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Ascot Brass perform concerts for charity and in the band stand at Ascot Racecourse. Visit www.ascotbrass.org.uk |
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 The Ascot Bridge Club was formed in 1977 and plays in the Chavey Down Community Centre hall, directly behind St. Martin's church in Church Road, Chavey Down. There is bridge played every Monday afternoon and Tuesday evening - except
on bank holidays. Whilst the Monday afternoon section of the club plays exclusively duplicate pairs bridge, the Tuesday evening section includes a teams of four evenings several times every year.
For more information please call David Calcutt on 01344-886412, or visit the web site www.ascotbridge.org.uk
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 The Ascot Horticultural Society meets at King Edward's Hall, King Edward's Road, North Ascot on the second Wednesday of the month. The Society enjoys speakers, several shows a year and an annual competition with the Sunningdale Gardening Association. New members are welcome. For membership enquiries call 01344 883535.
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 ASCOT ORGAN and KEYBOARD CLUB is a friendly club that meets monthly. It holds a mixture of professional and amateur nights and the occasional charity evening. This not only raises money for good causes, but also promotes the club. The club tries to give younger artistes just starting on the circuit a chance as well as the old favourites. As you will see from our concert diary they have a good selection of top artistes covering many styles of music. Refreshments are included in the entrance fee so why not go along and hear some of the best professional organists play - or just listen to some of the local talent you didn't know existed!Quite a few of our members have their own organs or keyboards. All try to help each other where possible, and encourage each other to play at our amateur evenings, when players can bring along their own instruments (organs by prior arrangement with the Chairman) or play the club organ, a Technics GA1. A light hearted competition is held annually and a cup presented to the most improved player. The club is always glad to welcome amateur players to show off their talents. Their family, friends and all those wishing to have an evening of live music in friendly surroundings are also welcome at all meetings. This includes members of other clubs who are visiting the area.In July the club holds a summer social with a fish & chip supper and a very relaxed atmosphere. This gives members who have not played before the chance to "have-a-go" with less pressure.The club is very well run by Chairman Tony Reed and a dedicated hard working committee. It has a reputation for being one of the friendliest and welcoming clubs in the country.The club usually meets on the third Friday of the month at 8pm. Subscription: £10 (concession £9) Members admission: £4.00Visitors admission: £5.00 Club nights are charged at £2.50 for members and £3.00 for guests. |
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ASPEN, the Ascot Peace Education Network, began meeting prior to this country’s last conflict, euphemistically termed by the UK media Gulf War 2. It has been constituted as an independent voluntary organisation. It aims to build upon the tremendous concern felt by everyone about the war in Iraq. People worldwide, particularly the young, have woken up with a renewed intention to engage In peace building, by resolving conflict, and the group aims to actively promote peace and understanding through educational visits to schools, informed debates, entertaining neighbours with hospitality teas or lunches so improving relationships where we live. The group meets formally every quarter and plans to invite experienced peace activists to inspire us. Strictly speaking it is not a Christian only group although many of its members worship at All Saints Church. It is not a political organisation only humanitarian. If you wish to join you will be most welcome. Contact Mrs. A Yarwood 01344- 621167. 
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 The Winkfield Bell Ringers are a very active group, based at St.Mary's CoE Church, Winkfield, near Ascot. The group ususally performs at a Christmas concert in the Church and raises funds for charity with appearances at Christmas shopping venues and similar. For hand bells call 01344 861282 or , for tower bells, call 01344 886087.
