GROUPS AT A GLANCE   

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THE CENTRE   HEATHERLANDS

KING GEORGE V   PAVILION

FERNDOWN  VILLAGE HALL

ST MARY’S CHURCH CENTRE

FERNDOWN YOUTH CENTRE

PINEHURST COMMUNITY CHURCH

DAY ACTIVITYTIME VENUE
MondayA1Art Workshop 19.30 - 12.30Barrington Centre, Hayes
MondayK18Table Tennis - Progress 29.15 - 10.30Ferndown Youth Centre, Hall
MondayK15Super Movers9.45 - 10.30Barrington Centre, Hall
MondayY15Bread Day10.00 - 4.00At home in Northbourne
MondayD22Food for Thought11.00 - 12.15Barrington Centre, Bar
MondayK21Table Tennis - Progress 310.30 - 11.45Ferndown Youth Centre, Hall
MondayK17Table Tennis - Progress 1 11.45 - 1.00Ferndown Youth Centre, Hall
MondayB1Chicago Bridge 1.30 - 4.30Barrington Centre, Hayes
MondayH16Roman History Imperial Rome 1.30 - 2.45Barrington Centre, Bar
MondayK14Badminton for Fun 1.30 - 4.30Ferndown Village Hall
MondayC9Knit & Natter 2.30 - 4.00At home in West Moors
MondayT1Astronomy 2.00 - 4.00FVH, Studio
MondayD11World Religions 2.00 - 3.30At home in Ferndown
MondayM1Enjoying Music 2.15 - 3.45FVH, Mick Arnold Room
MondayW10Crime and Thriller Book Group 2.30 - 3.45St Mary’s Church, Ferndown
TuesdayA5Watercolours and Mixed Media9.30 - 12.30Barrington Centre, Hall
TuesdayC7Crafts9.30 - 12.30Barrington Centre, Hayes
TuesdayG3Mahjong10.00 - 12.00The Centre, Heatherlands 2
TuesdayT14The Solar System10.30 - 11.45St Mary’s Church, Lounge
TuesdayH2The Making of the English People11.00 - 12.45FVH, Mick Arnold Room
TuesdayH15Roman History - Origins of Empire11.15 - 12.30Barrington Centre, Bar
TuesdayY13Mindful Meditation and Relaxation11.00 - 12.15The Centre, Heatherlands 4
TuesdayD6Critical Thinking for the 21st Century9.30 - 10.45The Centre, Heatherlands 1
TuesdayH17The Women Who Made Britain11.00 - 12.15The Centre, Heatherlands 1
TuesdayH21Family History11.15 - 12.30Barrington Centre, Bar
TuesdayY1Crafts for Christmas 1.30 - 4.00The Centre Heatherlands1
TuesdayY2Makes and Bakes 1.30 - 4.00The Centre Heatherlands
TuesdayK1Badminton 1 1.30 - 3.15Ferndown Village Hall
TuesdayB2Duplicate Bridge - Selected 1.30 - 4.30Barrington Centre Hayes room
TuesdayK3Line Dancing 1.30 - 2.30Ferndown Youth Centre, Hall
TuesdayL12French Conversation 1.30 - 2.45Ferndown Youth Centre
TuesdayM9The Really Awful Singing Group 2.00 - 3.15King George V Pavilion
TuesdayW2Drama Workshop 2.00 - 4.00The Centre Heatherlands 2
TuesdayK2Keep Fit and Healthy Badminton 3.15 - 5.00Ferndown Village Hall
TuesdayH4Roman Life 1.30 - 2.45Barrington Centre Hayes
Wednesday Y3Vegetarian Indian Cooking9.30– 2.00At Home in Ferndown
Wednesday K4Table Tennis Improvers9.30 - 11.00Ferndown Youth Centre, Hall
Wednesday K13 - Starts 22nd September Ballroom/Latin Dancing9.30 - 11.00King George V Pavilion Recency Room
Wednesday K15aSuper Movers9.45 - 10.30Barrington Centre, hall
Wednesday L5Spanish10.45 - 12.15On Zoom
