Published Date:
01 September 2006
Here's your guide to events in Warwickshire this week:
Friday March 12
- When Frankie Met Robbie, Spa Centre, Leamington, from 7.30pm, tickets cost £19.50, call 334418 or visit www.royal-spa-centre.co.uk
- Charity Banquet, in aid of the Leicester Hospitals Charity, Warwick Castle, email nicola.olorenshaw@hotmail.co.uk
- Traditional jazz evening with the Dene River Jazzmen, Royal Naval Association, Adelaide Road, Leamington, from 8pm to 11pm, tickets cost £3 and proceeds go to the branch.
- Loft Youth Theatre, double bill, The Musicians and Daughters of Albion, the Loft Theatre, Victoria Colonnade, Leamington, from 7.45pm, tickets cost £6.75, call 742756.
Saturday March 13
- Murder Mystery Evening,featuring the Cubbington Players, fundraising event for Castel Froma care home in Lillington Road, Leamington, tickets cost £15, 427196.
- Divertimento, Methodist church, Priory Road, Kenilworth, from 7.30pm, tickets cost £7.50, call 857682.
- Leamington Sinfonia, Holy Trinity church, Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington, tickets cost £7.50 for adults, £5.50 for children and £20 for families, call 01789 731966.
- Kipper Chipperfield and Jane Rigby mezzo sopranos and Linda Carr Piano, songs and readings about the joys of children and animals, St Laurence's church, Lighthorne, tickets cost £7.50 and include a glass of wine, admission for children is £1, call 651420.
- Palaeography: The Next Steps, County Record Office, Priory Park, Cape Road, Warwick, from 9.15am to 12.15pm, tickets cost £12, booking is essential, call 738959.
- Back For Good, the music of Take That, Spa Centre, Leamington, from 7.30pm, tickets cost £18.50, call 334418 or visit www.royal-spa-centre.co.uk
- Celebrate St Patrick's Night at St Mary's Primary School, Daventry Road, Southam. live band, dancing and a raffle from 8pm to late. Tickets cost £7.00 on the door. Call 0784 070 5372.
- The Kenilworth - Uyogo Friendship Link are holding a concert by the Divertimento Choir - Sing and Swing into Spring, Kenilworth Methodist Church, Priory Road. from 7.30pm, tickets cost £7.50 and are available from Something Special in Talisman Square or on the door, proceeds will go to the school and clinic in Uyogo, a village in Tanzania.
- The Friends of Abbey Fields, working party spreading seeds and raking in alongside stream close to Bridge Street bridge to improve fauna in area followed by a litterpick, meet at the car park , 9am, volunteers welcome.
- Pianist Steve 'Big Man' Clayton, the Town House pub, George Street, Leamington, call 07968 101525 or email thetownhouseleamington@googlemail.com
- Charity Wedding Fayre, Hatton Shopping Village, from 10am to 5pm, proceeds go to the children of a Solihull couple Nick and Emma O'Brien who died in a light aircraft crash last year, call 07931 968133.
Sunday March 14
- Red Priest, Piers Adams recorders, Bridge House Theatre, Myton Road, Warwick, from 3pm, tickets cost £14.50 or £1 for students, pre-concert talk at 2pm, call 651420.
- Tribute to Buddy Rich with the Pete Cater Big Band, Spa Centre, Leamington, from 7.30pm, tickets cost £15.50, call 334418 or visit www.royal-spa-centre.co.uk
- Leamington Rambling Club, ten to 12-mile walk, Rollright Stones, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 9.30am, call 498668.
- Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Ufton, leaves Newbold Terrace East at 1.30pm, call 498668.
- Kenilworth Ramblers, Shustoke, nine miles, 864624,
- Charity Wedding Fayre, Hatton Shopping Village, from 10am to 5pm, proceeds go to the children of a Solihull couple Nick and Emma O'Brien who died in a light aircraft crash last year, call 07931 968133.
- University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and Warwick School Brass Ensemble with a line up of soloists and conductor Paul McGrath are presenting a concert performance of Aida, Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, 4pm, tickets cost £8 or £6 for concessions, call 02476 524524.