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The Berkhsire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust meets at King Edwards Hall, King Edwards Road, North Ascot, SL5 8PD (Grid reference SU 915 700), as well as at other venues in the 'catchment area', on Fridays, 7.45 - 10pm. £2.50 on the door, to include refreshments. Children age 14+ welcome. Website link : www.bbowt.org.uk Contact for further information on 01753 854 393 |
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The Bracknell Forest Society enjoys talks on a range of topics, including archaeology, at Jocks Lane Community Hall, 7.30 - 9.00pm. All Welcome - Admission Free. For further information call 01344 423440 or www.thebracknellforestsociety.co.uk |
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Ascot's nearest choral group is Bracknell Choral Society, which performs three major concerts each year. We meet in term time at Ranelagh School and are a very friendly crowd of some 85 singers. Come and try us! www.BracknellChoral.org.uk |
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 New puppy? Need more doggy discipline? The Cranbourne Dog Training School is based at the Charlotte Pratt Hall, Chavey Down Road, Winkfield and at the Forest Park Community Centre. CDTS is very different in it’s attitude to both training and behavioural problems, with a holistic approach to improve your relationship with your dog. Cranbourne uses kind motivational training methods and raises awareness of the importance of diet and health. To book call Gail on 01344 891771 or visit www.cdts.co.uk
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 New members are very welcome to join Creative Sewing, with Sally Beer, 10am -12 noon on Mondays and Wednesdays, at Carnation Hall, Chavey Down Road, Winkfield. The sessions are suitable for all levels of sewing experience. The fun classes are a great mixturs of people wishing to run a sewing business, hobby sewers, social sewers and people working on one off projects. Sally also does private tuitionCall 01344 882528.
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EDFAS is a Member of the National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies
NADFAS
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We are a local NADFAS group which meets on the second Tuesday of every month
(except August & December) at :
St George’s School, St. George’s Lane, Ascot at 7pm for 7.45pm
There is time for socialising followed by a lecture given by one of the highly recommended
NADFAS lecturers. They cover a broad range of subjects including
Art, Architecture, Sculpture, Porcelain, Silver, Furniture & Music. We also organise a number of visits each year to places of interest such as
Country Houses, Royal Palaces, Galleries, Museums & Gardens plus
short tours in the UK and overseas city tours which have included
St. Petersburg, Madrid and Dresden & Berlin.
In addition we hold a Summer and Christmas social event each year.
This is a relatively new branch of the Society and is very friendly and always pleased
to welcome new members.
If you think you may be interested in ‘testing the water’, please contact:
Diana Cotton on 01344 845291
For more information (including programme for the year)
also see our website:
www.englemere-dfas.org
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The Yateley Angling Academy operates at Trilakes Country Park, catering for all ages, providing tackle, bait and licenses. Contact the Centre at 12 - 16 The Parade, Yately, Hampshire, GU46 7UN 01252 861955 or visit www.yacacademy.co.uk
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 A Greek School runs at St.Peter's Church Hall, Hatchet Lane, Cranbourne, on Friday evenings. For more information call 01753 840 794. |
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The Bracknell and District Historical Society, many of whose members live in Ascot, was formed in 1971 and is a Corporate member of the Berkshire Local History Association. The Society holds a monthly meeting on the 3rd Thursday of each month, September to April, in Braybrook Hall, Makepiece Road, Bracknell at 7.45 for 8pm. The first meeting of the Autumn session is September 20 - for details go to www.ascotmatters.com/index.htm Subjects vary widely, from the Wessex Sound and Film Archives, to the History of All Saints Church, Ascot. The annual subscription is £10. Visitors are welcome (£2). For further information please telephone: Chairman, Jeff Wood, on 01344 883325, Treasurer, Geoff Moss on 01344 625700 |
Are you interested in expanding your knowledge of Italian? A small group meets in St Martin's Hall and would welcome new members. Lessons are once a week, each term consisting of 6 to 8 lessons and we are currently at 3rd/4th year level. Please phone Adrian on 883330 for details."
A little explanation - we have had a class running for a couple of terms for only a small number of students and this term most have decided not to continue. The cost depends on the numbers as it is privately run by an italian teacher. If there is sufficient interest we could think of starting a new term about the end of September. |
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A Japanese Mums Club meets at King Edwards Hall, King Edwards Road, North Ascot, on Thursday afternoons. Contact 01344 299823. |
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La Petite Ecole - Fun French for 3-5 year olds, Fridays 12.30-1.30pm at South Ascot Church Hall, Church Road, South Ascot. Fun French for 5-11 year olds, Mondays 3.30 - 5.45pm at CMI Building, Church Road, Sunningdale. Learning through craft, song, and art. For more information, please call Bev Worthington on 01344 624563 or email
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If you wanted to find out more about tips on how to cope during the recession, whether your birth order might have affected your life or maybe learn about the Citizens’ Advice Bureau you could consult your computer or a therapist, or maybe look into your next-door neighbour’s front room if you live in north Ascot and your neighbour is a member of the local branch of the National Women’s Register. However, members don’t have to come only from North Ascot and there are currently members from South Ascot, Sunninghill, Bracknell, Winkfield and one recent new member comes from Windlesham.
