SOCIAL MEET.OCTOBER 20TH.Inc.NEWBIE MEET. 6.30-10.30. "LIME STREET CENTRAL"

NB we are at our HOME,REGULAR VENUE-"LIME STREET CENTRAL" TONIGHT.

BUT \NEXT MEET\ (TUES NOVEMBER 17TH), we try out DECO LOUNGE(upstairs)in Bold Street, Liverpool Centre

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This group has FOUR MAIN AIMS:

To make friends and connections:)

To build lgbtq community

To help start LGBTQ(18+) people out on their journey

To be a mixed diverse group, where everyone aged 18 to 88 can meet and socialise in a space that is there for them: new folk, and regulars.
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includes: (at 6.30) a WELCOME/INTRO MEET FOR FIRST-TIMERS(See below).

This is great for if you have just come out as lgbtq,
and/or new to Merseyside;
and you can be eased into the main meeting(though "newbies" often stay chatting to each other!)

PLEASE TRY TO ARRIVE AT 6.30 IF YOU ARE NEW,AND WANT TO ATTEND THIS FIRST-TIMERS' MEET:).

"LIME STREET CENTRAL",Pub and kitchen,51 LIME STREET, LIVERPOOL L1 1 JQ, between Lime Street station and Lidl.

40-60 ATTENDEES, right across the whole radiant rainbow:)

All ages, 18+

NEWCOMERS AND REGULARS ALWAYS WELCOME:)
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\A SAFER-SPACE group; for LGBTQ people(ONLY), 18+.

\TRANS-AFFIRMATIVE

TRANS, NGB AND ALL GENDER-NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE VERY WELCOME:)
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NB Our Socials are LIGHTLY hosted(with the small facilitated welcome/intro meet(s) for first-timers)

They are SOCIAL groups, plus an INITIAL support (the welcome meetings))for newcomers!\

PEOPLE WHO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WILL BE SIGNPOSTED TO SPECIALIST SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS(though you are welcome to attend our Group in parallel!)\
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THE VENUE; AND WHERE WE ARE IN IT:

"Lime Street Central" Pub and Kitchen is at 51 Lime Street, Liverpool L1 1JQ.

Between Lidl and Lime Street Station

We have sole use of the room in the picture on this page.

Go in the venue entrance, turn left and you will see Steve(Organiser/Host) and/or Wayne(Host)or Stephen (Host)and /or Steph(Host) sat near the entrance; there will be a rainbow, colourful MERSEYSIDE LGBTQ(18+) poster on the table.

Our profile pictures are on this page ("Hosts").

We will warmly welcome you; and, if you are a first-timer, and arrive by the start of the meeting, get you settled in a WELCOME/INTRO meet(see below!).

But DON'T WORRY if you arrive after 6.30:we will warmly welcome you and get you settled in; but PLEASE DO TRY AND MAKE THIS INITIAL MINI-MEET if at possible!
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\NEWCOMERS; AND WELCOME/INTRODUCTION MEET, AT 6.30\:

If you are new,TRY NOT TO BE TOO NERVOUS: one of our hosts will
be seated NEXT TO THE MAIN VENUE FRONT DOOR( from 6.20 till 7); after that, please follow the directions -in the "How to find us" section; or ask at the bar for the Social Group.

The host(s) will welcome you, and point you to our area for the Intro/Welcome meet(if you arrive for the start at 6.30).

If you are later, we will get you settled in a group of friendly regulars!

\If you have just come out as lgbtq, or have not been to an lgbtq event before, or to this particular group, or our new to Merseyside,we strongly recommend this introduction/welcome meet:)

So you can gently relax into the evening; and chat to a smaller group of people, and share interests:)

The intro meet is not obligatory; but \strongly recommended!\

\NB THE WELCOME MEET
IS ONLY FOR PEOPLES' FIRST TIME AT OUR GROUP\
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THE VENUE:

FACILITIES:

\THERE IS A SELF-CONTAINED TOILET-FOR-ALL, ie A SEPARATE CUBICLE(NO key is required)\

ACCESS-FRIENDLY:
The venue is wheel-chair accessible throughout, and is all on the flat (ground floor)
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There is a (recommended)MINIMUM SPEND OF APPROX £6(TOTAL, for the whole evening)PER PERSON.

You pay, at the bar, directly, per person, per item.
NO group bills!

The (recommended)minimum spend is to make it worthwhile for the venue to host us.

Any money, therefore, goes direct to the venue, not to our group!

\We are wholly non profit-making; and unfunded\
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"Lime Street Central" sells alcohol drinks(beers, spirits, wine, etc ); soft drinks; tea and coffee and hot chocolate (hot drinks served all evening)

There is a tapas menu; plus a general menu, with veggie/vegan options throughout.
SERVED TILL ABOUT 8.30

but NO PRESSURE TO EAT! You can just buy a drink or two!
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WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING NEW ATTENDERS, AND REGULARS,AT OUR FRIENDLY, DIVERSE and POPULAR SOCIAL GROUP:)