Wednesday A6Art History11.00 - 12.15Barrington Centre, Hayes
Wednesday D5ACurrent Affairs 211.00 - 12.15St Mary's Church, Beacon Centre Venue 1
Wednesday K5Table Tennis - Experienced 111.00 - 12.30Ferndown Youth Centre, Hall
Wednesday D1Small Investors9.30 - 11.00At Home in Ferndown
Wednesday G4Cryptic Crosswords Improvers9.30 - 10.45Barrington Centre, Hayes
Wednesday W3Readers' Circle11.00 - 12.15Various Homes
Wednesday G1Scrabble, Canasta & other games 1.30 - 3.30FVH, Mick Arnold Room
Wednesday M10Ukulele Band 1.15 - 2.45Ferndown Youth Centre, Hall
Wednesday BA2Improvers Bridge 1.30 - 4.30Barrington Centre Hall
Wednesday B3Duplicate Bridge 1.30 - 4.30Barrington Centre Hall
Wednesday C3Beadwork 1.30 - 3.15Barrington Centre Hayes
Wednesday J5Flemish Jewels 1.30 - 2.45The Centre, Heatherlands 1
Wednesday K20Cycling 1.30 onwardsVarious routes
Wednesday W15Poetry - From Ayres to Zephaniah 1.30 - 2.45The Centre Heatherlands 4
Wednesday D3Greenfingers 2.00 - 4.00Various homes
Wednesday T2Longitude 2.00 - 3.30The Centre Heatherlands 1
Wednesday H22How Was It For You? 2.00 - 3.15Pinehurst Community Church
Wednesday D7Why? 1.30 - 2.45At Home In Northbourne
Wednesday N3Withdrawn
ThursdayM11Ukulele Beginners 9.00 - 10.30At home in Ferndown
ThursdayD5Current Affairs 1 9.30 - 10.45Barrington Centre, Hall
ThursdayL11German Improvers 11.00 - 12.15At home in Ferndown
ThursdayW1Shakespeare 9.30 - 10.45By Zoom
ThursdayK8English Country Dancing 11.00 - 12.30King George V Pavilion
ThursdayH3The Blue Lamp - Part 3 11.15 - 12.30Barrington Centre, Conference
ThursdayW4Creative Writing 9.30 - 10.45Barrington Centre, Hayes
ThursdayY3Vegetarian Indian Cooking 9.30 - 2.00At Home in Ferndown
ThursdayB4Chicago Bridge 1.30 - 4.30Barrington Centre Hayes
ThursdayJ6Tea at the Museum 1.30 - 4.30Various museums
ThursdayM3Enjoy Singing 2.00 - 3.30Pinehurst Community Church
ThursdayM4Music Appreciation 2.00 - 4.00St Mary's Church, Beacon
ThursdayW5Play Reading 2.00 - 4.00At home in Ferndown
ThursdayM15Let’s Form a Band! 2.30 - 4.00At home in Ferndown
ThursdayJ7A Passage to India 2.00 - 3.15Ferndown Village Hall, Studio
ThursdayH5Rise and Fall of Wessex Railways 2.00 - 3.15Barrington Centre Hall
FridayK9Table Tennis - Experienced 2 9.30 - 11.00St Anthony's Church Hall
FridayZ13 Mile Walks 10.00 onwardsVarious routes
FridayZ25 Mile Walks 10.00 onwardsVarious routes
FridayJ1Discovering Wessex 10.30 - 12.00Barrington Centre, Main Hall ( Theatre)
FridayK10Table Tennis - Experienced 3 11.00 - 12.30St Anthony's Church Hall
FridayB6Chicago Bridge1.30 - 4.30Barrington Centre Hayes room
FridayM5Opera1.30 - 4.00At home in Colehill
FridayM7Come and see a Musical2.00 - 4.00Barrington Centre, Hall
FridayW6Film Studies2.00 - 4.30Barrington Centre Hall
FridayM14Recorder Playing2.30 - 4.00At home in Ferndown
Saturday Y17Singles Lunch 12.00 onwardsVarious venues
Saturday Z5Saturday Walks 10.00 onwardsVarious routes