Ideas for Socials

Many of our members arrange activities or outings for people who attend the group. You may also like to arrange something to challenge yourself, get used to making social arrangements, and be more socially active. To help with this we have provided a list of as many social ideas as we can think of. So if you want to arrange something but are stuck to know what to do then there is likely to be something in these lists.

See Something

  • Cinema
  • Theater
  • Band/live music
  • Attend a concert
  • Attend a festival
  • Historic place of interest
  • Museum or art gallery
  • National trust
  • Standup comedy night
  • Stargazing

Get Active/Sports

  • Short/long Walks (parks, city walks, rivers, lakes/ponds, hills, woods, national trust)
  • Ice Skating
  • Roller bladingM
  • Laser quest
  • Paint balling
  • Golf
  • Horse riding
  • Cycle ride (leisurely, long distance, mountain biking)
  • Badminton or tennis
  • Climbing or Bouldering
  • Casual football or Frisbee in the park
  • Go to the gym
  • Canoeing, windsurfing, surfing
  • Going for a run
  • Whitewater rafting
  • Attend a martial arts class together

Just for Fun

  • Fair or theme Park
  • Trip to the beach
  • Shopping trip
  • Animal park or the zoo
  • Adventure play park
  • Bowling
  • Pool, darts, snooker
  • Fishing
  • Mini-golf
  • Go-carting
  • Kite flying
  • The beach / Rock pooling

Food

  • Casual Meal Out (pub, Indian, Greek, Mexican, Italian, Tapas, Eat all you like)
  • Fine Dining Meal Out (restaurant)
  • Picnic
  • Eat all you like
  • Disposable BBQ in the park
  • Get a takeaway together
  • Cook a meal together

At Home

  • Traditional games night (i.e. board games, poker, charades)
  • Fancy dress party/themed party (20's, 60's, 70's 80's etc., pirate, mask, aliens, sci-fi, Italian, Greek, Australian etc., movies, beach, jungle etc., Hawaiian, Roman, army, rock stars)
  • Gaming night (i.e. xbox, wii etc.)
  • Barbeque party
  • Scavenger/clue hunt game
  • DVD night
  • House party or just a small gathering
  • Dinner party

Out and About

  • Women's/girl's night out
  • Men's/boy's night out
  • Chat and drink in a pub/cafe
  • Going around a few bars at night
  • Boat/ferry ride
  • Clubbing (indie/rock, electronic, underground, pop)
  • Karaoke
  • Join a social club together

Trips Away

  • Attend a one day course/seminar together
  • City trips (e.g. London, Oxford, Bath)
  • Weekend break abroad
  • Camping trip
  • B&B or cheap hotel stay
  • Short trips abroad / Weekend breaks

Something Else?

  • Attend a cookery, art, meditation, confidence, assertiveness, self-defence, martial arts, fitness class together
  • Dance classes (salsa, hip-hop, street dance, other)
  • Volunteering together
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Amendments to Schedule

Wednesday 16th November 2011
The Understand and Overcome session and talk scheduled for Sunday 27 November 2011 will now be replace with a topic session on assertiveness. There will be no more understand and overcome sessions now until 2012. Apologies for this change. View the Session Schedule.

Before attending a session

Wednesday 14th September 2011
If you are new to the groups then note that we run different types of sessions on different weeks. We usually recommend new members start with a New Member's Session or a Topic Session although you can start with any session you feel comfortable with. View the Session Schedule.

2011 Session Schedule now available

Saturday 22nd Jan 2011
The new session schedule for 2011 is now available. This includes a new type of session called Understand & Overcome which replaces Question & Answer Sessions. View 2011 Session Schedule.

New Member's Session 2nd Jan 2011

Thursday 30th Dec 2010
Our first session of 2011 welcomes new people into the group who are suffering with social anxiety. The session focuses on hearing about other's experiences of social anxiety so you can know that there are people in the group who understand what you are going through. As usual, there is no pressure to contribute. If you are suffering with social anxiety then please join us. Just turn up at 2:20pm, Quaker's meeting house, 300 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8PD. Free parking in near by streets is always available.

New Website Section!

Thursday 21st October 2010
There is a new 'Independent Living' section of this website that aims to help you develop the skills and confidence to live independently. It currenly covers healthy eating and basic cookery. It is hard to ask when you experience social anxiety so we want to help you teach yourself. More topics and pictures to follow. Click to visit the Independent Living section

All Groups Open

Saturday 9th October 2010
The Thursday group has now re-opened to new members meaning new members are welcome to attend all our groups.

No Progress Checklist

Friday 20th August 2010
A checklist has been put together for people who feel they are not making any progress with overcoming their difficulties with social anxiety. The list provides an overview of things you need to do (or be doing) to make progress. Download the No Progress Checklist (PDF)

Mobile Device Friendly

Saturday 23rd July 2010
Our website should now be more mobile device friendly if you wish to view it on your phone, blackberry or other handheld device.

Socials Survey Report

Saturday 17th July 2010
To help us find ways to make our monthly socials more accessible to group members we conducted a survey to identify the barriers people face. Below you can download the report of the results. Download Socials Survey Report (PDF)

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