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Lets have a get together mid week.... We used to have a successful meetup here on Tuesdays so I am going to give it another whirl and see how it goes As you know this is a Wetherspoons so good prices!!!! Conveniently situated 2 mins walk from Elizabeth line, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Circle Line and Thameslink Come along and joins us, as I say the more the merrier.. PLEASE CAN YOU SIGN UP IF ATTENDING

We're now meeting each month at the Bear in Camberwell, where great food and drink options are available, and we can get some time on their decks. Come along with a bunch of vinyl you'd like to play and share with us. Theme is Winter Olympics ... interpret as you will but suggestions include: - Artic Monkeys Skate Bush Pink Froid Coldplay (actually please don't bring along) The Clash - London Curling Bron(ski) Beat Grab a drink, enjoy some records. And don't forget to RSVP!

DETAILS The session is Wednesday 7.00PM till 9.55PM. All 4 courts will be available for games. Players are requested to finish the games by 9.50PM and leave the premises by 9.55PM. All levels are welcome. We pride our sessions that everyone plays with everyone to keep it a friendly and fun session. We also understand that there is a need for being competitive and we welcome that also. Payment: £13 per session. We are accepting bank transfers rather than cash payments. Bank details: Name: The Badminton Collective Ltd Sort Code: 60-83-71 Account Number:69874292 Reference must be your Full Name to match you to the list of attendees. RSVP Rules: 2 Day Policy We shall be adhering to the 2 day rule which consists of confirming your spot by paying for the session 2 days in advance. If you do not pay before the 2 day deadline you will be moved to the Not Going session and the next person on the waiting list will have 1 day to confirm and pay for the session or they will be moved to the Not Going list and so on. Cancellation If you have to cancel on the day please note there won’t be a refund for the session so try and get someone to cover your RSVP and please message to inform us so we are aware. Important information: Notes to be aware of that when warming up please don't use the game shuttle and please return the old shuttle for the new shuttle. Parking is available for free onsite There is a water fountain so please bring a bottle to fill up. If you have any questions please contact us. Also we love to hear your views, so please drop us a line with your thoughts and suggestions in messages. Photographs / Videos As a club from time to time we post clips, pictures on social media to promote the club. We are also aware that players would like to video themselves to analyse their games. So if you have any concerns over that, please bring it to the host's attention, so that appropriate action can be taken. Disclaimer The Badminton Collective and Royal Docks Academy are not responsible for any injuries or loss of items.

Join for a unique 🧑🏻‍🎨 BrushTherapy 🎨 Paint workshop focused on healing through creativity. 🌈 DiVe iNtO the WoRLd of CoLOuR🌻 🦄 Whether you are new to art or looking to deepen your practice, this Art Therapy workshop promises to ignite your creativity and nurture your soul. 🦋 We explore how art can be a powerful tool for healing and self-expression. 🪲This workshop will also delve into the cultural aspects of art, offering a rich learning experience for participants. 🪷 During this class, participants will engage in hands-on activities, guided by experienced instructors, that will tap into the healing arts of painting and crafts. 🧚‍♂️ Discover the therapeutic benefits of creativity while connecting with a community of cultural creatives.

