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Walk length 12miles/19km approx. Linear. A chance to enjoy a seaside hike from Newhaven to Brighton on a moderate although undulating coastal downland and urban hike. At the end of the hike there should be sometime to enjoy Brighton a town once described as London-by-the-Sea with a rich and varied history. We may get the chance to have a swim on Brighton Beach at the end of the hike. The meeting point is London Bridge Train Station. Meet next to the main ticket office opposite the WHSmith. See photo below. Meet from 8.30am to give us time to get tickets. The 0905am train gets to Brighton for 10.13am. We need to get a single train ticket at Brighton to Newhaven Town. The 10.36am gets to Newhaven Town at 11.11am for the walk to start. Cost: Train £16.50 (Super Off-Peak Return) or less with a group save, network railcard or ordered online. Single ticket to Newhaven town £5.90 but could be cheaper with a network or railcard discount. Meet at 11.15am outside Newhaven Town Station for the walk to start after the train arrives from Brighton (linear walk) . There are regular trains back from Brighton to London or Newhaven if you are collecting your car. Car Parking in Newhaven but if driving you will need to collect your car as this is a linear walk. Walk Cost: £7 cash on the day organizer fee (the host is a qualified London guide). For paypal it is '[colin45@hotmail.co.uk](http://colin45@hotmail.co.uk/)' Please send as friends and family to avoid charges. For bank transfer message organizer. The walk should finish about 5pm at Brighton but the time may be slightly earlier or later. Please make a note of the organizers numbers - Colin 07709305681 Walking Safety Walking is a great way to keep fit and generally very safe; however it does contain an element of risk. Before going on any of these walks you need to be reasonably fit and be prepared to be responsible for your own safety. You should wear appropriate clothing such as proper walking shoes, warm and wet weather clothing and carry sufficient food and water. Please see our Terms and Conditions ([https://www.meetup.com/Escape-London-City-Explorers/pages/23195445/Terms_and_Conditions/](https://www.meetup.com/Escape-London-City-Explorers/pages/23195445/Terms_and_Conditions/)) COULD EVERYONE PLEASE AVOID COMMENTS BELOW THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO THE EVENT AS THIS GENERATES SPAM, JUST CHANGE YOUR RSVP IF YOU CAN'T GO. YOU CAN MESSAGE ME. MANY THANKS.

Last drum circle of the season! We've met at the Wheatsheaf Hall every month since October, journeying through the huge cosmic shift underway in the skies and in the human spirit - let's make May 30th a celebration of Spring in its full glory and cast our spells for the summer months ahead. Radical Faeries and Queer Spirits gather in south London at the Full Moon in Sagittarius, a time when the Gemini Sun and Sagittarius Moon bring our attention to the union of the lower and higher mind - our individual and collective consciousness. Through the drum rhythms and trance dancing we unite the body, mind, heart and spirit. As we play, we heal, we feel our interconnectedness, we become whole. Uranus, the queerest planet of the solar system, has recently completed 8 years in Taurus - a place where his liberating energy meets resistance. The last time Uranus was in Taurus was 1934-42, and just like that period, his Taurean sojourn this time has seen the rise of authoritarian leaders and attacks on LGTBQ+ rights. But now Uranus is free to express himself again in the air energy of Gemini, where he will be until 2032. At the drum circle let's celebrate the liberation of the Uranian spirit. Shokti has studied the parallels between the transits of Uranus and the cause of LGBTQ liberation -with uncanny results that might suggest that, as Plato wrote and Edward Carpenter and other 19th century queers celebrated, we really are the people of Aphrodite Urania - [read more here](https://rainbowmessenger.blog/2025/05/22/uranus-is-the-queerest-planet/) We gather from 7 to set up the space and greet each other, cast a circle at 8pm then we drum, dance, socialise and play through the evening. There's lots of drums and percussion to share around, you are welcome to bring your own instruments too, your own refreshments and maybe snacks to share. Entry suggested £5 - £10, cash at the venue, or via PayPal [PayPal.Me](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/shokti) NOTAFLOF - No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds. SIGN UP FOR EMAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS AT [queerspirit.net](http://queerspirit.net/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExZVlKQno3TTQ4RjRLN2VpeXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5xwz0GTBRsNsPzxM4BFgzJC95U9YPnWgBbp5kj2qUQ9UVdou5u5V4Bf55L-Q_aem_R3HodUHSsRfqcxxlUv_Cpg) Queer Spirit Circle has been bringing spiritual queers together to make magic since 2005, and at the Wheatsheaf Hall since Winter Solstice 2012. Usually around 50 or more people come along and the rhythms and dancing can get ecstatic. Read more about the drum circle - [https://rainbowmessenger.blog/queer-spirit-circle/](https://rainbowmessenger.blog/queer-spirit-circle/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExZVlKQno3TTQ4RjRLN2VpeXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR43kypzdRhbWax7K4pi-QULep2kcmpeqyNdhvGl4cmpmCy96-YGsqAGsT8SEg_aem_Zkg_K1A2WyF6ouks8LN84g)

