Collecting Groups London

The Weight Loss Collective

**Weight Loss Collective – Weekly Group** **Our weekly Weight Loss Collective group is about so much more than getting weighed.** **Each week, we come together in a friendly, supportive environment to help you stay motivated, build healthier habits and understand what really influences your weight and wellbeing.** **You’ll receive practical support around nutrition, mindset, behaviour change, cravings, food noise, movement, confidence and real-life challenges. We also look beyond the number on the scales, celebrating progress such as inches lost, improved fitness, increased strength, better energy, clothes fitting differently and feeling more in control around food.** **There’s no judgement, no expectation of perfection and no “good” or “bad” foods. You’ll be supported to find an approach that works for your lifestyle and helps you create changes you can maintain.** **Come along each week for support, encouragement, learning, accountability and a community of people working towards their own goals.** **Your journey. Your choices. Your progress.**

Tour of the Barings Bank Art Collection & Archive! (Full Members only)

Come along on Wednesday 7th October for a tour of the Barings Bank art collection and archive! **About the collection & Barings Bank** Barings Bank was a British merchant bank based in London, and the world's second oldest merchant bank. It was founded in 1762 and was owned by the German-originated Baring family of merchants and bankers. The bank collapsed in 1995 after suffering losses of £827 million resulting from poor speculative investments, primarily in futures contracts, conducted by its employee Nick Leeson, working at its office in Singapore. The story was turned into a film called *'Rogue Trader'*, which came out in 1999. The Dutch bank ING, purchased Barings Bank in 1995 for the nominal sum of £1. The purchase included Barings extensive art collection and historical documents going back to its formation in 1762. We will have a 2 hour curator guided tour of the art that ING purchased from Barings. It is situated in the companies hallways and meeting rooms. **Please note: there is a limit on how many people we can take on the tour, so I will randomly draw 20 names out from the list of RSVP's 10 days before the visit. I will then let you know.** **Its only open to Full Members only.** **Cost** Tour cost is £7 donation per person (payable by cash or credit card on the day). The charge goes to ING's charities ([DKMS](https://www.dkms.org.uk/) \- a blood cancer charity & [Greenhouse Sports](https://www.greenhousesports.org/) \- a sports coaching charity\)\. Could you also please bring some photo ID on the day please for when we enter the building. The bank offers free wine and nibbles when we arrive. **Afterwards** Afterwards we will head to 'The Counting House' pub, 50 Cornhill for a chat over a drink. If you can, please come to the pub afterwards, as its a great way to meet others after the visit. Please note, we only wait outside the station for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time. If you can't see us outside the station, please text. Look out for the red & blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign. Hope to see you there! Robert 07905 901 834 (text only) ***On the day, if you can’t make the trip, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.*** ***Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.*** ***Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - [https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/](https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/)***

Childfree Collective First Birthday Party

Visit the Postal Museum & Ride the 'Mail Rail'!

Come along on Sunday 11th October to visit the Postal Museum and ride the 'Mail Rail'. **About the museum** Based near the sorting office at Mount Pleasant in Clerkenwell, the Postal Museum, or Post Office Museum, charts over 500 years of the postal service in England from the time when King Henry VIII first came up with the idea of private delivery boys to the present day. The museum opened in 2017 and amongst the exhibits on display is the 'Penny Black' stamp, the world's first postage stamp, to cryptic Victorian Valentine cards. The museum also includes cars, bicycles, uniforms and posters from the 1930's. Also included is a trip on the 'Mail Rail', a 100 year old miniature train used to transport letters and packages between the sorting offices. It ran from 1927 to 2003. The 'Mail Rail' journey is about 1 mile and lasts about 15 mins. **Cost** Entry cost is £18 per person or if you have the ArtFund card, its £10.25 per person. Pay by cash or credit card on the day. **Become a Full Member** To become a Full Member (£14 a year), either: \- Pay cash at an event \- Pay via Bank Transfer \(TSB Bank plc\, Sort code: 77\-66\-65\, Account no: 00030809, Account name: Cultureseekers) \- Pay via credit card on the day or in advance \([https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QLAX8AUI](https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QLAX8AUI)) \- go to PayPal \- [https://www.paypal.com/uk/](https://www.paypal.com/uk/), then click on 'Pay & Get Paid‘, then click on 'Send Money’, put in the email address: [general@cultureseekers.org](mailto:general@cultureseekers.org) in the 'Send Money' box, then 'Next' and then enter the amount to pay. Click 'Next', then 'Goods & Services', then 'For Friends & Family', then 'Continue' Benefits of becoming a Full Member [here...](https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/531979527/) **Afterwards** After, we will head to the 'Cafe in the Postal Museum' for a chat over a drink. If you can make it, please come to the pub afterwards, as its a great way to meet and get to know others after the visit. Please note, we only wait outside the station for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time, so please be early or on time. Look out for the red & blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign/flag. If you can't see us, please text. Look forward to seeing you there! Robert 07905 901 834 (prefer text) or email: [general@cultureseekers.org](http://general@cultureseekers.org) ***On the day, if you can’t make the visit, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.*** ***Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.*** *Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing -* ***[https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/](https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/)***

