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**NATURE GETAWAY IN OLD PLOVDIV AND THE VALLEY OF ROSES** **28th May to 1st June 2026** Repeat trip due to popular demand! Explore the history-rich sites of the 6th oldest city in the world, Plovdiv, (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/The-worlds-20-oldest-cities/1old-plovdiv/) visit Bulgaria’s enticing valley of roses with its acclaimed Rose Festival and discover the secrets of the age-old tradition of rose oil production. **OLD PLOVDIV – A JOURNEY TO ANTIQUITY** Plovdiv is one of the most ancient cities in the world with signs of habitation dating as far back as the 6th millennium BC. The Old Town of Plovdiv is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s small, quiet and picturesque and a real gem for culture and history lovers! **Fascinating highlights:** **The world’s most aromatic rose oil today comes from Bulgaria.** **‣ The highest percentage of rose attar in the world is obtained from the Valley of Roses, Bulgaria** **‣ The Bulgarian “attar” of roses is an important component in the perfume business throughout the world.** **‣ Rosa Damascena is the name of the oil-yielding rose, which made Bulgaria famous for the production of the best rose oil in the world. Damascus, Rosa Damascena Mill was brought to Bulgarian lands during the 17th century.** **‣ Plovdiv is the World’s 6th most ancient city and European cultural capital for 2019.** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtH_TAXUf80 The festival itself takes place every year on the first Saturday of June. It originates in the Rose Valley and runs across the near by towns of Karlovo, Kalofer, and Kazanlak. The area is breathtaking when the famous Bulgarian rose blossoms in May/June exuding its enticing fragrance. 3,5 tons of rose petals go into the making of one kilogram of rose oil, which costs as much as gold. **Join this extraordinary experience in Bulgaria, take part in the authentic rose-picking ritual and gain insights into the rose-distillation process. In addition to the authentic rose gathering ritual, the festival offers a small beauty-pageant of a kind, where the most beautiful girl amongst the rose-pickers is crowned Queen Rose.** But that’s not all! There are even more celebratory events taking place during the festival weekend, such as choir a cappella, folklore concerts, art shows, exhibitions, wine-tastings and much more! **Dates 28th May to 1st June 2026** **Itinerary:** Day 1 Arrival in Sofia Meeting and greeting with your local host. Transfer to Plovdiv, hotel check-in Dinner with the group Day 2 Breakfast. Walking tour in the Old town of Plovdiv. Lunch near Plovdiv Roman stadium. Dinner with the group Day 3 Breakfast. Departure to Rose festival - a day full of impressions. Transfer to Plovdiv in the evening Day 4 Breakfast. Lunch and wine tasting experience Free time for shopping, sightseeing in Plovdiv. Day 5 Breakfast Departure to Sofia and full day in the city centre Last impressions and a private transfer to Sofia airport for an late afternoon flight. **What is included:** **4 nights in a 4-star central hotel in Plovdiv** **4 breakfasts** **2 Guided walking tours** **One day trip to Rose Valley Festival** **Rose picking ritual** **Entrance fee to Old Plovdiv Revival house** **Degustation of rose products: rose jam, rose liquor** **Wine tasting experience and appetisers** **Transfers from/to the airports in Bulgaria** **Social event with the group, before flying to Bulgaria** **Tour leader** **Compliance with Travel Package Regulations and financial protection 2018** What is not included: Flights: London- Sofia Personal expenses; Travel insurance. **The price for this trip: £580 in a twin/double room share.** **Single supplement: £ 80** To secure your place £150 (non-refundable deposit) info@travelinvision.com or 0740 3358828 for further details.

