We have nearly 60 groups. We have groups that stimulate creativity like Creative Writing or Drawing and Painting; activity-based groups like Pilates, Walking for Pleasure or Pickleball; discovery-based groups like Science and Technology or Environment and Climate Change; social groups like Bridge, Members on their Own or Wine Appreciation; and literature groups like Play Reading or Book Groups.
Groups listed alphabetically
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Ballet for Fitness
Status: Wait list only
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons
Every Wednesday in term time: 12:30 - 1:30. -
Beginners bridge
Status: Active
Weekly -
Book group 1
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons
3rd Monday of every month. 2:30pm to 4:30pm. -
Book Group 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
2nd Tuesday of every month, except August. 2:30pm - 4:00pm. -
Book Group 3
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
3rd Tuesday of every month in the Snug at the pub. Starts at 3pm. -
Bowls
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons
2:00-4:00 -
Bridge
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons
Play starts 2:00pm but please arrive early to help set up. Ends 4:30-5:00pm. -
Considering Art - Group 1
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Wednesday mornings
4th Wednesday of the month. 10am - 12 noon. We don't meet in August or December. -
Considering Art - Group 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings
2nd Wednesday 10am - 12 noon -
Crafts and Chat
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons
2nd and 4th Tuesday : 2:00 to 4:00. In the main hall. -
Creative Writing Group 1
Status: Wait list only
Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons
(Dates by mutual agreement) 2 - 4 pm -
Creative Writing Group 3
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
Second Thursday of the month. 10:00am - 12:00pm -
Croquet
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings
Runs in the summer months. -
Current Affairs
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Thursday mornings
4th Thursday of the month. 10:00am - 12:00pm -
Discussing contemporary physics (proposed group)
Status: Active
This group is being proposed. Meeting time, place and frequency to be determined -
Drawing and Painting
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons
1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. 2:00 till 4:00 -
Environment and Climate Change
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings
4th Friday of the month. 10:00am - 12:00pm. -
Exploring Towns and Villages
Status: Active
Monthly
We do not meet in December, January, February and August. Timings are approx. 10:30 - 1:00 pm generally followed by optional lunch. Tours usually last between 1 ½-2hrs. -
Family and Social History
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:00pm - 4:00pm -
Garden Appreciation
Status: Closed
This group no longer meets. However, visit recommendations are posted here regularly. -
Gentle Yoga
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons
2:30pm - 3:30pm. Variable term dates confirmed in advance. -
History
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
3rd Thursday of each month. 10:00am - 12:00pm. -
History of European and World Civilisations
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
2nd Thursday of each month. 10am - 12 noon. We don't meet in August. -
Investment
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
3rd Tuesday of each month. 4:00pm - 6:00pm. In the small hall. -
Jamming Session
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons
2:00pm - 4:00pm -
Languages
Status: Active
Day, time, frequency and venue depend on the language being studied -
Line Dancing
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Tuesdays. At least two times a month. -
Mah Jong
Status: Wait list only
Weekly on Monday afternoons
1.30pm to 4.00pm in Winter. 2.00pm to 4.30pm in Summer. -
Members on their own (MOTO)
Status: Active
Monthly
One to three meetings monthly -
Music For All
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings
2nd Friday of the month. 10:00am -12:00pm. -
Nordic Walking
Status: Active
Weekly mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
Every Monday and Thursday. 10:00am. -
Pétanque
Status: Active
Weekly
Two groups; Wednesday afternoons or Friday mornings -
Philosophy
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday mornings
1st and 3rd Monday of the month: 10:00am -12:00pm -
Pickleball
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday afternoons
See schedule details below -
Pilates - Group 1
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons
Weekly 1.45 for 2pm -
Pilates - Group 2
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons
3:30 - 4:45 pm -
Pilates - Group 3
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings
10:15 - 11:30 -
Play Reading
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Group members have a choice of 4th Wednesday or Thursday, 2pm - 5pm in the Snug at the Bel & the Dragon pub. Not in August or December. -
Poetry Too
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
1st Thursday of the month : 10:00am - 12:00pm -
Recorder Playing
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday mornings
First and third Thursdays of the month. Starts 10.00am. -
Science and Technology
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings
3rd Wednesday of the month. Coffee at 10:00. Talk from 10:30 - 12:00. -
Scrabble
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons
1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2:30pm - 4:30pm. -
Shakespeare Uncovered
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
4th Thursday of the month. 2:30pm - 4:30pm. -
Simply Singing
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
2nd Thursday of the month. Starts 2:30pm. -
Social Cycling
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday mornings
1st Monday of the month -
Song writing
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
First Wednesday of each month -
T'ai Chi
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons
1:30pm - 2:30pm -
Table Tennis Group 1
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings
10:30pm -12.00pm -
Table Tennis Group 2
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings
11:00am -12.30am -
Tennis
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
2nd Thursday of the month. 10:00am - 12:00pm -
Walking for Pleasure
Status: Active
Fortnightly mornings
1st Tuesday and 3rd Thursday of the month. -
Wildlife
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings
2nd Tuesday of the month. 10:00am. Visit dates may vary. -
Wine Appreciation 1
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Thursday evenings
2nd Thursday of every month. 7:15pm - 8:45pm. -
Wine Appreciation 2
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Tuesday evenings
2nd Tuesday of each month. 7:30pm - 9:00pm -
Wine Appreciation 3
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Tuesday evenings
1st Tuesday of each month. 7:30pm - 9:30pm -
Wine Appreciation 4
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Tuesday evenings
3rd Tuesday fo the month : 7:30pm - 9:30pm -
Wine Appreciation 5
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday evenings
4th Thursday of the month. 7:30pm - 9:30pm. In the small hall. -
Wings and Wheels
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Second Monday of the month