Friendship group with differing incomes

[Nutrionalplanning]

I have a lovely group of friend though a mutual interest.

We' re quite literally from all walks of life. There's a kitchen assistant, a solicitor and an actress! (amongst others).

We range in age from mid 30s to mid 50s. Some have young children, others have done the parenting thing and are enjoying a new found freedom.

So, whenever a night out or other activity is suggested e.g. a theatre trip or weekend away to do with our hobby, there will be some who have to say they'd love to but they can't afford it or can't cover childcare ad then of course after the event or during the planning there are some who can;t participate in the excitement because they won't be involved.

Is it insensitive of the more affluent/free members to keep making such suggestions? Would it be better not to ask the ones who are unlikely to make it or worse to leave them out of the invitation?

So long as there are a range of different things that people get up to I’d have thought everyone would understand.

Just avoid consistently doing one type of thing that excludes the same set of people

Worse to leave them out. As long as some of the planned activities take into account their circumstances so they aren't always excluded

Still ask, it would be hurtful not to.

I'm in a group with people of varying incomes, some of them go to spas and weekends away and then other times we meet for a coffee or lunch.

I'm not well off so never join them on the lavish trips but would hate to be not invited just because of my income.

Thanks, I knew that really, it's just that there seems to have become a core group of 4/5 of us who do the "bigger" trips and the others do seem to be disappointed not to be able to join us.

We do do ordinary things like go for coffee and the cinema too but other people tend to organise those and it seems that the things I get involved in organising are always the more costly ones (that need more organising).

I well remember what to was to be skint and tied to childcare but that's one of the reasons I'm keen to make the most of having grown up (semi) financially independent children and there a few others in the group who feel the same way.