About us
This group was started to create a great community in the Bucks and Berks areas. Attending our events is a great way to make new sociable friends and to maybe even meet that someone special along the way if you're currently single. The socials are open to everyone and you don't need to be single to join. However, we do only want people who are single for the dating events.
You will also see events listed on our Meet Up by Toyin from Get a Social Life who puts up some interesting events also not within the area such as holidays abroad, weekend breaks and some classy events in London.
Hope to see you all soon to start social networking locally.
Best wishes Julie Davies
Featured event
SINGLES DINING SPEED DATING 40+ Sat Sept 26th in Beaconsfield
Join us for the best introduction service we have thought of in 32 years of running singles events. Please only RSVP once you have texted through to 07948 417416 and booked.
WE HAVE GONE UP TO THE LAST 8th TABLE NOW. ONLY ONE FEMALE PLACE & 4 PLACES LEFT FOR MEN THEN THE EVENT IS FULL. PLEASE TEXT BEFORE BOOKING TO CHECK THERE IS STILL A PLACE BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS MESSAGE. TEXT JULIE ON 07948 417416
We have 8 tables of 6 sitting man, woman, man, woman. Guests arrive at 6.30pm to sit at 7pm with nobody missing on the tables. The food is served to the tables at 7pm and we allow 20 minutes on the first table to give the men a chance to eat something. We then start to move the men every 10 minutes with their plates until they have sat on all 8 tables.
The Food on Each Table will be :
Margherita pizzas, house salads & truffle & parmesan chips
After the speed dating guests can continue chatting at the bar to get back together with anyone of interest. This venue has a fully stocked bar with beer on tap so it is good for mixing after the intro service.
Tickets are £29.50. Please text Julie on 07948 417416 for the account to book. Send full name, area you live and year of birth. You can book for someone else but we need their details too as everyone is registered who attends to maintain a safe environment for people to meet.
You can also book via our website https://www.single-and-social-bucks.co.uk but it is £3 dearer that way as includes the PayPal charge.
Hope to see you all soon for a fun evening.
Best Regards Julie Davies https://www.meetup.com/single-and-social-parties-events-bucks-berks
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Isle of Wight Day Trip: Portsmouth, By Train, Hovercraft & Unlimited Bus Tour
Location not specified yetIt's on a Sunday Bank holiday weekend yaay so no work the next day
Let's escape London for the Day – Isle of Wight Adventure
Join me as we leave the city behind! We travel to Portsmouth, then glide across on the 10‑minute Hovercraft to the Isle of Wight. Once there, enjoy unlimited hop‑on/hop‑off bus travel to discover the island’s best spots, with an optional visit to the magnificent Osborne House – Queen Victoria’s beloved royal retreat.Perfect for everyone:
If you’re a solo traveller, this is ideal – 99% of our guests join alone and quickly make new friends. Of course, you’re welcome to bring along a friend, partner, or family too!
