What we’re about
Let's Get Social! Scarborough is to encourage like minded people to get together.
We arrange social events, or any other kind of events to promote Scarborough and its surrounding areas.
Everyone is welcome and included! We are here to make new friendships and share interests 😀
As a group, we are inclusive, friendly and our socials are in well known areas and venues. Most of our events are also hosted, so there's a key contact.
We understand people can often feel nervous or apprehensive which is why all our events are organised by our new Scarborough based, hosting team.
Our aim is for Let's Get Social! Scarborough seasider's to have a good experience, so please ensure you have a good profile photo so we know who to look out for & we ask that you're courteous & respectful to fellow Socialiser's.
Please ensure you have a clear profile so we can see what you look like. If we approve you and you do not have a profile picture you will be expected to upload one once you are on the site. It takes seconds and can be done by clicking on you Profile.
Failure to have a clear picture may lead from removal from the group.
Please message me if for any reasons you do not wish to upload a profile picture - I can be contacted on here, or via messenger (Caroline Heelbeck)
IMPORTANT INFO
- THIS IS NOT A DATING SITE ITS A FRIENDSHIP SITE. - not really a rule just a reminder,. We would advise not to direct message members unless you know them , The point of this site is to attend Meet ups and meet people naturally. Once you have attended an event you have the option to connect with people that you meet via the CONNECTIONS feature.
- We do like to take photographs of events which we share on our corresponding Facebook page. We wish to safeguard you and if you do not wish to have your photo on Facebook please let me of the Host know
What to expect:
- Socials planned in popular venues, close to bus/ train routes,
- A clear meeting point/ description/ timing of the social & who the host is,
- Friendly & welcoming host/ members. We cannot guarantee we can reserve specific seating areas for you if for example you have a disability. Whilst we will aim to accommodate you we will not accept complaints if hosts cannot adhere to your requests.
- On occasion we may publish a social event without a host (usually because it's not organised by us), but we've added it on the site for awareness,
- Any complaints or issues e.g. inappropriate messaging/ fall outs within the group, will be handled by the organiser & a fair/ objective/ factual approach will be taken,
- Any complaints or issues e.g. personal fallouts, outside of the group can be made to the organiser for awareness only. We do not get involved with anyone else's personal or private situations, we strongly advise you do not post negative comments on the meetup platform about other members. Please raise any concerns to the Organisers first
- What not to expect:
- Disruption - personal conflicts are to be kept off the group & we would encourage any issues to be discussed & hopefully resolved. If personal conflicts cannot be resolved, then we advise common sense is applied & people do not attend the same socials,
- We are a safe, inclusive group, therefore, bullying/ harmful gossip/ racism/ sexism/ lewd behaviour is not tolerated & the person will be removed,
- Cancellations - it's not often we cancel a social, however, if we do it's due to very low numbers/ an issue with the venue or severe weather.
Disclaimer (the serious bit!):
We want everyone to have an enjoyable social and we aim to choose the best venues & locations. Attending our socials is at your own discretion & we advise that you read the social description/ meeting location/ time of the social meetup/ updated meetup comments & familiarise yourself with the host & the guest list.
We are NOT responsible for the member's journey to the social, the member finding the venue, any purchases made by the member e.g. food, drinks, tickets. We do not tolerate racist, sexist, lewd, aggressive or bullying behaviour & if this happens we will remove you from the group.
We also advise people not to bring personal conflict with others into the group as this can cause disruption. Any comments published that are discourteous to others or undermine the host will be deleted. We are NOT responsible for clashes of personality or differences of opinion and if this happens at the social we advise you to walk away & converse with someone else. Plus one's (guests) are welcome on the group, however it's important that people attending socials know who they are meeting, so we would ask that any guests DO join the group after attending at least two socials & upload a clear profile.
*******Some Rules to follow regarding event *********
1) If you book onto an event then decide not to go please update your RSVPS in plenty on time preferably not an hour or two before the event, We will take notes of constant last minutes booking off, which may cause someone a place if there is a waiting list. We keep a tally or NO SHOWS and if you are marked for more than 3 you are at risk at being removed from the group.
2) To ensure you do not miss events please make a note of the events you are booked on and make sure your notifications within the APP settings are on YES. If not you are likely to miss reminders.
3) If you do not know how to BOOK OFF Please comment on the event that you cannot make and we can remove you.
4) DO NOT TURN UP TO EVENTS IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLACE.
5) HAVE A CLEAR PROFILE PIC – not trees or dogs or cats of flowers. I will be sending messages to those who have no picture. You may be removed from an event if you do not have a clear picture on the day itself.
6) Please be courteous and respectful of other members and be conscious that we are getting big numbers onto events so service may not be as fast as normal (restaurants and coffee mornings for example) Please do not be rude to staff at events and try and deal with any situations professionally and politely.
7) If you are not an official host please do not click on 'MANAGE EVENT' if you see this on any event as you may accidently cancel it. If you do cancel something by mistakes please message me immediately so we can take action and set back up.
8) Please leave any decisions about the events and numbers to the HOST. If you have any questions about the event number and whether we can increase numbers please message me or the host and we can assess.
Thanks, Caroline (Group Organiser) and Randy (Co-Organiser)