A friendly meeting over coffee to talk about what you're writing (or plan to write. Bring a short piece (1000 words) to read if you would like to get feedback.

A chance just to work in company on your writing, be it a book, blog, screenplay, dissertation, poem, song, coursework, memoir, play, journal, travel writing or work stuff. Newcomers always welcome. No one will see what you're writing or give you unsolicited advice. WE FILL THE ROOM, so you MUST SIGN UP below AND ARRIVE BY 11.40 at the latest, or we can’t guarantee you a seat. And if you can't make it CHANGE YOUR RSVP to "not going" ASAP to give someone else a chance, thanks. WHERE? FIFTH FLOOR CAFÉ, Floor 5, Waterstones, 203-206 Piccadilly, W1J 9LE TIMINGS:- 11.00 - Café starts serving 11:30 - Host of the day will be there. Say hello, especially if you’re new. 11.40 - Brief introductions for everybody - your name and what you’re working on 11:45 - Timer starts: write for 45 minutes 12:30 – Break, chat to your neighbours if you like 12:45 - Timer starts: write for 45 minutes 13:30 - The End…feel free to stay and keep writing or chat some more. Bring whatever you need to be able to write. It’s a café, there’s some noise so earbuds/headphones/earplugs are handy. There’s very few mains sockets so charged-up laptops are a good idea too. And please remember everybody, thank our venue by buying a drink or food, and don’t consume anything from outside while you're here. IF YOU ARRIVE AFTER 11.45 - everyone will be quiet and writing. If there's no spare places then there's sofas on the sales floors below as well as one cafe at the back of the ground floor and another in the basement. The hosts won't have any other alternatives to offer you. Please feel free to join us for the break and afterwards. We’re looking forward to writing with you, your hosts, Sarah, Nick, Laura and Anna

Hampton Court Palace is perhaps best-known as being a palace of King Henry VIII. But it was also a palace and later prison for Charles I and it was William III who was responsible for the palace as it looks today. You will be able to go inside this magnificent building before exploring the gardens and possibly getting lost in the maze!

Join us at the top of the biggest bookshop in Europe to work in company on your own writing, be it a book, blog, screenplay, dissertation, poem, song, coursework, memoir, play, journal, travel writing, work stuff or anything else. Newcomers always welcome. No one will see what you're writing or give you unsolicited advice. Now that our regular Saturday events are filling all the seats we're adding some Sundays when we're able to - check Meetup for dates. Same format but an hour later. WHERE? FIFTH FLOOR CAFÉ, Floor 5, Waterstones, 203-206 Piccadilly, W1J 9LE TIMINGS:- 12.00 - Shop and café open 12:30 - Host will be there. Say hello, especially if you’re new. 12.40 - Brief introductions from everybody - your name and what you’re working on 12:45 - Timer starts: write for 45 minutes 13:30 – Break, chat to your neighbours if you like 13:45 - Timer starts: write for 45 minutes 14:30 - The End…feel free to stay and keep writing or chat some more. Bring whatever you need to be able to write. It’s a café, there’s some noise so earbuds/headphones/earplugs are handy. There’s very few mains sockets so charged-up laptops are a good idea too. And please remember everybody, thank our venue by buying a drink or food, and don’t consume anything from outside while you're here. We’re looking forward to writing with you, your hosts, Sarah, Nick, Laura, Anna, Solitaire and John

