Horsley U3A Activity Groups - Details
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List of 44 Groups, April 2012
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GROUP |
Contact |
Phone |
Meetings |
Future Activities (more detail on web pages) |
Capacity |
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Art Appreciation |
Jenny Faulkner |
01306 889 328 |
1st Thursday each month 10.00am EHVH |
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New members welcome |
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Astronomy |
Peter Tribe |
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Normally, 3rd Thursday of the month at 5.45pm EHVH |
April 19th ‘The Moon’ May 17th: Observing session - Newlands Corner |
New members welcome |
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Bird Watching and Natural History |
Brian Austin |
284925 |
Tuesdays 9.30- 12.30 once a month |
17th Apr: Ockham Mill 22nd May Bookham Common
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New members welcome |
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Boating & Sailing |
David Davis |
283728 |
Tuesday evenings, 7.30 Various venues |
5th April Solent day sail on a Dufour 405 24th April: Marine Archeology |
New members welcome |
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Books |
Nina Foot |
280756 |
Monthly, usually Tues. At 10.00 am. |
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Waiting list
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Bowling (Outdoors) |
Douglas Young |
282622 |
Every Monday at 2.00pm at Horsley Bowling Club: |
2012 season starts end of April. |
New members welcome |
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Bridge –regular players |
Sue Burge |
283803 |
1st and 3rd Thursdays 4.30 – 6.30pm, EHVH |
Group full at present but enquiries welcome |
Waiting list |
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Bridge – improvers 1 |
Esther Ruscoe |
282985 |
Every 2 or 3 weeks 4.00-6.00pm |
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Please enquire |
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Bridge – improvers 2 |
Beth Cooke |
01372 454922 |
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Please enquire |
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Canasta |
Ben & Margaret Cross |
283860 |
Last Thursday each month at 7.00pm.in member’s homes |
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Enquiries welcome |
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Computer Basics, Internet and E-mail |
Tony Heaney |
284347 |
Usually 10.00am on 1st and 3rdMon. of each month in EHVH |
Dates for 2012: March 5, 19 April 2
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New members welcome |
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Computer Buddies |
Tony Heaney |
284347 |
Meetings arranged with members needing assistance |
Assistance with computer and internet problems. Apple user welcomed |
If you are having PC problems, please call the group leader |
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Concert Going |
Fiona Martland
& Denise Smee |
01372- 750499 283542 |
A NEW group open to all members. |
Concert outings published at monthly meetings |
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Croquet |
Hazel Picking |
283820 |
Polesden Lacey 10.30-12.30am every Thursday |
New season fast approaching. |
Waiting list |
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Cycling |
Bob Spackman |
283343 |
1st and 3rd Tuesday each month. Start: Summer: 14.00 Winter: 10.00 |
Spring season underway |
New members welcome
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Explore London (1)
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Christopher Thorpe |
284621 |
Thursdays 4thweek of month |
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New members welcome |
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Explore London (2)
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Brian Borthwick |
282672 |
Tuesdays, 1stweek of month |
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Films |
Margaret Faulkner |
282267 |
First Thursday each month 19.30pm Lovelace Room EHVH: |
5th April ‘Wild Strawberries’ |
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME |
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French Conversation |
Annie Gilbert |
285973 |
Every 2 weeks on Tuesdays at 2.30pm |
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A few spaces |
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German Conversation |
Anneliese Collett |
283661 |
Monthly on Monday afternoons |
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New members welcome |
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Genealogy |
Roland Masset |
282165 |
Last Thursday of each month at 10.00am in WHVH |
Occasional trip to Nat. Archives Kew. |
Waiting list |
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History - National and International |
Ken Foy |
283546 |
Third Wednesday of the month, 14.00 - 16.00 EHVH |
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New members welcome |
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Improving Fitness |
Viv Markley |
282112 |
Meeting at 2.30pm on Wednesday, EHVH |
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New members welcome |
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Line Dancing |
Fernanda Winborn |
