Manchester City Council has set up “Manchester Zoom.”

It’s “like a noticeboard for the city. Local groups and activities are listed in an easy-to-search format, where you can connect with people who share your interests, find meetings and see what’s happening in your community. If you have a group or activity you want to share, then just register and add it to the list, so people can find you too. You add the information about your own activities.”
“This is a non-profit website, administered by Manchester City Council. Its aim is to bring together people who share interests and want to find events and activities. It doesn’t, and won’t, carry advertising.”

And yes, in case you wonder, Manchester Climate Monthly has availed itself of the opportunity. We encourage community groups and campaigning groups to do likewise – networks increase in value more-or-less in line with the number of nodes, after all…