**Metropolitan Walkers is part of the Ramblers, Britain's walking charity. All welcome for 3 'taster' walks, after which please join the Ramblers - info on the [Met Walkers website](https://www.metropolitan-walkers.org.uk/how-to-join/)** London is now a sprawling city of 607 sq miles; however, tonight we'll step back in time to the 0.5 sq miles Roman city of Londinium! We are charged with carrying out a perimeter check of the Roman wall, built in the 2nd century to fortify our bustling commercial centre from marauding Celts and Saxon pirates. En route, we will stop by the Fort to pick up supplies and see the place where chariots from the ends of the empire gather. Please report to Centurion Rayus at the hour of VII where the Flumen Flutana meets the Tamesis (at the Blackfriars North Bank). Loyal Roman citizens may seek refreshment inside the city wall after completion of the perimeter. **Leisurely \| 3\.5 miles / 5\.6 km** **Start: Blackfriars Train Station** **Please report to Centurion Rayus at the hour of VII where the Flumen Flutana meets the Tamesis (at the Blackfriars North Bank). @ 07:00 pm** Postcode: EC4V 4DY **End: Tower Hill Train Station** Postcode: EC3N 4DJ

Aerial Relaxation Pods… with Live Ambient Music! - London's Deep Relaxation Experience - Aerial Relaxation Pods - Lift Your Spirit Please watch our video to give you a taste of the experience: Our Aerial Relaxation Pods video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxlR9u44llw London's first multi-sensory, aerial relaxation experience with Live ambient music, aromatherapy and featuring our beautiful sky-blue silky Aerial Hammocks. "An oasis of calm in our busy lives." Two sessions per evening on Thursdays: IMPORTANT: Please note your space is only confirmed once booked through Eventbrite. 7:15-8:30pm book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/84883457707 8:45-10pm book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/84878729565 COST: 1 x ticket £17 (£18.92 inc ticket fee) Offer (limited availability) 2x tickets £28 (£30.77 inc ticket fee) "Words are inadequate to express the uniquely nurturing experience I had during your Aerial Relaxation Pod class... and the music was amazing! The feeling of being securely wrapped in a silk hammock from head to toe, suspended in the air, slowly rocking, with the crystal bowls and ambient music created a sublime and profound atmosphere. It was as if I was in a cocoon of total support, allowing peace to flow into my entire being." - Alison COVID SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES: - If you are showing any symptoms, please do not attend. Any participant repeatedly coughing in the space will be asked to leave immediately. - You can wear a face-covering during the sessions if you choose to. - Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing ensuring your knees, armpits and torso are covered, and with a bag for your belongings. There are bathrooms at the venue but no changing rooms. - We will provide antibacterial wipes and hand sanitisers at the venue. Please wash your hands regularly and use the hand sanitiser supplied upon entering the venue. - All touch hotspots will be regularly cleaned with disinfectant between each session. - We ask that all participants keep at least 1m physical distance at all times. Any participant repeatedly breaching this distance will be asked to leave. - We will provide clean lavender eye pillows and covers will be changed between each session. You are welcome to bring your own eye pillow/ eye mask. - All hammocks will be disinfected with antibacterial spray between each session. - Blankets and cushions: we will provide separate sets for each session. You are welcome to bring your own blanket & cushion. - The venue has skylights that will be opened to allow more airflow in the space. PLEASE NOTE: 1) Strictly no latecomers! - Sorry, please arrive on time! Unfortunately, if you are more than 10 minutes late, you will not be allowed entry, (and there can be no refunds if you are more than 10 minutes late, very sorry!) as we need to make it a calm & peaceful space for people who are already here. 2) Please only arrive 5 minutes before the start of the session, as there is no waiting room. 3) No Refunds. No refunds are available as we need to have enough time to fill the space left. You are welcome to pass on your ticket to a friend, colleague or family member. 4) Clothing: Please wear a sleeved shirt that covers the armpits and leggings or yoga trousers that cover your knees. Wear form-fitting clothing. Please do not wear baggy clothing as they can snag and catch on the sling’s fabric causing accidents. Ensure that your clothing is "zipper free" and remove all jewellery (body piercings, watches and hair clips. These items can snag and damage the silk hammocks.

