We have more than 70 active groups for which details are shown on the individual group pages below. Each should show the Leader/Organiser, schedule, venue, attendance fee and in some cases other information about the group. Just click on the name of the group to take you to these details. If any information is missing please get in touch with the Groups Coordinator who will contact the Leader/Organiser with your inquiry as soon as possible.
If you have an idea for the creation of a new group, or the group you hoped to join is fully subscribed please contact Groups Coordinator
Please see the Newsletters page for ongoing information about present and future groups.
Term dates for 2026 are as follows:- Spring Term: 5 Jan - 27 Mar. Half Term is 16 - 20 Feb. Summer Term: 13 Apr - 22 July. Half Term is 25 - 29 May. Autumn Term 1 Sep - 18 Dec. Half Term is 26 - 30 Oct. Please note that some groups choose to meet during the school holidays. Check with the Group Leader.
Groups listed alphabetically
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3 Mile Ambling
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am
4th Wednesday each month -
4 Mile Ramblers
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings 10:00 am
2nd and 4th -
5 Mile Ramblers (new)
Status: Waiting list
Fortnightly on Friday mornings 10:00 am
2nd, 4th -
5 Mile Ramblers (original)
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Friday mornings 10:00 am
Alternate -
9+ Mile Ramblers
Status: Active
On Tuesday mornings
3rd -
Bird Watching
Status: Full
On Tuesday mornings
4th week -
Bobbin Lace
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons
2nd and 4th -
Book Group 1
Status: Waiting list
On Mondays
4th Monday of the month at 2.30 pm -
Book Group 2
Status: Full
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 11:45 am-12:45 pm
4th week of the month but not December, April or August -
Book Group 3 Beyond Fiction
Status: Active
On Tuesday afternoons
2nd -
Books Discover and Rediscover
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Friday mornings
1st Fri 10.00 -
Bowls Short Mat
Status: Waiting list
On Saturday mornings -
Bridge Builders
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings
All three terms -
Bridge Duplicate
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
All three terms -
Bridge Improvers
Status: Waiting list
Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
11th September 2025 -
Bridge Intermediate
Status: Active
On Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
1st, 3rd -
Bridge Intro to Duplicate
Status: Active
On Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
2nd, 4th, 5th -
Bridge Returners
Status: Active
On Wednesday afternoons -
Chess
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm-5:00 pm -
Cinema Club
Status: Active
Monthly
Films will be on a different day or evening every month -
Classic Car Club
Status: Active
Monthly afternoons
Various -
Comedy and Humour
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursdays 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
3rd Thursday in the month -
Contemporary Issues
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings
3rd -
Cooking for Men
Status: Active
On Monday mornings
2nd 4th -
Country Dancing
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings
1st 2nd 3rd 5th -
Curling (October-March)
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday evenings 6:30 pm
2nd. Not December. -
Current Affairs
Status: Active
On Tuesday mornings
2nd -
Cycling for Fun
Status: Active
Mornings 10:00 am
2nd Tues and 4th Thurs -
Dancing for Fitness and Fun
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Friday mornings
11am Fortnightly -
Desert Island Music
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday mornings 9:30 am-12:00 pm
4th -
First Aid Training
Status: Active
One off course arranged every now and then. Watch for announcements in the newsletter. -
Food of the Moment
Status: Full
On Wednesday mornings
1st -
French Conversation Intermediate
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursdays 2:30 pm -
French Conversation: Advanced
Status: Waiting list
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons -
French Conversation: Intermed.
Status: Active
On Tuesday afternoons
Alternate weeks -
Fun and Fitness Group
Status: Active
Weekly mornings 9:30 am-12:45 pm
Every Tuesday and Thursday -
Garden Visits
Status: Active
On Wednesday afternoons
2nd -
Gentle Jivers
Status: Active
On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm -
German Conversation
Status: Waiting list
Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
2nd, 4th -
Guitar
Status: Waiting list
Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 1:45 pm-3:45 pm
2nd, 4th -
Introduction to Bowls
Status: Active
April 2025 -
Italian Conversation - Advanced
Status: Dormant
On Friday mornings
2nd, 4th -
Italian Conversation - Beginners Monday
Status: Waiting list
Weekly on Mondays 10:30 am-12:00 pm -
Italian Conversation - Beginners Thursday
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm -
Jazz
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday evenings 7:30 pm -
Latin
Status: Dormant
On Monday afternoons
1st and 3rd Mondays monthly -
LineDancing
Status: Waiting list
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm -
Lip Reading Zoom Course
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-10:40 am -
Local Artists of the Late 1800s
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:15 am-12:30 pm
3rd Tuesday each month -
Local History
Status: Waiting list
On Thursday mornings
2nd -
Lunch Club Sunday for Solos
Status: Active
On Sunday afternoons
4th -
Mahjong
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons 1:30 pm -
Monday Golf
Status: Active
On Monday mornings
1st, 3rd -
Nature and Conservation
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursdays 11:00 am
3rd Thursday monthly -
Petanque (Summer)
Status: Active
On Tuesday afternoons -
Poetry Corner
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons
3rd Thursday each month -
Poetry in Turn
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons
4th -
Railway Research Group
Status: Active
On Thursdays
1st -
Reading for Pleasure
Status: Active
On Tuesday mornings
4th -
Reading from Shakespeare
Status: Active
On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm
1st, 3rd -
Russian Poetry
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:30 pm
1st Thursday each month -
Spanish Beginners
Status: Dormant
Fortnightly -
Spanish Conversation
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
Alternate weeks -
STARS (Science Technology and Related Subjects)
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
3rd -
Support & Friendship Group with emotional kindness.
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm
Last Wednesday of the month, The Coppa Club -
Table Tennis
Status: Active
On Monday mornings -
Target shooting
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
1st Wednesday afternoon of the month -
Tennis
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons -
The Literature of Our Local Area
Status: Active
On Tuesday mornings 10:15 am-12:30 pm
Second Tuesday of each month -
Times Past
Status: Active
On Tuesday mornings
1st -
Ukulele
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons -
Volunteering Group
Status: Active
This group does not have regular meetings. Those who join will receive regular information about opportunities to volunteer. -
Wine Appreciation 1
Status: Active
Termly -
Wine Appreciation 2
Status: Waiting list
Termly -
World History
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
2nd Monday