Bird Watching Group Leader: Richard Morgan Telephone: 01285 - 712 085 Meetings: Third Tuesday - variable times, depending on destination
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 have seen, or if you would like to know more about bird watching.
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	Bridge Group Leader: Margaret Bishop Telephone: 01285 - 713747 Meetings: Mondays at 2:00pm
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 every Monday 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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	Chess Group Leader: Mike Bennett Telephone: 01367 252 379 Meetings: Times agreed at each session
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 new members.
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	Garden Group Leader: Margaret Toms Telephone: 01285 - 657912 Meetings: Third Thursday at 2:30pm
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
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 - 253287 Meetings: First Thursday of the Month at 2-00p.m. at 51 Lodersfield, Lechlade
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: Jim Sullivan Telephone: 01367 - 252 539 Meetings: Every Thursday at 10:00am
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: Mary Chick Telephone: 01285 - 712126 Meetings: 3rd Friday at 2:30pm
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
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 Weekday First Week Second Week Third Week Fourth Week Monday am French 1 & 2 Yoga French 1 & 2 Yoga French 1 & 2 Yoga French 1 & 2 Yoga Monday pm Bridge Short Tennis Bridge Short Tennis Bridge Short Tennis Bridge Short Tennis  Tuesday am Keep Fit Keep Fit Keep Fit Keep Fit Striders Tuesday pm Main Meeting Book Circle 1 & 2 Bird Watching Wednesday am Petanque Petanque Walking + Pub Lunch Five Rhythms Dance Petanque Petanque Cycling + Pub Lunch Wednesday pm   Geology Family History Philosophy Thursday am Model Boats Model Making Model Boats Straddlers Model Making Thursday pm Jazz Rummikub Garden Friday am Friday pm Poetry 1 & 2 Latin Recorders Music Recorders 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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