Get through winter
with a few friends.

Before you begin

Ask a few friends to try it with you.

Create a private club and invite up to seven friends. Agree a start day and make sure the current 9 AM London check-in window works for everyone.

Your first morning

Make it almost too easy.

Open today’s suggested activity, choose what feels manageable, and check in before 9. You’ll see who else has checked in. Send any messages in your own WhatsApp chat.

Through the week

Notice the people, not the score.

A little ‘lovely to see you’ goes further than chasing a missing light. Let friends choose their own pace. A missed day doesn’t need an explanation.

After seven days

Keep the bit you liked.

Ask whether checking in helped you stay in touch through the week. Keep what worked and change what felt like extra work. Anyone can take a break.

MAKE THE FIRST HELLO EASY

An invitation for your WhatsApp chat.

I find the darker months harder. Fancy getting through them together? I’ve made a private Light Club for us to try a small activity and check in each morning. We can keep chatting here on WhatsApp. Let’s try a week and see how it feels. I’ll send the private invitation separately.

Once you’ve created your club, make its private invitation in Your crew. Send it directly to the friends you want to join. Links expire after seven days; your host can replace them.

Keep your existing WhatsApp chat.

You can use a chat you already have, or create a private group in WhatsApp yourself. Light Club does not create a WhatsApp group, join your conversations or send messages automatically.

In Your crew, copy the prepared check-in message and pin it in WhatsApp. The daily link is for members who have already joined Light Club. Send the separate private invitation to anyone new.

After a check-in, you can choose to share your own update. You choose the chat and press send in WhatsApp. Other members’ activity stays out of your message.

A few things worth knowing.

Everyone in your club sees your chosen name and morning check-ins. Earlier in-app notes remain available to members. Invite people you know and keep the link out of public posts. One check-in lights you up in all your crews.

You can choose the gentler action or take a rest day. After 9, you can still practise for yourself. There’s no need to wake earlier or cut your sleep short to take part.

This is a shared ritual, with no medical or wellbeing outcome promised. If this window doesn’t suit your life, it’s fine to give it a miss.