**We don’t do boring Wednesdays and so this week, we’re hugely excited to be hosting our latest sports & fitness social to spice up your midweek.** Yep that’s right - for this latest social, we’re excited to be heading back to Rise Climbing, near Canning Town for our **latest Social Bouldering Night,** exclusively for 20s and 30s. If you’ve never been bouldering before, it’s perhaps the most social form of free climbing and one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Unlike other forms of rock climbing, bouldering is free from ropes and harnesses and instead offers soft, safety mats and low walls to encourage climbers to explore their physical limits in a safe environment. But it’s not just a great work out for your body, the venue offers a range of wall challenges of varying design and difficulty that will test your problem solving skills, as well as your creativity, technique and balance. And it is the challenge element that makes bouldering one of the social sports around at present, as it is great spark for conversation in your shared attempts to take on the range of climbing routes on together. Best of all, we’ve been able to organise this **bouldering session, along with shoe hire and a free induction, all** **for just 10.85pp!** And after the bouldering, they'll be an option to head to a nearby pub so you can get a drink, share experience and get to know your fellow climbers a little better. It should be a really enjoyable night and we'd love to see lots of you there but sadly, these places are very limited and so we will be offered on a first come, first serve basis. And so if you are keen to join, please do RSVP as soon as you can! **\- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \-** **WHERE/WHEN WE WILL MEET** Venue - Rise Climbing, Unit 6, Caxton Works, Hoy St, London E16 1ZA Location: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/A4WeBXwKstoiamGb6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/A4WeBXwKstoiamGb6) Closest Tube stations: Canning Town (10 min walk), Royal Victoria (10 min walk) Meet Time - 7:30pm (N.B. Please arrive no later than 7:45pm, so we can start on time) Finish time: 10:00pm \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- \- **JOIN THE COMMUNITY** Set up in November 2021, the project was set up to help 20s and 30s in London meet, connect and hopefully build life-long friendships. To help make this happen, we also host all kinds of events from free social walks, games evenings, day trips, social events, activity nights to picnics. To learn more about our community or to follow us on social media, please follow one of the links below. **Website - [https://friendship-project.co.uk](https://friendship-project.co.uk/)** **Instagram - [https://www.instagram.com/great.friendship](https://www.instagram.com/great.friendship)**

Link to tickets https://www.gigantic.com/stonegarden-tickets/london-cart-horses/2026-02-21-20-00 The UK's most rocking grunge tribute band, STONEGARDEN, grace the stage at the legendary Cart & Horses to tear through the best songs of the early 90's alternative rock scene. From the lows of "Something In The Way" to the highs of "Jesus Christ Pose", STONEGARDEN's 2+ hour set is packed full of grunge hits played true to the original. So dig out your favourite NIrvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, RATM, Alice In Chains shirts or dress up in your favourite grunge fashion cliché and come down for a night of pure, unadulterated grunge! First timers and old timers are more than welcome to join 🍻 will drop my number on the day if you need to contact me _**DISCLAIMER_ Whilst we aim to be rock & roll and metal as f🤬, we have a ZERO tolerance policy on harassment. Let's keep the aggression to the mosh pit. Please keep an eye on how much you've had to drink and be respectful to other members. Any problems, come and see me 🖤 Can't wait to see you all 🤘🏾 Darren

**The Thames Path is a 182 mile National Trail stretching from London to Gloucestershire. This year, the group will aim to cover the whole trail from start to finish! This initial 5 part series will involve covering the “London” section of the Path from its start in Woolwich up to Windsor.** To add some fun to our adventure, you are encouraged to purchase the Thames Passport where we will collect stamps at over 30 stamping stations along the Path. Collect stamps at all the various stations and you can receive a Certificate of Completion for doing the whole trail from start to finish! The link to purchase the passport is here: https://walkthethames.co.uk/thames-path-passport/ **Please note that the walk leaders will be at the café at Southwark Cathedral from 10am. Feel free to join before we start the walk!** We begin Part Two of our Thames Adventure with more London highlights! **We will begin our second leg at Southwark Cathedral** to collect another stamp then head out to pass London landmarks Winchester Palace and the Globe Theatre, best known as the theatre of William Shakespeare. On the other side of the river, you will be able to glimpse St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House. Heading under Blackfriars Bridge and onto Waterloo, more landmarks will greet us including the legendary London Eye, Jubilee Gardens and Lambeth Palace, home to the Archbishop of Canterbury. On the other side, you will see the Savoy, 80 Strand and the famous Houses of Parliament with the Big Ben clock tower. Not too shortly after, we will pass under Vauxhall Bridge and skirt around Battersea Power Station before entering Battersea Park where we will have our lunch. Exiting the park, we will pass through some more wharfs and piers into Wandsworth before a pub stop at the Ship. Afterwards, we will continue for our final section to Putney Bridge, where our second leg will conclude. Before the trip home, we will pay a visit to the Tea House in Bishop’s Park to collect another stamp for our passports. Saturday 21 February 2026 Start time: 10:40 am Estimated finish time: 3:30 pm Difficulty: Moderate Distance: 14.5km / 9.0mi Ascent: N/A Type: linear **Travel Details** To get to London Bridge from Reading, please get the 8:30 train into London Paddington then take the Bakerloo and Jubilee lines on the Tube to London Bridge station. **The walk starts at Southwark Cathedral (SE1 9DA).** To return to Paddington at the walk’s conclusion, please get the District line from Putney Bridge. If your travel plans differ from this, please feel free to ask the walk leaders for suggestions on what may be suitable. **Dogs** * Assistance dogs only on this walk. Please see our dogs policy on our group website for more details. **Notes** * Please bring a packed lunch and plenty of water. * It might be muddy – please wear suitable footwear. Please see our group website for more information: [https://www.berkshirewalkers.co.uk/](https://www.berkshirewalkers.co.uk/)

