What we’re about
Are you aged between 25 and 50 and any of the following?..
- Looking to meet more people / make new friends;
- Recently become single;
- New to the area;
- Wanting more fun activities in your diary to look forward to;
- Haven't got your social life back to how it was before lockdown;
- Noticing your existing friends all settling down;
....or are you just plain bored and looking for some interesting / sociable activities to get involved in...
Then why not take a bold (but easy) step towards doing something about it, and attend one of the many social events with members of the super-sociable group, the Friendly Faces of Warwickshire.
We enjoy a variety of scheduled events in Leamington, Warwick and the surrounding area, where new and regular members meet as a group to network and partake in sociable / enjoyable activities. The events to choose from usually take place at the weekend, and can include countryside walks and hikes, gathering in bars, coffee shops or restaurants, going to indoor / outdoor cinemas, pool halls, festivals, tribute bands, stage shows… the list goes on.
To get involved simply browse the events page and then click the 'Attend' button on the events you like the look of.
At each of these events, you’ll meet the members - potential new friends from all walks of life and just like you in wanting to improve their social lives. They will make you feel very welcome as another valued contributor to what makes our events into special occasions to remember for all involved. It's normal to feel a little bit of apprehension about your first meeting, which is something we all have to go through, but after you've broken the ice for the first time, you’ll wonder what all the fuss was about and be eager to put your name down to come again!
If you keep attending, you'll recognise people you met at past events and start to grow commonalities and friendships with the people you connect well with.
Attending a FFW event by yourself is perfectly fine and it's what many people do. The attendees at each event are never the same.. each one consists of a combination of first-timers, seasoned members and everything in between, so there will be other new like-minded attendees just like you, whatever your situation.
The reality is, we're all like you and looking for opportunities to be sociable. We genuinely hope that you decide to get involved. When you do, we will look forward to meeting you.
Months from now you’ll look back on this moment that you took action with a smile, and be really glad you did!
You are always free to leave an event early should you decide at any stage that you want to / need to leave for whatever reason. You will not be judged.
Whatever you do, don't assume that you know how an event will be - just rock up for one and see what you think. Many members have done so and since said they were glad they did.
So ask yourself out loud: "What have I got to lose?"
And then hit that join button. 😊
Current Events Schedule:
- Friday March 7th : Leamington Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Sunday March 9th : Draycote Water loop (5-mile hike) 🚶♀️
- Saturday March 22nd : Epic 90's vs 2000's experience at the Assembly 🎵
- Friday March 28th : Live Music night at Ronnie's Bar in Warwick 🎵
- Friday April 4th : Leamington Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Sunday April 7th : Bradgate Park - Figure of Eight (7-mile hike) 🚶♀️
- Thursday April 17th : Bank Holiday Thursday : Warwick "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Sunday April 21st : Bank Holiday Double - Kineton + Curry 🚶♀️+🍽️
- Friday April 25th : Sushi at Hayashi + Social drinks 🍽️+🍹
- Friday May 2nd : Leamington Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Monday May 5th : Bank Holiday Monday : Edgehill in Reverse 🚶♀️
- Friday May 9th : Disco for Grown Ups! (70s/80s/90s) at the Assembly 🎵
- Friday May 16th : Warwick Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Saturday May 25th : Warwick Food Festival 2025 🍕
- Friday June 6th : Leamington Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Friday June 20th : Warwick Monthly Social "Flash Mob" 🍹
- Saturday June 28th : Leamington Fake Festival 2025 🎵
- Sunday July 6th : Malvern Hills (5/6-mile intermediate hike) 🚶♀️
- Sunday July 13th : Bradgate Park - Figure of Eight (7-mile hike) 🚶♀️
- Friday Sept 12th: Ibiza Orchestra Experience - Warwick 🎵
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- The Leamington Parks, and Warwick (7-mile hike)Newbold Comyn Carpark, Leamington Spa
Come along for this simple, flat, tried-and-tested local route, as a perfect opportunity to get out of the house and meet new people.