Vandome Cycles are providing drop in bike check/repair sessions: • Barking Riverside Bike Hub IG11 0FJ: Opening Times: Every Mon & Thu 3pm-7pm and Sat: 9am-5pm • The Fiddlers, Dagenham, RM8 3HH: Every Saturday 10am – 2pm

**London's first multi-sensory aerial relaxation experience with live ambient music, gongs, aromatherapy and aerial hammocks. An Oasis of Calm in our Busy Lives.** # Aerial Relaxation Pods - Sound Journey Gong Bath Meditation in Hammocks ### **ABOUT AERIAL RELAXATION PODS™** London's first **multi-sensory aerial relaxation experience with a short guided meditation, live ambient music: gongs, crystal bowls, vocals, other live instruments and nurturing electronica, aromatherapy eye pillows and scents, sky-blue silky aerial hammocks** to soothe your stresses away and lift your spirit! **A very unique, next level sound journey experience!** *"An oasis of calm in our busy lives."* Londoners stressed out by their busy lives can now turn to Aerial Relaxation Pods™ to transform their tension to calm, and restore the body’s natural healing wisdom. ***(please confirm all dates / times / venue via eventbrite. Not all dates are correct on meetup!)*** **PLEASE NOTE:** Please book via eventbrite. There are very limited spaces, and no sales on the door. an RSVP here on meetup is not a ticket! **For more information and bookings:** [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aerial-relaxation-pods-sound-journey-gong-bath-meditation-in-hammocks-tickets-84883457707?aff=oddtdtcreator](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aerial-relaxation-pods-sound-journey-gong-bath-meditation-in-hammocks-tickets-84883457707?aff=oddtdtcreator) *“Our pods are here to help Londoners relax. As a former teacher myself, I am fully aware of just how busy and stressed a lot of people are. And most of us just don't find the time to unwind. Our **Aerial Relaxation Pods** are going to help you alleviate stress, providing time & space to allow your body to deeply rest, harmonising your nervous system. You’ll feel rejuvenated and refreshed after one session.” -* Seth Newman, co-founder of Aerial Relaxation Pods**™**.

It's **Thursday** & our main night of the week & the fun & games are just getting started here at DWL! We're located here in the Cinema (which can be found on the 3rd floor of the Mercury Mall Shopping Centre) on: * **Tuesdays & Thursdays**: From 17:30 to 22:00. * **Saturdays**: From 12:00 to 22:00 🦁 And we're still running every Monday 6pm to 11pm at the Golden Lion Pub too. 🌭☕ There are hot & cold food & drink options available from the cinema at low prices! Supporting Premiere Cinema by buying their food & drink IS supporting Dicing With Life! The cinema has been very generous to us by bringing us into their space & our way of showing our gratitude is by sending some business their way. And their menu is surprisingly cheap! Especially compared to any other cinema. Here's some cool examples of some great **offers**: Buy a large **Popcorn** (it's a huge bucket!) or a large **fizzy drink** & it'll initially cost you £4, BUT, take your bucket or cup back to the bar for a **refill** & the cinema will refill it back up to the top for just £2! 🍿🥤 That's half price Popcorn & Pop! This also applies to **Ice Blasts** too (£5 initially but to refill it's just £3). There's also Hot Dogs, Nachos, Pick n Mix & many other treats in store too! Check out their menu 😋 If you have any questions, please ask & let the fun commence! 🎲

**🌄 Wales Snowdonia Hiking Camping Adventure Weekend 🏕️.** **⛰️ Mount Snowdon Hiking & Luxury Camping Experience 🔥** **✨ Free Campfire Experience Included ✨** Join us for an unforgettable weekend adventure in beautiful North Wales as we explore the breathtaking landscapes of Snowdonia National Park, hike the highest mountain in Wales, enjoy a relaxing luxury campsite experience, and spend the weekend surrounded by mountains, lakes, forests, waterfalls, and incredible scenery 🌿🌄📸 This event is designed for friendly, adventurous people who enjoy hiking, nature, camping, photography, and exploring the outdoors in a small well-organised group 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📍 **EVENT OVERVIEW** 🏕️ Luxury official campsite booked 🚿 Hot showers & toilets available 🔥 Campfire experience included ⛰️ Mount Snowdon summit hike 🥪 Breakfast & packed lunches included 🚐 Transfers in Wales included 📸 Amazing photo opportunities 👥 Small group size: Maximum 5–6 people ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ **🌟 ABOUT THE CAMPSITE** We have booked what we believe is one of the BEST official campsites in Wales for this event ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is NOT wild camping. You will have access to: 🚿 Proper hot showers 🚻 Clean toilets 💧 Water refill points 🏕️ Safe official camping facilities 🌌 Beautiful mountain surroundings All camping equipment provided by us is high quality equipment only — no cheap low-quality gear. ⛺ Our tents are spacious, reliable, weather-resistant, and designed for comfort and durability. 