Walk length 16miles/26km approx. Circular. A long circular hike from Henley to Littlewick Green exploring various features from the Thames path close to Culham Court Deer Park and, Henley to various woods and fields some with far reaching views across open countryside and the Thames. We will probably have lunch at Littlewick Green which has a village green and pub. At the end of the walk we will have a optional pub stop. PLEASE BE AWARE THIS IS A LONG HILLY HIKE SO PLEASE ONLY RSVP IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS AND CAN KEEP A REASONABLE PACE. BE AWARE IF THE WEATHER IS BAD THE HIKE MAY BE SHORTENED. Cost Cost: £7 cash or paypal (colin45@[hotmail.co](http://hotmail.co/).uk) payable on the day guided walk & meetup costs. You can do paypal or bank transfer if you prefer, please message the organizer. Train £17 approx. return with a network railcard or groupsave discount. Lunch and Finish Please bring a packed lunch and water for the walk. The walk should finish before 5.00pm and includes a pack lunch stop and pub stop at the end, however the time may be earlier or later than this depending on the weather and pace (this is a complete day hike, you are advised not to arrange anything for the evening). Meeting points please read.. Meet outside Henley train station for the walk to start at 10.27am (after the train from London arrives). By train from London: The London Paddington train at 9.38am gets to Henley-on-Thames for 10.27am with a short change at Twyford. I would encourage you to seek out other members who can go as part of a group save on the train and meet from 9.00am to give you time to get tickets. I would suggest you meet outside the WHSmith shop at Paddington (see photo below). See National Rail Enquiries ([http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/](http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/)) Train times may be amended before the event. Car: The station car park at Henley charges but there are a number of off road streets that should be free on a Sunday, please leave enough time to park and check for restrictions. Please make a note of the organizers numbers - Colin 07709305681. Walking Safety Walking is a great way to keep fit and generally very safe; however it does contain an element of risk. Before going on any of these walks you need to be reasonably fit and be prepared to be responsible for your own safety. You should wear appropriate clothing such as proper walking boots, warm and wet weather clothing and carry sufficient food and water. Please see our Terms and Conditions (https://www.meetup.com/Escape-London-City-Explorers/pages/23195445/Terms_and_Conditions/) COULD EVERYONE PLEASE AVOID COMMENTS BELOW THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO THE EVENT AS THIS GENERATES SPAM, JUST CHANGE YOUR RSVP IF YOU CAN'T GO. YOU CAN MESSAGE ME. MANY THANKS.

Our 44th Spiritual Creatives gathering - in person! Come and join us for a lovely walk and talk around Hampstead Heath. We are meeting just outside Hampstead Heath station (London Overground train) at 11.00 on Sunday the 31st of May. Please note: This is NOT Hampstead Station on the Northern Line! It is the Hampstead HEATH station. The Google link is here: [https://goo.gl/maps/AJCNoxkKNj6K9Gp77](https://goo.gl/maps/AJCNoxkKNj6K9Gp77) We will wait for people to arrive until 11.15am and then we will begin walking. If you arrive later, you will only be able to catch up with us at Kenwood House approximately between 12 and 12.30pm. You should be able to find us sitting around as a group having a drink. If the weather permits, you'll find us outside the main café, towards the back. Look for the guy with the multicoloured scarf... that's me! After a short break of 20-30 minutes, we then walk back through the Heath, taking the long way round to Parliament Hill, and conclude our stroll back to Hampstead Heath overground station around 2 to 2.30pm. (Please note that you may become so involved in your conversations that you end up losing sight of the main group! Unfortunately, there is no way for you to catch up with us once we have become separated (and we do NOT check our phones for texts or messages during our walk) so please be mindful and conscious to stay with the main group if you want to keep up. Also please bear in mind that Hampstead Heath can be muddy sometimes, so please wear the appropriate shoes). After returning to Hampstead Heath Overground station, many of our (usually hungry) members like to continue the camaraderie over lunch at one of the local cafés or restaurants. As our group has grown over the years, these gatherings can be quite large, so we usually have to split into smaller parties and explore different venues. Some of our favourite spots are Dominique’s Café (dominiquescafe.co.uk) and Silverberries (silverberry.net), both of which offer a welcoming atmosphere and delicious food. It’s a great way to wind down the walk and continue our conversations. Spiritual Creatives is a warm-hearted and popular meetup group, as you can see from our ratings and comments! We hope to meet you then! :-) Best wishes Cliff **Find out more about us at [https://www.spiritualarts.org.uk](https://www.spiritualarts.org.uk/).**

