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Essential Guide

Community listings

Pandas Group Newbury (Pre and post natal depres- sion advice and support); The Wellbeing Centre, 6 Pound Street, Newbury; 01635 552874; info@newburywellbeing.com; www.newburywellbeing.com Patient Information Point West Berkshire Community Hospital Rookes Way, Thatcham, RG18 3AS; 01635 273324; bks-tr.Enquiriespip@nhs.net Thatcham Bowling Club Sports Clubs, Memorial Playing Fields, Brownsfield Road, Thatcham RG18 3AG; 01635 867044 www.thatcham- bowlingclub.co.uk/ Thatcham Fairtrade Town Campaign c/o Thatcham Town Council, Brownsfield Rd,Thatcham, Berks RG18 3HF; enquiries@ thatchamtowncouncil.gov.uk Thatcham Neighbourhood Action Group Thatcham Town Council, Council Offices, Brownsfield Road, Thatcham, RG18 3HF; www.uknags.org. uk/thatcham; www. facebook.com/Thatcham- Neighbourhood-Action-Group/ 138517026217396 Kintbury Morris Dance Meets Wednesday evenings at Stockcross Village Hall Newbury & District Caledonian Society Meets at Highclere Village Hall newburycaledonian@btinter- net.com Scottish Dancing Meets at Victory Hall, Beenham www.beenhamonline.org/ clubs Kintbury Wildlife Group http://inkpenvillagehall.org/ wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ KWG-Winter-Programme-A5- LR.pdf Newbury District Ornithological Club /www.newburybirders.co.uk West Berkshire Countryside Society www.westberkscountryside. Dance Environment

Newbury Chess Club Woolton Hill Church every Thursday, 7.30pm. www.new- burychess.org.uk Newbury Crafters See Facebook page Newbury Embroiderers’ Guild Monthly meetings held at St Francis de Sales Church; info@newbury embroiderers.org.uk; www.newbury-embroiderers. co.uk Newbury Geological Study Group www.ngsg.org.uk; secretary@ngsg.org.uk Newbury & Reading Wargames Society Mondays, 7-11pm, Newbury College, Monks Lane; https:// nrwc.org.uk/ Newbury Astronomical Society http://newburyastro.org.uk/ Newbury Camera Club Shaw Social Club, Almond Avenue, Shaw, Newbury; www.newburycameraclub. org.uk; Newbury Car Club www.newburycarclub.co.uk; info@newburycar club.co.uk Newbury Conservative Club Cheap Street, Newbury RG14 5DD. Tel: 01635 41471. https://newburyconclub.wix- site.com/newburyconclub Newbury Group of Advanced Motorists https://www.iamroadsmart. com/groups/newburyam Newbury MG Owners’ Club Second Tuesday of every month at Deanwood Park Golf Club, Stockcross; https://new- burymgoc1023.co.uk/ Newbury Model Railway Club Wash Common, Community Centre, Glendale Avenue, Newbury www.newburymrc.co.uk Newbury Road Club (cycling club) www.newburyrc.co.uk; secre- tary@newburyrc.co.uk Newbury Scale Model Club https://ipmsuk.org/directory/ newbury/ Newbury Speakers Club https://newburyspeakers.org/ St Nicolas Church Bell Ringers newbury@bellsnearnewbury. org.uk; www.bellsnearnew- bury.org.uk Thatcham & District Philatelic Society Memorial Hall, Bath Road,

Every fortnight, October to March, St Nicolas’ School, Link Road, Newbury; www. newburygardeners.org.uk/ Newbury Floral Society Meets 2pm, second Tuesday of every month (not August), Royal British Legion Hall, Pelican Lane, Newbury, RG14 1NP, www.nafas.org.uk/clubs/

org.uk; enquiries@westberks- countryside.org.uk West Berkshire Green Exchange www.actionforall.org.uk/gree- nexchange

History/heritage

Berkshire Family History Society www.berksfhs.org.uk; new- bury@berksfhs.org.uk Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group contact@biag.org.uk; http://biag.org.uk/ Kennet & Avon Canal Trust 01380 721279; office.manager@katrust.org. uk; www.katrust.org.uk Newbury & District Association of the National Trust https://www.nationaltrust.org. uk/features/newbury-and-dis- trict-association Newbury District Field Club secretary@ndfc.org.uk www.ndfc.org.uk/index.php Reading and District Natural History Society http://rdnhs.org.uk/blog/ Sandham Memorial Chapel (NT) www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ sandham; sandham@national- trust.org.uk Sasha (Stockcross and Surrounds Historical Association) info@stockcrosshistory.org.uk www.stockcrosshistory.org.uk Thatcham Historical Society enquiries@thatcham historicalsociety.org.uk www.thatchamhistoricalsoci- ety.org.uk The Newbury Society chairman@newbury-society. org; www.newbury-society. org.uk Chieveley Floral Group Every third Tuesday (not August and December), Chieveley Village Hall, 7.30pm; http://bbandoflowers. org.uk/clubs/chieveley/ Cold Ash Horticultural Society shows and talks held at Acland Hall, Cold Ash; https://coldashhortsoc.word- press.com/ Curridge Horticulture Society WI Hall, Curridge, Newbury; www.curridgehortic.org.uk/ Newbury & District Gardeners Association Horticulture

newbury-floral-society/ Woolton Hill & District Gardeners’ Club St Thomas’ Church Hall,

Woolton Hill, September to April; http://www.wooltonhill. com/our%20village/gardener- sclub.html

Leisure interests

4x4-without a club club www.4x4withoutaclub.co.uk Earl Rivers Regiment of Foote Local Regiment of the Sealed Knot Society, based at Donnington Castle; www.earlrivers.org.uk Kennet Valley Guild Weavers, Spinners & Dyers First Saturday of the month, Greenham Church Hall, New Road, Greenham, Berks. RG19 8RZ; ;https://www.ken- net-valley-guild.com/ Kennet Valley Woodturners Meet Padworth Village Hall; http://kvwt.co.uk/ Mid Thames Model Boat Club Beale Park, Lower Basildon, RG8 9NH; www.mtmbc.co.uk; National Needlework Archive The Old Chapel, Main Street, Greenham Business Park, RG19 6HW; octc@live.com; 01635 38740; www.national needleworkarchive.org.uk Newbury & District Beekeepers Association Swarms, keeping bees, training, regular meetings www.newburybeekeepers. org.uk Newbury & District Transport Group Talks & slide shows about all forms of transport; David & Marion Canning, secretary and treasurer; 0118 981 5678; info@davidandmarion- photography.co.uk Newbury Bridge Club www.bridgewebs.com/new- bury; info@newburybridgeclub. co.uk

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