Getting out and about

Hallo Leah have you thought of joining some groups locally like a Civic or Historical Society or U3A - your local library will have the contact details.

Thank you Teetime, will have a look.

Perhaps I should widen this conversation. I am a widow, trying to be active at weekends etc. and build on existing interests.

I do not think I am particularly good at expressing myself (as with other posts) I want to go out maybe some evenings or weekends, and go shopping, go to a show, antiques fairs, walk along the beach, etc. I am looking for people who may be in a similar situation as me, not for any romance, just to enjoy each others company and having a lovely day out. Male or female.

Try looking for your 'local' site in the links above, there may be something in there that you like, and perhaps a meet-up of other gransnetters in your area.

Thank you janerowena

Do you have a local 'Meet Up' association in your area? I discovered loads of them up here covering masses of topics.

I joined a Meet Up in my area but because of my health I couldn't get to many meets and then the organiser asked me to change my picture online to one of myself instead of a penguin I had put on ( I am not tech savvi and so couldn't find my photos) or else I would be taken off the site. I was attending to my dad moving house etc and didn't have the time to ask my son to help me change pic and so they told me I was rude not to have complied and took me off the site. I did reply that I was attending to an elderly man with dementia and he took priority over a photo on their site and that if that was how they operate, then I was better off without them.

rubylady , surely not a GN meet up? I can't imagine anyone here being so horrid!

shocked!! rubylady that doesn't sound like GN at all....as some people don't have pics on their profile, that was very rude of them ruby !

That is appalling! Not your local GN surely?

I am very rurally situated. My nearest Town is Marlborough.

I didn't know there were meet ups in Wiltshire! I haven't seen on on the local site.
I'm the other side from you Leah, near to Bath.

I think rubylady meant a Meet Up group local to her, nothing to do with Gransnet Local.

I couldn't believe it would be a GN one.....

If these are their petty rules rubylady, I don't imagine their meet ups being a bundle of laughs! Absolutely better off without them.

No, it was nothing to do with GN, it was a Meet Up local group. I have had very positive support on GN since I joined and spoke to many lovely people.

Phew, from one very relieved penguin

Hi I live on the Fylde coast of lancashire, and am looking to meet up with like minded people like myself who use a mobility scooter I have arthritic probs And don't like to be shut indoors too much, I can go to most places if I can get Door to door transport,meanwhile I use my Mob/scooter to go to the seaside of st annes and Fairhaven Lake. I also like shopping whenever shops allow Mob/scooters to enter. I do hope to hear from you if your in the same boat as me,or indeed if you want to chat about topics I have wrote about that would be fine too.

Well, there seems to be a distinct lack of avenues in Wiltshire Was thinking of setting something up :/

Dsim I think there will be a North West meet up again soon, I know there has been one quite recently and it was actualy in Lytham St Annes, if you search for North West meet I'm sure it should come up. I myself haven't been to a meet as yet, but I do have a ride to Lytham occasionally with a friend on our Motorcycles. Just keep your eyes peeles on the forum, for any meets that may be coming up..and welcome to GN

Hi their biker gran thank you for your Info and acknowledgement to my messages,I will do as you suggested regarding looking back on previous meets, it is rather difficult to find new freinds That use mob/scooters.I think your great riding motor bike I'm , sure I might have seen you with another biker at lytham Fairhaven lake a good few weeks ago but not sure?.ok I must go now take care.