284080 |
Mondays 2.00 & 2.30pm Effingham VH |
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Please enquire
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Local History |
Geoff & Jo Stonehouse |
283885 |
Intermittent
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Mapping St Mary’s Churchyard; will progress toSt Martin’s |
New members welcome |
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Mah-Jong
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Helen Taylorson |
283577 |
Wednesdays (14.00 hrs) |
New venue being organised. Tuition available
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Please enquire |
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Mah-Jong 2 |
Tony Jones |
01372 454161 |
Mondays (14.00 hrs) |
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Please enquire |
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Make Music |
Marion Hartland |
280072 |
Thursdays at 3.00pm. WH Methodist Hall |
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Vacancies for all instruments & levels. |
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Music Appreciation |
Donald McLean |
283878 |
Third Wednesday of the month; 4 - 6pm |
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A few spaces |
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Open Minds -Discussion Group |
Ian Eversden |
01372 456854 |
Third Thursday of month, 2.30 to 4.30pm in members homes |
Subjects chosen by group member Next meeting: |
Enquiries welcome |
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Orchids |
Jean Green |
284467 |
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New members welcome |
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Poetry |
Pat Homewood |
282384 |
2nd Wednesday each month. 14.00 member’s homes |
Meetings focus on poets chosen by group members.
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Short waiting list |
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Practical Art for All |
Jill Richardson Jones |
503662 |
Fortnightly: 2ndand 4th Th. of month 2pm to 4pm EHVH |
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Enquiries welcome |
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Rummikub |
Janet Rushby |
285235 |
Second Wednesday of month at 7.30pm |
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Enquiries welcome |
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Science & Technology |
Ian Eversden |
01372 456854 |
Liaising with Bookham, Ashtead, andGuildfordScience Groups |
27th March U3A Explores Science Royal Institution. MSSL Visit planned |
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Scrabble |
Janet Rushby |
285235 |
2nd Wednesday of month, 2.00pm |
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One or two spaces |
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Scottish Dancing |
Celia Chapman |
282474 |
Fortnightly on Wednesdays 4 – 6pm Effingham Com. Hall |
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New members welcome |
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Snooker |
Bob Spackman |
283343 |
Meetings: 7.30, 2nd & 4th Mondays. British Legion Hall, WH |
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New members welcome |
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Spanish Conversation |
Jean Bayliss |
282264 |
Meet every Thursday from 2 to 3,30 |
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Please enquire |
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Table Tennis |
Gayle Leader |
222689 |
Every Friday: 2 - 4pm; EHVH |
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Please enquire |
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Theatre Visits |
Denise Smee |
283542 |
All U3A members can join visits |
31st May: Novello Theatre ‘Noises Off’ by Michael Frayne
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SORRY, NO SPACES |
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Transport and Industrial Archaeology |
Bob Spackman |
283343 |
Usually second Tuesday of month |
10th April:NationalMotorMuseum, 6th May: McAlpine Railway |
New members welcome |
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Wild Flowers and Natural History |
Harry Eve |
283092
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Monthly walks starting at 10.00 |
Next walk: Friday, 20th April, Sheepleas (Greendene CP)
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New Members Welcome |
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Walking
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Ruth Hodgson |
282718 |
3rd Mon. of month at 10am for 4-5 mile walks |
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New members welcome |
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Wine Appreciation |
Fred Onslow Dick Malthouse |
282180 283319 |
Monthly (no fixed dates) at 7.30pm. EHVH |
Next meeting: April 19th |
Waiting List |
To join most of the groups listed above U3A members should go direct to the contact person. In case of any difficulty please click here or contact the Groups Co-ordinator, Ian Eversden by email or on 01372 456854.
Suggestions for further groups are always welcome. Members are encouraged to view the individual Group web pages or to call the Group contact to check for any changes to the published details.
To join Horsley U3A, please click here or contact Membership Secretary, Fred Onslow by email or on 01483 282180.