This 7-mile hike will take in the fantastic parks and countryside scenery right on our doorstep, starting in central Leamington, trekking along the footpaths out of town, all the way out to St Nicholas' park in Warwick, before returning to the start point in Leamington again.
If 7 miles is too much for you there is an opportunity to only complete part of the route (unlike all of our other hikes)... Just join us for the first part - the straight line through the Leamington parks, and then turn around and go back to the start. This shorter optional offering is around 2 miles in total and keeps you within the town.The full 7-miler is a superb route which will get you outdoors, breathing the fresh air and rubbing shoulders with like-minded Friendly Faces group members - both new and regular.
Despite the charming scenery and peaceful natural beauty throughout the route, please be warned that at 7 miles this is not a short stroll and you should not sign up if you have any recurring injuries that could flare up, or you do not have a good level of stamina for physical and enduring exercise for this distance.
We will take a short half-way stop outside the cafe in St Nicholas park and then when we finish we'll take a well-earned sit down and drink back at the Newbold Comyn Arms pub.
Please note the 25 minimum age-range of this group, and also that dogs are welcome.
We'll meet in the free-to-park Newbold Comyn carpark to commence. (See the event location for the specific meet-point to point your sat-navs at) or watch the short informational video below that gives you more detail.
I really hope you can make this relatively easy Friendly Faces walk.
Notwithstanding the warm and sociable Friendly Faces group members (first-timers and regulars) that you will share this experience with - this is a very pleasant walking route out in the local countryside, providing scenery and company well worth coming along for.Hit the Attend button now so you don't forget.
Here is a 2-minute informational YouTube video, which explains all you need to know about this event - recorded just before we walked this route back in March of 2024.
Completely ignore the start-time mentioned in the video though, because we're actually meeting at 1pm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlHc9LNwRhc - Leamington Monthly Social "Flash Mob"The Old Library, Leamington Spa
What better way to get out and meet more people... whether you're a first-timer or a regular, get your name down to join this mixed casual group-tour around downtown Leamington on a relaxed Friday evening. We'll descend together upon its most popular bars one at a time, staying long enough for a drink or two before we all move on to the next one.
What is a Friendly Faces Monthly Social "Flash Mob"?...
To the untrained eye this event looks like a pub-crawl, but rather than being about getting drunk (as pub-crawls are) this monthly meetup event instead focusses on the social aspects : getting out and meeting new people, mingling, and expanding your social circle. Bring a friend if you want to, but coming alone is what most attendees do.
The changing of venues helps encourage the mingling upon us, and typically by the end of the evening - each attendee will (1) have met most if not all of the other attendees present, (2) feel like they fit right in, (3) feel pretty chuffed about having chatted with some friendly like-minded people, and (4) be checking the diary to see if they can make next months event!If you're driving, or alcohol isn't your thing, then do as I (and other non-drinkers) do, and instead sip on a glass of cordial, coke, or zero beer. There is no pressure to buy drinks. If you decide to skip the bar and just enjoy the social occasion, its perfectly fine.
Big Win #1
Unlike the usual sit-down or stand-still-all-night meetups, this style of event will keep mixing us up as a group every time we change venue, and the mingling will happen automatically as we go with the flow.Big Win #2
As a big group of people it will be great fun and a guaranteed laugh watching the bewildered faces of the non-meetup people in the bars as we all walk in the door together and fill the place, and then after an hour or so of meetup chatter - all leave together and empty it again!Venues...
As you may know there are several cool bars in central Leamington so we wont have to walk far between venues. We'll keep it to between 3 and 4 venues throughout the evening, and stay quite close to the Parade in the town centre.I'll keep our location-changes communicated as the evening progresses so you can join at any point along the route, but lateness is not recommended. Obviously if you're on time at the start you wont miss the introductions, and you'll get much more from the evening.
So to start we'll gather at the Old Library at 7:30pm and let the socialising commence.Click the attend button now so you don't forget.
If you hadn't guessed by now this is a monthly event, and as always, I'm looking forward to it!
Here is the link to a YouTube video I put together last year (to explain the event format) when we first started doing them...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st6irM814UM