🛏️ The air beds provided are also high quality for a much more comfortable night’s sleep outdoors. We take pride in making the camping experience enjoyable, organised, comfortable, and beginner-friendly 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🏔️ **ABOUT SNOWDONIA & MOUNT SNOWDON** Snowdonia National Park is one of the most spectacular natural areas in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧🌿 The park is famous for its dramatic mountains, glacial lakes, waterfalls, forests, valleys, and rugged landscapes. It covers more than 800 square miles of protected natural beauty and attracts hikers and adventure lovers from all over the world 🌍 ⛰️ Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is the highest mountain in Wales at 1,085 metres high. On clear days, the summit views are absolutely incredible and can stretch across Wales, England, Ireland, and even the sea 🌤️📸 Snowdon has become one of the most iconic hiking destinations in the UK and completing the hike is a fantastic achievement 🥾🔥 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🚆 **TRAVEL PLANS** We have 2 groups travelling to Wales on Friday: 🚆 TRAIN GROUP Leaves London around 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Friday evening Arrives at Bangor Station around 9:30 PM 🚗 CAR GROUP Leaves North London at approximately 8:00 AM Friday morning ⚠️ Limited spaces available in the car group. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📅 **WEEKEND ITINERARY** 🟢 FRIDAY EVENING 🏕️ Arrive at campsite ⛺ Pitch tents 🔥 Relax and settle in 🌌 Prepare for Saturday’s main hiking adventure ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟢 **SATURDAY – MAIN MOUNT SNOWDON HIKE** 🥣 Breakfast served between 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM 🥾 Hike starts from campsite at approximately 9:30 AM 📏 Total hike distance: Approximately 9 miles ⬆️ 4.5 miles ascent ⬇️ 4.5 miles descent ⛰️ Hiking Difficulty: Moderate to Energetic 🕒 Estimated hiking time: ⬆️ Around 4 hours uphill ⬇️ Around 4 hours downhill 📸 Additional time for breaks, lunch, photography & rest stops Total day duration approximately 10 hours. This is a circular route, meaning we descend using a different scenic path from the ascent route 🌄 ⚠️ Please follow the hike leader at all times for safety and organisation purposes. 🍽️ After the hike we finish at a local pub where everyone can relax and enjoy dinner together. ⚠️ Dinner is NOT included in the package price. 🍺 Alcohol purchases are entirely between you and the pub. We do not organise or purchase alcohol for participants. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟢 **SUNDAY – RELAXED EXPLORATION & DEPARTURE** 🥣 Breakfast in the morning 🎒 Packing away camping equipment 🌿 Short easy local walk nearby 🏞️ Possible visit to a nearby Welsh village or town depending on time Sunday’s walk will be short and easy — less than 3–4 hours before departure. 🚍 Train group participants will be transferred to Bangor for their journey home. 🚗 Car group participants will travel back by car. 🥪 Breakfast and packed lunch are included on Sunday. 🍽️ Dinner is not included. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💰 **EVENT PRICES** 🚆 Train Group: £250 (Train tickets NOT included) 🚗 Car Group: £295 (Return car transport included) 🎫 We may be able to help you receive approximately 30% discount on train tickets if you contact us BEFORE booking your tickets. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✅ **WHAT IS INCLUDED** ⛺ High quality tent rental 🛏️ High quality air bed rental 🏕️ Campsite rental fees 🥣 Breakfasts 🥪 Packed lunches 🚐 All Wales transport & transfers during the event 🥾 Qualified hike leader guidance 🧭 Logistical support throughout the weekend 🔥 Campfire experience ☕ Camping gas stove for hot drinks & hot meals ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ❌ **WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED** 🚆 Train tickets 🛌 Sleeping bag 🍽️ Evening pub dinners 🍺 Alcoholic beverages ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎒 **IMPORTANT ITEMS YOU MUST BRING** 🛌 Sleeping bag 📸 Camera for amazing photos 🔋 Power bank 🔦 Head torch or handheld torch 🥾 Waterproof hiking boots/shoes 🧥 Waterproof jacket 👖 Waterproof trousers 🧦 Spare socks 🧤 Gloves 🧢 Waterproof hat 🧥 Thermal layers for cold nights 🧼 Soap & shampoo 🛁 Towel 🩴 Slippers for showers 💊 Personal medication 🥤 Water bottle 🥪 Lunch box ⚠️ No WiFi signal at the campsite. 💻 Please do NOT bring laptops. This is only a 2-day trip so travel light 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🥣 **FOOD PROVIDED** ✅ Vegetarian & non-vegetarian options available BREAKFAST: 🥣 Cereal 🍊 Orange juice ☕ Tea & coffee LUNCH: 🥪 Sandwich selection 🍎 Fruit 🍫 Snacks 🥤 Drink included 💧 Plenty of water refill opportunities available at campsite. 