Tuesday March 16
- London Baroque in "Music for Kings" play works by Jenkins, Corelli, Couperin, Handel, Forqueray and Bach, St Mary's church Warwick from 7.30pm, tickets cost £16 and £13.50 reserved and £11 unreserved, call 776438 or visit www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk
- Go and Play Up Your Own End, the Spa Centre, Leamington, from 7.30pm, tickets cost £18, call 334418 or visit www.royal-spa-centre.co.uk
- Leamington Macular Disease Support Group, open meeting featuring a talk on mountain climbing experiences by guest speaker Graham Hargreaves, St Mary's church hall, St Mary's Road, from 2pm to 4pm, call 428714.
Wednesday March 17
- Leamington Horticultural Society, Leamington Town Hall, talk on Cotswalds Garden Flowers by Bob Brown.
- ££3 for non- members. 7.30pm
- Leamington Rambling Club, four to six-mile walk, Shuckburgh, meet at Newbold Comyn car park opposite the leisure centre, call 498668.
- Kenilworth Initiative for Climate Change, Practical Action Presentation, St Johns Primary School, Mortimer Road, Kenilworth, from 7.30pm, call 779920 or visit www.kenilworthclimatechange.org.uk
- Wellesbourne Flower Club, talk by Margherita Dove entitled An Introduction to Pressed Flowers, Wellesbourne village hall, from 7.30pm, visitors welcome, admission is £4 per person.
- Kenilworth WI, meeting featuring a talk on Bees in Chile by David Blower, the Methodist church, Priory Road Kenilworth, from 7.30pm, new members and visitors are welcome.
- Free prize Bingo, Brunswick Healthy Living Centre, Shrubland Street, refreshments included, from 1.30pm to 4.30pm, call 422123.
Thursday March 18
- North Leamington Community Forum. quarterly meeting, St Paul's church, Leicester Street, from 6pm to 8pm.
Dance
- Line dancing every Monday at St Anthony's Primary School in Sydenham. beginners 7pm to 8pm and intermediates 8pm to 9pm. Call Wild Bill on 07725 045533 or visit www.wild-bill.co.uk
- Silver Dollar Line Dance classes are held in the area every week - beginners through to advanced. Done to country and pop music. Phone Jenni on 01926 492183 for details.
- Learn to dance at Leamington Town Hall on Tuesday evenings. Beginners and Improvers Latin American and Ballroom classes. For more details please call us on 07974 148117 or visit exceldanceclub.co.uk.
- International Dance Classes (children & adults), Warwick Gates Community Centre, Cressida Close, Warwick. Wednesdays from 4pm. 01926 420990.
- Salsa Social Dance, St Patrick's Irish Club, Wednesdays, 8pm to 11pm. 07818 080814.
- Latin Ole Keep Fit Classes. 01926 311075.
- Plum Jerkum Border Morris, Northgate Methodist Church, Warwick, Mondays 8pm to 10pm. 024 7627 9914.Salsa Dancing, Walton Hall, Wellesbourne, every Wednesday. 01789 842424.
- Old Time & Sequence Dance, Holy Trinity Church Hall, Trinity Street, every Wednesday, 8pm. 01926 812357.
- Salsa-Merengue-Samba Classes, Art Gallery Workshop, Leamington. Mondays from 7.30 to 8.30pm, 8.45pm-9.45pm. 07818 080814.
- Milverton Folk Dance Group, Village Hall, Hampton-on-the-Hill, nr Warwick. Thursdays, 8pm-10pm. 01926 427846.
- Ceroc Dance Classes, Pump Room, Leamington. Every Monday at 7.30pm. 07815 854814.
- Tea Dance, every Tuesday, 2.30pm, Hatton Village Hall. 07956 864262.
- Line Dancing, alternate Tuesdays 8.30pm, Whitnash Sports and Social Club.
- Kenilworth Dancing Club. Afternoon tea dances every Tuesday, St John's Hall. 01926 856909.
