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Essential Guide

Community listings Environnment 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. org.uk; enquiries@ westberkscountryside.org.uk West Berkshire Green Exchange www.actionforall.org.uk/ greenexchange Berkshire Family History Society www.berksfhs.org.uk; newbury@ 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-district- 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@ nationaltrust.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.thatchamhistoricalsociety. org.uk The Newbury Society chairman@newbury-society.org; www.newbury-society.org.uk History/heritage

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.wixsite.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:// newburymgoc1023.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; https://newburyspeakers.org/ St Nicolas Church Bell Ringers newbury@bellsnearnewbury.org. uk; www.bellsnearnewbury.org.uk Thatcham & District Philatelic Society Memorial Hall, Bath Road, Thatcham (Thu eve) and Council Chambers, (Mon pm); www.tdps. org.uk; Thatcham Photographic Club www.thatchamphotoclub.com info@thatchamphotoclub.com Valley Film Society East Garston Village Hall; secretary@newburyrc.co.uk Newbury Scale Model Club https://ipmsuk.org/directory/ newbury/ Newbury Speakers Club

Spinners & Dyers First Saturday of the month, Greenham Church Hall, New Road, Greenham, Berks. RG19 8RZ; ;https://www.kennet-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@ davidandmarionphotography.co.uk Newbury Bridge Club www.bridgewebs.com/newbury; info@newburybridgeclub.co.uk Newbury Chess Club

chieveley/ Cold Ash Horticultural Society shows and talks held at Acland Hall, Cold Ash; https://coldashhortsoc.wordpress. com/ Curridge Horticulture Society WI Hall, Curridge, Newbury; www.curridgehortic.org.uk/ Newbury & District Gardeners Association Meets 2pm, second Tuesday of every month (not August), Royal British Legion Hall, Pelican Lane, Newbury, RG14 1NP, www.nafas. org.uk/clubs/newbury-floral- society/ Woolton Hill & District Gardeners’ Club St Thomas’ Church Hall, Woolton Hill, September to April; http:// www.wooltonhill.com/our%20 village/gardenersclub.html 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, Leisure interests Every fortnight, October to March, St Nicolas’ School, Link Road, Newbury; www. newburygardeners.org.uk/ Newbury Floral Society

Horticulture

Chieveley Floral Group Every third Tuesday (not August and December), Chieveley Village Hall, 7.30pm; http:// bbandoflowers.org.uk/clubs/

Woolton Hill Church every Thursday, 7.30pm. www. newburychess.org.uk Newbury Crafters