Its old faithful for mine and Anna's Birthday Walk - Claybury Park (not the muddy forest) and on to Ray Park for a coffee. Then we can get back and have a birthday change of lunch venue in The Unicorn. Those not wanting to come to the pub can walk the extra bit back to Barkingside after we veer off slightly earlier, or come with us and jump on a bus outside the pub. The 128 goes to Barkingside, Gants Hill, Ilford, Dagenham, Romford. Those of us going to the pub can walk the 0.9 miles back to the cars, or jump on the 128 bus. We're meeting in the Fairlop Oak at 11am for a pre-walk coffee. I would suggest arriving a little earlier if you want to chill, chat, maybe breakfast The walk will go through Claybury Forest, and various other green areas to Woodford. We'll vary the route back to the end of the walk. For those coming by train, its Fairlop station and turn right to the roundabout where the car park sits. Its also served by seven bus routes - 128, 150, 167, 169, 247, 275, 462. For those driving, there is a lot of free parking a stone's throw from the pub - along Fullwell Ave and it's side roads. RISK WARNING/DISCLAIMER: Please remember that as with any physical activity, there can be dangers associated with hiking/walking, especially around waterways, forests, farms and countryside. Your decision to voluntarily participate in this activity is an informed decision. and by attending this event you agree and accept to take sole responsibility for your own actions, your own safety, and your own belongings. Please dress appropriately, including sturdy shoes. Please bring any necessary medication with you. You will need to be sufficiently fit to walk several miles at a moderate pace. We may occasionally cross or walk short distances on roads; country and woodland tracks can be muddy or slippery; animals may be encountered on occasion. INSURANCE: If either yourself or any guests you bring along require insurance for this walk, then you must arrange this yourselves. GUESTS: If you are bringing any guests along, there is no facility on the Meetup site to record their details. Please ensure that you make them fully aware of the Risk Warning/Disclaimer and Insurance statements.

Join us as we get together to see the period drama / classic monster movie, THE BRIDE! The film is written/directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale in a new take on the classic tale, The Bride of Frankenstein. We'll be seeing this one on Thurs, 3/5 one day ahead of the film's opening on Friday. Here’s a description, trailer and plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein's creature asks Dr. Euphronius to create a companion for him. They give life to a murdered woman as "the Bride," sparking romance, police interest and radical social change. It is written, directed and co-produced by Maggie Gyllenhaal and stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-qJkAXLfYM PARKING: Close, convenient parking is available in the nearby garage (located between 9th and 11th, just off High St). Bring your ticket with you and have it validated at the theater and for $2, you’re covered for the night! PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will meet inside the lobby area about 30 minutes before the show begins. Once showtime is announced, advance ticket purchase is advised! Once you have your ticket, please list your seat number in the Comments section of this event. Complete details will be confirmed/announced as the date gets closer! Look forward to seeing you there, Dan

