Social Activities

Clubs, Societies and groups that offer general interest activities See also • Physical Wellbeing & Sports • Creative Arts & Activities • Leisure & Learning Activities • Environmental & Outdoor Activities.

General Social Activities

BeSocial

The popular Winchcombe BeSocial Club (formerly the Day Care Centre) runs for older members of the community. Members join us for up to three days a week and enjoy activities & entertainment. It’s a chance to socialise, meet new friends (and old ones), and be supported in a welcoming and safe environment with tasty hot lunches and regular refreshments included. Members are entertained with ‘in-house’ games, talks, gentle movement, music and quizzes. The dedicated team is professionally qualified and trained and is helped by caring and kind volunteers.

BeSocial@theCentre provides a variety of both stimulating and fun activities that change weekly. We take part in national celebrations and stage themed activities around national events. We hold regular sessions of gentle exercise, craft work, games and music. We even have our own patio and small garden area where members enjoy those sunny summer days. This is a service to those who may feel socially isolated, live with conditions including memory loss, or are frail, elderly and less able to get around. Besocial offers respite for carers who can be safe in the knowledge that the person they are caring for is having a good and safe day out. TIMES 10am - 3pm. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays ADDRESS Langley Road, Winchcombe GL54 5QN TELEPHONE 01242 603207 EMAIL enquiriesbesocial@outlook.com WEB besocialwinchcombe.com SOCIAL besocialwinchcombe Connections

Connections is an afternoon of board games, jigsaws, tea, coffee and chat, held weekly at the Methodist Church. All are welcome.

TIMES Thursdays from 2pm onwards VENUE Winchcombe Methodist Church, 8a High Street, Winchcombe, GL54 5LJ CONTACT Linda Pike TELEPHONE 07531 038733 EMAIL thursdayconnections@gmail.com

This is a drop-in coffee morning held every Thursday from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon and is a good way to meet up with existing friends and make new ones. These social mornings are organised by Churches Together in Winchcombe. All ages welcome! The mornings are held outdoors currently or indoors with social distance precautions if the weather is poor. Please feel free just to turn up! VENUE Winchcombe Methodist Church, 8a High Street, Winchcombe, GL54 5LJ CONTACT Janet Dufton TELEPHONE 01242 6023387 EMAIL churchesinwinchcombe@gmail.com

Winchcombe Conservative Working Men’s (CWM) Club

Winchcombe Conservative Club is the town’s oldest and largest social club. It is a not for profit, licensed private members club that welcomes membership applications from individuals over 18 years of age. The Club’s facilities include: three bars/function rooms, Sky Sports, BT Sports, 2 Premium Racing Channels, Snooker, Darts, Skittles, Music systems, Juke box, Gaming machines, Live Entertainment and Regular Discos. It boasts the least expensive drinks in town. Members can invite guests to visit the club on payment of a nominal sum. Members’ children can be with them in the club until 9pm. FEES Yearly membership fee of either £15 or £7.50 (dependent upon age). ADDRESS Vineyard Street, Winchcombe GL54 5LP TELEPHONE 01242 602685 EMAIL contact@wcwmclub.com WEB https://wcwmclub.com/about SOCIAL wcwmclub/

Probus

Probus clubs provide an opportunity for retired or semiretired people to meet and socialise.

Mercia Probus Club

The Mercia Probus Club is another Winchcombe men’s club with a smaller membership. It follows a similar format to the Winchcombe Probus Club also meeting fortnightly on Fridays (on the weeks when the Winchcombe Group isn’t meeting). It re-starts on 3rd September 2021. Tea and coffee are served from 10 am and talks start at 10.30am until around 12 noon. Please phone for details, or just turn up. There is an annual fee of £26.00 which can be paid in instalments. VENUE Winchcombe Methodist Church Hall, 8a High Street, Winchcombe GL54 5LJ TELEPHONE Chairman (John Rowe) 01242 604305 WEB https://winchcombeprobus.com/mercia The Probus Club of Winchcombe is a relaxed and friendly group, with about 70 members. Every second Friday morning we have a meeting with a talk by an invited speaker. In normal times, we socialise over coffee before the talk, and our thirstier members regroup afterwards in a local pub. Besides our regular meetings, we organise occasional group lunches, outings to places of interest and other events. We have a walking group that meets monthly, and there are cycle rides for those who prefer a more energetic form of exercise. Contact Tony Mason to attend as a guest. FEES 10am every second Friday VENUE Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe, Glos. GL54 5QH TELEPHONE 01242 609022 EMAIL Tony Mason (Secretary) abmason13@ btinternet.com WEB www.winchcombeprobus.com

Winchcombe Ladies Probus

Winchcombe Ladies Probus Club meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. There is a speaker on the third Tuesday and a range of different activities take place on the first Tuesday. New members are welcome.

TIMES 10am first and third Tuesdays of the month VENUE Winchcombe Methodist Church Hall, 8a High Street, Winchcombe GL54 5LJ TELEPHONE Rosemary Middlemiss 01242 602453 EMAIL groupscoordinator@winchcombeu3a.org.uk

Social Activities

Winchcombe Rotary Club

Winchcombe Rotary Club was formed in 2015 and has over 30 members. Everyone is welcome to join – all ages, singles or couples. We meet twice monthly. We welcome a guest speaker on the 2nd Thursday of the month and a business meeting is held on the fourth Thursday. Each meeting starts with an informal meal. Our aim is to raise funds for charities and local causes and get involved with community projects, and to have fun whilst doing so! Our community and fundraising activities include our May flagship event ‘Classics at Prescott’ where 200 classic vehicles climb the hill, and Santa’s Christmas sleigh plus other activities throughout the year. Further details, including speakers, events and a contact form, can be found on our website and Facebook. We welcome new members and, if you are interested, please get in contact and we would be delighted to welcome you. TIMES 7pm for 7.30pm meal Second & Fourth Thursdays, VENUE Winchcombe CONTACT Gavin Phillips TELEPHONE 07899 665828 EMAIL winchcomberotaryclub@gmail.com WEB www.winchcomberotaryclub.com

Townswomen’s Guild

Winchcombe Townswomen’s Guild

The Guild is open to all women. The group meets once a month on the third Monday at 7.30 pm. There is usually a speaker for around 45 minutes to an hour, and refreshments. Various topics are covered in the programme of speakers. There is also a summer lunch and Christmas party event plus some outings and theatre trips. There is an annual subscription which contributes to the local group’s subscription to the national organisation. The Townswomen’s Guild is one of the largest women’s organisations in the UK, with around 600 Guilds and 24,000 members.

FEES Annual subscription of £32 TIME 7.30pm Third Monday of the month VENUE Abbeyfields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe GL54 5QH TELEPHONE Margaret Rogers (secretary) 01242 603447 EMAIL margareterogers@outlook.com WEB www.the-tg.com

U3A

Winchcombe U3A

Winchcombe U3A is a lively, friendly organisation with approaching 250 members and is open to all in their ‘Third age’, people who are retired or are semiretired. There are almost 40 activity groups, catering for a wide range of interests from walking to talking, Table Tennis to languages, cycling to photography, art, astronomy, creative writing and many more. We have monthly meetings with a speaker, and there is the chance to meet people, go on trips and to try something new. Winchcombe u3a gives you the opportunity to develop your interests , make new friends and have fun. We are also part of a national network of U3As run by volunteers.

See also under individual activities and areas of interest.

For those of us who are retired or semi-retired

winchcombeu3a.org.uk

CONTACT Jane Hawthorn, U3A Groups Co-ordinator TELEPHONE 01242 609031 EMAIL groupscoordinator@winchcombeu3a.org.uk WEB https://u3asites.org.uk/winchcombe/groups

Women’s Institute

Greet Women’s Institute

Greet WI meet every second Monday of the month at 7.30pm for a monthly meeting which often includes a speaker. They also have weekly coffee mornings and monthly walks, plus a book club, and are hoping soon to restart their craft & coffee mornings which were held monthly. All this information is on the group’s website, or, we can be contacted by email or phone (contacts below). VENUE Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe GL54 5QH TELEPHONE Pauline Upton (President) 01242 603786, or, Linda Talbot (Secretary)01242 604427 EMAIL secgreetwi@icloud.com WEB www.greetwi.org

Winchcombe Women’s Institute

We meet every third Wednesday in the Cleeve Room at Abbeyfields Community Centre, from 2.30pm to approximately 4.30pm. Our year runs from April to April but we do not hold a meeting in August of each year. We endeavour to have a speaker at each meeting but if this is not possible we will have a quiz. We finish the meeting with tea and biscuits. We arrange two trips out per year and we also meet, informally, outside of WI for a lunch once a month. VENUE Winchcombe Methodist Church, 8a High Street, Winchcombe GL54 5LJ CONTACT Geraldine Prosser, Secretary TELEPHONE 07952 059663 EMAIL Enquiries.winchcombewi@yahoo.co.uk winchcombewi@yahoo.co.uk WEB www.sites.google.com/site/winchcombewi/home