To many Pagans, their beliefs are more than a religion; they are a way of life, seeking to live in sympathy with nature in today's modern world. Many pagans see themselves as very much a part of nature, not above it. Pagans also advocate self-responsibility; we are responsible for our actions. Due to persecution and misrepresentation it is necessary to define what Pagans are not as well as what they are. Pagans are not sexual deviants, do not worship the devil (are not Satanists), are not evil …

Welcome to the North Manchester West African Drum Circle where you can meet other local people who are interested in learning to play traditional West African Rhythms both on Djembe and Dun Dun. We meet every Wednesday Evening for a Workshop where facilitators Chris and Craig teach the beginners class. We focus on 1 Rhythm for 4 or 5 weeks in order to learn all the supports, breaks and for the more advanced students solo phrases. The cost per session is £6/£5 Concession and £1 Drum hire if you h …

This group is for people who both embrace & live diversity! Come celebrate the growing international community in Manchester by joining together with individuals from ALL OVER THE WORLD (yes, the U.K. too!!). Meet people, have a glass (or a few) of wine or beer, or a coffee/tea, and share experiences, stories, cultures, & languages, and simply enjoy a good laugh and conversation with like-minded people. It's a big world out there getting smaller by the moment! A relaxed social group for expats i …

The title says it all - you want to go to a gig but your friends aren't keen, so you either don't go or go on your own.  Now you don't have to. There's lot of people in our group, with diverse tastes which must cover every musical genre. Everyone in the group can suggest events for us to go to, so if you don't see anything that interests you, make a suggestion, there's bound to be someone interested in going with you. We also have social meetups and go to pub quizzes.  These are usually in centr …

Anyone in Manchester want to make a bit more of their spare time and meet up with others keen to play a bit more sport or get away on some cool activity weekends?! This group is a part of sport and adventure club 8th Day UK (check the website for full details) which at present is mainly in London, but we'd like to get a group going in Manchester so hopefully if lots of you join this group and fancy doing lots of stuff then we can make it happen! We can suggest stuff or you can and we'll try and …

There's too much talk and not enough action in our industry.  The issues we have been facing over the last 10 years haven't really changed.  This movement aims to bring the creative industry together to take action and raise awareness of the great work that comes out of our region, and more importantly, show client-side marketeers what we can do! Lets stop talent, and marketing budgets moving southwards. Here's a space to share ideas, tips, issues, raise the bar creatively. Lets share our passi …

Thanks for visiting our MeetUp page - we hope you like the look of us and that we can tempt you to join us ! Manchester Activities & Social Group is designed to advertise Manchester Intervarsity Club, iVC. iVC is a social and activities club for professionals and like-minded people. Our May 2013 programme is out now and contains over 50 events per month in and around Manchester. To really appreciate all we do - you really need to see the full programme ....Click here for enquiry form Our group o …

NB: Please note this group has a one off joining fee of £2.50 as noted below This one is just for the girls in Manchester (sorry guys!) So ladies.... Do you love making new friends and having a giggle? Do you have lovely friends yourself but find they're often busy with their young families, boyfriends, husbands or perhaps they like their sofa a bit too much ;-), or maybe they've simply moved away? Maybe you're new to Manchester? You may have a young family, boyfriend or husband yourself bu …

Fancy being a 'culture vulture' and meeting some new people? This group originally started off as a few friends just going out to gigs. We decided to branch out by doing other arts and culture stuff. It then seemed a good idea to open it up to others. So if you're interested in art exhibitions, concerts, gigs, theatre, club nights, comedy, restaurants, pubs, events, festivals and more then this group might be for you. :) PLEASE NOTE: This group relies entirely on members paying a nominal, one-of …

The Northern UK Young Chinese and International Cultural Club was originally established in Huddersfield, England and titled – “The Huddersfield Chinese Language and Cultural Exchange meetup group” where fantastic cultural exchange platform and social networking was offered to our members in order to bridge the cultural and personal communication between the East and the West. Now with the initial successful accomplishments in Huddersfield, organizer of the group has expanded its influence to th …

MWUG, the Manchester WordPress User Group is run by the WordPress co-founder, Mike Little with support from entrepreneur Saz Bailey. We are a friendly, supportive bunch from in and around Manchester, UK, who use the open source web publishing software WordPress to blog, design and develop websites. We love sharing technical and marketing expertise to help others achieve what they intend through WordPress. We meet once per month, on the third Wednesday, at Manchester Digital Laboratory aka MadLab …

Hi, I decided to take over this group as I am looking to take control of my social life, and meet new people. I'm sure that I am not the only one who finds it difficult to arrange things with friends around work and family life so together with this group of proactive, social individuals I'm hoping to get out and have fun. My aim is to try and organise at least one meet up a week, any ideas you have please make a suggestion. It isn't about numbers so if at least three people want to attend an ev …

This group has been especially created for the purpose of organising parties amongst members of all the other Manchester Meetup groups, particularly the Language Groups, but everyone is welcome, as long as they enjoy a nice friendly International atmosphere.

