The Greater Manchester Skeptics run the Manchester Skeptics in the Pub events, which are held twice each month. A bunch of Mancunian skeptics get together in the pub to discuss science - sometimes with a guest speaker, sometimes without but always with plenty of alcohol! You don't have to be a member to come to our events, everyone and anyone is welcome. If you're in Manchester, come along! Speaker : We'll have a guest speaker over on the second Thursday of each month. This is usually held at 8P …

The Head Tub is for discussions, events and socialising... Do you like discussion and debate? We hold discussions on a wide variety of topics, as suggested by members, on philosophy, science, psychology, history, politics, economics, current affairs and much more. The Inklings group reviews novels and literature. We attend and/or review films, gigs, concerts, the theatre, talks and exhibitions. The Jam Session night is for random discussion on any topic Walking is always popular, so we do tha …

Do you like thinking? :-) Would you like to meet other people for some collective thought and discussion, for an adventure into our minds, debating philosophical ideas or whatever takes our fancy? Do you enjoy reading popular philosophy / psychology / science books? Would you like to talk about some of the books you have read, or plan to read? Then join Manchester Armchair Philosophers and meet-up with other like-minded people in an informal environment to chat over a pint in a quiet local pub.

Leeds Skeptics is a friendly group of rationalists and critical thinkers who like to get together to talk and be skeptical about things like homeopathy, creationism, psychics, aliens, alternative medicine, conspiracy theories, and what's going on in "real" science, medicine etc. More importantly we like to do this "in the Pub." We meet once a month, on the third Saturday, in a city centre venue. Our meetings consist of a round up of the latest skeptics news, a main talk and plenty of debate an …

Each month we host a talk - usually by a notable scientist or skeptic - in a relaxed and friendly manner. In a pub. The subjects of the talks will vary considerably but they will typically be about a common belief that either cannot be justified by the available evidence, or that can actually be demonstrated to be false by the available evidence. The talks are followed by an informal Q&A / discussion and that is followed by more beer. Because we're in a pub. We usually hold these talks on the fo …

This Meetup group is hosted by the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK). We teach Raja Yoga as a way of experiencing peace of mind and a positive approach to life. In addition, we provide a number of events, talks, workshops and seminars for people from all religious and cultural backgrounds to explore their own spirituality and learn life skills of reflection and meditation, derived from Raja Yoga. This has helped thousands of people across the UK develop inner calm, clear thinking an …

YTTRP aims to bring Roleplayers from all over Yorkshire (and beyond) together to play a variety of Table-Top games, be it Board Games, Pen & Paper RPG's or anything else which sounds like a good idea! Sister-group to Strathclyde Table-Top Roleplayers (http://www.meetup.com/table-top/) and under the Roleplayers United (https://www.roleplayers.eu) umbrella, of which STTRP were a founding member, Yorkshire Table-Top Roleplayers hope to achieve a similar level of success.

It's Humanity that counts! Come and meet other local Humanists here in Liverpool, people who believe in the basic OK-ness of human beings and who live their lives without reference to supernatural or mystical beliefs. The Liverpool Humanist Group was founded in October 2005, and is affiliated to the British Humanist Association and the National Secular Society. We organise events and activities of interest, with the aim of encouraging debate around issues related to Humanism, and in creating a s …

Discover the Max Meditation System™ and learn the art of true meditation. This system was developed by Dr. Gudni Gudnason who has traveled the globe for more than 35 years exploring the phenomena of the mind and the nature of the world’s people. During his travels, he acquired the knowledge of ancient meditation methods from prominent teachers in India and Tibet. The Max Meditation System is a fusion of the ancient techniques of Yoga with the modern science of psychology and Neuro-Linguistic Pro …

Hi there,this group is for anyone wishing to be free from unhelpful patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour.We will be using various methods taken from different fields such as,Emotional Brain Training,Emotional Archive De-activation,Neuro-linguistic programming and others,I am qualified in NLP and counselling,and have been running workshops for a few years in Yorkshire. These workshops will be beneficial for anyone who wants to break a pattern of depression,addiction,fear,low-self esteem,fea …

What will the future be like? Why do bald dogs have bad teeth? Can the economy grow forever? What is a good life? What does sustainability mean? Tell me, who is Ptolemy? What's 'the alternative'?  How many bankers does it take to change a lightbulb? Can vegetables be exciting?  If you're interested in a little bit of everythinque, please join us.

The Law Of Attraction Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life Are YOU Ready? Everything you have in your life right now exists because you are already using the law of attraction. You are ALREADY perfect at attracting things into your life. However, these may not be the things you actually want!! The Law Of Attraction states that like attracts like. So positivity attracts positive events, and negativity attracts negative events. What we focus on is what we get. Focus on “I’m always ill” and that …

The Manchester Quantified Self meetup (#QSelfUK) is modeled on the Bay Area Quantified Self Show & Tell meetings started in 2008 by Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly in the Bay Area. Your host for the Manchester meetup is Ian Forrester (@cubicgarden) Aiming to be a regular show and tell for people who take advantage of various personal self-tracking tools and methods to gain more knowledge about themselves, others and the world around them. Come share what you are doing and learn from others. Topics inc …

This Meetup group aims to explore some of the cultural aspects of life, and get people sharing experiences and getting thinking! We are a relaxed and friendly bunch, and we welcome new members to any of our events! We host: Monthly book group, held on the third Wednesday of each month. Monthly film group, a trip to The Broadway cinema held on the first Wednesday of each month. Nottingham Classics concerts. Book swaps, where you can trade your old books with other group members. Nottingham Café …

MANCHESTER R R is an open source data analysis and statistical programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. R is a free implementation of the “S” language that is currently available on most platforms. It can be obtained from the R project website and is maintained and developed by a community of users. Manchester R is an opportunity for people to learn and to share information about R. The sessions consists of 3-4 short presentations followed by a networking sess …

Established November 2011, Stoke Skeptic in the Pub is a regular meet up for Skeptics, Free and Critical Thinkers, Atheists, Agnostics, Secular Humanists and other non-dogmatists in the Stoke-on-Trent area. Regular speaker event take place on the first Wednesday of the month and our NEW social events will be taking place every third Sunday of the month.

At our events you can learn, through an authentic transmission of Evolutionary Enlightenment, about this newly emerging form of contemporary spirituality developed over 25 years by spiritual teacher, philosopher and cultural pioneer Andrew Cohen and his students. Learn how to practice meditation, the art and science of stillness, in order to access an unshakeable confidence in life. And understand the profound difference between meditation for Enlightenment versus freedom from stress. Each eveni …