🍽️ Dinner is your responsibility at the pub after the hike. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👤 **AGE REQUIREMENTS** ⚠️ This event is age restricted. Participants must be between 19–43 years old. 🪪 You must provide valid photo ID such as: ✔️ Passport ✔️ Driving Licence ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🩺 **SAFETY & EXPERIENCE** 🥾 Your hike leader is experienced, qualified, first-aid trained, and a trained Mountain Leader. 🩹 A first aid kit will be available throughout the trip. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 **BOOKING & CONTACT** ⚠️ Deposit payment required to secure your place. 📱 WhatsApp ONLY: 07590 919391 Please message via WhatsApp if you would like to join the trip or ask any questions 😊 📖 Please read our Meetup group terms & conditions on the homepage before contacting us. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ **DISCLAIMER** This is a hobby hiking group and NOT a commercial business. By joining this event, participants understand and accept that they are personally responsible for their own health, fitness, safety, and wellbeing during the trip. The organiser and hike leader accept no liability or responsibility for personal injury, illness, loss, accident, or any other issue that may occur during participation in this event. By attending, you acknowledge and agree to this disclaimer. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌄 Small group • Beautiful mountains • Great atmosphere • Amazing memories • Adventure awaits 🏕️🔥⛰️

**🌄 Wales Snowdonia Hiking Camping Adventure Weekend 🏕️.** **⛰️ Mount Snowdon Hiking & Luxury Camping Experience 🔥** **✨ Free Campfire Experience Included ✨** Join us for an unforgettable weekend adventure in beautiful North Wales as we explore the breathtaking landscapes of Snowdonia National Park, hike the highest mountain in Wales, enjoy a relaxing luxury campsite experience, and spend the weekend surrounded by mountains, lakes, forests, waterfalls, and incredible scenery 🌿🌄📸 This event is designed for friendly, adventurous people who enjoy hiking, nature, camping, photography, and exploring the outdoors in a small well-organised group 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📍 **EVENT OVERVIEW** 🏕️ Luxury official campsite booked 🚿 Hot showers & toilets available 🔥 Campfire experience included ⛰️ Mount Snowdon summit hike 🥪 Breakfast & packed lunches included 🚐 Transfers in Wales included 📸 Amazing photo opportunities 👥 Small group size: Maximum 5–6 people ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ **🌟 ABOUT THE CAMPSITE** We have booked what we believe is one of the BEST official campsites in Wales for this event ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is NOT wild camping. You will have access to: 🚿 Proper hot showers 🚻 Clean toilets 💧 Water refill points 🏕️ Safe official camping facilities 🌌 Beautiful mountain surroundings All camping equipment provided by us is high quality equipment only — no cheap low-quality gear. ⛺ Our tents are spacious, reliable, weather-resistant, and designed for comfort and durability. 🛏️ The air beds provided are also high quality for a much more comfortable night’s sleep outdoors. We take pride in making the camping experience enjoyable, organised, comfortable, and beginner-friendly 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🏔️ **ABOUT SNOWDONIA & MOUNT SNOWDON** Snowdonia National Park is one of the most spectacular natural areas in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧🌿 The park is famous for its dramatic mountains, glacial lakes, waterfalls, forests, valleys, and rugged landscapes. It covers more than 800 square miles of protected natural beauty and attracts hikers and adventure lovers from all over the world 🌍 ⛰️ Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is the highest mountain in Wales at 1,085 metres high. On clear days, the summit views are absolutely incredible and can stretch across Wales, England, Ireland, and even the sea 🌤️📸 Snowdon has become one of the most iconic hiking destinations in the UK and completing the hike is a fantastic achievement 🥾🔥 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🚆 **TRAVEL PLANS** We have 2 groups travelling to Wales on Friday: 🚆 TRAIN GROUP Leaves London around 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Friday evening Arrives at Bangor Station around 9:30 PM 🚗 CAR GROUP Leaves North London at approximately 8:00 AM Friday morning ⚠️ Limited spaces available in the car group. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📅 **WEEKEND ITINERARY** 🟢 FRIDAY EVENING 🏕️ Arrive at campsite ⛺ Pitch tents 🔥 Relax and settle in 🌌 Prepare for Saturday’s main hiking adventure ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟢 **SATURDAY – MAIN MOUNT SNOWDON HIKE** 🥣 Breakfast served between 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM 🥾 Hike starts from campsite at approximately 9:30 AM 📏 Total hike distance: Approximately 9 miles ⬆️ 4.5 miles ascent ⬇️ 4.5 miles descent ⛰️ Hiking Difficulty: Moderate to Energetic 🕒 Estimated hiking time: ⬆️ Around 4 hours uphill ⬇️ Around 4 hours downhill 📸 Additional time for breaks, lunch, photography & rest stops Total day duration approximately 10 hours. This is a circular route, meaning we descend using a different scenic path from the ascent route 🌄 ⚠️ Please follow the hike leader at all times for safety and organisation purposes. 🍽️ After the hike we finish at a local pub where everyone can relax and enjoy dinner together. ⚠️ Dinner is NOT included in the package price. 🍺 Alcohol purchases are entirely between you and the pub. We do not organise or purchase alcohol for participants. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🟢 **SUNDAY – RELAXED EXPLORATION & DEPARTURE** 🥣 Breakfast in the morning 🎒 Packing away camping equipment 🌿 Short easy local walk nearby 🏞️ Possible visit to a nearby Welsh village or town depending on time Sunday’s walk will be short and easy — less than 3–4 hours before departure. 🚍 Train group participants will be transferred to Bangor for their journey home. 🚗 Car group participants will travel back by car. 🥪 Breakfast and packed lunch are included on Sunday. 🍽️ Dinner is not included. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💰 **EVENT PRICES** 🚆 Train Group: £250 (Train tickets NOT included) 🚗 Car Group: £295 (Return car transport included) 🎫 We may be able to help you receive approximately 30% discount on train tickets if you contact us BEFORE booking your tickets. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✅ **WHAT IS INCLUDED** ⛺ High quality tent rental 🛏️ High quality air bed rental 🏕️ Campsite rental fees 🥣 Breakfasts 🥪 Packed lunches 🚐 All Wales transport & transfers during the event 🥾 Qualified hike leader guidance 🧭 Logistical support throughout the weekend 🔥 Campfire experience ☕ Camping gas stove for hot drinks & hot meals ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ❌ **WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED** 🚆 Train tickets 🛌 Sleeping bag 🍽️ Evening pub dinners 🍺 Alcoholic beverages ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎒 **IMPORTANT ITEMS YOU MUST BRING** 🛌 Sleeping bag 📸 Camera for amazing photos 🔋 Power bank 🔦 Head torch or handheld torch 🥾 Waterproof hiking boots/shoes 🧥 Waterproof jacket 👖 Waterproof trousers 🧦 Spare socks 🧤 Gloves 🧢 Waterproof hat 🧥 Thermal layers for cold nights 🧼 Soap & shampoo 🛁 Towel 🩴 Slippers for showers 💊 Personal medication 🥤 Water bottle 🥪 Lunch box ⚠️ No WiFi signal at the campsite. 💻 Please do NOT bring laptops. This is only a 2-day trip so travel light 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🥣 **FOOD PROVIDED** ✅ Vegetarian & non-vegetarian options available BREAKFAST: 🥣 Cereal 🍊 Orange juice ☕ Tea & coffee LUNCH: 🥪 Sandwich selection 🍎 Fruit 🍫 Snacks 🥤 Drink included 💧 Plenty of water refill opportunities available at campsite. 🍽️ Dinner is your responsibility at the pub after the hike. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👤 **AGE REQUIREMENTS** ⚠️ This event is age restricted. Participants must be between 19–43 years old. 🪪 You must provide valid photo ID such as: ✔️ Passport ✔️ Driving Licence ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🩺 **SAFETY & EXPERIENCE** 🥾 Your hike leader is experienced, qualified, first-aid trained, and a trained Mountain Leader. 🩹 A first aid kit will be available throughout the trip. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 **BOOKING & CONTACT** ⚠️ Deposit payment required to secure your place. 📱 WhatsApp ONLY: 07590 919391 Please message via WhatsApp if you would like to join the trip or ask any questions 😊 📖 Please read our Meetup group terms & conditions on the homepage before contacting us. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ **DISCLAIMER** This is a hobby hiking group and NOT a commercial business. By joining this event, participants understand and accept that they are personally responsible for their own health, fitness, safety, and wellbeing during the trip. The organiser and hike leader accept no liability or responsibility for personal injury, illness, loss, accident, or any other issue that may occur during participation in this event. By attending, you acknowledge and agree to this disclaimer. