EXPERIMENTS IN GROUP WISDOM

OPENING NIGHT: THE COACHING CLUB - coach and be coached in a creative space

Thu, May 28 · 7:00 PM BST

The Earl of Lonsdale, 277-281 Westbourne Grove W11 2QA, Notting Hill, London, GB

A one-off special to launch a new series of events 🎉

(Update: We have now scheduled our regular events, you can find all the details and get tickets here.)

Jude & Bonny are collaborating to bring coaching to everyone.

Why? Full story on Substack.

In brief, they believe:

• Coaching can be life enhancing, inspiring, creative, and fun
• Everyone can learn coaching skills
• Having the experience of both coaching and being coached is doubly valuable
• Peer-to-peer connections are special :-)

At THE COACHING CLUB, we will:

• Learn a new skill (drawing on Jude’s expertise and experience as a coach)
• See how it works in a short demo
• Practice in pairs
• Shuffle the pairs
• Reflect together

Jude and Bonny will guide the process, but you will also receive a tiny booklet for illustration (a Zine by LESS STRESS PRESS)
For this OPENING NIGHT SPECIAL we will share a method of discovering “life as a garden” 👀

NOTES ON THE GENERAL ATMOSPHERE:
Although we’ll be learning new skills we'll also be aiming to have an enjoyable evening, with good humour and fun. This will be less like school and more like a thoughtful and interactive evening in a pub.

WHO SHOULD COME:
Everyone! We believe that the more perspectives, the richer the experience. This group is not about being experts, it is about thinking creatively together and learning new ways to create space for one another.

WHERE WE’LL MEET:
This event will be at the Earl of Lonsdale Pub on Portobello. The nearest Tube station is Notting Hill Gate.
(Future, smaller events will be in a different pub. You can find them here.)

YOUR HOSTS:
Jude is an experienced NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Master Practitioner and utilises NLP tools and techniques when she coaches. She offers 1:1 sessions, with the first Introductory Session completely free with no obligations - www.judewattscoaching.co.uk

Bonny is just starting her training as a coach. While in training, she's offering free and low cost sessions (first three sessions free, after that £15) - www.bonnyastor.com/coaching

MORE INFO & LINKS:
SUBSTACK - newsletter and reflections
INSTAGRAM - occasional visual updates on this event and others
WEBSITE - everything else
WHATSAPP GROUP - stay in the loop

#coaching #creativity #inclusivity #openmindedness #community #newskills

WRITE CLUB: one hour of silent writing (or reading) in the company of others

Fri, Jun 26 · 6:00 PM BST

The Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX, London, GB

The first rule of WRITE CLUB is that you do not talk during WRITE CLUB.

This very simple meetup is based on the premise that public and peer accountability enables more productive writing than sitting at home and getting distracted by the fridge.

We will write/read for an hour in silence. (I will be writing thought experiments for my other meetup group: THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS IN PUBS)

If you'd like to hang out afterwards, or if you prefer just to hang out, I have another event immediately afterwards in the same place :-) You can find that here: HANGING OUT AT THE SOUTHBANK

And if you'd like to finish the evening with a dance, there is a free social salsa meetup just outside The Southbank Centre just afterwards. More info here.

This event will take place in the foyer of The Southbank Centre. You can find us by looking out for:

• A tote bag with WRITE CLUB sewn onto it
• My T-Shirt, which will have HANGING OUT embroidered on the back of it
• A big red flag with THE SUNRISE CLUB emblazoned on it (though this clearly isn't THE SUNRISE CLUB! If you want to find out about that, you can do so here.)
• Other writers - who may be spread out across the centre. They will have white pieces of paper with the WRITE CLUB stamp at the top of the page.

There are plenty of places to buy refreshments, but you can also bring your own if you prefer.

WHATSAPP GROUP
INSTAGRAM
SUBSTACK

Looking forward to meeting and writing with you :-)

Bonny

HANGING OUT AT THE SOUTH BANK

Fri, Jun 26 · 7:00 PM BST

The Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX, London, GB

Inspired by Sheila Liming's 2023 book, Hanging Out, this event is about "daring to do nothing much, and even more than that, about daring to do it in the company of others."

If you're curious, you can read more about my rationale for the event here, and how our pilot event went here.

This event will take place in the foyer of The Southbank Centre.

You can find us by looking out for:

• Me - I will be wearing a black T-shirt with HANGING OUT written on the back
• Our table - which will have a red flag draped over it with THE SUNRISE CLUB emblazoned on it (though this clearly isn't THE SUNRISE CLUB! If you want to find out about that, you can do so here.)

There are plenty of places to buy refreshments, but you can also bring your own if you prefer.

If you feel like using this event as a carrot for some creative work, please join us an hour earlier for WRITE CLUB - an hour of silent writing/reading in the same location.

And if you'd like to finish the evening with a dance, there is a free social salsa meetup just outside The Southbank Centre just afterwards. More info here.

WHATSAPP GROUP
INSTAGRAM
SUBSTACK

Looking forward to meeting and hanging out with you :-)

Bonny

THE COACHING CLUB July 2026

Tue, Jul 7 · 7:00 PM BST

The Fitzroy Tavern, 16 Charlotte Street, W1T 2LY, London, GB

Coach and be coached in a creative space 😊

N.B. This is a ticketed event with limited space (14 people max).
Tickets are £15 and available here.

Jude & Bonny are collaborating to bring coaching to everyone.

Why? Full story here.

In brief, they believe:

• Coaching can be life enhancing, inspiring, creative, and fun
• Everyone can learn coaching skills
• Having the experience of both coaching and being coached is doubly valuable
• Peer-to-peer connections are special :-)

At THE COACHING CLUB, we will:

• Learn a new skill (drawing on Jude’s expertise and experience as a coach)
• See how it works in a short demo
• Practice in pairs
• Shuffle the pairs
• Reflect together

Jude and Bonny will guide a process, but you will also receive a tiny booklet for illustration (a Zine by LESS STRESS PRESS) 👀

NOTES ON THE GENERAL ATMOSPHERE:
Although we’ll be learning new skills we'll also be aiming to have an enjoyable evening, with good humour and fun. This will be less like school and more like a thoughtful and interactive evening in a pub.

WHO SHOULD COME:
Everyone! We believe that the more perspectives, the richer the experience. This group is not about being experts, it is about thinking creatively together and learning new ways to create space for one another.

WHERE WE’LL MEET:
The Fitzroy Tavern, Charlotte Street, W1T 2LY. We will be upstairs in the "Private Dining Room". Please ask at the bar if you can't find us.

YOUR HOSTS:
Jude is an experienced NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Master Practitioner and utilises NLP tools and techniques when she coaches. She offers 1:1 sessions, with the first Introductory Session completely free with no obligations - www.judewattscoaching.co.uk

Bonny is just starting her training as a coach. She is offering 1:1 sessions at a reduced cost while in training - www.bonnyastor.com/coaching

MORE INFO & LINKS:
SUBSTACK - newsletter and reflections
INSTAGRAM - occasional visual updates on this event and others
WEBSITE - everything else
WHATSAPP GROUP - stay in the loop

#coaching #creativity #inclusivity #openmindedness #community #newskills