Great for solos, couples, groups, families and visitors alike – come along, relax, and make wonderful new memories together.A Brief Info – Places We Visit
Portsmouth & Gunwharf Quays
Bustling waterfront city with the iconic Spinnaker Tower (170m tall). Great for quick photos, coffee, and views across the harbour before boarding the hovercraft.Osborne House
Queen Victoria’s beloved summer residence, built in Italianate style. Explore lavish state rooms, beautiful terraced gardens, and her private beach overlooking the Solent. A true royal retreat.Shanklin Old Village
Picture‑perfect historic area with thatched cottages, winding lanes, cosy tea rooms, and bubbling streams. Ideal for lunch, a traditional cream tea, or browsing small craft shops.Sandown Seafront
Wide golden sandy beach with a gentle promenade, cafes, and ice‑cream parlours. Perfect for a relaxed stroll, sea views, and breathing in fresh coastal air.Ryde & Southern Unlimited Buses
Ryde is the island’s main gateway. Our Day tickets gives us unlimited travel on all buses, hop on and off freely to explore more hidden gems if you wish!Day Trip: Isle of Wight
Date: 30th August 2026
📍 Route: London Victoria→ Portsmouth → Hovercraft → Ryde → Island Tour
Includes: Return train London ↔ Portsmouth, fast Hovercraft crossing, Southern Vectis Day Rover (unlimited buses all day)
Highlights: Portsmouth visit, Osborne House, is optional for an additional fee, Shanklin Old Village, Sandown Seafront and morePrice: £75 non refunded unless trip is cancelled minus booking fees
PLEASE DO NOT RSVP UNLESS YOU HAVE PAID, OR YOUR RSVP WILL CHANGE TO NOT GOING Here is the link to make payment below
Isle of Wight Day Trip: Portsmouth, By Train, Hovercraft & Unlimited Bus Tour, Sat, Aug 29, 2026, 8:15 AM | MeetupIt's A Bank Holiday Weekend
It will feel lively and fun, not overcrowded. It’s actually one of the most popular times to go because the weather is usually warm and sunny. I want to book in advance to lock the group discounts and purchase all travel tickets in advance. I want the planning the planning of the trip to run smoothly.Your Experience Includes:
✅ Return train ticket
✅ Return hovercraft tickets to Ryde
✅ Unlimited bus travel across the island
✅ Optional: Osborne House entry £17.50 (group rate) Let me know if you wish to add this when booking trip, for a smooth and organised day
✅ Friendly host
✅ Meeting new people
✅ Coming out of your comfort zone
✅ All travel planning & coordination
✅ Host service throughout the day, I’ll be on hand to guide the group, help with tickets, and ensure everyone feels welcome and looked after
✅ Friendly, relaxed group atmosphereNot Included
✅ Osborne House entry £17.50 (group rate) or more if not going as a group at £24 each
✅ Food and drinks
✅ Entrance to other attractionsFull Relaxed Itinerary
08:15 Depart London Victoria (direct train to Portsmouth & Southsea – ~1hr 40mins)
Once you receive bus tickets you are free to explore independently or in small groups, or with friends. Time to meet back will be discussed on the day. This itinerary is not set in stone, can be updated to suit the group- 1 hr Stop:
Walk 10 mins to Gunwharf Quays / Spinnaker Tower area – coffee, breakfast, photos
11:15 Walk 8 mins to Southsea Hoverport
10:45 Board Hovertravel – 10‑min crossing to Ryde Esplanade
11:00 Collect Day Rover bus pass (covers all routes)
11:15–13:45 | Osborne House Optional
- 2.5 hours – plenty of time to explore Queen Victoria’s summer home, state rooms, stunning gardens, and private beach
- Bus 4/5 direct from Ryde – ~20 mins ride
14:15–15:45 | Shanklin Old Village
- 1.5 hours – thatched cottages, tea rooms, craft shops, and stream walks – great for lunch or cream tea
- Bus 3 direct – ~25 mins
16:00–17:15 | Sandown Seafront
- 1 hour – golden beach, promenade, ice cream, and sea views
- Short bus ride or flat walk
17:30 Return bus to Ryde Esplanade
18:15 Hovercraft back to Portsmouth
18:45 Walk back to Portsmouth & Southsea Station
19:15 Train departs to London Waterloo
20:55 Arrive back in LondonMeeting Point At 8.15 AM
Caffè Nero / Costa Coffee – Main Concourse (near Ticket Office)- Right inside the main entrance from Victoria Street
- Large, bright, central landmark – impossible to miss
- Plenty of space for groups, seating, and shelter
Social Media & Photos
We love capturing the day! Group photos may be shared on Meetup and Instagram. If you’re camera-shy, just step aside during group shots
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👉 Join WhatsApp GroupAny question please ask, hope you can make it, would be great to meet you all. Oh just to note i am not a tour guide, trying to keep costs low, i organise the trips finding the best coach prices for us to have a great day out of London.
