Group Category: General
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Bird Watching
We are a friendly group who enjoy going out to various locations to watch Birds, our first meeting was in August 2019 when we went to RSPB ‘Bowers Marsh’ at Pitsea we saw a good number of Birds of different species and although it poured with rain half way through it did not deter us.… Read more
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Book Club 1
Group Leader is Wendy Paternoster. We are a small, friendly group of ten who enjoy reading a wide range of books including crime; biographies; travel; historical and modern fiction - to name a few. Our meetings are held in a private meeting room at Rochford Library at 2.45pm on the 2nd Friday of each month. Read more
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Book Club 2
We currently meet at The Book Hub which is in the Faith, Hope & Charity Shop at Hedingham Place near Golden Cross. There is no charge to attend as the venue is free, with plenty of free parking. Our books are ordered for us by Rochford Library. Members collect and return their books to the… Read more
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Discussion
We are a fairly small group of not more than 10 members who meet at our home to discuss the burning issues of the day and topics of a light hearted nature. Discussions are informal and we try to avoid contentious issues around politics, religion etc. Otherwise - anything goes! We are a friendly group… Read more
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French conversation
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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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Gardening Group
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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
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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
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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