- Social Dance, Ballroom, Latin, Sequence, Whitnash Sports and Social Club, Thursday, 8.30pm to 11pm.
- Irish Dancing lessons every Thursday evening, adults and children. Contact Leamington Dance Centre 07591841470.
- Scottish Country Dancing every Thursday from 7.30pm to 10pm at Trinity Church Hall, Trinity Street, Leamington. No partner or experience required. Tea and coffee included in class fee of just £2.50 per session (£2 for members) Contact Margaret Baker on 01926 800802.
- Samba Drumming Workshop with the Sambassadors of Groove, The Band Factory, Althorpe Street, off High Street, Leamington Spa. Thursdays, 7.30pm to 10pm; and Sundays 2pm til 7pm. 07941 680139 or 07966 320536.
- Tai Chi & Chi Gung: Warwick - Wednesday eve & Thursday am; Leamington - Wednesday am. For other times & locations: Swan school of Tai Chi tel Debbie 07773 318830 www.swantaichi.co.uk
- New adult tap classes for beginners from 6.45pm to 7.30 pm and adult jazz classes from 7.30pm to 8.30 pm at Warwick Girls Marching Band HQ, Hampton Road, Warwick every Tuesday. All enquiries to The Sarah Louise Dance Academy on 07970 024923.
- Royal Naval Assc Leamington Spa social dancing every Saturday 8-11.30 members £3 non members £4 come and join the friendly club contact 775326
Exercise
- Tai Chi and Kung Fu, North Leamington School, Wednesdays, Kung Fu 6.30pm to 8pm, Tai Chi 8pm to 9.30pm. Call 612560 or email rachel@seahorsearts.co.uk
- Karate Club at Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre on Tuesday from 6pm to 7pm Sunday from 5pm to 6pm. All Ages welcome.
- Pilates classes on Mondays at St Nicholas School, Kenilworth, intermediate from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, progressive from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Beginners on Wednesday from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Beginner to progressive level at Kenilworth Methodist church on Thursdays from 10am to 11am.
- Bodies & Co Fitness Classes are held in the area every week - aerobics, step, body conditioning and pilates based workouts - phone Jenni on 01926-492183 for details.
- Irish dancing lessons at Leamington Dance Studio in the Parade every Thursday. Children aged five and above 5.50pm to 7.30pm, adults 7pm to 8.15pm. Call Katie on 07932 359413.
- Seated exercise classes, using music from Bach to Boyzone, are held on Mondays, during termtime, at Pickard Street Community Centre, Pickard
- Street, Warwick, from 1.15 to 2.15 p.m £2.50 per session, followed by tea and biscuits.
- Keep Active classes for mature people – using music from Bach to Boyzone – are held on Mondays, during termtime, from
- 3pm to 4pm. at Warwick Youth Centre, Coten End. Call Marilyn on 01789 269185 for more information or just attend.
- Weightwatchers, St Mary Immaculate Parish Hall, West Street, Warwick, Tuesdays 9.30am, Monday 7.15pm, Thursday 5.30pm and 7pm. £5.50 and £4.95 for concession £19.95. Trisha Quinn 07941 007892.
- Slimming World, Wednesdays from 5.30pm and 7pm, at The Waverley Day Centre, Waverley Road, Kenilworth. Call 02476 604934 or email at pb1.home@btinternet.com
- Beginners Aerobics Class, St Margaret's School, Coppice Road, Whitnash, Mondays, 7pm to 8pm. 01926 492183.
- European Shiatsu Week, September 15 to 23. Free sessions available in the library. 01926 492880.
- Keep Active classes for mature people - using music from Bach to Boyzone -begin on Monday, 8th September, from 3.00-4.00 p.m. at Warwick Youth Centre, Coten End. Tel: Marilyn on 01789 269185 for more information, or just come along.
- Seated exercise classes, using music from Bach to Boyzone, begin on Monday, 8th September, at Pickard Street Community Centre, Warwick, from 1.15 - 2.15 p.m. £2.50 per session. For more information, telephone Marilyn on 01789 269185, or just come along to any class.
