Moving to Sunderland - Where are my people at?

Hello :)

I'm moving in with my partner in about a month and it would be nice to make some of my own friends, instead of parasiting off of his all the time.

Are there any good groups I could join? I'm mostly into gaming!

I'm 28/F, it's a bit of a stretch but if there are also any lass groups out there that would also be helpful.

Thanks in advance.