Free Exhibition at the National Archives and optional visit to Kew Gardens

Every exhibition I have seen at the National Archives has been superb and the latest one sounds no different. Join me to see this Exhibition that marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence. The exhibition charts the emergence of the United States of America, featuring original maps, correspondence, first-hand accounts and reports. Also on display is a rare, original ‘Dunlap broadside’ of the Declaration of Independence, printed on the night of 4 July 1776. To compliment the exhibition, and straight from London's West End, there will also be the opportunity to see a small exhibition of iconic costumes from the hit musical Hamilton. We will likely stay at the exhibitions for around 1.5 hours total. Following the exhibitions, for those who fancy, we can move on to visit Kew Gardens that has a special entry price of £10 on this day (Members free and Boundless Card free). In particular, we can explore as a group some of the sculptures of Henry Moore which are temporarily dotted all over the Gardens and are an absolute delight. If anyone is a member of Kew Gardens and has the ability to take in a guest for free, then please let me know in the comments below and and any savings can be shared out among the group to make the entry price cheaper for all. Please note that a fair amount of walking will be involved in our visit around Kew Gardens. As we will be moving between two events, I suggest that you either bring a packed lunch or eat a snack at the National Archives Café. We will not have time to visit another of the restaurants in the area, as we have a packed day. As always, please only sign up if you are intending to attend. The first event is free, then the optional visit to Kew Gardens is £10 (pay yourself on the day, but may be cheaper if other attendees can take a guest in). In addition, a £2.50 fee is charged to help cover Meetup fees that the Group has to pay. The £2.50 is none refundable, even if you cancel and Meetup will also charge you a small amount on top which does not come to the group. If we have to cancel the event for bad weather or other reasons beyond our control, then your £2.50 will be brought forward as a credit against a future event as refunds are all but impossible to manage. We would appreciated it if you cancelled no later than 2 days before the event and to please avoid cancelling on the day as that may get you removed from the group. We are meeting at Kew Gardens station at 11.00am and we will leave at that time. We will not be stopping for food before the exhibition, so please eat beforehand or get a drink etc, should you desire. Once we are on the move you may not find us. Therefore, please be on time. It is a 20 minute slow walk from the station.

The Badminton Collective Stratford Club Night

DETAILS Registration and Payment Please book through our new booking system: https://tbc.shuttlestats.app/sessions £14 per session. Important: Please make sure you register via the link above before attending. Sessions can fill up, and if you[ turn up without registering, you may](https://tbc.shuttlestats.app/sessions) be turned away. The session is Every Thursday 7PM till 10PM. This is for all levels, so after the training you will be able to play games and use what you have learnt. Just like the saying practice makes perfect. Any queries on what levels you may be or just any questions please don't hesitate to contact us. **PARKING:** Parking is available and Free onsite. (The postcode is E15 3PA) This at the previous address on New mount Street. Press the buzzer and they will let you in. IMPORTANT NOTES We shall be starting at 7PM sharp so if you miss the start you'll have to just catch up I'm afraid How to get there If you use the provided postcode it will take you to the front of the school By all means message me if you are having troubles There is now a water fountain so please bring a bottle to fill up, this is in the main building while they fix the one near the sports Hall The Badminton Collective and School 21 are not responsible for any injuries or loss of items

