Horsley U3A Activity Groups - Details
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List of 43 Groups, 1 February 2012
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GROUP |
Contact |
Phone |
Meetings |
Future Activities |
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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Bird Watching and Natural History |
Brian Austin |
284925 |
Tuesdays 9.30- 12.30 once a month |
14th Feb RSPB Pulborough Brooks |
New members welcome |
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Boating & Sailing |
David Davis |
283728 |
Tuesday evenings, 7.30 Various venues |
14th Feb ‘Cruising in the Baltic’ 13th March ‘Restoring an Albacore’ |
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: Jan 23, Feb 6, 20 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 |
8th Feb -RussianState Phil. Orch. GLive, G’ford 4th Mar. –RFH. Budapest Orch |
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Croquet |
Hazel Picking |
283820 |
Polesden Lacey 10.30-12.30am every Thursday |
Summertime only. |
Please Enquire |
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Cycling |
Bob Spackman |
283343 |
1st and 3rd Tuesday each month. Start: Summer: 14.00 Winter: 10.00 |
Winter Season underway |
New members welcome
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Explore London (1)
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Christopher Thorpe |
284621 |
Thursdays 4thweek of month |
7th Feb London Museums walk |
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: |
2nd Feb ‘The Chess Players’ 1st March ‘Titfield Thunderbolt’
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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 |
“Limbering up” walk to Squires at 2.00pm on Wed. Feb 22nd. Meet EHVH. |
New members welcome |
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Italian |
Anne Vallis |
284339 |
2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 7.00pm
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Meetings temporarily suspended |
Enquiries Welcomed |
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Line Dancing |
Fernanda Winborn |
284080 |
Mondays 2.00pm & 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. Hoping to acquire additional tables. 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 Feb 16th : ‘The Power of the Supermarkets’ |
Enquiries welcome |
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Orchids |
Jean Green |
284467 |
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January meeting cancelled |
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. Feb: Ted Hughes March: Spring |
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 andGuildfordScience Groups |
Planning trips toScienceMuseumand Mullard Space Science Lab |
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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 |
Winter season underway |
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 |
Coaching available |
Please enquire |
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Theatre Visits |
Denise Smee |
283542 |
All U3A members can join visits |
March 1st ‘Long Days Journey’ Richmond Theatre
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SORRY, NO SPACES |
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Transport and Industrial Archaeology |
Bob Spackman |
283343 |
Usually second Tuesday of month |
14th Feb: Farnborough Air Sciences Trust |
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 |
Future walking dates: Feb 20, Polesden Lacey |
New members welcome |
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Wine Appreciation |
Fred Onslow Dick Malthouse |
282180 283319 |
Monthly (no fixed dates) at 7.30pm. EHVH |
Contact Leaders for event details. |
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 contact the Groups Co-ordinator, Ian Eversden on 01372 456854 or at: ian.eversden@ntlworld.com.
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 contact Membership Secretary, Fred Onslow on 01483 282180 or at: fredonslow@idms.co.uk