Are you at a loose end during the week? Is your social life sluggish and in need of re-energising. Do you find that all the good things you want to do are at the weekend...when you're not available? You need to join and participate in a group with the aspiration to get out there and have fun, making things happen....any day of the week. It's a chance to make new friends, break some boundaries and have some fun along the way. The plan is to organise events and get-togethers during  the week, eve …

As a newly queer-identifying person I feel a bit stuck for where to start with making new friends in the LGBT community - and I figured surely I can't be alone in this! So I started this group in the hope that some other people will me and we can all meet up in Manchester and have lunch or go partying, or whatever else we want to do. Lesbian, gay, trans, bi or just plain old-fashioned queer, you are all welcome :)

Drink n'Doodle is a monthly meetup in Manchester aimed at everyone who wants to enjoy a casual or fun scribble/doodle together. So the idea is, to get together once a month, in a bar, face to face and doodle spaceships, intricate portraits, poems, abstract art, flowers, whatever you want really. It's a good opportunity to enjoy a casual doodle, and meet new friends, contacts, etc. Also organise collaborations, or just have a drink and a scribble before you go home. Getting in touch: Email us : d …

The Project “No man is an island entire of itself – every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” John Donne The whole idea started with some inspirational people providing motive and four friends sitting down around a table in a pub in Hackney – the concept of the Ragged University was born… The idea is to update the philanthropic history of the Ragged Schools and aim to bring about the same pragmatic changes that helped build the social fabric of the United Kingdom. Technically, …

You've seen the film. You've probably even got a list of things in mind. But how many of them have you actually done? This is a group for people in and around Manchester (or anywhere else for that matter) who want to actually DO some of those things on their bucket list and find like-minded people to experience them with. Hey guys, my name's Kenan and I'm the group organizer. I started compiling my list of "things to do before I die" in my late teens and having just turned 30 a couple of month …

This group is for anyone in or near manchester who is passionate about contributing towards personal development and passionate about contribution in itself. Each month we invite successful people from a variety of backgrounds and professions who want to give back to the community by contributing their knowledge and wisdom and their own personal stories of life to inspire us and empower us to create real and often measurable personal tranformation in many areas of our lives. We do this so we cr …

A group for anyone who likes to visit pubs and enjoys trying different beers, ciders and perries, and who values our unique pub heritage. There will be one or two events each month and these will include socials, "pub crawls" in different parts of Greater Manchester, days out to visit pubs further afield, and visits to beer festivals. The group is for people who enjoy sensible drinking, enjoy beer and enjoy pubs. There are few rules other than that you are old enough to drink legally, but we exp …

Are you looking for a room in a house or flat in Manchester? Do you like the idea of meeting possible flatmates/landlords socially before going ahead with anything? We plan to have regular meetings in a pub in central Manchester where members can get together and make useful contacts with other members.

This is a walking group for people in their thirties and forties who enjoy the great outdoors and would like to meet some like minded people within that age range. Please come along and try a walk if you feel this could be a group to suit you. Walks of all varietys levels and distance. Midweek walks during the light nights and the odd social too.

This is a new group set up to hangout with open minded, socially concious, boho-ish women who are not over girly....who like beer/coffee, the latest bars, cinema, art, music, dance, local events, eating out, walking, nature and travel. Would like to create non-pretentious casual hangout for women - attending events, meals or just meeting for coffee in a supportive, friendly and open environment. Come and see what you think.

Want to broaden your Muslim social circle in the Manchester area? Relaxed with Islam and want to meet up with similar people with something in common. I have moved back up North after fifteen years in London and want to meet intelligent people who have opinions and want to meet for a coffee/tea and chat occasionally. Possibly a Sunday morning paper review.

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -- WOW-- What a Ride!" Join adventures with likeminded people. In Manchester, UK and abroad: from kayaking & surfing weekends to ski & watersports holidays and big overseas expeditions. We also meet up once a month to listen to an inspiring talk from an explorer and have a few beers. Bear Gryll …

Are You into PHOTOGRAPHY? Do You want to learn? Improve your skills? Learn to see more? Meet new people with same interest? If your answer is YES feel free to join to the Manchester PHOTOGRAPHY group. You will have chance to learn new things, share skills attend photo walks and workshops. Gain inside knowledge of how to work better with your subjects, to compose, create and produce extraordinary images. This Meetup group is for the photography enthusiast; photographers of all ages and skill leve …

Girly Friends is about meeting long lasting friends, socialising and having lots of fun. If you are looking for nights out, having drinks, cinema, theatre, markets, shopping, fashion/beauty, spa days, city breaks, holidays abroad but also long lasting friendships then Girly friends is for you! Especially if: You are single when all your friends have settled down! You’ve got into your 20's/30's but many of your friends live too far away! You are in need of some new local friends to talk about boy …

This is a group for anyone who enjoy night clubbing or looking for Clubbing Buddies who enjoy music, dance or just getting to know new people and make new friends. I started this group because I like to meet other who have the same interest as me, there are lots of reasons why people end up going clubbing alone which is not safe, few examples are friends moved away due to job or some thing, friends get married or not just into the same thing as you, so this group is to link like minded people to …