My number just in case 07957320516
1 attendee- Right inside the main entrance from Victoria Street
Chapel Down Wine Festival – A Vineyard Day in the Heart of Kent
Location not specified yetHave you always wanted to visit a wine festival in the heart of Kent, but didn’t fancy going alone?
Join us for a fantastic day at this beautiful vineyard, where you can enjoy great wine, a lively atmosphere and the chance to meet and socialise with others throughout the day.
Experience an unforgettable weekend at the home of English wine, with fantastic wines, live music, delicious food and a lively festival atmosphere.
Set within the stunning surrounds of the Chapel Down winery estate, in the heart of Kent's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the inaugural Chapel Down Magnum Festival is a celebration of everything we do best: award-winning wines, great hospitality and unforgettable moments shared with friends and family.As England's leading sparkling wine producer, one of the country's premier wine tourism destinations, and the producer of one of the UK's largest ranges of magnum-format wines, there's no better place to celebrate English wine on a grand scale than Chapel Down.
Enjoy live music throughout the weekend, exceptional food from some of Kent's leading restaurants and producers, bars serving our award-winning wines, and exclusive Magnum Masterclasses, all set against the stunning backdrop of our winery estate.
Whether you're a long-time Chapel Down fan, a curious food and wine lover, or simply searching for the perfect late-summer day out with friends, the Magnum Festival promises a memorable experience filled with great wine, great food and great company.
Soak up the festival atmosphere, discover the best of Chapel Down, and celebrate the very best of English wine in one of the country's most beautiful wine destinations.
Just one hour from London and easily accessible from across Kent, the Chapel Down Magnum Festival is your invitation to raise a glass, embrace the moment and celebrate the very best of English wine.
Your ticket includes:
• Entry to the Chapel Down winery estate
• Return train ticket
• A glass of Chapel Down Brut served from magnum on arrival
• Live music and entertainment throughout the day
• Return coach transfer from Headcorn Station
• Socialising
• Meeting new people
• Friendly hostNot Included
• Food
• Additional winePrice £69
Funds are non refundable unless trip is cancelled, MINUS BOOKING FEESPLEASE RSVP ONLY ONCE YOU HAVE MADE PAYMENT, IF YOU RSVP WITHOUT MAKING PAYMENT YOUR RSVP WILL CHANGE TO NOT GOING.
Chapel Down Wine Festival – A Vineyard Day in the Heart of Kent, Sat, Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 PM | MeetupOR
Purchase your ticket on Meetup or via Eventbrite via link below
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1999015080919?aff=oddtdtcreatorMeeting Point:
Inside London Charing Cross Station, by WHSmith on the main concourse. Please arrive at 10am 15 minutes before departure so we can register everyone and leave together.My number just in case 07957320516
Email contact@getasociallife.co.uk for further detailsSocial Media & Photos
We love capturing the day! Group photos may be shared on Meetup and Instagram. If you’re camera-shy, just step aside during group shots
Follow us:
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👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/CmembV4Us1t23glqolnuZwHope you are able to join us.
Location
Chapel Down Winery Estate
Small Hythe Road, Tenterden, Kent TN30 7NG1 attendee
6-Course Meal @ 58th Street: A Hidden 1930s Jazz Age Experience
Copeland Park, Unit 8, Copeland Park, 133 Copeland Road, London, SE15 3SN, London, GB## London's Secret Jazz Age Experience
Welcome to 1930s New York
Step back in time to 1930s New York for a night of unbridled glamour and total immersion. Three sets of wild jazz, a 6-course Park Avenue feast, and a Pandora’s box of Jazz Age tales and wicked surprises...## NEW YORK. 1930.
Somewhere in London in the heart of Peckham a door has opened.
It leads to 1930s New York and 58th Street —Manhattan's last, greatest super-speakeasy. Tonight, you are the Beautiful and Damned of Jazz Age New York and this temple of rhythm is your playground.
Descend into a world of Harlem jazz, Park Avenue feasting, and Manhattan Island excess.