- Gentle Yoga, Unitarian Chapel, High Street, Warwick, Thursdays 7pm to 8.30pm. 01926 492880.
- Action 21 heath walks, every Friday, 2.30pm - 3.30pm starting at Jephson Gardens entrance.
- Wellesbourne Badminton Club, coaching sessions for 11-16-year-olds, Kineton High School sports hall, Fridays, 6.30pm to 7.45pm. Chris Osborne 01789 842664.
- Kenilworth Martial Arts Club, Abbey Hill Reform church, Abbey Hill, Kenilworth, Jonathan Davies, 512208. www.practicalmartialarts.co.uk
- Bodies and Co, new fitness classes, Warwick Youth Centre, Coten End, Thursdays, 2pm to 3pm, also Kenilworth, St John's Church, Hall, Warwick Road, Fridays, 9.30am to 10.30am. 01926 492183.
- Junior Badminton Club, Warwick School Sports Centre, every Saturday 10am to noon. 01926 776466.
- Lee Style T'ai Chi, Abbotsford School, Kenilworth, Mondays, 7.30pm to 9pm. 024 7642 2149.
- Bodies and Co fitness classes, aerobics, circuits and body conditioning, every day/evening at various locations. Contact Jenni on 01926 492183.
- Avon Valley Indoor Bowls Club, Banbury Road, Lighthorne (nr Aston Martin), Free Coaching for Beginners throughout October on Saturday and Sunday evenings. No equipment required. Telephone 01926 853649.
- Stratford-upon-Avon Ramblers Group, www.stratfordramblers.com.
- Lee Style T'ai Chi, Abbotsford School, Bridge Street, Kenilworth, Monday nights, 7.30pm to 9pm. Contact Jo Gunn, 024 7642 2149.
- Martial Arts for Able and Disabled People. Richard Burford 01926 513156.
- Extend Exercise Classes for older adults, The Gap Community Centre, Oakwood Grove, Warwick, every Tuesday 9.30am to 10.30am. 01926 494200.
- Children's Swimming Lessons, Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre, Leamington. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays for beginners to advance swimmers. 01926 882083.
- Yoga Classes, St John's Primary School, Kenilworth, Mondays 7pm to 8.30pm. 01926 858416.
- Gentle Exercise Classes for the Over 50s, classes throughout the year on Monday and Thursday in Lillington. 01926 451163.
- Exercise to Music, Monday 7.30pm Southam School, Tuesday 8pm Long Itchington School, Thursday 7pm Long Itchington School. 01926 813838.
- Martial Arts for All, Suitable for the disabled and able bodied, United Reformed Church Hall, Radford Road, Tuesdays, 7pm to 8pm.
- Keep Fit Class-Low Impact, Kenilworth Wardens Cricket Club, every Wednesday, 8-9pm. 01926 852476.
- Yoga Classes (Hatha), Clapham Terrace School, Monday 8pm-9.30pm. At Oddfellows Hall on Wednesdays 10am-11.30am. 312331.
- Pilates Classes, Various locations around Coventry and Warwickshire. Sally Smith 02476 303262.
- Yoga, Krishna Temple, Denby High Street, daily classes 7am, 11am & 7pm. 01926 422077.
- TKO Combat Class, Harbury village hall, every Wednesday, 8pm.
- Yoga for all, Grandborough Village Hall, Wednesdays, 10am to 11.30am. Anne Cole BWY 01788 814320.
- Leamington Swimming Club, 01926 733212, www.swimleamington.org
- Exercise to Music Class (beginner to intermediate), Mondays, 7.30-8.30pm, Southam Primary School, plus Tuesdays, 8-9pm, Long Itchington Primary School, and Thursdays, 7-8pm, Long Itchington Primary School. 01926 813838.
- Warwick Bears Badminton Club, Training every Tuesday and Friday evening. Colin 01926 334340.
- Kenilworth Practical Martial Arts Club, Abbey Hill Reform Church Hall, every Wednesday evenings, juniors (6-12 years), 6.30pm to 7.30pm, seniors (13+) 7.30pm to 9pm. Mr J Davies 01926 777279.
