Value for Money: 4.97/5.00
Venue: 4.97/5.00
Atmosphere: 4.97/5.00
Staff Friendliness: 4.95/5.00
Security: 4.75/5.00
At Lyndhurst Transgender Friends, we hope to foster a friendly atmosphere that offers an opportunity for free gender expression and to provide a safe, welcoming environment that permits people with gender-based anxieties to step outside the often lonely confines of the self imposed "closet".
We meet on the last Wednesday evening of each month, 7:30-11:00 pm and there a £5 fee per attendee.
We are not alcohol-licensed but you can 'bring your own', in which case we can supply wine and beer glasses. Tea and coffee are available free of charge, included in your entry fee. Several of our regulars organise a 'hot food raid' on the local fish and chip shop at about 8.00pm, so arrive before then if you wish to make an order.
Please see our web site, https://lyndhursttransgender.yolasite.com/ for further information.
Value for Money: 4.67/5.00
Venue: 4.70/5.00
Atmosphere: 4.77/5.00
Staff Friendliness: 4.85/5.00
Security: 4.81/5.00
Wednesday 24th June
Trans people, together with our cis friends and allies, have been meeting and socialising midweek in Manchester since the late 1970s. That tradition is still going strong. Whether you are completely new to this, a cross-dresser finding your feet, a full-time trans woman or somewhere in between, you are welcome to join us and find what works for you.
We have a well-established every-Wednesday pattern with two options, depending on your confidence, experience and interests.
🌈 The Village Option
For locals and regulars, visitors, novices and those who prefer scene bars and familiar locations. Please note that times are always approximate.
6:00pm to 9:00pm
You will usually find some of us in Via or Velvet on Canal Street. If you prefer an alternative venue there is The Molly House 1st floor which though prioritises folk singing and The Goose which prioritises its quiz night, Oscars and Eva.
8:00pm-ish to 11:00pm
Ladies usually meet in Iconic Bar on Richmond Street.
11:00pm-ish onwards
People usually drift back to Via on Canal Street or to The Goose, New York New York or Centre Stage all on Bloom Street.
🏙️ The City Option
For anyone comfortable among the general public or ready to spread their wings with support from those of us experienced at being out and about;
I will be leading the City Option through the day and evening. If you would like to join part of it, please message me in advance where possible. Times and activities are approximate, except for dinner where a table usually must be booked so let me know if you want to join that.
Up until 3:00pm
Shopping, cafés and general wandering around town or the suburbs.
3:00pm-ish
Christine and I will be in Via on Canal Street.
4:00pm-ish to 5:55pm Location not decided yet.
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location not decided yet
From 8:30pm-ish to 11:00pm-ish
We will come back to the Village to join those in Iconic Bar.
11:00pm-ish onwards
Fab Café, 109 Portland Street, M1 6DN. Not actually a café, but a 70s and 80s themed bar with a DJ.
A few important notes for the City Option:
If you would like to meet up, I can share my contact details.
Please be on time. Past experience has taught me to keep to the schedule and if you are late I will most likely have moved on.
We will be among the general public throughout so please dress with good judgement for ordinary public settings.
Please wear shoes suitable for walking as the City Option involves moving around town at a reasonable pace.
If you have questions, message me here. You can also join our Manchester and North West networking Facebook group, The Buzz, which is private and secure. Please ask me if you would like an invitation.
Come along if you can. It is a lovely social evening, a chance to make new friends, make new memories and continue a tradition of trans people meeting in Manchester midweek for almost 50 years.
If you are a cis man, please arrange to come with one of the ladies or speak to me first so we can make sure your expectations are appropriate. We are a social group, not a dating or sexual activities group.
And honestly, how much life do any of us have left anyway, so let us spend it, when we can, doing what lights up our lives. 💜
Value for Money: 4.89/5.00
Venue: 4.70/5.00
Atmosphere: 4.85/5.00
Staff Friendliness: 4.97/5.00
Security: 4.91/5.00
Come along and join in the fun, with the tgirls and admirers, doors open from 11am, so come along and relax, be yourself, no matter if you're a newbie to the scene as a male admirer or a trans person or a regular to the venue and the scene, on the flights of fancy day, there's always someone there who is willing to give advice, support, information on local safe places to visit such as pubs, bars and clubs etc, websites for clothing, heels, make up, wigs etc.
The nearest car park is Clarence St car park which is literally around the corner and the cheapest. From Clarence Street car park, walk under the exit barrier, turn left then right into Andrew Bell Street, it's a short walking distance even in heels, where Andrew Bell Street turns right, back to the main road, walk forwards between the black painted garage doors on the right and the cars on the left, go past the 2 lilac doors, entrance to the tropics is via the next door, up the internal staircase, through the doors, and you are there.
If your needing the girls changing room, then they will give a different locker, if any still available, as sometimes it can get really busy, if you're a newbie, say at the reception when paying, as the staff will give you a tour of the venue, if you've arrived at a busy time, the staff could ask a regular to give a tour, especially if you are needing the girls changing room so they will ask one of the girls to show you around.
There's a changing room downstairs for the girls, complete with mirrors and lockers, and a separate changing room for the admirers upstairs.
Three video rooms upstairs, 4 small private rooms which lock inside, there's a dark room too, plus a sling room too.
There's a comfortable reception area where you can get a drink and chat and watch the telly if you want a break from the action or have something to eat, which is prepared on the property.
There's also 2 hot tubs, one indoors and 1 outdoors, a sauna and showers, no high heel in the sauna ir steam room areas, and no make up to get in to the hot tub water.
Tgirls £20, admirers £22, no concessions.
Tgirls are welcome to attend any time on any day.
If you have any questions please feel free to message me. My mailbox is always open x
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