Art
A happy social painting group using all mediums and our members have all levels of expertise.
Members help each other with guidance and resolve artistic problems.
Meeting: Mondays @ 10.00 am
- Contact Diane (01202 426472)
Meeting: Tuesdays @ 10.00 am
- Contact Rosemary (274056)
Meeting: Tuesdays @ 2.00 pm
- Contact Claire (01590 643635)
Meeting: Wednesdays @ 2.00 pm
- Contact Barry (01425 272878)
Craft Group
The craft group is now full and we have a waiting list – you will be most welcome to join us when a place is available. Contact Brenda via email (as below) for more information.
If you enjoy crafts, a good natter and pleasant company, our craft group is for you! We offer interesting and varied workshops from easy embossing to challenging mizuhiki or bring your own projects to work on in a friendly and relaxed environment
Contact: via eMail – CLICK HERE Please use the word CRAFT as the Subject title.
Meeting: Thursdays @ 1:30pm
Drama and Play Reading
We meet every week from September to May. We read a wide selection of plays, explore different forms of drama and theatre by ‘walking through’ each play. We always read from books and do not perform to an audience, although occasionally we perform poems as a Speech Choir. Over the past year our plays have ranged from the arena theatre of Bertolt Brecht to French farce and ‘Lark Rise to Candleford’. From Dylan Thomas voice play ‘Under Milk Wood’ to ‘Blithe Spirit’ by Coward.
Contact: Tom 01425 272822 or Eddie & Mary 01425 278790
Meeting: Weekly Thursdays @ 2pm
Flower Arranging
A small, friendly class who interpret a class title twice a month with fresh and artificial plant material; there is a discussion session at the end of the class. Newcomers are most welcome, with help available if required.
Contact: Valerie 01425 274516.
Meetings: 1st. and 3rd. Wednesdays @ 10.00 am
Literary Group
We meet for a general discussion about literary topics with one or two choice readings from the authors and poets that currently interest us.
For instance we have looked at Keats’ Great Year of 1819 and marked Iris Murdoch’s Centenary. John Ruskin and Charles Kingsley also have significant anniversaries this year, and because of ‘The Durrells’ television series with have read some Lawrence Durrell. There was a memorable session with Karen Blixen’s ‘Out of Africa’ since one of the readers had visited the farm.
We have just listened to a BBC radio feature about the young tank commander and poet, Keith Douglas, killed shortly after taking part in the D-Day crossing.
For general interest we try to track down some of the literary quotes in the annual competition hide and seek – without searching the internet.
Contact: Tom 01425 272822
Meeting: 1st Wednesday of each month @ 2.00pm
Machine Quilters
In the Machine Quilting group all members are at different levels of accomplishment; for this reason we have plenty of help to go around and good ideas for projects.
Never a dull moment and lots of camaraderie.
Contact: Susy (01425 275403) or Cecilia (672367) or email (Click here)
Meeting: Fridays @ 1.00pm (except 2nd. Friday of the month)
Needles
The Needles group covers embroidery, hand sewing, crochet, knitting, as well as making clothes, altering clothes we have in our wardrobe, as well as those we have just purchased to give a better fit. We have 2 sewing machines and 2 overlockers, which were serviced a few months ago.
Contact: Lee on 07444 562082
Meeting: 9.30am Wednesdays
Quilters
We, the Tuesday Quilters, are a friendly group of ladies who mostly work on their own projects. At times we also make individual and communal quilts for the Project Linus UK Charity, which provides these home-made quilts for sick children in hospital as a comfort and to keep them thereafter. We may have a workshop by one of our members where we learn new techniques to apply to our works. We meet weekly every Tuesday morning from 9.30am-noon.
New members welcome!
Contact: Anna (01202 809700) or email (here)
Meeting: Tuesdays @ 9:30am – 12:00pm