- Quigong and Taiji, daytime and evening classes in Leamington Spa. Kate Britton 01926 451163.
- Low Impact Aerobics, Castle Farm Sports Hall, Kenilworth, Mondays and Tuesdays 10.30am, Fridays 9.30am. 01926 855376.
- T'ai Chi Class, Southam Primary School, Wednesdays, 7.30pm-9pm.
- Ashtanga Vinyasa (power) Yoga, Community Arts Workshop, Avenue Road. 01564 783826.
- Karate-Tang Soo Do, Clinton School, Kenilworth. Every Tuesday at 7.30pm. Ladies only 07961 853552.
- Exercise for Ladies of All Ages, The Fitness League, Lillington Community Centre, (entrance behind Lillington Library), Mondays 10am to 11.45am, Enquiries: 024 7641 3233; Parochial Hall, High Street, Kenilworth, 1.30pm to 2.30pm. Enquiries: 07789 797843.
- Tai-Chi, Shrewley Village Hall, Tuesday 7pm-8.30pm. Booking not required. Telephone Ernie 01676 521393 for details.
- Bodies and Co, five kinds of fitness classes in Warwick, Kenilworth, Leamington and Wellesbourne. Contact Jenny on 01926 492183.
- Silver Dollar Line Dancing Company, classes across Warwickshire. Ring Jenny, 01926 492183 for details.
- Gentle excercise for the over 50's, St Mary Immaculate Church Hall, West Street, Warwick, Thursdays, 10.15am-11.15am.
- The Octagon, Vicarage Road, Lillington,Thursdays 1.45pm-2.45pm.
- Leamington Dolphins, swimming lessons for disabled children and their siblings, Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre, Sundays during term time, 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Call 01926 43002 5.
Health
- New Group for family carers of people with learning disabilities from 10.30am 12.30pm on Wednesday, September 16 and every third Wednesday of the month at Hill Close Gardens, Bread and Meat Close, Warwick. Come along or contact Brenda Watts South Warwickshire Carers' Support Service on 485486.
- New Group for all family carers from 10.30am to 12.30pm on September 15 and every thirdTuesday of the month at St Francis of Assisi, Warwick Rd, Kenilworth. Come along or contact Amanda Jerman at South Warwickshire Carers' Support Service on 485486.
- Macular Disease Society, Leamington Spa Support Group, meet third Tuesday of every month, St Mary's Church Hall, St Mary's Road, 2pm to 4pm. Also drop-in for advice at Leamington Library, first Tuesday of every month, 2pm to 4pm. 01926 428714.
- Home Birth Support Group, selected Tuesday evenings, Warwick area. Support and information on home births. Contact Diane Menange 07771586095.
- Regular Health Walks, every Friday, 2.30pm to 3.30pm starting at Jephson Gardens, Parade entrance. Organised by Action 21. (All walks less than one hour on flat tarmac).
- Reiki Share Evening, open to anyone attuned to Reiki, first Friday of the month, Leek Wootton Village Hall, 8pm to 10pm. 01926 511613.
- The Macular Disease Support Group meet every third Tuesday of the month, St Mary's Church Hall, St Mary's Road, Leamington, 2pm to 4pm.
- Parkinson's Disease Society, local support group meet second Monday of the month, Sydni Centre, Sydenham, Leamington, 2pm. Call 853023. The national helpline is 0808 8000303. Also physiotherapy classes and carers meetings, every Monday 11am (not second Monday of the month or bank holidays), same venue. 01926 337695.
- Weightwatchers, Sydni Centre, Sydenham, Leamington, Wednesdays, 7.30pm.
- Weightwatchers, Hatton Park Village Hall, Tuesdays 5.30pm. Contact Caroline 07747 845246.
- Leamington Meditation and Buddhism Group, meet Tuesdays 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Oddfellows Hall, Clarence Terrace, Warwick Street, Leamington. 0121 449 5279.
- Breathe Easy - Warwick & District. Support group for those with lung conditions. Secretary Mrs L Smith, 02476 697262.