**This Sunday, May 31st - Weaving Connections** 🌀 **Ritual! Dance! Prayer! - & Ruth's Birthday!** 🎂🌕 "All those unseen connections, interwoven like silken threads, creating a mesh woven and rewoven to catch us all." Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer This Sunday we dance under a **Full Blue Moon in Scorpio** - rare, potent and powerful. 🌕 A time when the veil thins. When buried truths surface. When transformation is possible. We'll move with this rare cosmic moment - making our prayers visible, weaving our connections together under this luminous moon. 🌿 **We dance for Peace. For Equality. For Hope.** 🕊️ Ruth will be celebrating her birthday - and invites you to celebrate life moving through you. Moving within the **5Rhythms® map** - Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness - inside in the dance space and outside in the orchard. 🌳 New to 5Rhythms? It's a dynamic moving meditation - no steps, no choreography, no getting it wrong. Just you, the music and your body moving freely. 🌱 However you are. Whatever is moving in you. Bring yourself as you are. All is welcome. 💚 All proceeds go to the **Multiple Sclerosis Society.** 🌱 🕒 11\.30am–1\.30pm \| Doors 11\.20am 📍 Copin Hall\, La Sainte Union School NW5 1RP 🚪 Entrance opposite No's 12/14 Croftdown Road 🚗 Free parking \| Gospel Oak 8 min walk \| Tufnell Park 15 min walk I Kentish Town & Bus 💚 Sliding scale from £16 \| Children from £3 \| New to Body Prayer £10\.50 🎟️ Tickets: [https://soullinkhub.com/soulspace/ruth-hirst](https://soullinkhub.com/soulspace/ruth-hirst) \| or on the door Bring loose comfortable clothing. Layers. A water bottle. And put your curiosity in your feet. 🌱👣 See you on the dance floor. 🌀 ❤️👣🎶 Love Ruth & the Body Prayer crew 🌱

Jonathan Sattin, the founder of triyoga, and his team invite you to come HOME – to the site of the original triyoga building in Primrose Hill. HOME will be a beautiful, welcoming, warm space. A place for yoga, Pilates and treatments with the best UK and international teachers and therapists. A place for enjoying amazing food and simply hanging out. A place of community. There will be two yoga studios with over 90 classes a week, online classes, workshops, a Pilates equipment and Reformer studio, two treatment rooms, changing areas/showers, a café/hangout area and a far-infrared sauna. **Cost:** £24 for a single visit. Check HOME for all the memberships and packs available Note: We provide this service via HOME. The prices are their centre set fees. We do not set their prices. [Book via Home](https://www.homewellness.uk/book-yoga)

**5Rhythms Body Prayer with Ruth Hirst** 🌀 **🕒 11.30am–1.30pm** \| Doors 11\.20am 📍 Copin Hall, **La Sainte Union School**, Croftdown Road NW5 1RP 🚪 **Entrance** opposite No's 12/14 Croftdown Road 🚗 Free parking - on road or on site \| Nearest tubes: Gospel Oak 8 min walk \| Tufnell Park 15 min walk 💚 This is a paid event - we offer a sliding scale to make it accessible to all **Sliding scale** from £16 \| Children £3 \| Trial class — New to Body Prayer £10.50 🎟️ [Book Tickets Here](https://soullinkhub.com/soulspace/ruth-hirst) soullinkhub\.com/soulspace/ruth\-hirst \| or on the door *** **New to 5Rhythms?** It's a dynamic form of moving meditation. No steps, no choreography, no experience needed. Just you, the music and your body moving freely. 🌱 Eclectic, soulful, tribal, electronic and world music and much more. 🎶 However you are. Whatever is moving in you... bring it to the dance floor. We come together — moving, expressing, releasing, weaving, belonging. 🌿 Whether this is your first time, your 100th or anything in between — each time we begin again. You are welcome here. A warm, safe community. 💚 Your dance. Your way of expressing. Shapeshifting from moment to moment. 🌀 Bring loose clothing to move with ease and a water bottle. Bring yourself as you are. Let's DANCE! 🌀 Looking forward to moving and a groovin' with you soon! ❤️👣🎶 Love Ruth & the crew 🌱 🎟️ soullinkhub.com/soulspace/ruth-hirst facebook.com/groups/133636983394849

