Coffee Afternoons

Seriously I think what the OP is doing is great.
My MiL lives in sheltered accommodation in Cambridge - a small 2bedroom flat in a low-rise complex. She was an early adopter (in 1972) of the present Government's wheeze to move older people into smaller properties to free up the family homes for young families, do being widowed, she did this at the age of 50.
Anyway they have coffee mornings once a month and particularly as she has got older she absolutely loves them. The residents all get to know each other and look out for one another.
So well done Overthehill

I would love to attend any GN meet-ups - but it is a bit far to come for the afternoon! I did manage two in Manchester when I was staying with my sister but most of us were driving so we were very abstemious.

I must admit I am rather partial to a libation .

I used to be on the parents committee of DSs cub pack. We would meet every eight weeks or so taking it in turns to host the meeting at home. Trouble was we were all mums and all friends, it would be half hour of cub business and 3 hours of girly gossip and wine

Once it's afternoon, anything goes....

I'm with you jane, coffee sounds a bit sedate

Indeed - when is it

Bring it on!

Nothing wrong with that Greatnan! You should try and get to the next meet-up of the North-Eastern GNetters

They sound like an excellent idea, overthehill - as long as they stay just tea and coffee and biscuits. I had a friend who got into a local coffee morning group in England and it gradually progressed through cake and sherry to copious amounts of wine!