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15-Minute Friendships
Dec 3, 2024
Bringing the Project to a Close
We wanted to share some important information with you and let you know that 15-Minute Friendships will not be returning in 2025.
15-Minute Friendships
Apr 22, 2024
Some Changes to 15-Minute Friendships!
As 15-Minute Friendships approaches the start of its second year, we've taken some time to review the format of the project.
Bridie Daniels
Feb 21, 2024
How to Welcome Trans People to Gender-Specific Spaces
We live in a society that puts a lot of focus on the gender binary, and that can be very isolating for the individuals who sit at either...
15-Minute Friendships
Jan 17, 2024
Drop-In Event at Over the Rainbow Café, York: 13th April, 12pm to 3pm | 15-Minute Friendships
Somewhere Over the Rainbow...you can join us for a 15-Minute Friendships pop-up! We're happy to announce our first-ever York-based pop-up...
15-Minute Friendships
Jan 16, 2024
Drop-In Event at Left Bank, Leeds: 27th March, 7pm to 9pm | 15-Minute Friendships
Yep, it's another Creative Wednesdays pop-up at Left Bank, Leeds, March's event is on Wednesday the 27th of March from 7pm to 9pm for...
15-Minute Friendships
Jan 12, 2024
LGBT+ Chat & Craft at Rainbow Junktion: 7th of March, 1pm to 3pm | 15-Minute Friendships
We're running a Chat & Craft afternoon (a crafternoon, if you'd like!) at Rainbow Junktion in Leeds on Thursday the 7th of March from 1pm...
15-Minute Friendships
Jan 11, 2024
Drop-In Event at Left Bank, Leeds: 28th Feb, 7pm to 9pm | 15-Minute Friendships
We'll be setting up shop at Left Bank, Leeds on Wednesday the 28th of February from 7pm to 9pm for this month's recurring pop-up. As some...
15-Minute Friendships
Jan 2, 2024
Happy New Year: You Don't Have to Have a Resolution!
Happy New Year, friends! We can't believe how quickly the holiday season flew by, but we're looking forward to an exciting 2024. While...
15-Minute Friendships
Nov 24, 2023
We Asked You: How Does Being LGBTQIA+ Impact the Way You Form Friendships?
Making friends is a uniquely personal experience and no two people form connections in the exact same way. We often repeat the statistic...
15-Minute Friendships
Nov 23, 2023
15-Minute Friendships is on the Queer Love Stories Podcast!
Hi everybody, we're so very excited to announce that we were invited to chat about 15-Minute Friendships on the Queer Love Stories...
15-Minute Friendships
Nov 5, 2023
15-Minute Friendships Is Taking a Break in December: Back in January 2024!
We hosted our first-ever 15-Minute Friendships event in July and, since then, we've managed to run a minimum of two pop-ups a month (plus...
15-Minute Friendships
Oct 20, 2023
15-Minute Friendships Drop-In at Our House, Wakefield: 4th November, 1pm to 4pm.
We're excited to announce that we've booked our first pop-up event outside of Leeds! It was always our intention to host pop-ups across...
15-Minute Friendships
Oct 18, 2023
3 Social Anxiety TRICKS Our Brains Play and How to TREAT Them!
As many as 1 in 10 adults have some degree of social anxiety disorder, and this often comes with challenging and distressing thinking...
15-Minute Friendships
Oct 10, 2023
Join Us for a Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Workshop on the 16th of October at Headingley HEART
We're delighted to announce that we're going to be running a Mindfulness & Self-Compassion workshop in collaboration with Queer Yoga...
15-Minute Friendships
Oct 9, 2023
Supporting the Trans Community on World Mental Health Day 2023
It's World Mental Health Day today, a day to talk about mental health and show everyone that mental health matters. The theme of this...
15-Minute Friendships
Sep 29, 2023
York LGBTQIA+ Social Groups and Activities
Hey there friends, we were recently asked if we could recommend any LGBTQIA+ social groups or activities in York. While we didn't have an...
15-Minute Friendships
Sep 5, 2023
Call Out for Advice & Information on Safeguarding
As many of you may know by now, 15-Minute Friendships is a voluntary project that is currently facilitated by an *individual. We are not...
15-Minute Friendships
Aug 29, 2023
Leeds Parents! Have You Heard about Silverwood Adventures?
Did you know that one third of UK parents often experience loneliness? Studies have even shown that around 30% of parents experience high...
15-Minute Friendships
Aug 25, 2023
Chill & Chat Space at Roadblock End of Summer Festival: September 2nd 2023!
The wonderful folk at Roadblock Sound System have invited us down to their End of Summer Festival at Meanwood Valley Farm on the 2nd of...
15-Minute Friendships
Aug 21, 2023
15-Minute Friendships Drop-In at Hyde Park Book Club: 8th October, 4pm to 7pm.
We're trying to book in more 15-Minute Friendships events outside of the city centre, and we're very pleased to announce that we'll be...
Bridie Daniels
Aug 16, 2023
5 Single-Player Video Games That Helped Me Feel Less Lonely
Video games have always played a big role in my life. When I was young with little desire to connect with my peers, they provided the...
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