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| Art
- Group Leader:
Cynthia Berridge - Telephone:
01285 712048 - Meetings:
1st and 3rd Mondays at 2pm, venue Fairford Community Centre.
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| The group has successfully established Water Colour Painting lessons from a professional
artist, Margaret Tapscot, who is also an excellent teacher, and members are producing
some excellent paintings. There may be vacancies in September, please contact Group Leader.
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| Bird Watching
- Group Leader:
Richard Morgan - Telephone:
01285 - 712 085 - Meetings:
Third Tuesday -
variable times, depending on destination
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The group
gets together once a month and we usually travel to different locations
hoping to see some interesting birds. We are most definitely not an elite
group of twitchers rushing round the countryside looking for the latest
rarity but welcome all abilities and will be delighted to help and advise
anyone wanting to take a greater interest in the birds they see around
them. Please contact the leader if you have any questions about birds you
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| Bridge
- Group Leader:
Margaret Bishop
- Telephone:
01285 - 713747
- Meetings:
2nd & 4th Mondays at 2:00pm
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| Intermediate Bridge. Bridge is a fascinating and absorbing
game which keeps the mind alert and active without being physically demanding.
The group is not suitable for beginners but for anyone who has some knowledge of the game
and wants to improve
We usually have a lesson, based on the Standard English (Acol) system, followed by practice play and friendly
discussion. We expect to make lots of mistakes but hope to learn from them
A course of lessons for complete beginners is also offered when there is enough demand.
The group meets fortnightly, on the 2nd. and 4th. Mondays of the month at 2 pm. We have been meeting
regularly since March 1995, and during that time have generated enough enthusiasm and support to start
the Fairford Bridge Club.
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- Group Leader:
Mike Bennett - Telephone:
01367 252 379 - Meetings:
Times agreed at each session
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| This is a newly formed group (Dec. 2007) and we meet once a month at the home
of one of the members. We have a wide range of experience within the group and would welcome
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- Group Leader:
Francis
Anyameme - Telephone:
- 01285 711 274
- Meetings:
In abeyance for the time being
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| Garden
- Group Leader:
Elizabeth Berry
- Telephone:
01285 - 711611
- Meetings:
2nd Thursday at 2:30pm
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| Our group has a specific interest in garden design, as well as planting and growing.
Through the summer months we visit members gardens, and others open to the
public. We look for inspiration and good design features, and try to apply what we
have seen to our own gardens
As a group we have planned new gardens, redesigned some members gardens,
made suggestions for problem areas in others and advised on planting schemes
In the winter we have discussions on horticultural topics, planting advice and garden
problem solving. We also have a regular exchange of plants, seeds and ideas.
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- Needlework
- Group Leader:
Thelma Hardie
- Telephone:
01285 - 713971 - Meetings:
Alternate Wednesdays, 2.00 - 4.00pm
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This is a popular group which holds meetings
twice monthly on alternate Wednesdays.
This activity are for embroiderers of all standards.
Contact the group leader for details of venue.
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| Traditional Jazz
- Group Leader:
Ian Bennett
- Telephone:
01367 - 253297
- Meetings:
First Thursday of the Month at 2-30p.m. at
51 Lodersfield, Lechlade
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| The group meets monthly to listen to recordings.
Our common starting point is a mutual interest
in the British Traditional Jazz boom of the 1950s & 60s
From that we go back to the origins of jazz in New Orleans, in ragtime music,
negro blues singers, street parade bands, and the music of New Orleans
dance halls
We entertain ourselves and widen our knowledge of the subject as we listen
to and exchange views on old recordings and on more recent developments
in traditional jazz in the USA, Britain, the rest of Europe and even Japan.
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| Model Club
- Group Leader:
Geoff Chick
- Telephone:
01285 - 712126
- Meetings:
Every Thursday at 10:00am
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| We meet every week, sometimes in two groups, for a varied programme featuring
'00' gauge electric trains, running steam engines on the kitchen table, boating and
flying or showing off our latest acquisitions.
We have a lake for our boats (courtesy of the local Scout troop) and a field at a local
farm for flying our gliders. Our intention is to support each other, sort out problems
of design or function and more than anything to enjoy ourselves.
Ladies are more than welcome
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| Music Listening
- Group Leader:
Geoff Chick
- Telephone:
01285 - 712126
- Meetings:
3rd Friday at 2:30pm
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| We meet on the third Friday of the month at 2.30pm and for a couple of hours we
listen to each other's choice of music We have a set theme for each meeting and some of the
titles given t0 our sessions have been;
- An English Composer
- The Stringed Instrument
- Christmas Festive Music
- A Major Work (the Brahms Requiem)
- Music for Springtime
- Beginnings and Endings
Everyone comes armed with about eight minutes of music on disc, tape or vinyl record. They tell the
group why they chose the music or give background information about the piece or the composer.
Sometimes they speak about the nostalgic memories which the music brings to life
Some of the composers chose have been; Purcell, Dvorak, Barber, Britten,
Warlock, Schubert, Praetorius, Vivaldi, Bach, Elgar,
Fauré, Beethoven, Handel, Mahler and Rachmaninov
Music styles have included; Classical, folk songs, jazz, baroque,leider,
modern and opera
Our intention is to share with each other our own personal tastes and reasons for
our enjoyment of music. If you like it and want to share it - bring it
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| Rummikub
- Group Leader:
Mary Bennett
- Telephone:
01367 - 253287
- Meetings:
Second Thursday at 2:00 pm
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| We meet every month, to play in groups of up to four persons. It is a game
using numbered and coloured tiles. It is extremely easy to learn and there are
no difficult rules to memorise.
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TIMETABLE of GROUP ACTIVITIES
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Weekday
| First Week
| Second Week
| Third Week
| Fourth Week
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| Monday am
| French 1 & 2 Yoga
| French 1 & 2 Yoga
| French 1 & 2 Yoga
| French 1 & 2 Yoga
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| Monday pm
| Art Short Tennis
| Bridge Short Tennis
| Art Short Tennis
| Bridge Short Tennis
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| Tuesday am
| Circuit Training
| Circuit Training | Circuit Training
| Circuit Training Striders |
| Tuesday pm
| Main Meeting
| Book Circle 1 & 2
| Bird Watching |
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| Wednesday am
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| Walking + Pub Lunch
| Five Rhythms Dance
| Cycling + Pub Lunch
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| Wednesday pm
| | Geology
| Digital Photography Family History Philosophy
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| Thursday am
| Model Boats
| Model Making
| Model Boats Straddlers
| Model Making |
| Thursday pm
| Jazz
| Garden Rummikub
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| Friday pm
| Poetry
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Group Activities: Crafts & Hobbies are shown in BOLD
The Needlework Group meets on alternate Wednesday afternoons - from
Wednesday 8th November
The History of European Art Group
generally meets on a Thursday or Friday,
as decided each month in advance
Chess has no fixed meeting day
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Last updated: 26.03.2008
Webmaster: Denis Brophy
Telephone: 01367 252118
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