January 2006 Directory of Groups

This website version is accurate at 5th December 2005 and will be updated as new information is received.

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Category Group Leader Host or venue Day
Arts Antiques & Collectibles Rosemary Bennett St Andrews Church Hall 3rd Weds pm
Arts Archaeology & History Brian Shillum Various members 3rdTues pm
Arts Architecture & Local Studies Sue King Scout Hut, Port Vale 1st & 3rd Weds am
Arts Architecture, Classical Sue King Scout Hut, Port Vale 2nd & 4th Tues am
Arts Art Appreciation 1 (1 & 2) Jane Hadley
1st Thursday
Arts Art Appreciation 3 Richard Tite Various members usually monthly, Thursday
Arts Biography Margaret Stockman Various members homes 1st Monday pm
Arts Church Architecture Alison Walker
2nd Wednesday am
Arts Churches & Churchyards Ann Bridgwater
2nd Tuesday am
Arts Comparative Religions (1 & 2) Alan Hollis
1st Tuesday pm
Arts Jazz Appreciation (1 & 2) Basil Bates
2nd Wednesday am
Arts Learning about Literature (1 & 2) Rosa Cooper
2nd Thursday pm
Arts Music Appreciation 1 (1) Jean Sharp Various members Alt Wednesdays pm
Arts Music Appreciation 2 Rene Gardner Various members 2nd Tuesday
Arts Poetry Study (1 & 2) Rosa Cooper
4th Tuesday pm
Arts Poetry, Discovering Rene Gardner (2)Various members 1st & 3rd Monday 10am
Arts Probation Service (1 & 2) Ursula Steiger
2nd Monday am
Arts Reading for Pleasure (1 & 2) Cathy Henderson
Alt Wednesdays pm
Arts Towns & Villages (1 & 2) Ann Bridgwater
4th Friday am
Arts World War 1 Study Group (1 & 2) Douglas Hague
Monthly
Arts Writers Workshop (1 & 2) Clare Boyd
Last Monday pm
Languages French advanced 1 (1 & 2) Jean Caws
Monday pm
Languages French advanced 2 (1 & 2) Colin Hadley
Tuesday pm
Languages French basic (1) Jackie Macintosh
alt Thursdays am
Languages French conversation 1 Norman Huxford
Friday am
Languages French conversation 2 Jackie Macintosh
alt Mondays am
Languages French rejuvenation 1 (1 & 2) Sue King
Alt Fridays am
Languages French rejuvenation 2 Roy Dapp
Mon am or Tues pm
Languages German, basic (1 & 2) Edith Dodds
Thursday am
Languages German, basic Colin Millett (summer)
Thursday am
Languages German, conversation (1 & 2) Inge Holland
Friday am
Languages German, intermediate (1 & 2) Wendy Celia
Wednesday am
Languages Greek, Classical (Some prior knowledge needed) (1) Geoffrey Williams
Alt Wednesdays am
Languages Greek, Classical (Some prior knowledge needed) (2) Anne Betts
Alt Wednesdays am
Languages Italian, advanced (literature) Colin Hadley
or Morna Braybrook 583272

Monthly, Monday pm
Languages Italian, advanced (literature) or Morna Braybrook
Monthly, Monday pm
Languages Italian, intermediate 1 Tutor needed, contact leader Alan Hollis