- Hydrotherapy, Tuesdays at Cannons Health Club, contact Julia Edwards, SRP, 01926 452909.
- Leamington Meditation Group, meet first Monday in the month, 7pm-9pm, Oddfellows Hall, Clarence Terrace, Warwick Street, Leamington. 07710 941009.
- Nagarjuna Buddhist Meditation Centre with Buddhist teacher Hung Tran, meets at Dormer Conference Centre in Dormer Place, Leamington on Mondays from 7.30pm to 9pm. Class fee £5.
- Herbal Drop-In Clinics for coughs, colds and sore throats, Creative Health, Regent Street, Leamington. Open 8am-10am and 1-2pm on Tuesdays and Fridays each week. 316500.
- Slimming World, every Tuesday at 7pm, C E Primary School, Church Hill, Cubbington. 01926 773560.
- Warwick Stroke Club, Tuesdays 9.30am to 2.30pm at 14 Chapel Street, Warwick.
- South Warwickshire Diabetes Group monthly meetings for people with diabetes and their carers, first Wednesday of each month (except May, June and July, Medical Education Centre, Warwick Hospital, 7.30pm. 01926 421253.
- Slimming World, Waverley Day Centre. Every Monday at 7pm and every Wednesday at 5.30pm and 7pm.
- British Epilepsy Association, Warwick District Branch, meet 2nd Monday evening every month, Oddfellows Hall, Warwick Street, Leamington. 01926 633356.
- Slimming World, Methodist Church, Dale Street, Leamington. Every Wednesday, 9.45am & 12.15pm.
- Tom of the Wood walking group meets on the first Sunday of the month at the Finswood Road pub, Rowington. For details call Pauline on 408886.
Music
- Live Jazz with The Harry Lightfoot Band and Billy Boothroyd, The Clarendon, Clarendon Avenue, Leamington, Sundays 5pm till 7pm. Call 460036.
- Seven-piece band Nu-Jazz play at the Lounge, the Parade, Leamington, on the first Monday of every month from 8pm until late. Admission free.
- Village Voices Choir rehearsal, Thursday night every week at Radford Road church centre from 8-10pm. For information call 883675.
History
- Kenilworth History and Archaeology Society, meet on the second Monday of the month at Senior Citizen's Club, Southbank Road 7.45pm. Call Geoff Hilton on 512406.
- Moving Times Young Journalists - Bath Place Community Venture. Young people aged ten to 15 can document the impact of 20th century conflict on Leamington's Polish, Czech, Sikh and Irish communities. Every Thursday 6pm to 7.30pm. Call 338421.
Hobbies
- Kenilworth Knit and Natter group meeting at The Almanack, Abbey End on Thursdays from 10 am to midday. Beginners and experienced knitters welcome.
- Leamington Spa Bridge Club meets on Wednesdays at Rene England's House from 6.45pm to 10pm and on Fridays at Holy Trinity Parish Hall from 1.45pm to 4.30pm. The club meets on the first and third Saturdays of the month at Holy Trinity from 7pm to 10.15pm. Call 425048.
- Kenilworth Flower Club. Meets at the Methodist church, Priory Road, Kenilworth on the first Thursday of every month from 7.30pm to 9pm with a flower demonstration each month. Call 777461 for information.
- Stratford-Upon-Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers vistors and new members most welcome to meetings on third Friday of the month. April meeting is 24. At Stratford College of Education room DG4 7pm for 7.30pm. £2.50. Visit www.wsd-stratford.org.uk or call 01788 571140.
- Leamington Horticultural Society. Leamington town hall, third Wednesday of every month. Call Pat Tipping on 856095.
- Knitting Groups, Crafty Cottage, 4-6 The Holloway, Market Place, Warwick, Mondays 5pm to 8pm, Thursdays noon to 2pm, Thursdays 5pm to 6pm (young people 8-16), Fridays 10.30am to 12.30pm (for young mums with pre-school children or expectant mothers). Contact Jo Watson at The Crafty Cottage.
- Sewing Group, The Westbury Centre, Westlea Road, Leamington, Mondays, 9.30am to 1pm. 01926 312778.