Your table is waiting...58th Street is no fiction. It was completed in the early 1930s, the final glittering masterpiece of infamous socialite and speakeasy entrepreneur, Belle Livingstone.
### What is 58th Street?
58th Street is an immersive fantasy experience by master world-builders, The Lost Estate. The experience transports guests to a night at New York's greatest 1930s speakeasy - Belle Livingstone's 58th Street Country Club - fusing theatre, live jazz, burlesque, storytelling, food and drink, and fully detailed, immersive interiors.
The night is m.c'd by the Club’s owner, Ms. Belle Livingstone (an American socialite known as the 'Queen of the Speakeasies') and brings together a star-studded house band with some of London’s greatest culinary, theatrical and design talents in a totally unique, one-of-a-kind experience.## A SIX-COURSE 1930s MENU
Dine on an authentic 6-course 1930s menu designed by star chef Ash Clarke: Waldorf 'A La Mode', Bouillabaisse, Sirloin of Beef with Lobster Bordelaise, Tarte Fine...
Live out the golden age of American Hospitality where old world decadence meets Empire City flair.
Indulge in Executive Chef Ash Clarke's 6-course set menu straight from the great dining establishments of 1930s New York. Bon appetite, darling...
Please note: our 6-course set menu is included with every dining ticket (vegetarian, vegan and allergen-friendly options available).All dining tickets include an opulent banquet, which recreates dishes from the menus of the great New York dining establishments of the 1930s
See menu
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QoYg9NKFxp9d_uksFp27Zf6llKzOAxvD/view## HOT JAZZ ALL NIGHT LONG
Be transported to an immersive 1930s world of jazz. Music from scorching house band The 58th Street Stompers, led by legendary trumpeter, 'King' Rory Simmons in a revue straight out of 1930s New York.
Hostess and club owner, Ms. Belle Livingstone (Yvette Robinson) compères, taking you on an outrageous voyage of Jazz Age tales, legends and rhythm.Dress Code: Get into the spirit and dress to impress, 1930s-style glamour if you can! Think vintage, elegant and fabulous. Not compulsory — just come ready to enjoy the party!
### Price £140 non refunded unless cancelled minus booking fees
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Pay via meetup or via Eventbrite via link belowhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1998523036200?aff=oddtdtcreator
PLEASE DO NOT RSVP UNLESS YOU HAVE PAID, OR YOUR RSVP WILL CHANGE TO NOT GOING Here is the link to make payment below via meetup
6-Course Meal @ 58th Street: A Hidden 1930s Jazz Age Experience, Sun, Sep 6, 2026, 12:45 PM | Meetup### What's Included
6 course meal
Friendly host
Host fees
Meeting new people
Making new friends
Connecting
Socializing
Friendly host
Coming out of your comfort Zone### What's Not Included
Drinks
### What are the timings?
Matinee Performances: Doors and bar open at 12pm, first course will be served at 12:30pm. No admission after 1pm.
Evening Performances: Doors and bar open at 6pm, first course will be served at 6:30pm. No admission after 7pm.
Please arrive with plenty of time before the performance, so you can enjoy the world. If you arrive late, you may have to wait for a suitable break in the performance to be admitted, and this may affect your dining experience.Social Media & Photos
We love capturing the day! Group photos may be shared on Meetup and Instagram. If you’re camera-shy, just step aside during group shots
Follow us:
👉 Instagram
👉 Facebook Group
👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/CmembV4Us1t23glqolnuZwMy number just in case is 07957320516
Email [[contact@getasociallife.co.uk]
### Where is the venue?
A 3 minute walk from Peckham Rye station (10 minutes by train from London Bridge), our Copeland Park venue is at the heart of a cultural community that includes Peckham Levels, The Bussey Building and Rooftop Cinema.
Our address is Belle Livingstone’s 58th Street Country Club, 133 Copeland Road, London SE15 3SN.1 attendee
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