Languages Italian, intermediate 2 Monty Chapman
Fortnightly, Monday pm
Languages Latin (Some prior knowledge needed) (1) Geoffrey Williams
Wednesday am
Languages Latin (Some prior knowledge needed) (2) Yvonne Rhodes
Wednesday am
Performance Arts Dance, European & English Folk (1) Hazel Cheal & Beryl Dymock 582960 Guide Hall, Burnett Sq 1st Tuesday pm
Performance Arts Dance, Scottish Country (1) Morna Braybrook (2) Guide Hut, Burnett Sq 1st, 3rd & 5th.Weds pm
Performance Arts Music for the Piano (1) Malcolm Booker (2) Members homes with pianos Monthly
Performance Arts Musical Ensemble (1) Gill Gifkins
As required
Performance Arts Ocarina Ursula Steiger Rosa Cooper
Alt Fridays am
Performance Arts Play Reading 1 (1 & 2) Morna Braybrook
Last Tuesday pm
Performance Arts Play Reading 2 (1 & 2) Mary Millett
1st Tuesday pm
Performance Arts Recorder (1 & 2) Margaret Barnes
Alt Wednesdays am
Performance Arts Sing, Learning to (1) Susan Hitch Friends Meeting House Alt Thursdays am
Performance Arts Singing for Pleasure Gwen Crosse Mission Hall, Hertford Heath Alt Wednesday am
Practical Activities Calligraphy Myra Allen & Joyce Harrison
1st Tuesday pm
Practical Activities Countryside (1) Kath Pike Varied venues 4th Wednesday pm
Practical Activities Embroidery Wynne Brown St Josephs Church Hall, St Johns Street Alt Fridays am
Practical Activities Gardens 1 Beryl Brisbane Church Hall, Duncombe Rd. Bengeo 1st Thursday pm
Practical Activities Gardens 2 Sue King Methodist Church Hall, Ware Rd 4th Wednesday pm
Practical Activities Model Makers Roy Yates Robin Hood, Tonwell 2nd Wednesday evening
Practical Activities Oil Painting Micky Hermasson Waterford Village Hall Alt Friday am
Practical Activities Patchwork Jennifer Thomas members homes 4th Wednesday pm
Practical Activities Practical Art 1 Sid Moss Guide Hut, West St, Hertford Monday am
Practical Activities Practical Art 2 Graham Perkins Guide Hut, West St Tuesday am
Practical Activities Textiles Mavis Curnock St Josephs Church Hall, St Johns Street Tuesdays am
Science & Technology Computer Club Nigel Pollard Mill Mead School; term time Wednesday pm
Science & Technology Digital Photography 1 Maurice Manning Church Hall, St Johns Street 3rd Weds pm
Science & Technology Digital Photography 2 Maurice Manning Mission Hall, Hertford Heath Friday pm after Castle Hall
Science & Technology Money Matters Ray Cole Village Hall, Waterford Quarterly
Science & Technology Projector Norman Huxford
by arrangement
Science & Technology Sci-Tec (inc Steam &Vintage Transport) Allan Spicer Guide Hut, West St, Hertford 2nd Friday pm
Social Activities Bridge, beginners Barbara Wallis or Kate Howland Waterford Village Hall Monday pm
Social Activities Cribbage (1&2) Rosa Cooper
Friday pm
Social Activities Discussion 1 (1 & 2) Rosa Cooper
1st Monday pm
Social Activities Discussion 2 (In The News 1) Neil Currie Various members homes 3rd Monday pm
Social Activities Discussion 3 (In The News 2) Tony Lake New Meeting Room, All Saints Church 3rd Tuesday pm
Social Activities Food Appreciation 1 Mike & Jean Fagan Various restaurants Monthly
Social Activities Food Appreciation 2 Douglas & Ann Neuff Various restaurants Monthly
Social Activities Luncheon Phyllis Riddiford Various restaurants 1st Friday
Social Activities Mah-Jong (1 & 2) Joyce Clarke
1st & 3rd Tuesdays pm
Social Activities Saturday Night Socials Jennifer Thomas 22 Port Vale, Hertford 3rd Saturday evening
Social Activities Scrabble Joan Barnes
2nd Wednesday pm
Social Activities Scrabble 2 Rosa Cooper
4th Wednesday pm
Social Activities Solo School, all levels Jennifer Thomas Phone for venue 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Social Activities Sunday Activities Marion Dodson Peripatetic Various Sundays
Social Activities Sunday Luncheon Betty Winterburn or Yvonne Daish
Last Sunday
Social Activities Travellers’ Tales (1 &2) Zara Kimber
2nd Thursday pm
Social Activities Wine Appreciation Don Gardiner Place House, Ware 2nd Thursday evening
Sports & Physical Fitness