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌄 Small group • Beautiful mountains • Great atmosphere • Amazing memories • Adventure awaits 🏕️🔥⛰️

Join us for an unforgettable **week-long sailing voyage** from **Falmouth to the enchanting Isles of Scilly** and back. Experience the thrill of open-water sailing, the beauty of secluded anchorages, and the magic of island life — all in one incredible journey. **🗓 Duration:** 7 days **📍 Departure & Return:** Falmouth, Cornwall **🏝 Destination:** The Isles of Scilly Whether you’re a seasoned sailor or new to life at sea, this voyage offers something for everyone. You’ll learn hands-on sailing skills, explore crystal-clear waters, visit charming island communities, and relax on white sandy beaches. Evenings are spent enjoying meals in cosy island pubs under the glow of Atlantic sunsets. **Highlights include:** * Sailing across some of Britain’s most beautiful coastal waters * Exploring St Mary’s, Tresco, St Annes, Bryer. * Wildlife spotting and beach walks * RYA qualified skipper and first mate guiding you every step of the way * accommodation on board * marina fees, fuel and gas * breakfasts, lunches ad one evening meal on board Escape the ordinary and embrace the freedom of the sea — book your berth today and let the wind carry you to paradise! 👉 **Reserve your place now – limited spots available!** 📧 Contact Maggie 0771 2525368 or Chris 07751212976 or email maggiesmith77@hotmail.com for more information and to reserve your place. **We ask for a deposit of £100 to secure your place and the balance 28 days before the event.**

Let's start the Spring with your brand new favourite springy hike! Yeeeeeesssssss! And it is gorse season so be ready for a yellow blanket covering the cliff top giving your photos the peps that it deserves! Wanna go to an absolutely stunning place and enjoy some less known and less busy views of the Jurassic Coast with as much beauty as the Durdle Door or the Coast of Ireland? Yes you do! And this is your trip! Wanna walk pass a place called 'Dolphin point'? Because, you can often see dolphins swimming in the sea as well as the last remaining nesting puffins, razorbills and guillemots(the last remaining penguin species in Europe) on the South Coast of England? Wanna go through a magical forest, an old quary and a splendid lighthouse for your new favourite photo? Well come with Mama Jon then! The Jurassic Coast is the Jewel on the crown when it comes to English Coastal beauty and the area which is 95 miles long (150 km) being difficult to access, most people and hikers just go and visit the Old Harry's, Durdle door and Lulworth Cove, about only 10 miles of this very long coastline missing the other 90% WHAT?! Yes I know, this is a big mistake! There is SO much more to enjoy and the landscapes you will see on this trip will blow your mind! SO, here are a few details for you to get an idea of the trip. We will take a train for a couple of hours, (about 2h20) and then a short bus journey(30 minutes) to Swanage cutting our journey time from 5 to 3 hours. From the sightseeing bus, you will be able to admire national beauties along the way. You need to deserve the Jurassic Coast after all, it isn't so easy to just get there! Once in Swanage, we will start our hike and climb to see the wonders of Dorset, the hike is medium with a few climbs but it is really worth it. Most of hike will be on the Southwest Coastal Path and around pretty places such as Anvill Point Lighthouse, Dulston Castle and The Globe with incredible view of a sea that doesn't really make you think UK kind of sea but has more of a Mediterranean kind of vibe. We will have a break on the cliff top and will then walk through another path back to Swanage where you can get a take away for the train or have a drink there or Wareham if we have time. Guys, the Jurassic Coast is on the other side of the world so it will be a full day out, we should be back at Waterloo by 21:30... and our train tickets are booked for a certain time to save a bit of ££, but British rail...you know... so do not plan an early one in the evening as I will not cut the trip short, I will have a UNO though so be ready for war! INFORMATION: ATTENTION As Always, trains in Britain, once you leave the South Eastern coast are extremely expensive. Usually about £45 return with the group discount, I will collect that money on the day before the hike via bank transfer to buy the train tickets. There will also be an additional charge on the day of 4£50 tap in with your bank card to pay for a return bus ticket too. DISTANCE: 9 miles/16km and it takes about 5 hours DIFFICULTY: Medium, a few steepish climbs PRICE: £17 via Paypal The train ticket should be around £45 ish return to send on my BA on the day before the hike. About 4£50 tap in for a short bus journey on a sightseeing bus INCLUDED in the fee: Guide fee My costs (My train and buses) My Paypal fees and my costs A lovely time with the loveliest people, also called Jonions NOT INCLUDED: Bus fare Train Food Anything not mentioned above WHAT TO BRING: A packed lunch A bank card that you can use to tap in Weather appropriate clothing(Think winter, you will might get wet) Preferably hiking shoes, unless you wish your shoes to die. They will! MEETING POINT: London Waterloo next to the cash machines located next to the clock in the main station hall and the Whsmith at 7:40 am I will send the location when I am there. ATTENTION: Our trips will not be cancelled due to weather conditions so please ensure that you do wear and carry appropriate clothing. 