The Register was set up 50 years ago to meet the needs of lively-minded women who wished to get together, but not to discuss domestic or work topics. The North Ascot branch of this national organisation has been going since 1977 and has provided members with the opportunity to undertake research into the programme topics with lively discussion as a result. It has also created many long-lasting friendships among the members, many of whom did not originate from the area, who come from all walks of life and hold, or did hold, a wide range of occupations between them.
Meetings are held in the evening once a fortnight in members’ homes, which makes for a more relaxed atmosphere than a public hall. Not all meetings are of the discussion type: ad hoc coffee mornings are held which provide a relaxed way for new members to find out more, outside visits are undertaken from time to time as well as walks guided by one of the members.
To find out more about the North Ascot group please contact
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and more about the national organisation can be found at www.nwr.org.uk.
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The Windsor and Eton Operatic Society can be found at www.windsor-eton-opera.co.uk |
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Have you ever wanted to learn to play the piano or simply improve on existing skills? If so, daytime piano lessons are available locally in Warfield from an ABRSM qualified music teacher.
Lessons are competitively priced and tailored to meet individual needs. Students can be prepared for examinations or can learn for their own personal enjoyment. Adults of all ages and abilities are welcome
For further information, please contact Cathy Custance on 01344 443190 or 07 910 910 220.
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The Kinross Players, play-reading group will meets on the third Sunday, of the month, 6-9.30pm, at Constables, Windsor Road, Ascot, SL5 7LF. It is a warm, relaxing evening with drinks and nibbles. The Players have read 50 plays in the last four years. New members very welcome. The only charge is £2 to cover book hire.Call 01344 621167 or
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The Probus Club of Ascot meets on Mondays at Englemere in Kings Ride. Probus is an organisation for retired business and professional men (or those approaching retirement) to meet on a regular basis and socialise. Ascot Probus Club meets for lunch and to hear the guest speaker. For further details and inquiries about membership contact the Honorary Secretary on 01344 620060 or CLICK HERE |
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 Everyone is a bit afraid of speaking in groups or in public, some just hide it better than others! Do you think it would be a good thing if you were able to speak more confidently or improve your skills?
There’s a safe place you can achieve this and learn to become a better speaker, expressing yourself more freely and feeling in control rather than the other way round.
Windsor Speakers is a ‘non-profit’ club that meets two evenings a month where members get to practice and improve their public speaking in an organised, safe and supportive environment. It’s part of the Toastmasters International organisation that has over one million members worldwide.
We have all walks of life from housewives to business people to tradesmen to students. Ranging from accomplished speakers to absolute beginners.
We meet on the 1st and 3rd Monday every month at Gardeners Hall, 213 St Leonards Road, Windsor SL4 3DR. If this is something you might be interested in then pop along one evening to take a look and see what it’s all about. You’d be welcomed.
To find out more go to www.winspeak.co.uk
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 Rock Frog, based in Cheapside, offers outdoor activities such as climbing, caving, walking and kayaking, celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2009. Rock Frog runs courses at the Earleywood centre in Bagshot Road, Sunninghill, as well other nearby venues. For full details visit www.rockfrog.co.uk
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Low Gi and low fat diet and fun exercise for all. Meet Wednesday mornings 9.30 am to 10.45 am at Sunningdale Village Hall.
