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Ashingdon and Rochford

Group Category: General

  • Walks with Phil

    New walkers always welcome - just turn up on the dates and venues shown in the newsletter each month Our walks start at 9.45am - so allow plenty of time to get to the meeting point, lace up your boots and be ready! Read more

  • Walks with Richard

    Unless advised differently, all walks will now take place on the first Monday of each month. The walks are approximately 3-4 miles, and we meet at 9.45am for a 10am start. Richard Paternoster Read more

  • Garden Visits

    We are a group that meet on an ad hoc basis, no more than half a dozen times a year and preferably in good weather. In 2021, due largely to the pandemic, we only visited Beeleigh Abbey, Green Island and Hyde Hall a couple of times. In previous years we have visited Markshall Arboretum, Beth… Read more

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  • IT Skills

    We are currently meeting at Ashingdon's Life Community Church at the bottom of Ashingdon Hill. There is plenty of parking space available. Some people do bring their laptops and tablets to the meeting, others are happy to sit, listen and chat. A notebook and pencil is useful if you want to make notes but, again,… Read more

  • Line Dancing

    We meet at St Andrew's Church Hall, in Church Road, at the top of Ashingdon Hill (pictured). There is a modest charge of £2 per session, payable monthly. Please wear shoes with smooth soles. We get together for a bit of fun with line dancing thrown in the mix. There's no need to have line… Read more

  • Local History (1)

    The group leader, Sandra Dawson, would be very pleased to have some help with the Local History Group. Please let her know if you can help. Read more

  • Local History (2)

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  • Local History (3)

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  • Photography

    The photography group meets at various local venues between 2.30pm and 4.30pm on the second Friday of each month.  For more details, contact We will try to cover a wide range of topics but don't forget that the group is run for the benefit of the group members. If there's something in particular that you… Read more