Sports & Physical Fitness Aqua Fit Sheila Hand Fanshawe Pool, Ware Fridays am
Sports & Physical Fitness Badminton 1 Alisan Gall & Edna Green Wodson Sports Centre, Ware Wednesday pm
Sports & Physical Fitness Badminton 2 Ray Newton Wodson Sports Centre, Ware Tuesday am
Sports & Physical Fitness Badminton 3 David Bindefeld Wodson Sports Centre, Ware Friday am
Sports & Physical Fitness Badminton 4 Mary Davies Wodson Sports Centre, Ware Monday am
Sports & Physical Fitness Bowls 1 Doreen Huxford Gosling Stadium WGC Monday am
Sports & Physical Fitness Bowls 2 Ray Cole Gosling Stadium WGC Wednesday am
Sports & Physical Fitness Bowls, out-door [summer] Sheila Hand Hartham
Sports & Physical Fitness Bowls, Short Mat Mon Pat Davidson Wodson Sports Centre Monday pm
Sports & Physical Fitness Bowls, Short Mat Wed Pat Davidson Wodson Sports Centre Wednesday pm
Sports & Physical Fitness Croquet Jennifer Thomas Haileybury College April to October
Sports & Physical Fitness Cycling Terry Clarke
1st Thursday
Sports & Physical Fitness Keep Fit 1 Cathy Henderson St Johns Hall, Hertford Monday am
Sports & Physical Fitness Keep Fit 2 Joyce Sandell St Johns Hall, Hertford Monday am
Sports & Physical Fitness Keep Fit 3 Trish Bindefeld St Andrews Wilshere Hall, Stanstead Abbotts Friday am
Sports & Physical Fitness Sailing Geoff Preshner Nazeing ESSA Sailing Base Tuesday pm
Sports & Physical Fitness Snooker Monty Chapman Herts Country Club WGC Tuesday am
Sports & Physical Fitness Swimming Sheila Hand Hartham Pool, Hertford Weds am
Sports & Physical Fitness Table Tennis David Brookes Wodson Pk Centre Ware Wednesday pm
Sports & Physical Fitness Tai Chi, 1 & 2 Kate Howland St Johns Hall, Hertford Friday am
Sports & Physical Fitness Tai Chi, 3 & 4 & 5 Sheila Hand Church Hall, Duncombe Rd, Bengeo Tues pm
Sports & Physical Fitness Yoga Sheila Pirie St Josephs Church Hall, St John St Thurs am
Walking Groups Distance walkers John Green
1st. Wednesday
Walking Groups Easy Walking Ann Bridgwater
4th Tuesday
Walking Groups Friday Walks 1 Jackie Williams
Last Friday
Walking Groups Friday Walks 2 Frances Harding
alternate Fridays
Walking Groups River Walks John Lyons
1st Monday
Walking Groups Strollers 1 Marie Archer
4th Tuesday am
Walking Groups Strollers 2 Christine Vickers
3rd Monday am
Walking Groups Strollers 3 Christine Vickers
1st Tuesday am
Walking Groups Strollers 4 Jean Luscher
2nd Monday am
Walking Groups Strollers 5 David Haynes
2nd Thursday am
Walking Groups Tai Chi Walking group (Tai Chi group members only) June Lacey & Joan Raven
2nd Monday am
Walking Groups Thursday Walks 1 Tony Rear
2nd Thursday
Walking Groups Thursday Walks 2 Sue King
Thurs after Castle Hall
Walking Groups Wednesday Walks Jackie Williams
2nd Wednesday
x Informal groups [leaders organise activities or supply information for members] Advanced Driving Instruction Bob Dunkley

y Informal groups Concert Going Valerie Morey or Jenny Lindop

y Informal groups Family History Norman Huxford

y Informal groups Musicals John & Lesley Amos

y Informal groups Theatre Visits Sheila Smith & Jean Williams

y Informal groups Travel John & Margaret Grisbrooke