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Speed Dating & Slow Dating Hosts Wanted – Join Original Dating’s UK Expansion

Wednesday December 17, 2025

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Are you an experienced speed dating host or slow dating event host?
Have you previously hosted events for SpeedDater, SlowDating, or similar dating companies?

Original Dating is rapidly expanding across the UK, and we’re actively looking to reconnect with experienced, confident, and charismatic hosts to help us deliver exceptional singles events nationwide.

If you’ve ever thought about getting back into hosting — or stepping up with a stronger, more established brand — now is the perfect time to get in touch.

Why Host Speed Dating Events with Original Dating?

Original Dating is one of the UK’s longest-running and most respected dating event companies. With a growing calendar of speed dating events, slow dating evenings, and large-scale singles parties, demand for skilled hosts has never been higher.

As we expand into new towns and cities across the UK, we’re looking for hosts who:

  • Have previously hosted speed dating or slow dating events
  • Are confident managing groups of singles
  • Can keep events running smoothly, on time, and with energy
  • Enjoy helping people meet, connect, and have a great night out

Whether you hosted events years ago or more recently, your experience is incredibly valuable to us.

Rapid Expansion Across the UK

We are currently expanding operations across England, Scotland, and Wales, launching new locations and increasing event frequency in existing ones.

We’re recruiting hosts in all major UK towns and cities, including:

England

London, Greater London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Coventry, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Cambridge, Reading, Slough, Windsor, Guildford, Woking, Brighton, Hove, Worthing, Crawley, Horsham, Eastbourne, Hastings, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Canterbury, Ashford, Dover, Folkestone, Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke, Andover, Salisbury, Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Cardiff-adjacent areas, Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Paignton, Newton Abbot, Truro, Falmouth, St Austell, Newquay, Taunton, Bridgwater, Yeovil, Dorchester, Weymouth, Oxfordshire towns, Buckinghamshire towns, Hertfordshire towns, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, St Albans, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth, Cambridge area, Peterborough, Huntingdon, St Neots, Ely, Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Colchester, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Brentwood, Harlow, Enfield, Ilford, Romford, Croydon, Bromley, Orpington, Kingston upon Thames, Richmond, Twickenham, Wimbledon, Clapham, Balham, Putney, Fulham, Hammersmith, Ealing, Acton, Chiswick.

Midlands & North

Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Telford, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Hereford, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon, Nuneaton, Rugby, Burton-upon-Trent, Loughborough, Lincoln, Grantham, Newark-on-Trent, Mansfield, Chesterfield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Halifax, Bradford, Keighley, Skipton, York, Harrogate, Ripon, Scarborough, Whitby, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Shields, South Shields, Hexham, Alnwick.

Scotland

Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, Stirling, Falkirk, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Livingston, Hamilton, Motherwell, East Kilbride, Paisley, Ayr, Kilmarnock, Irvine, Greenock.

Wales

Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Barry, Bridgend, Neath, Port Talbot, Llanelli, Carmarthen, Haverfordwest, Pembroke, Tenby, Aberystwyth, Bangor, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Wrexham, Mold.

(If your town isn’t listed — still get in touch. We’re launching new locations every month.)

What You’ll Get as an Original Dating Host

  • Regular paid hosting opportunities
  • Well-organised, professionally marketed events
  • Clear event formats and host guidance
  • Support from a national operations team
  • Opportunities to host speed dating, slow dating, and singles parties
  • Flexible work that fits around your schedule

Many of our best hosts work with us long-term and host events regularly in their local area.

Previously Hosted for SpeedDater or SlowDating?

We’d especially love to hear from you.

If you’ve hosted events for:

  • SpeedDater
  • SlowDating
  • or any similar dating event company

Your experience transfers perfectly to Original Dating. Our events are structured, professional, and designed to make hosting enjoyable to run.

How to Apply

If you’re interested in hosting speed dating or slow dating events with Original Dating, email us at:

📧 jobs@originaldating.com

Please include:

  • Your name
  • Your location
  • Previous hosting experience (if any)
  • Which towns or cities you’re happy to host in

Join the UK’s Leading Speed Dating Company

With thousands of singles attending our events every month and rapid expansion across the UK, there’s never been a better time to get involved.

If you love people, enjoy live events, and want flexible, rewarding work — we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Email: jobs@originaldating.com

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HOW IT WORKS

The beauty of Speed Dating London lies in its no-nonsense approach. You take an equal number of single girls and guys, put them in a room and give them a few minutes to chat with every other member of the opposite sex.

When you get there

Original speed dating events in London normally begin at 7.30pm. You will need to register with our hosts and to begin with they will issue you with a score sheet. This will help you to keep track of the singles that you would like to meet again and perhaps go on a date with. After a short period of mingling, your host for the evening who will run through detailed instructions and give you your starting position if you are a guy or table for the event if you are a girl.

Meet & Mingle

A London speed dating event is split into two halves, each lasting around an hour, there will be an interval at half time of about 15 minutes for speed dating London. You will have between 4 and 5 minutes with each person, after which you need to tick a box on your score sheet - "yes, I would like to meet this person again" or "no. Thanks but no thanks". Or "friend" if you'd like to get to know them platonically. Make sure that you do this after each date to keep track. Afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to meet and mingle informally - this is often where the real action begins, so make sure you don't disappear too quickly!

Complete your score sheet

After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.