Music
Community listings
essential guide
11
Leisure interests
Woolton Hill & District
Gardeners’ Club
St Thomas’ Church Hall,
Woolton Hill, September to
April; Jane Skyrme, secretary,
01635 254151
4x4-without a club club
Lea Awbery: 07887 533168;
withoutaclub@yahoo.co.uk; www.4x4withoutaclub.co.ukEarl Rivers Regiment of Foote
Local Regiment of the Sealed
Knot Society, based at
Donnington Castle; Natasha
Richardson, public relations
officer; 07788 431506; pro@
earlrivers.org.uk; www.earlriv-
ers.org.ukKennet Valley Guild Weavers,
Spinners & Dyers
First Saturday of the month,
St Mary the Virgin, New Road,
Greenham; Dennis Walker,
secretary: dennisgwalker@
yahoo.co.uk; tel: 01635
298055;
sites.google.com/site/kennetvalleyguild/homet
Kennet Valley Woodturners
Meet Padworth Village Hall;
John Bowles, chairman: 33
The Ridgeway, Caversham,
Reading, RG4 8NX; 0118 947
4772
Meeting Place
Nicola Cullin: 07767 833683;
newmeetingplace@aol.comMid Thames Model Boat Club
Beale Park, Lower Basildon,
RG8 9NH; Dale Broad, sec-
retary:
www.mtmbc.co.uk;01635 862028; dale.broad@
tesco.netNational Needlework Archive
The Old Chapel, Main Street,
Greenham Business Park,
RG19 6HW; Elaine Wrightson,
centre
manager;
octc@live.com;
01635 38740; www.national
needleworkarchive.org.ukNewbury & District Beekeepers
Association
Swarms, keeping bees, train-
ing, regular meetings
www.newburybeekeepers.
org.ukNewbury & District Transport
Group
Talks & slide shows about
all forms of transport; David
& Marion Canning, secretary
and treasurer; 0118 981 5678;
info@davidandmarionphotog-
raphy.co.ukNewbury Bridge Club
Nicola Foster, secretary: www.
bridgewebs.com/newbury;
info@newburybridgeclub.
co.ukNewbury Chess Club
Woolton Hill Church every
Thursday, 7.30pm. David
Skyrme, secretary: 01635
253545;
www.newburychess.org.ukNewbury Crafters
Speen Parish Hall, Newbury
Albert Moss; 01635 43846;
albert.moss@virgin.netNewbury Embroiderers’ Guild
Monthly meetings held at St
Francis de Sales Church;
Mair Edwards, secretary: 55
Chandos Road, Newbury,
RG14 7EG; 01635 35535;
mair_edwards@hotmail.comNewbury Geological Study Group
Mike Weideli, secretary: www.
ngsg.org.uk;01635 42190;
secretary@ngsg.org.ukNewbury & Reading Wargames
Society
Every Monday evening at Fir
Tree Primary School; Graham
Hyland: 01635 46627; www.
colours.org.ukNewbury Amateur Astronomical
Society
United Reformed Church Hall,
Newbury. Observing at St
Mary’s Church, Greenham;
Steve Harris: 01635 860047;
steveharris234@aol.comNewbury Camera Club
Shaw Social Club, Almond
Avenue, Shaw, Newbury;
Richard Pike, chairman: 0118
971 2664;
0118 971 2055;
richard.pike1@virgin.net;
www.newburycameraclub.
org.uk;
Newbury Car Club
117 Kingsley Close, Shaw,
Newbury, RG14 2EB; Carrie
Meissner: 07761 222072;
www.newburycarclub.co.uk;
info@newburycarclub.co.ukNewbury Conservative Club
Cheap Street, Newbury RG14
5DD
Tel: 01635 41471
Newbury Group of Advanced
Motorists
Group Secretary: Dick Bird;
07717 366500; secretary@
niam.org.uk;
www.niam.org.ukNewbury MG Owners’ Club
The Woodpecker pub, Wash
Water, Secretary; Ian Deverall,
23 Conifer Drive,Tilehurst;
0118 962 4624; ian.deverall@
ntlworld.comEditor: Roger Boys, 11
Fairacre, Woolton Hill; 07966
132295;
rogerb@newbury.netNewbury Model Railway Club
Wash Common Community
Centre,
Glendale Avenue Newbury;
Alan Robertson:
07580177864;
www.newburymrc.co.ukNewbury Road Club (cycling
club)
Ian Lakey, secretary: www.
newburyrc.co.uk; 01635
864314;
secretary@newburyrc.co.ukNewbury Scale Model Club
Meetings at Newbury Rugby
Club
Ian Shumsky, Secretary;
07769 887 532; secretary@
newburyscalemodelclub.org.
uk; www.newburyscalemodel-
club.org.uk/Newbury Speakers Club
Phil Gladwell, vice president;
info@newburyspeakers.org;
07785 913267; www.newbury-
speakers.orgSt Nicolas Church Bell Ringers
Julia Deady, secretary; 07788
447940; newbury@bells-
nearnewbury.org.uk; www.
bellsnearnewbury.org.ukThatcham & District Philatelic
Society
Memorial Hall, Bath Road,
Thatcham (Thu eve) and
Council Chambers, (Mon pm);
Graeme Stewart, honorary
secretary:
www.tdps.org.uk;01635 866942;
graeme_viv@btopenworld.
com
Thatcham Photographic Club
Sue Lloyd, chairman;
www.thatchamphotoclub.com info@thatchamphotoclub.comValley Film Society
East Garston Village Hall;
Penny Brewer, chairwoman:
01488 72305;
www.valleyfilmsociety.org;
Penny Locke (membership):
pennylocke@freeuk.comVintage Motor Cycle Club,
Berkshire section
Meets at Englefield Social
Club, near Theale; Michael
Bryant,
secretary: 0118 942 3094;
www.berkshire-vmcc.org.uk;
berkshirevmcc@yahoo.co.ukWest Berks Ramblers
Mrs Lesley Webb; 01635
45689;
www.wberksramblers.org.ukThird Sunday of the Month
Afternoon Concert of Popular
Melodies,
William Penney Theatre, AWE
Aldermaston; Christine or
Sylvia brockwellcga1@btinter-
net.com;
www.organfax.co.uk;
0118 932 3971
Apollo Big Band Society
Rehearses at Stockcross
Village Hall; George Wicks,
chairman: 01635 47675; www.
apollobigband.co.uk;
apollobigband@btopenworld.
com
Beenham Wind Band
Rehearses on Friday evenings
in Beenham; Simon Witcomb,
chairman; 01635 869869;
www.beenhamband.com;
simon@witcombs.co.ukCold Ash Brass
Rehearses at St Mark’s
School, Cold Ash; Paul
Sanders, secretary: 01635
SERVICE
AIR CON
MOT
Newbury Motors Ltd
Unit A6, Faraday Road, Newbury, Berks, RG14 2AD
Tel: 01635 41105 Fax: 01635 523322
WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING GREAT DEALS
HALF PRICE MOT WHEN BOOKED AT THE SAME TIME AS A SERVICE
Air Conditioning Repairs and Servicing Engine Management Diagnostics
Air Conditioning Recharge
Special Offer of £49.00 + VAT if this Ad is produced