R is for Renoir and Love Exhibition at the National Gallery, London

**Join us at the Renoir and Love Exhibition at the National Gallery.** Discover Renoir’s gift for showing love, friendship, and everyday emotion in this Impressionist exhibition. See couples waltzing in the summer air and lovers stealing a glance, families sharing a quiet moment and friends raising a glass, all through the eyes of an artist unmatched in capturing the complexities of how people connect. Experience Renoir at his peak in the 1860s to 1880s, experimenting with style and theme to become an innovator of Impressionism. Walk with him through Montmartre in his iconic painting 'Bal au Moulin de la Galette' (1876) from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, on display in the UK for the first time. Explore the sun-dappled gardens and swirling dance halls of Paris through 40 paintings, brought together from collections across the world. Linked through friendship and love, enjoy the tenderness and joy of some of Renoir’s most modern, uplifting and admired paintings. **Read more here:** [https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/renoir-and-love](https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/renoir-and-love) **MEET DETAILS:** **FROM 2:00pm: MEET AT ESPRESSO BAR (optional)** Meet in the Espresso Bar on the ground floor (Level 0, Annenberg Court) of the National Gallery, located in the heart of the Gallery, near the Portico Entrance (i.e. main entrance). Address: Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN Look out for the LoMAZ sign on the cafe table and host/s who will be wearing LoMAZ badges. **2:30pm: ENTER THE MUSEUM/EXHIBITION** Address: Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN **4:30pm-Late: PUB SOCIAL (optional)** We'll head to a local pub/ coffee for a social chit chat over drinks. *Location tbc 48 hours before event* **TICKETS:** **You will need to purchase your own ticket for this event.** **Please book the 2:30pm time slot (or thereabouts).** **Please book here:** **[https://my.nationalgallery.org.uk/events?k=Renoir&view=calendar&startdate=2026-10-01&queueittoken=e_generalsale~ts_1789059793~ce_true~rt_safetynet~h_42cec9bf6f66ccec195f2d7fa49e032db34cb687d631eef0b992d4b0b2b488fcand](https://my.nationalgallery.org.uk/events?k=Renoir&view=calendar&startdate=2026-10-01&queueittoken=e_generalsale~ts_1789059793~ce_true~rt_safetynet~h_42cec9bf6f66ccec195f2d7fa49e032db34cb687d631eef0b992d4b0b2b488fcand)** Ticket: £25 Ticket with Art Pass: £12.50 Members: free, no need to book **GETTING THERE:** **[https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/plan-your-visit](https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/plan-your-visit)** **EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:** Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. The link will be posted in the Event Comments 48 hours before the event, for those on the confirmed going list. *NB* *Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.* **PLEASE READ:** LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. This event has an attendee limit as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, otherwise you will be marked as a 'no show'. Please see the **[About Us section](https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-lomaz/)** for more information about the group and how it works. **Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.** 📸 Follow LoMAZ on **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/londonmuseumsatoz/)** Image credit: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

D is for DNA - We go Way Back @ The Crick

**Join us at the Crick for ‘We Go Way Back’ - exploring DNA on their late night opening.** ### Unlock the secrets hidden in our DNA and discover the extraordinary story of humanity. This immersive new exhibition takes you on a journey through time. Explore how revolutionary ancient DNA research reveals hidden ancestry, vast migrations and the diseases that shaped us. Find out how science is uncovering the deep connections that link us all – across centuries, continents and cultures. **Read more [here](https://www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/we-go-way-back)** **MEET DETAILS:** **FROM 6.15pm:** Address: **The Francis Crick Institute** 1 Midland Road London NW1 1AT Look out for the LoMAZ host who will be wearing a LoMAZ badge and be carrying a museum stool just outside/ inside the min entrance (tbc in event chatgroup in WhatsApp) **6.30pm: ENTER THE MUSEUM together for short intro tour by the curation team 15/20 mins. followed by mooching around the exhibition.** **8pm: PUB SOCIAL (optional)** We'll head to a local pub for a social over drinks. Details in the WhatsApp group for those attending. **TICKETS:** **Free event. No registration needed.** **GETTING THERE:** ***North of the British Library - [here](https://www.crick.ac.uk/about-us/visit-us)*** **EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:** Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. The link will be posted in the Event Comments 48 hours before the event, for those on the confirmed going list. *NB* *Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.* **PLEASE READ:** LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. This event has an attendee limit as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, otherwise you will be marked as a 'no show'. Please see the **[About Us section](https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-for-30s-40s/)** for more information about the group and how it works. **Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.** 📸 Follow LoMAZ on **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/londonmuseumsatoz/)** Image credit: Photo by MJH SHIKDER on Unsplash