- Leamington Winemakers' Circle, Lillington Club, Lime Avenue, 3rd Thursday of the month, 7.45pm. 01926 831538.
- Warwickshire Writer's Workshop, meet 3rd Monday in the month, Chandos Court, 7.30pm. 01926 641505/496653.
- Heart of England Postcard and Cigarette Card Club, Oddfellows Room, first Thursday of the month at 7.30pm.
- Royal Signals Association, meet last Tuesday of the month, ex-servicemen, Royal Signals invited to join new Coventry & District branch. Bernard Cross 024 7645 3844.
- Warwickshire Writers Network meets 8pm, first Thursday of every month at the Virgin and Castle, High Street, Kenilworth. 01926 855752.
- Creative Writing course, Leek Wootton Village Hall, starting February 5 (enrolment January 29) 7pm-9pm. Contact Yvonne Walkey or Donna Goodwin, 01926 738580.
- Leamington & Warwick Philatelic Society, Oddfellows Hall, Clarence Terrace, Warwick Street. Meets every fortnight. 7.30pm. 01926 423685.
- Stratford and South Warwickshire Speakers Club, Fortnightly meetings, Thursdays, 8pm. 01926 511679.
- Leamington Literary Society. Second Tuesday of every month, Royal Pump Rooms, 7.30pm.
- Western Front Association, Heart of England Branch, Northgate Church Centre, Barrack Street, Warwick. Meets every second Wednesday of each month.
- Friendly, Duplicate Bridge, Lord Leycester Hotel, Warwick, Mondays and Thursdays, 7.15pm.
- Warwick Antique Bottles & Collecting Club meets every 2nd Thursday of each month at the Racing Club Warwick Football Club, Hampton Road, Warwick. Entrance fee is 50p and doors are open from 6pm until 8pm. Anyone can have a free stall to display bottles, also bric-a-brac, medals, coins and general collectables.
- Try Orienteering with the Coventry and Warwickshire club. If you and your family enjoy walking, jogging or running then this adventure navigation sport is for you. Just turn up to any of our events around the county, bring a compass if you have one. See www.octavian-droobers.org for details.
- Leamington and Warwick Rotaract social club for 18 to 30-year-olds has just relaunched its website. Visit www.lwrotaract.org.uk
- Irish Dancing, lessons by the Martin Academy of Irish Dancing, Leamington Dance Studio, the Parade, every Thursday, children from 5.30pm to 6.45pm, adluts from 7pm to 8pm, call to reserve a place, 07932 359413.
- Kenilworth knit and natter group at the Almanack, Abbey End from 10am to midday.
WI's/Guilds
- Southbank WI, Kenilworth, Southbank Road, Senior Citizens Club, meet every second Tuesday of the month at 1.45pm. 01676 532976.
- Whitnash Women's Institute, 2nd Wednesday of every month, Methodist Church Hall, Murcott Road, Whitnash, 7.30pm.
- Leamington WI Market, Methodist Church, Dale Street, Leamington. Every Friday, 9.30am-10.45am.
- Warwick Women's Institute (daytime), Unitarian Chapel, High Street, Warwick. Meet second Monday in month, 12.30pm to 2.30pm. The evening group meet third Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm at Unitarian Church High Street.
- Woodloes Park Evening Townswomen's Guild, 1st Wednesday of every month, Woodloes Community Centre, 7.30pm.
- Milverton Evening Townswomen's Guild. Monthly meetings,The Royal Naval Association Clud, Riverside, Adelaide Road, Leamington. First Tuesday of every month at 7.30pm. Contact Mrs D Smith on 01926 424386.
- Leamington South Evening Townswomen's Guild. Meet at Chandos Court, Chandos Street, 4th Tuesday of every month, 7.30pm.
- Sydenham Evening Townswomen's Guild, meet third Monday of every month at St Mary's Church centre, 8pm.
- Lillington Evening Townswomen's Guild, meet second Thursday of every month at 7.30pm, Telford Junior School. Tel 01926 771594.
