The various interest groups are summarised below, tabulated by themes. Please note that even if a group is currently full, it is worth registering your interest as another group may start to cover the same topic.
If you prefer to see the group information in calendar format, click here.
Where the group name is underlined, more information is available by clicking
on the name. Otherwise please contact our Groups Co-ordinator, 
If there is a topic not listed in which you are interested and you think others may be as well, then please suggest it to our Groups Co-ordinator.
Topic |
Contact |
Frequency |
Location |
| General Interest | |||
| Book Reading | 
|
Monthly - 2nd Monday | Methodist Church, Hall Lane, Whitwick |
| Days Out | 
|
Various | Various |
| Discussion Group | 
|
Monthly - 1st Thursday | Member's house |
| Discovering Dishes | 
|
Monthly - 3rd Tuesday | Members' houses |
| Family History | 
|
Monthly - 3rd Monday | Coalville Library |
| Film Group | 
|
Various | Local venues |
| Gardening | 
|
Approx Monthly | Various |
| Museum Visits | 
|
Monthly - 1st Friday | Various |
| History | 
|
Monthly - last Monday | Various |
| Quiz group | 
|
Monthly - 4th Wednesday plus ad hoc evenings |
Various |
| Theatre Group | 
|
Approx Monthly | Various |
| Short Courses | |||
| Confidence in Water | 
|
Weekly when running | Hermitage Leisure Centre |
| Smartphone | 
|
To suit paticipants | Coalville Library |
| Time to Remember | 
|
Fortnightly when running | Howe Court, Whitwick |
| Arts and Crafts | |||
| Art | 
|
1st and 3rd Wednesday of month | Thringstone Methodist Hall |
| Needles and Pins | 
|
2nd and 4th Tuesday of month | Member's house |
| Papercraft | 
|
1st and 3rd Thursday of month | Member's house |
| Eating Out | |||
| Afternoon Tea | 
|
Monthly - 1st Thursday | Various |
| Curry club | 
|
Monthly - 4th Tuesday | Various |
| Lunch club | 
|
Monthly - 3rd Thursday | Various |
| Sunday Lunch Group | 
|
Monthly - 1st Sunday | Various |
| Supper club | 
|
Monthly - 1st Wednesday | Various |
| Games and Sports | |||
| Board Games | 
|
Monthly - 1st Friday | Howe Court, off Brooks Lane, Whitwick |
| Bridge | 
|
Weekly - Tuesdays | Member's house |
| Bridge for beginners |
|
Weekly - Thursdays | Member's house |
| Canasta | 
|
Weekly - Wednesday | Howe Court, off Brooks Lane, Whitwick |
| Curling | 
|
Weekly - Monday | Thringstone Community Centre |
| Scrabble | 
|
Monthly - 1st Tuesday | Member's house |
| Short Mat Bowls | 
|
Weekly - Monday | Coalville Town Bowls Club |
| Languages | |||
| French - group 1 | 
|
Weekly - Thursdays | Member's house |
| French - group 2 | 
|
Weekly - Tuesdays | Thringstone Community Centre |
| German | 
|
Weekly - Monday | Thringstone Community Centre |
| Spanish | 
|
Weekly - Monday | Thringstone Community Centre |
| Spanish for Beginners | 
|
Weekly - Tuesday | Member's house |
| Mastering Technology | |||
| Computing - Refreshers | 
|
Monthly - 1st Wednesday | Member's house |
| Creating DVDs | 
|
As suits participants | As suits participants |
| Digital Photography | 
|
Monthly - 2nd or 3rd Thursday | Thringstone Methodist Hall |
| Music & Dance | |||
| Dance | 
|
Monthly - 3rd Tuesday | Thringstone Members Club |
| Fun Choir | 
|
Fortnightly - Wednesday | Church Hall, Loughborough Road, Thringstone |
| Juke Box | 
|
Monthly - 2nd Tuesday | Thringstone Methodist Hall |
| Music Appreciation | 
|
Monthly Oct-April - 3rd Thursday | Emmanuel Church, Loughborough |
| Walking groups | |||
| Summer Saunters | 
|
Monthly - 1st Thursday | Various |
| SWANS | 
|
Monthly - 4th Thursday | Various |
| Strollers | 
|
Monthly - 3rd Wednesday | Various |
| 5 milers | 
|
Monthly - 1st Tuesday | Various |
| Ramblers | 
|
Monthly - 1st Friday | Various |
| Striders | 
|
Monthly - 3rd Monday | Various |
| Walking Holidays | 
|
Annually - Sept or Oct | Various |
If any of these interest you, or indeed you would be willing to lead or co-ordinate
a group , then please contact our Groups Co-ordinator
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