Join us for something different as we get together to see EPIC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT! While researching his 2022 film, director Bas Luhrmann came across and compiled rare and previously unseen interviews and videos of Elvis in concert to create “one of the most exciting concert films you’ve ever seen!” Here are details, a trailer and our plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: Part documentary, part concert film, the latest from director Bas Luhrmann is a follow-up to his 2022 film starring Austin Butler. While researching the film, he came across 68 boxes of previously unseen interviews, concert performances and outtakes from previous films. A combination of offstage and onstage Elvis, comes a film that “befits the magnitude of Elvis as a performer but also offers deeper revelations of his humanity and inner life." It is written/directed by Baz Luhrmann (ELVIS, MOULIN ROUGE, THE GREAT GATSBY) and stars the legendary Elvis Presley! TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmqWusmzp0k BUZZ AND ACCLAIM: The film screened at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival where it was the runner up in the category People’s Choice Award for Documentaries. Next Best Picture says, “Certain to energize longtime fans and generate new ones for generations to come, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is a masterwork of montage.” And according to the NY Post, whether you have a room in the house devoted to Elvis or not, this truly “Epic” concert film is an energizing experience!” PLAN: We’ll plan for a pre-show bite at nearby BRAVO around 5 or 5:30pm followed by a 7pm-ish showing on one of their larger screens. Once showtime is announced, advance ticket purchase is advised. Please list your seat number in the Comments below. Exact showtime and meeting details will be confirmed/announced as the date gets closer. Look forward to seeing you there, Dan

**Caller: Frank Buschelmann** **Band: The Rosenthorns** **Big Scioty Contra Dance** **temporarily returning to our long ago location for Jan-March - First Congregational Church, 444 E. Broad St., Columbus 43215** WHAT IS CONTRA DANCING? Picture the Grand Ball scenes like you’ve seen in period films such as “Pride and Prejudice”, where the dancers are lined up in long lines, across from each other. That’s English Country Dancing, the predecessor of contra dancing. Now, add moves like “swing your partner” and “do-si-do,” like you’ve seen in square dancing. Set it to fabulous, high energy, live music with fiddles, guitars, percussion and more, alá “Riverdance.” Finally, set the whole scene down in the middle of Woodstock, with a hip, groovy atmosphere, a bit of tie-dye, and hints of counter-culture attitude. THAT’s Contra Dancing! Wear cool and comfortable clothes (you will get warm) and clean shoes that won't mark up our nice wood floor. Be sure to come for the beginner's lesson from 7:30 - 8:00, followed by dancing 8:00 - 10:30. All dances are taught; we will help you learn! Beginners always welcome, no need to bring a partner. Cost is $10.00 adults, $5.00 ages 12-26. Under 12 free. Free parking in church lot. For more information contact me or check out our website: [www.bigscioty.com](http://www.bigscioty.com/) Please bring your own refillable water bottle. Snacks to share are always welcome!

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant.

# **Band: Old Possum's Menagerie; Caller: Richard Ades** Beginner lesson at 1:30, regular dancing begins at 2:00 pm NOTE THAT WE ARE TEMPORARILY DANCING IN THE AFTERNOON INSTEAD OF EVENING. Dance with us in the afternoon then you can still go out in the evening! **Sponsor: All Soles Contra and Square Dancing, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd., Columbus OH 43214** WHAT IS CONTRA DANCING? Picture the Grand Ball scenes like you’ve seen in period films such as “Pride and Prejudice”, where the dancers are lined up in long lines, across from each other. That’s English Country Dancing, the predecessor of contra dancing. Now, add moves like “swing your partner” and “do-si-do,” like you’ve seen in square dancing. Set it to fabulous, high energy, live music with fiddles, guitars, percussion and more, alá “Riverdance.” Finally, set the whole scene down in the middle of Woodstock, with a hip, groovy atmosphere, a bit of tie-dye, and hints of counter-culture attitude. THAT’s Contra Dancing! Wear cool and comfortable clothes (you will get warm) and clean shoes that won't mark up our nice wood floor. Be sure to come for the beginner's lesson from 1:30 - 2:00, followed by dancing 2:00 - 430. All dances are taught; we will help you learn! Beginners always welcome, no need to bring a partner. Cost is $10.00 adults, $5.00 ages 12-26. Under 12 free. Free parking in church lot. Please bring your own refillable water bottle.