A woman has set up a friendship club to tackle loneliness among young women in Bath.

Isobel Pinder, 24, from Bath, only started Let’s Go Girls in May and already has 175 members.

The group does various activities such as dog walking, embroidery, camping weekends and cocktail making to combat feelings of isolation.

Molly Brown, 23, from Midsomer Norton, said the group had “changed her life”.

Isobel said she struggled to find a female group of friends after spending her teenage years “consumed by music”.

“I became very withdrawn at school and locked myself in a training room and ended up being out of groups of girls.

“I decided that I was really missing something in my life. I never had that female friendship.

“When I moved back to Bath after college, I noticed that there was a whole community of women who wanted to date,” she said.

She created Let’s Go Girls to fill a “void” in her life.

Isobel, who is a country rock musician who performs under the name Isobel Holly, said the group is for anyone who identifies as a woman.

“We had such a wonderful group of women brought together, all from different backgrounds and ages, but all wanting the same things – which is that genuine connection.

“Female friendship is based around the idea of ​​sisterhood and being able to share experiences.

“There’s nothing like having a girl gang,” she said.

Molly said the group had a huge impact on her.

“We’ve been in some low spots before and it’s really something to look forward to.

“I work in the ambulance service, and I don’t have much time or the same time as other people.

“Let’s Go Girls gave me something away from work. I found a lot that I was in a position where I would go to work, come home and then go to work again.

“But it gave me a group of people that I can go and be a young woman with and we can enjoy something new.

“It gives my head a break from work and an escape of sorts.”

She added that the group “definitely” helped her feelings of loneliness.

“I went straight into healthcare once I left school and became quite focused on work.

“It was kind of a realization, that there are other people out there who feel the same way I do and we can communicate that quite comfortably, even if we struggle or have previously struggled to talk about it with people already around us. “

Molly joined the group on a camping weekend and said women of all different ages came together and the bonding was “very touching”.

Olivia Bevan, 26, from Staffordshire, said the group helped her out of a “miserable period” when she first moved to Bath a year ago.

She said: “I’m quite a confident person, I don’t usually struggle to make friends but I moved to Bath last year and for the first five months I really struggled to make friends.

“It was a combination of how I worked, a few days in an office and then a few from home and living on my own.

“I was quite miserable for the first time living in Bath, very lonely, and it was winter too.”

She went on a Let’s Go Girls date and immediately made friends, saying the range of events held meant it was accessible to everyone.

“It really works, I’ve made lasting friendships from the very first event I attended.

“It enriched my life in a really positive way. I’m not sure I would have made those friendships without this club.”

Isobel said many in the group expressed feelings of isolation and wanting more in life.

She said: “We were able to have some honest and open conversations with each other about loneliness and isolation during these meetings.

“I found it very difficult to try to be a full-time artist and it messed with my mental health and I was lonely.

“Let’s Go Girls gave me a new perspective on life. I think I have such a nice support network now.

“It’s changed my life, I feel like I have a home in Bath now, it’s given me purpose.”