Groups Meeting at Easter Compton. The Halls at Easter Compton Driving through the village of Easter Compton you have probably noticed the new look sign advertising The Halls at Easter Compton. The village now proudly presents the Celebration Suite and Carnival Suite, both of which are available for hire. Each suite is self-contained with kitchen and bar and both are offered at very reasonable rates starting from £30 for half a day. The suites are ideal for: Wedding Receptions Birthday Parties Meeting Rooms Old Time Dancing Line Dancing Table Tennis Business Meetings Plays Conferences Luncheon Meetings Badminton Musical Events Why not visit the website www.eastercompton.org to view the suites and booking charges. View the pictures from recent events and appreciate the versatility of the venue. If you would like further information you could always email Ann Parker on annatdibley@aol.com or ( 01454 632329. We look forward to seeing you soon. Childrens’ Community Drama Group. A drama group for children is running in Easter Compton Village Hall. There are two groups; from 10.00 am until 10.45 for 4 to 7 year olds and 11.00 am until 12.30 for 8 to 11 years of age. Both Instructors are very experienced in running Drama sessions for children and are CRB checked. The main benefits are increased self-confidence, vocal skills, imagination, creativity and improved social skills. If you’re interested, please give Caroline a ring on 07890 869263. Easter Compton Methodist Church. will be holding its usual coffee morning, on the third Tuesday of every month. It will be from 10.30 until 12 noon. Raffle and stalls. We look forward to meeting with you and to welcome you all. Easter Compton Parent and Toddler Group. We meet every Monday during term time from 10am until 11:30am in the Village Hall. Lots of toys, some new ones recently purchased, and seasonal crafts. Refreshments, including fruit, provided. Please come along. For more information phone Loretta Preech on 631391. Easter Compton W I meets on the second Wednesday of every month in the Village Hall, Easter Compton, at 7.30 pm. All visitors are warmly welcome. Contact Vera Booy on 633473. The Severnside Art Club. meets on Tuesdays at 2pm in Easter Compton Village Hall, with a tutored workshop once a month. There are some vacancies at present. Enquiries to the Secretary please, on 01454 632497 Groups Meeting at Pilning. Line Dancing for All We meet every Thursday morning 10.00 - 11.00 in the Mafeking Hall, Pilning. We have 12-15 regular members, but would welcome a few more. Our teacher is fully qualified - and patient! We are a friendly lot and as well as the exercise we do have fun. For further information contact Pearl on 632028. Pilning Angling Club is a club devoted to Deep Sea Angling. It meets on the last Tuesday of every month for a very informal and friendly meeting at the Cross Hands at 8.00 pm. It also organises an angling trip about once a month. If you would like more information, please contact Ray Edwards on 01454-633232 or just come along and get a warm welcome. Pilning Army Cadets, New Passage Road near Severn Beach We meet every Monday and Thursdays 7:15pm - 9:30pm, giving boys and girls age 12 (year 8) - 18 years old the opportunity to learn new skills and meet new people, also the chance to go away on camps. For more information or to see what we do pop down to our detachment on one of the above nights to find out more. Sergeant Hackett & Sergeant Brand 1st Pilning Brownies. We meet on a Wednesday at 6pm till 7.15pm during term time at the Mafeking Hall in Pilning. Girls between the ages of 7 and 10 welcome. For more information please contact Gill Humphries on 631844. Pilning Pips -Trinity Hall, Pilning. Learn through play, 3 years to school age. Mondays to Friday 9.30 am until 12 noon. 2½ to 3 years old, Monday and Wednesday 1pm to 3pm. If you would like more information please would you contact the playgroup leader Rachel Jefferies on 01454 631595. Pilning Tots’ Time. Our friendly Parent/Carer & Toddler Group meets in Trinity Hall every Tuesday during term time from 10am until 12 noon. Creative activities and lots of toys, including a ball-pit, ride-ons and a safe play area for babies. Refreshments provided. Just come along or phone Julie Pickett on 631216. Pilning & Severn Beach Local History Group. There is an Open Membership section, £3 annual fee, where members receive a newsletter, four monthly, with details of events and news. Call Joan Heyman on 01454 632394. Pilning and Severn Beach W I meet on the third Wednesday of every month in Mafeking Hall, Pilning, at 10.15am. All visitors are warmly welcome. Contact Pauline on 632044 Princess Royal Trust for Carers Group, Severn Beach. Would you like to meet other carers? Severn Beach Carers Group meets on the second Wednesday of the month from 1 until 3pm at Pilning Surgery. Call Penny Snow (Carers’ Line) 01179 652200. Severnside Out of School Club. We collect children from St Peter’s, Pilning and Northwick sites and Severn Beach Primary schools, and entertain them until up to 6pm. Also we are open in all school holidays for all the children aged 4-11 years. OFSTED – Reg. No. EY225156 For more information ring, Play Leader - 07733 373281. (between 9 am and 5.30 pm weekdays) St. Peter’s Choir & Special Choir. Rehearsals are every Monday at 7.30pm until around 9pm. A large range of musical styles are covered and there's no need to read music; all ages from eight to eighty are welcome. For more details phone Roy on 01454 632670. SureStart are