😄 As you can see, my humour is terrible, good luck with that but know that I take care of my Jonions and read the bit about discrimination please, if you are racist, homophobic, cannot accept that people have other opinions or mental health issues, this might not be a trip for you. If you aren't any of the above, we will love you so, come on, press the button. POLICIES: 1: This group is designed for the pleasure and enjoyment of all of us, we do not accept any derogatory comments or behaviours towards anyone. Racism, discrimination and other unacceptable behaviours will only lead to your rejection to any of our trips and this without exception. Everyone is welcome, we have religious and non-religious people, gay, straight, bisexual people, all shades and colours or nationality, people of all ages, sex and political believes and mutual respect is the fundamental spirit of this group. 2: Our trips are only refundable up to 14 days before departure, if you wish to cancel after that, you will be offered a transfer to another trip for the same price or you may resell your slot to somebody else. 3: If we do cancel the entirety of the trip on our side, you will be fully refunded, 4: I am not responsible for train cancellations and do not pay for taxis and alternative routes, by signing to this trip, you do agree to this.

LIGHTS ACTION CAMERA!!! Calling all you big kids! Not only is this workshop fun, it is serious business as well! We're bringing out the toys today - we have ideas for a couple of setups prepared for you, and we also have extra action figures and Lego minifigures for you to collaborate and create! And we have **SMOKE AND DRY ICE EFFECTS** and maybe some sparks (!) depending on the location. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN * Camera settings * Creating depth * Focus and composition EQUIPMENT * Any camera or mobile phone * Kit lens 18-55 or equivalent OTHER ESSENTIALS * Dress appropriately for the weather * Optional: a plastic bag to kneel on TRAVEL * As usual check the TFL website for any issues that may delay your journey CONTACT * Alex 07956 264049 VENICE PHOTOGRAPHY WEEKEND - Oct 2026 [https://www.meetup.com/londonphotographiclcp/events/313109097/](https://www.meetup.com/londonphotographiclcp/events/313109097/) UPCOMING EVENTS [www.meetup.com/londonphotographiclcp/events](http://www.meetup.com/londonphotographiclcp/events) Photo ©Jane Lilley

I don't know if this recurring event still happens. I suspect not, but I have never had any enquiry about it, or heard of anyone going on it. A weekly 'road' ride starting from outside McDonald's in Leytonstone. See http://www.northstarvelo.com/

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

Some trained COUNT volunteers work together once a month at RMH (http://www.rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer.php) as Housewarmers (usually on the 1st Sunday from 1 – 5 PM). Some schedule other shifts at their convenience. You may try this out with less fuss by following a "Fast track" or go through the normal process. Fast track • Arrange a time to shadow a COUNT volunteer. Call Dave Nohle at 614-268-9558 (cell). • Show up and try it out. • Complete application, etc. later. Normal process • Complete an online application (http://rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer/). • Attend orientation in advance. • At orientation you will complete forms agreeing to keep family/patient info private and allowing a background check and tour the facility. • Complete one training shift. Daily shifts are: morning 9 AM - 1 PM, afternoon 1 - 5 PM and evening 5 - 9 PM. • Schedule shifts online using the on the RMH scheduling system (http://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/?FROM=32895). The Ronald McDonald House (RMH) provides housing and meals for families with sick children. The Columbus RMH is the largest in the world with 137 rooms. COUNT has been volunteering there since May 2014. Housewarmers work with RMH guests to provide a home-like environment - greet, assist with family needs, answer phones, give tours, assist with checkin/checkout, prepare guest rooms after checkout, clean facility, laundry, restock supplies and staff the front desk. RMH Housewarmers volunteer at least one four-hour shift a month. All Housewarmers must complete an application and agree to a background check before they can be full fledged volunteers.

Join us this Thursday 6:30 pm at the Westerville Veterans Memorial for two loops around the Westerville Sports Complex fields. This 1 mile loop is a flat fully paved trail that straddles Alum Creek. Join us for a beautiful evening hike together!