The topic for June is "Roadtrip" Speak Easy: true stories, told live. The idea is simple: an audience, an open microphone, and great stories. Hilarious, gripping, poignant- it's up to you. Audiences are invited to come to listen or come to tell as folks from all corners of Columbus offer their stories live on stage! Held at Wild Goose Creative's warm, intimate space, this night of tales occurs on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Doors open at 6:30 pm, show starts at 7:00 pm. Please arrive early if you want to tell, as we generally only have room for a limited number of tellers, and the sign-up sheet has a tendency to fill up fast. Formed around the idea that people need stories--they're what hold and draw us together--SpeakEasy celebrates the strangeness and commonness of being human. And in a world of smartphones, Facebook, Twitter, and more . . . it gives people a real, breathing, in-person way to connect. The night is geared for true stories of all kinds, taking the best tales told around kitchen tables, in darkened pubs, on the street corner, and at late-night parties and giving them an audience. Speak Easy is also a great outlet for performers, writers, and artists looking to share their favorite stories and perfect their skills. We strongly encourage tellers to please tell the story rather than read it so we keep within the spirit of good storytelling and stay engaged with the audience. All are welcome. Hang around after the show for a drink and build community!

Join us as we get together to see Paul Rudd in the latest comedy-drama-musical from John Carney, POWER BALLAD! The film follows a washed-up wedding singer, a fading boy band singer and a stolen hit song. Here’s a description, trailer and plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: Rick, a washed-up wedding singer, and Danny, a fading boy band star, bond over music and a late-night jam session. When Danny turns Rick's song into a hit, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves. Power Ballad is written/directed by John Carney, the master of the modern musical and creative mind behind Once, Begin Again and Sing Street! It stars Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Marcella Plunkett, Havana Rose Liu and Jack Reynor. BUZZ & ACCLAIM: The film premiered to rave reviews at this year’s Dublin International Film Festival where critics call it “a sure-fired crowd-pleaser” that “just might be the feel-good hit of the year!” Others say, “Paul Rudd delivers a career-best performance in this charmer” that’s both “hilarious and deeply moving." The film continues John Carney’s “long run of success with yet another charmer” and “a sharp, hopeful crowd-pleaser that strikes the right notes!” SUMMER OF ICE CREAM, VOL 2: SHAKE NO. 8! Ranked the #1 Ice Cream Shop in Columbus, this is a perfect early stop on our Summer of Ice Cream! Their menu uses made-from-scratch recipes in an array of traditional, specialty and vegan shakes, hot cocoa, crepes, waffle sticks, specialty coffee & espresso, and more! Their specialty shakes are as delicious as they are over-the-top and they offer an extensive vegan menu! You can check out their full menu here: [https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php](https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php) PLAN: Please purchase your ticket for the 6:45pm showing and we’ll meet in the upstairs lobby between 6:25 and 6:35pm! Advance ticket purchase is advised for this opening night showing! Once you have yours, please list your seat number in the Comments section of this event. We'll head to nearby Shake No. 8 immediately following the show! Should be a fun one, Dan

Hi Ladies , Let's Hike Blendon Woods Metro Park . We will meet at the nature center parking lot. Hiking about 4 miles completing the blendon woods loop and the sugarbush trail . Wear appropriate footwear and bring water for hydration .

http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/a/9/6/600_348310902.jpeg Instructor - Crow, HPS Class fee is $30 at the door or approved exchange RSVP with Advance pay of $25 (discounted) by PayPal on the web or by contacting Enchanted Elements (614) 437-2642. Reservations made directly to Enchanted Elements will be added to the class list manually not online. Private Instruction ~ Closed to the Public ~ Initiated Members Only Please come prepared for ritual. Blessings ~ Crow