pleased to inform you of our new Baby Café to be piloted from September 2008. The Café is for Dads, Mums, Grandparents and Carers with Children Birth to 18 months & is at Pilning Village Hall on Thursday mornings in term times only. For more details please call Emma - 01454 862979 or text 08982 185749 or email emma.britt@southglos.gov.uk. The Village Players Drama Group. Meet every Wednesday at 7-30pm in The Village Hall, Pilning. New members, especially male actors, are always welcome! Experience not necessary as we will teach you. Ring Julie Tyzack 01454 850653 for more details or just come along and meet us. WASP – Problems getting around? Can WASP help you? We have electric scooters, wheelchairs etc. which we can loan you, long or short term according to your needs. Or would you like free transport to our monthly Luncheon Club on the third Tuesday of every month and enjoy good company at a friendly pub. If so, please contact the Secretary, Robert Griffin on 632624 or at 9, Shaymoor Lane, Pilning, South Gloucestershire BS35 4JR. WASP is a registered charity (no. 1068509) supported by the residents of Pilning, Severn Beach and Easter Compton for the benefit of clients in those areas only. Groups Meeting at Severn Beach. Breakfast Club for Severn Beach, Pilning & Easter Compton. We meet on the first and third Sunday of every month in termtime at 10.00 am at the United Church. It is mainly for children of primary school age but their parents and the rest of the family may find it interesting and enjoyable as it teaches the Christian faith in a new and exciting way. Contact Alison Carmody on 633039 or Pamela Griffin on 632624. Minnows for Severn Beach, Pilning & Easter Compton, meeting in the United Church - on alternate Thursdays at 2.00pm until 3.00pm in term time. All welcome from birth to school age. Listen to a story about Jesus make something to take home, sing a song, have something to eat & drink and make new friends. Enquiries to Pamela 632624. Pergamno Parchment Craft Workshop. Meeting on the 1st Saturday of each month in Severn Beach Village Hall from 10.00am – 4.00pm. For details:- Vera Jones – 01291 420527 Pilning & Severn Beach Gardeners’ Club. A club for the amateur gardener, a friendly group of people who enjoy sharing ideas and plants. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month (except January) at the United Church, Beach Avenue, Severn Beach at 7.30 - 9.00 p.m. A speaker is engaged for each meeting. For information contact the Secretary, Rosemary Roper 01454 632936. Severn Beach Mother and Toddler Group. We meet every Thursday from 9.30am until 11.15am, in Severn Beach Village Hall. Refreshments will be provided. Organised trips and events. Call Cathie on 633137. Severn Beach over 50s Society. We meet at Severn Beach Village Hall every Thursday between 2.00 pm until 3.30 pm. Come and have a cup of tea and biscuits. Meet old friends and make new ones.1st Thursday every month is Bingo. Call Margaret Weaver 07879274094. Severn Beach Playgroup. Learning through play for all pre-school children. Open Monday to Friday 9.15 to 11.45 in term time, at Emmaus Church Centre, Gorse Cover Rd, Severn Beach. Ring Pauline 01454 632745 Stitches Group. Meet on the 1st Monday of every month at United Church at.7.00-9.00pm. If you enjoy any kind of craft - at any level - quilting, patchwork, embroidery, cross-stitch, knitting, card making etc. why not come along to our next meeting. We are a friendly group and would love to have some new members. If you would like further details, please contact Julia on Pilning 632286. General Groups. University of the Third Age. This fast growing organisation for the mature people of life that enjoy simulating meetings. For details of the many individual groups, contact Penny Withers 01454 632315. THORNBURY U3A After celebrating it’s 10th anniversary in 2008, Thornbury University of the Third Age now has membership approaching 1500. It organises well over 60 groups, listed below that offer a wide range of educational, social and leisure activities. Annual membership costs £6.00 per person and £10.00 for two people at the same address. This entitles members to attend as many groups as they wish. The majority of groups meet during the day, either in members’ homes or local halls. Further details and membership forms can be obtained from the Membership Secretary, Penny Withers on 01454 632315. Archaeology Architecture Art Appreciation Aspects of the Twentieth Century Astronomy Ballroom Dancing Basic Cycle Maintenance Bird Watching Book Group (the modern novel) Beginners’ Bridge Calligraphy Card Craft Chess Club Church visits Cinema Classical Studies Computing Concert visits Cooking for Husbands Cooking for One Country Dancing Cycling Discussions Drawing Etymology Family History Financial Planning French Beginners French Conversation Garden visits Gentle Exercise German History (The Tudors) History (The Stuarts) Investment Club Italian Jazz (2 groups) Latin Line Dancing Lip Reading Lunch Club (2 groups: first Wednesday and second Wednesday) Mah-jong Mathematics Music Groups Opera and Opera visits Painting Photography Play reading Plodders Poetry Appreciation Recorders (3 groups including a beginners group) Science and Technology Forum Scrabble Short Slow Rambles Spanish Spanish Conversation Table Tennis (2 groups) Tai Chi Theatre visits Travel and Tourism Walking Wine Tasting (2groups) World Religions Writing for Pleasure There are also a number of one-day visits and summer outings that are open to all U3A members. |