For further information contact Sarah on 07900 254395 |
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 The Royal British Legion, Cranbourne and Winkfield Branch, Women's Section, is based at the Legion Hall in Hatchet Lane, Cranboure. Contact Wendy on 01344 890716
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At a loss on Tuesday evenings? Why not try short-mat bowls? We are a club of mainly retired people who enjoy a friendly game each week, at 7pm in Carnation Hall, Chavey Down. Why not join us to see whether it might suit you. For more information please ring 01344 882916 or 01344 884553. |
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 The Sunningdale and Ascot Camera Club, for enthusiastic amateurs working at all levels, meets on the first Thursday of the month at Imperial College, Silwood. For details visit www.ascotcamera.com
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  The Sunningdale and District Gardening Association meets on the first Thursday of the month, 7.30pm at the Sunningdale Village Hall, Church Road. Regular activities include informative talks and demonstrations, monthly competition, annual outing, spring plant sale, and photo competition. New members are welcome. Call 01344 626121 or visit http://www.sadga.org.uk
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Sunningdale Allotments. There is a useful set of web pages; click here - http://www.sunningdaleallotments.org.uk/ which include information for new or prospective plot holders; the collated cultivation experiences of existing plot holders; and a history of the site. If you are interested in renting an allotment contact the Parish Clerk on 01344 874268 or e-mail:
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Sunningdale Art Society meets monthly at Elvian Conference Suite (admin block) at the Licensed Victuallers School London Road Ascot,SL5 8DR . Workshops and Exhibitions are held at Sunningdale Village Hall, Church Road, Sunningdale. Members are welcome to contact the webmaster Roger Dingley (see his contact on the website) for comments and to have their work included on the Members Page. For more information and details of meetings and workshops visit www.sunningdaleartsociety.org.uk
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The Sunningdale Bowling Club offers outdoor bowling from April to September, at the club in Whitmore Lane. Friendly and league games are played midweek and weekends, as well as inter-club and county competitions. Indoor short mat bowling is played from November to April and there are winter social activities. New members are welcome, with or without bowling experience.Contact Bob Montgomery on 01344 625158, email
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Sunningdale Savoy Chorus welcomes new members. The group meets at Cheapside Village Hall.
For information about the Sunningdale Savoy Chorus visit www.sunningdalesavoy.com
The Sunningdale Savoy Chorus has announced its next production and is planning a Gala year, to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
The Sunningdale Savoy Chorus are pleased to announce that its next show will be "Salad Days" by Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds. This delightful coming of age musical was once the longest running show in the West End until "Oliver" came along. It tells the story of Jane and Timothy and their search for something to do after leaving University. All ends happily of course but not until they have had a series of adventures involving a tramp, a magic piano, a spooky uncle and a flying saucer. Its songs include "I Sit in the Sun", "Oh Look At Me", "We're Looking For A Piano", "The Time Of My Life" "The Saucer Song" and many more. The society will perform Salad Days during w/c 13 July in 2010.
A Gala Year
In 2011 the Sunningdale Savoy Chorus will have existed for 20 years and its Committee are already planning a gala year that really celebrates the Savoy in the Society's name. To kick this off to a fantastic start they have commissioned a reworking of Gilbert and Sullivans neglected opera "Princess Ida". This delightful work contains some of Sullivan's best music, unfortunately, not heard as much as it should be probably because Gilbert wrote the spoken words of the piece in blank verse. The plot involving wayward Princes, very independently minded young women, men in women's clothes, warring heads of State and a "will they won't they" love story is, therefore, ripe for an update. Peter Harris, who took a satirical swipe at UK national politics recently in the G&S inspired Demokracy, premiered by the Society in 2007, will write the words to a new book by John Woodward-Roberts.
Please watch this space for further announcements about the Society's Gala Year.
For membership information call the Secretary Valerie Ryalls on 01344 291243.
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 The Sunninghill Comrades Club in Bagshot Road, Sunninghill, offers good ales and company. We have three full sized snooker tables and TV’s in both bar areas (one a six foot projection TV), showing all major sporting events. There are regular Friday quizzes (at about 9:00pm) and regular Sunday Bingo sessions (at 8:30 pm). We also hold skittles evenings, usually, about every 3 weeks. Memberships are available. Come and find out what we are all about!! Call 01344 621547. www.sunninghillcomradesclub.co.uk
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