Unified Dating - Meet Singles

Unified Dating is running speed dating in Lincoln over three separate dates this month: Sunday 25 October at 16:00, Tuesday 27 October at 13:00, and Friday 30 October at 19:30. All three are at a Lincoln Secret Venue, which they'll reveal once you've booked.

If you've never done speed dating, the format is pretty straightforward. You spend three to five minutes chatting one-to-one with a series of singles before rotating to the next person. Once you've gone through the room, you mark down the people you'd like to see again, and the organiser connects anyone who matched back. It's a fast way to meet a lot of people in one go, and because the rounds are so short, there's no pressure to keep a conversation going if you're not feeling it.

These nights usually run by age group, with separate sessions for your 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, and sometimes they're split by profession or interest, so you're generally in a room with people in your own bracket. They're held in bars, restaurants and private event venues, and often include a free drink on arrival plus a relaxed mingling period after the formal rounds are over, when you can go back and chat with anyone you missed. The sessions themselves cover a range of times of day, too: there's a late afternoon slot on Sunday, a lunchtime one on Tuesday, and a proper evening session on Friday.

Tickets are £17.99, and with three different dates to choose from, you can pick the one that fits your schedule best. The venue is kept under wraps until you've signed up, so keep an eye on your emails for the final details.