Manchester restaurant to host social experiment where you can dine with strangers

The winter season can be hard, especially when you find yourself on your own. In fact, just last year Manchester was ranked the sixth most lonely city in the UK.

In an effort to combat this, a start-up is hosting a series of weekly dinners where they'll be they'll be matching up six complete strangers. The shared meals will take place at Selina hotel's restaurant and bar, Wilson's Social, in the Northern Quarter as part of unique social experiment to push people outside of their comfort zone.

Launched by the company Timeleft in May 2023, the unique concept, which asks strangers to meet for the first time around a restaurant table, has proven to be a hit in cities including Lyon, Madrid and Barcelona - and is now heading to Manchester to tackle the lonely atmosphere.

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Despite having to meet strangers, the platform will ensure that it will be a safe environment for all who wish to attend. All those who are looking at coming along will need to sign up via the Timeleft website to then be matched with other like-minded people in the city.

Speaking about the unique concept, Maxine Barbier, Co-Founder and CEO at Timeleft said: "Meeting new people and sparking meaningful conversations in-person can often be both difficult and daunting in a digital-first world.

"At Timeleft, we aim to break those barriers by giving people a safe environment to meet one another so that they can be more involved with the world they live in. We’re incredibly excited to be launching Timeleft into the UK and we look forward to helping even more people to step outside of their comfort zones and enjoy spending quality time with new people.”

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