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Starting group social activities and meetings

Socials and meetings in managed venues
Socials and meetings outdoors
Events run by a professional organisation (such as a canal boat trip)
Coach trips
One off hotel stays
Meetings in private homes
Socials and meetings in unmanaged venues (where no suitable managed venue is available)
Group parties or socials with third party involvement (entertainers)

To start a new social activity or meeting, please follow these six steps:

Choose the appropriate guidance or risk assessment document from those listed below
Complete the guidance or risk assessment document
Upload the completed guidance or risk assessment document to the Portal and update the service entry
Email the Volunteer Support Team, to confirm the guidance or risk assessment document has been uploaded
Receive a confirmation email from the Volunteer Support Team
You can now start the activity or meeting

You can view or download our step-by-step guide, with helpful links, here.

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Documents:

If you wish to start a social activity in a managed venue, here are the documents you’ll need:

If you wish to start a social gathering outdoors, here are the documents you’ll need:

If you wish to start events run by a professional organisation, here are the documents you’ll need:

If you wish to start coach trips, here are the documents you’ll need:

If you wish to set up one off hotel stays, here are the documents you’ll need:

If you wish to start meetings in private homes, here are the documents you'll need:

If you wish to start social activities in an unmanaged venue (because no suitable managed venue is available), here are the documents you’ll need:

If you wish to start group parties or socials with third party involvement (entertainers), here are the documents you’ll need: