Searching for Things to do when retired

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Just wondering where people have looked to find things they might be interested in doing when retired.
I've seen:-
https://do-it.org/
https://www.meetup.com/
Just searching on google for things such as "art classes" "language learning" or whatever.
Library?
Local council evening class website.
U3A websites
Any others? Not including any that might be region specific though.
I've seen:-
https://do-it.org/
https://www.meetup.com/
Just searching on google for things such as "art classes" "language learning" or whatever.
Library?
Local council evening class website.
U3A websites
Any others? Not including any that might be region specific though.
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Yes the little dears are occasionally little toads (a very few manage to be that a large amount of the time) but just spending time with all that energy is infectious.
The thread was meant more "where to look" rather than what to do.
But I can't think of any non-region specific way of finding eg a local choir or knitting group. And honestly, why would that matter? When I reitire, I shall want activities here, not the other end of the country ...
There are organisations such as the Mothers Union (no longer restricted to Mothers, or even women); Women's Institute; Townswomen's Guild. Rotary, Lions and Probus are also available. Some professions have retirement groups.
The happiest retirees are those who keep working (but we're talking part-time). The happiest of these are the ones doing jobs similar to their pre-retirement work (starting a new type of job can be stressful and counter-productive).
Retiring 100% all at once is a daft way to switch to retirement.
I can post links to the research that supports these claims.
This article is well worth a read and this one refers to the findings I mentioned.
Some people elsewhere have mentioned signing up as film extras for crowd scenes.
Signing up for TV audiences is good if you're near any studios.