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Informal not for profit short walks ending with coffee or a drink, aimed at specifically Oxford singles without children. The idea being that this allows folks to meet people in relaxing surroundings rather than noisy, stressful places to strike up a connection with someone new.
community for the curious
Cadavre Exquis – a new social community for Oxford's curious. CURIOUS, adj. 1. interested in the people and things around you. 2. strange and unusual. Cadavre Exquis is a new independent social group that meets regularly in central Oxford, over drinks and conversation – regularly enough to make some friends along the way. Newcomers are always welcome. What actually happens: we meet in a pub, get a drink, and have a relaxed group discussion – but with a twist. Rather than picking a subject and grinding through it, we let chance choose our topics, so the conversation wanders somewhere you wouldn't expect. Some questions are playful, some strange, some go surprisingly deep. No preparation or expertise needed – you just turn up and join in. Events run for around two hours in the evening, and we aim to meet roughly every couple of weeks. Our ethos is simple: curiosity is a skill worth practising. It teaches us to look outside ourselves, and to stay open to a world that turns out to be stranger and more interesting than it first appears — and that this is all best done in good company. Discussion over drinks is our regular format, but not every event will be the same. We'll also run occasional curiosities – themed conversation nights, informal talks, walks around Oxford, the odd surprise. Who it's for: the curious and the wide-ranging – people whose interests don't fit in one box, who'd rather be surprised than comfortable, and who are quietly tired of small talk about work and the weather. It's just interesting people having interesting conversations (or is it curious people having curious conversations?). You don't need any particular knowledge – only curiosity, and a willingness to follow it somewhere unexpected. The practical bits: the group is free to join and free to attend. It's small, independent, and not affiliated with any business or organisation.
Welcome to the group! This group is all about getting out of the house and meeting new friends doing various social activities. The group has members covering a wide range of ages, backgrounds and nationalities. Our core activities are Walks in Oxfordshire and the border of the surrounding counties, usually no more than an hours drive from Oxford, sometimes ending with a pub lunch/drink whenever possible. Our walks normally range from 3-10 miles, mid week walks are approx. 3-5 miles as we like to get back before sunset. These health and fitness walks will have an expected finish time on, we try to keep to approximately 2.5 miles to the hour but sometimes this can go over for reasons beyond our control. We also have many other activities going on throughout the month such as pub nights, meals out, music and cinema events and days out. Camping and Premier Inn type weekends or mini breaks We welcome suggestions and happy to help put the event up for you if you can be the host? Weekend walks are £3 per person, midweek walks and social events are £1. Camping weekends are approx. £3-5 per event and some events are free. So if this sound's like what you've been searching for, come along and give us a try. We encourage new members to come along to one of the mid-month pub nights to meet the organizers and other members old and new. I recommend downloading the App version on your mobile so you are up to date with events and have your email settings ON to receive email notifications from the Organisers- we email members re event updates which we know people have missed because the settings are set to off. Please note: We are a relaxed group but we do expect our members to update their RSVP's as soon as possible if they are unable to attend an event to help organizers and other members who may wish to attend, and like many other similar meetup groups, we do operate a 2 "No Show" policy that will result in asking you to pay (if applicable ) and /or possible removal from the group. All the Organizers time is voluntary so please help us by ensuring you do your own planning for making it to an event on time and understanding what and where it is from the information provided on the event pages. I look forward to seeing you soon, Jo, Beth, Paul and Brian.
community for the curious
Cadavre Exquis – a community for the curious. CURIOUS, adj. 1. interested in learning about the people and things around you. 2. strange and unusual. Cadavre Exquis is a social group that meets regularly in Oxford over drinks and discussion – regularly enough to make some friends along the way. Newcomers are always welcome. Our ethos is simple: curiosity is a skill worth practising. It teaches us to look outside ourselves, and to stay open to a world that turns out to be stranger and more interesting than it first appears. And that this is all best done in good company. The typical event — like our first — will be discussions over drinks, somewhere in central Oxford. What makes us different is the thread running through everything: surprise, play, and the aim of pulling you a little beyond what you already know. But not every event will be a typical one — they'll often be as curious as our members. And while I'm striving for thoroughness here, there has to be room for a little mystery, so you'll just have to join and see what's in store. Join if you think life is better with a touch of the marvellous. Join if you'd like to meet interesting people you wouldn't find at the average social night. And join if you are, above all, curious. In both senses of the word. The group is free, and fully independent. ***
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