MACS Goes To... Childhood in War at Imperial War Museum 🎖️

**Join MACS at the Childhood in War exhibition at Imperial War Museum on 10 October! 🎖️** **Childhood in War** is a free, interactive exhibition exploring how children have experienced conflict from 1914 to the present day. Let their unique perspective show you their adaptability and resilience, despite extraordinary and challenging circumstances. Bring history to life as you step inside recreations of an evacuee train carriage and a Cold War-era kitchen, offering a glimpse into everyday life during times of conflict. Through personal stories, immersive displays and hands-on discovery, you can explore how war affects everything from school and play to home and health. Read more here: [Children in War at Imperial War Museum](https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/childhood-in-war) **MEET DETAILS FOR 10 October:** **☕️ FROM 1:45PM: MEET AT IWM LONDON CAFE** (optional) Address: Lambeth Rd, London SE1 6HZ Look out for the MACS sign on the café table. **🏛️ 2:30 PM: ENTER THE MUSEUM/EXHIBITION** Address: Lambeth Rd, London SE1 6HZ **🍻 4:15 PM- LATE: PUB SOCIAL** (optional) We'll head to a local pub to chat over drinks! Address: *Location tbc 48 hours before event.* **🎟️ TICKETS:** FREE to attend, with no need to book in advance! **📍GETTING THERE:** [How to get to Imperial War Museum](https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london/getting-here) **📲 EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:** Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find us on the day. The link will be posted in the event comments around 48 hours before it starts. N.B. Joining the WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group. **🌟 PLEASE READ:** All MACS events are run entirely by volunteers, so please note we do what we can with the time and energy we have available! Our events have an attendee limit as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible so that we know numbers. Thank you for being part of MACS! 🧡🏛️🩵 Image credit: [[DeFacto](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DeFacto) \- Creative Commons Attribution\-ShareAlike 4\.0 International at Wikimedia\]

Cultureseekers Midweek Coffee Evening - Foyles Bookshop Cafe, Charing Cross Rd

On Wednesday 14th October at 6:30pm, we will be having a Midweek Coffee Evening! It's a chance to meet and chat with others in the group in a relaxed setting over a hot drink. On the day, come up to the cafe on the 5th floor, grab a drink and come and join us. The cafe closes at 8:00pm and the bookshop closes at 9:00pm. Hope to see you there! Robert 07905 901 834 (prefer text) or email: [general@cultureseekers.org](general@cultureseekers.org) ***On the day, if you can’t make the trip, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.*** ***Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.*** ***Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - [https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/](https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/)***

10 OCT - Group tickets

**Group Travel Ticket (Optional)** ⚠️ *Payment required by Wed, Oct 07 · 9:00 AM* **Sign up for the event first:** **[💎💀South Downs Spooky Hidden Gems 💎💀 ~24km (~15 miles)](https://www.meetup.com/freehiketogether/events/316614451/)** ℹ️ Tickets will be pre-purchased from [**[HERE](https://ticket.southernrailway.com/daysave/2026-10-10/VIC/4/)**] a few days before the event. Cost: £52 per group of four (**£13** per person). Payment is required in advance. ℹ️ All four passengers must travel together, sit together where possible and pass through the barriers together. ℹ️ You may join en route, for example, at Clapham Junction or East Croydon, but you must have your own valid ticket to pass through the barriers at those stations. ℹ️ Groups of four will be arranged based on attendees’ travel plans. ℹ️ Tickets will be distributed at the end of the hike so groups can travel home together or stay longer at the pub. ℹ️ If a group cannot be formed before purchase, payments will be refunded. ℹ️ After purchase, payments are non-refundable unless someone else takes your place and pays. ℹ️ Places are allocated first-paid, first-served. Unpaid sign-ups may be removed. **Please DO NOT sign-up unless you are ready to pay** ℹ️ After paying, message AdrianB on WhatsApp at +44 (0) 7438 812 663 with your transaction reference, Meetup name and payment account name. You may also send these details through Meetup. \-\-\- **THIS OFFER IS FOR YOU IF** * You want to pay £13 for your total rail travel that day. * You are happy to travel as part of a group of four. * You understand that the group must travel together. * You understand that individual tickets are not provided. * You will travel to and from London Victoria with the group. \-\-\- **📍 MEETING POINT** 08:00 Meet in front of the London Victoria ticket office 08:15 Leave the meeting point and board the train 08:29 Train departs London Victoria 10:14 arriving at Shoreham-by-Sea *AdrianB will coordinate the purchase and distribute the tickets. **Lenie** will have the group tickets and coordinate the groups through the barriers.* \-\-\- **HOW TO PAY** Bank transfer: Adrian Barnett trading as Hike Together Account number: 79677613 Sort code: 04-00-05 💳 Payment link: **[https://monzo.com/pay/r/hike-together_ojP34ARBkXkGfC](https://monzo.com/pay/r/hike-together_ojP34ARBkXkGfC)** \-\-\- **PAID:** 1\. Lenie <\-\-\-\- ticket holder 2\. Samer 3\. Paula 4\. Ana \-\-\- 5\. Navraj 6\. Kelpi 7. 8. \-\-\- 9. 10. 11. 12. \-\-\- **UNPAID (REMOVED)** Aida Constantinos Liuda Marta

Lunch at Bills.

Join me for a Saturday lunch at Bills. We will get 20% off food. Do not sign up and forget about this as it is a restaurant booking. I will expect reconfirmation a week before and if you don't confirm your place will be given to someone in the waiting list.