FIRST CHAPTER BOOK CLUB

Preston

Pastello is a creative community in Preston, bringing together young adults through relaxed, social sessions 🎨 We host painting workshops, open studio sessions, and creative experiences designed to feel welcoming, low-pressure, and easy to attend - even on your own. It's a space to meet people, try something new, and take things a little slower 💙 Join us for upcoming sessions and be a part of something growing ☁️

Leeds

Friendly and welcoming club for all! Where Friends Grow 🌱 is a welcoming social club run by No Plant Left Behind, a not-for-profit connecting people with nature — and each other. Amy set it up after moving back to her childhood city and wanting to meet people in their 20s and 30s who had lots of different interests, not just one. It’s a space where everyone is welcome 🤍 We make friends through nature with hikes, crafting, coffees and chats ☕🌿 with socials run at cost or free to keep things accessible.

Brighton

🥰 Friendly and welcoming club for all! Where Friends Grow 🌱 is a welcoming social club run by No Plant Left Behind, a not-for-profit connecting people with nature — and each other. Amy set it up after moving back to her childhood city and wanting to meet people in their 20s and 30s who had lots of different interests, not just one. It’s a space where everyone is welcome 🤍 We make friends through nature with hikes, crafting, coffees and chats ☕🌿 with socials run at cost or free to keep things accessible.

London

your brain is mush. my brain is mush. everyone’s brain is mush. mush is the antidote to overwhelm! a science-backed creative wellness brand built for people who are digitally fried, creatively dormant, and secretly wish they had a proper hobby. this community is where we take that offline. and start getting handsy, IRL, together. before your mind enters the gutter, we mean getting creative, making something, and having an overall laugh. we’re talking monthly meetups - walks, coffee shops, low-key creative moments you can do with your hands in under 30 minutes. no pressure and certainly no artistic ability required. you can be genuinely terrible and still have the best time. that’s kind of the whole point! mush IRL is for dabblers. for the burnt-out professional. for the person who hasn't done anything creative since school and kind of misses it. for anyone who wants to meet interesting people and do something that isn't another drink or another scroll. hi, I'm Jake, the solo founder of mush! I started this because I genuinely believe creativity and doing something with your hands is one of the most underrated tools for feeling like a human again. the science backs that up. the rest is just having a nice time. events are £5. relaxed. fun. you’ll leave feeling weirdly good (and science shows this feeling carries into your next day too)! mush boxes launch end of 2026 👉 mushbox.uk come and be bad at something with us 🤜