“ Personally I want to hang out with more people my age 20's-30's and there dosn't seem to be much provision in Middlesbrough for that. ”

“ To meet new people. ”

“ It'd be interesting to get out and meet people with similar interests. ”

“ to get out and about and socialize. ”

“ Looking for like minded people to meet up with and have a laugh as well as interesting conversation...would like to make some fab new friends who are on my wave length...no expectations just open to new adventures & experiences :) ”

“ to find companions with similar interests, if possible - friends, if possible - life mates :) ”

“ Hello everyone :-) I am new to the area so look forward to meeting like minded individuals for friendship. ”

“ I live near Beverley and don't know many people as I have just moved here from Cheshire ”

“ Hi, im David, im 15, im good at parkour and freerunning, and am looking for groups of people to do it with, if you know m8s that do it, or are in a parkour group, contact me n ill show u what i can do. contact me on msn - david-nelmes@live.co.uk ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'm new to the area, and my old friends are down south or over in the USA... ”

“ Moved to York recently, had a little trouble meeting people with similar interests, but didn't really mind as I was at uni most of the time. Now I've graduated and am looking to expand my social circle ”

“ Hi there, I'm Carola. I love walking, climbing, the outdoors in general, but I need to mix these "cool hobbies" with nice lazy days at home with a nice book/film or simply cooking! Bye ”

“ Hi there, relatively new to Harrogate, most of my friends are in the Midlands. I would like to meet new people, personalities and characters up here in Yorkshire. I'm work alot and need to socialise more to tip the balance back in the right direction!!! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i love climbing and would like to meet like-minded people and hopefully it will give me the chance to get outdoors more to climb. ”