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THE NEW YEAR LOCK & KEY PARTY

The Happenstance, The City, London

Saturday, 14 January 2023

Sat 14
JAN

Tickets

£25
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
25-45
OVER 250 PEOPLE BOOKED
Tickets selling fast
200-300 people expected
Equal male/female ratio
Amazing chance to meet people
Home London THE NEW YEAR LOCK & KEY PARTY

THE NEW YEAR LOCK & KEY PARTY

The Happenstance, The City, London

Saturday, 14 January 2023

Sat 14
JAN

Tickets

£25
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
25-45
OVER 250 PEOPLE BOOKED
Tickets selling fast
200-300 people expected
Equal male/female ratio
Amazing chance to meet people
OVER 250 PEOPLE BOOKED
Tickets selling fast
200-300 people expected
Equal male/female ratio
Amazing chance to meet people
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About the event

Welcome to the biggest and best party where unattached Londoners meet first in person, not online.

200-300 people will join us for this exciting night designed to get your New Year dating off to the best possible start.

This event features our fantastic lock & key icebreaker to ensure you meet a huge number of people. Everyone is single, a similar age and we ensure there's equal male/female ratio in the room.

There's prizes to be won as you seek out the person holding the key that matches your lock (or vice versa).

Each time you find a matching pair you'll be in with a chance to win one of our great prizes.

And of course, you'll meet loads of people along the way, all in the stunning, spacious surroundings of The Happenstance, moments from St Pauls Station.

Head to our website the following day to view a list of everyone that attended. Select the people you like and our system will tell you who you mutually matched with. Get in touch again via our messenger and the rest is up to you.

This party is the perfect place to meet people this autumn. You just need your ticket! Book now, this will sell out.

Important information

- 20:00 - Doors open [Please arrive on time]
- 20:30 - Lock and key icebreaker begins
- 22:30 - Prize draw
- 00:30 - Last orders at the bar

Please ensure you arrive at the venue at the start time. We have a limited time for registrations and arriving late may mean you cannot get in.

Tickets for this event are non-refundable. Our normal cancellation terms and conditions apply. No tickets are for sale on the door.

Price: £25

Sorry, this event has sold out

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Where

Set just a stone’s throw from St Paul’s Cathedral in the
iconic Paternoster Square, The Happenstance offers a
relaxed ambiance and chic interiors in the heart of The City. Original Dating have hired this venue exclusively for this event.

Address  The Happenstance, 10 Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7DX

Nearest station  St Pauls

Tel   – Please note this is not a booking line

PLEASE NOTE: Advance booking is essential and no tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Online booking is simple and very secure. Our payments are handled by Stripe, one of the world's largest payment processors using the highest grade security currently available.

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Vibesan Verified Attendee
Posted: 16/08/2023
Meera Verified Attendee
Posted: 17/01/2023
Aidan Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2023
Ravi Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2023
Ali Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2023
Morgane Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2023
Matteo Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2023
Tunde Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2023
Boris Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2023
Martin Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2023
Katarzyna Verified Attendee
  Great event  
Posted: 15/01/2023
Mel Verified Attendee
Posted: 15/01/2023
Vicky Verified Attendee
  Well organised, good venue and friendly.  
Posted: 15/01/2023
Vikki Verified Attendee
  A great way to meet people. We arrived at the venue which was easy to get to, was greeted by helpful staff members and given either or lock or key. This was a good ice breaker for those who aren’t very confident. As you know that everyone is single you don’t have to worry about checking their status. Every time someone unlocked the lock you were given a raffle ticket to be in with a chance of winning a prize. This encourages you to talk and chat to more people. Would attend again, might just need a bigger venue.  
Posted: 15/01/2023
Abhi Verified Attendee
  It was really fun!  
Posted: 15/01/2023
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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.