- Kenilworth Women's Institute, Methodist Church, Waverley Road, Kenilworth, 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm.
- Kenilworth Afternoon Townswomen's Guild, meet second Tuesday of every month, St Francis Church Hall, Warwick Road, Kenilworth, 2.15pm. 01926 853189.
- Kenilworth Evening Townswomen's Guild, meet second Wednesday of every month, St John's Church Hall, Warwick Road, Kenilworth, 7.30pm. 01926 856998.
- Lillington WI, Lillington Social Club, Lime Avenue, second Thursday of every month, call 07776 201991.
- Ladies 40s to 60s Midlands social network, Friends Around 50. Call Sue on 01789 293101 or visit www.friendsaround50midlands.co.uk
Children's Groups
- Every Wednesday Born 2 Play Baby and Toddler's at The Mission, George Street, Leamington, from 9.30am to 11.30am. For more details call 07714 732 391.
- New Children's Karate class starting July 3. Fridays 4 to 5pm, St Joseph's Parish Centre, Murcott Rd East, Whitnash, Leamington Spa. Call 07525 789442 email:alambert@atma.org.uk
- Seventh Warwick Brownies for girls aged seven to ten years. Meet every Tuesday at Woodloes community rooms from 6pm to 7.30pm. Call Liz on 491432.
- Bath Place Community Venture holds a play and stay toddler group on two mornings every week. Sessions take place on Wednesday and Fridays from 9.45am to 11.45am and cost 50p per family. Call 338421 for information.
- Play and Stay toddler group at Bath Place Community Venture. On Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.45am to 11.45am. It costs 50 p per family with refreshments for children. For more information call 338 421.
- Paramount Youth Theatre meets every Monday at St Patrick's School, Leamington, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Children aged between eight and 18 are welcome to attend. For more information call Wendy on 864974.
Miscellaneous
- Warwick Horticultural Society meet every 4th tuesday of the month, various speakers at Northgate Methodist Church Hall, Barrack St, Warwick at 8pm. Good parking contact Joy Coop 775326
- Drop-in centre for senior residents, Whitnash. Every Friday from 11am to 2pm at the chapter house, St Margarets Church, Whitnash. Cost £3.50 per person. Call Coun Kitty Crutchley on 07984 741649 for information or to volunteer to help.
- Creative Writing Course, Monday Evenings, Leek Wootton Village Hall, 7pm to 9pm. 01926 738580.
- Thomas Hardy Society, Coventry and Warwickshire Branch, meet three times a year at Warwickshire College. 07815 542315.
- Royal Warwickshire Regimental Association (Warwick Branch), Conservative Club, Swan Street, Warwick, first Sunday of the month, 10.30am. 01926 335404.
- Family History Course, Warwick County Record Office, 10 week courses available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday - various times. 024 76 573739.
- Benefit & Pension Advice for Pensioners - Kenilworth Connection, 10am to 12 noon, Thursdays. SYDNI Centre, Cottage Square, Sydenham, 12.30pm to 2.30pm every alternate Wednesday.
- Kenilworth Soroptimists (a service organisation for women in business and the professions) meet every second and fourth Thursday at the De Montfort Hotel. Contact info@kenilworthsoroptimists.co.uk
- BNI Business Breakfast, Abbacourt Hotel, Kenilworth Road, Leamington Spa, Every Thursday 7am - 8.30am. Alan Armstrong 01926 313128.
- Leamington Share Race Investment Club, meet second Friday each month, Waverley Day Centre, Kenilworth, 7.30pm. 01926 421367.
- Warwickshire Spiritual Network, forum for spiritual minded people, meets every third Thursday of the month, 8pm, Seventh Wave Wellbeing, Augusta Place, Leamington. 01926 744962.
- Action 21, a local environmental organisation, www.action21.co.uk, Manager - 01926 456067, info@action21.co.uk
- IT drop in on Monday and Wednesday from 1.20pm to 3.20pm at Campion School.
- Citizens Advice Bureau for debt and benefit advice on Wednesday from 9.30pm to 1pm at the Brunswick Healthy Living Centre.
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