISO. We welcome all levels, there is no "test" to join but we do ask that everyone participates in both learning and teaching. We hope …

This is a group for anyone interested in the use of agile to create a better way of working. Anyone is welcome, experience of agile methods isn't necessary. We'll be looking to share and learn from each other, listen to war stories, try and help those where we can.

About us A meet-up for UX and UX-curious people, on the first Tuesday of every month. We usually meet in a pub for a chat, networking and general conversation. We'll often have a short slide presentation/talk and time for questions etc. We're a group for open discussion of all usability issues, including software to web design to mobile apps. Why not come along, and discuss or give a slide presentation on your own projects or usability interests. Anyone can give a presentation, post and view Usa …