☕ Brighton Monday Coffee & Chat – 40s & 50s

☕ Weekly or fortnightly Brighton Monday Coffee & Chat – 40s & 50s, in the London Road area
A relaxed early morning breakfast, tea or coffee group for people in their 40s and 50s.
There’s no obligation to buy anything to sit with the group. Most of us enjoy our own company but also value good conversation and regular social contact.
It can be hard to find decent, like-minded people without feeling obliged to say yes to everything. This is for chilled-out people who might like to pop in once a fortnight for a little bit of human connection.
This is not a loneliness group.
Most of us love our own space but would still welcome some authentic human connection from time to time. Well, this is a start for both of us.
Being alone and being lonely are not the same thing.
Plenty of people are perfectly happy with their own space, but still find that a bit of socialising, conversation and company can lift the day, give the week some shape and help you feel more connected to the world around you.
Maybe you work from home.
Maybe you do not work at the moment.
Maybe your routines have changed.
Maybe your personal circumstances have changed.
Maybe your social circle has simply got smaller over time.
People drift apart. Sometimes there is no argument and no dramatic reason for it. Life changes, priorities shift, people move on, and even friendships that have lasted for decades can become different.
That can leave a bigger gap than people often admit.
The idea here is to make that gap a little easier to deal with.
💬 Good conversation
☕ Coffee, tea and breakfast available
👋 Small, mixed group
🕘 Daytime meetups
🚪 Stay for a while or stay for the full session
🙂 Low pressure, no forced positivity, no awkward activities
🍷 No alcohol focus
The aim is to meet people of a similar age, spend some time in a relaxed, ego-free space, grab some breakfast, tea or coffee and enjoy some decent conversation with new people.
There seems to be surprisingly little around that is this simple, so I decided to set something up myself.
The idea is to create a regular meeting point where people can get to know one another naturally, have a chat, enjoy some company and gradually make a few new connections.
Life does not stop because one part of it has changed.
Sometimes it just needs somewhere new to begin again.
A table will be reserved for the group, so please buy yourself a drink or something to eat while you are there. It supports the venue and helps us continue to use the space.
To keep the group small, comfortable and fairly mixed, new members are approved before joining. You will just be asked for a short introduction so I can make sure the group feels like a good fit.
I could not find quite the kind of daytime social group I wanted myself, so I thought I would create it.
I hope it appeals to you.