Groups
We are finally being allowed to open up and to once more enjoy face-to face meetings indoors as well as outside. For some it could never be soon enough whilst others are more anxious and want more time but we are trying to cater for everyone as far as we can.
Legal restrictions are no longer in place, but returning to ”normal” will be a gradual process with some groups already being back to face2face while others are staying on Zoom for a while, and some may decide to stay on Zoom indefinitely for various reasons.
Even after lockdown we all have to be cautious. Before a group can start face to face meetings, the group leader must circulate a risk assessment form to all group members, and you must not attend the group until you have read this and told the group leader that you are fit and able to join and aware of the risks involved. Your group leader may require you to show proof of a Covid vaccination or a recent negative Covid test. If that is the case, it should be clearly stated on the risk assessment form.
At the moment only currently active groups are listed on this page. A grey background means that group has no vacancies at the moment. For the full view of activities, please download the Group Timetable from this page but note that due to privacy issues we do not publish contact information for the individual groups on the website.
If you want to start a group yourself, our Groups Coordinator Marilyn Hendleman will be happy to help you. She can be reached by filling out the form on the Contact page. You don't have to have special skills or talents in order to run a group. If you are interested in a subject, and you are happy to take the register of members attending, you are ready to become a group leader, and we would love to hear from you.
Group List | |||
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60s Pop Music Wednesday p.m. Barkingside | Wednesday p.m. Barkingside | Armchair Travel Thursday p.m. Chigwell | Thursday p.m. Chigwell |
Art A Monday a.m. Fullwell Cross Library | Monday a.m. Fullwell Cross Library | Art B Thursday p.m. St Theresa's Church | Thursday p.m. St Theresa's Church |
Arthouse Cinema Tuesday p.m. Barkingside | Tuesday p.m. Barkingside | Backgammon Tuesday p.m. Gants Hill | Tuesday p.m. Gants Hill |
Book Circle A Monday p.m. Gants Hill | Monday p.m. Gants Hill | Bridge Friday Group Friday a.m. SWESRS | Friday a.m. SWESRS |
Bring Your Own Lunch Wednesday p.m. Barkingside | Wednesday p.m. Barkingside | Canasta Thursday p.m. SWESRS | Thursday p.m. SWESRS |
Chair Exercises Friday a.m. SWESRS | Friday a.m. SWESRS | Chess Wednesday a.m. South Woodford | Wednesday a.m. South Woodford |
Coffee Mornings Barkingside Tuesday a.m. Barkingside | Tuesday a.m. Barkingside | Coffee Mornings Wanstead Wednesday a.m. Wanstead | Wednesday a.m. Wanstead |
Creative Writing A Monday a.m. Clayhall | Monday a.m. Clayhall | Creative Writing B Wednesday p.m. Woodford Green | Wednesday p.m. Woodford Green |
Creative Writing C Thursday a.m. Goodmayes | Thursday a.m. Goodmayes | Current Affairs Tuesday p.m. TBA | Tuesday p.m. TBA |
Discussion A - General Thursday a.m. Redbridge | Thursday a.m. Redbridge | Discussion E - General Thursday p.m. SWESRS | Thursday p.m. SWESRS |
Discussion F - General Thursday p.m. SWESRS | Thursday p.m. SWESRS | Ethical Issues Monday p.m. Chigwell & Zoom | Monday p.m. Chigwell & Zoom |
Famous People Friday p.m. Zoom | Friday p.m. Zoom | Freedom Pass Wanderers Various | Various |
Gardening Thursday p.m. Zoom | Thursday p.m. Zoom | German Wednesday a.m. Chigwell | Wednesday a.m. Chigwell |
Getting Around in Italy Tuesday p.m. Snaresbrook | Tuesday p.m. Snaresbrook | Green London Walks Sunday a.m. Various | Sunday a.m. Various |
History C Thursday a.m. Barkingside & Zoom | Thursday a.m. Barkingside & Zoom | History D Wednesday a.m. Wanstead | Wednesday a.m. Wanstead |
IT help Individually arranged | Individually arranged | Jazz A-Z on Film Thursday a.m. Barkingside | Thursday a.m. Barkingside |
Jazz Songbook on Disc Thursday a.m. SWESRS | Thursday a.m. SWESRS | London Theatre As arranged | As arranged |
London Walks Monday a.m. Various | Monday a.m. Various | Looking at Art Tuesday a.m. Various | Tuesday a.m. Various |
Mainstream Films Thursday p.m. Barkingside | Thursday p.m. Barkingside | Marquetry Tuesday a.m. SWESRS | Tuesday a.m. SWESRS |
Music - Classical Wednesday p.m. Barkingside | Wednesday p.m. Barkingside | Music - Classical varied Thursday p.m. Clayhall | Thursday p.m. Clayhall |
Music and Quiz Monday p.m. Zoom | Monday p.m. Zoom | Papercraft & Cardmaking Thursday p.m. Hainault | Thursday p.m. Hainault |
Patchwork & Embroidery Wednesday a.m. Clayhall | Wednesday a.m. Clayhall | Play Reading Wednesday p.m. Barkingside | Wednesday p.m. Barkingside |
Poetry Appreciation Monday a.m. Goodmayes | Monday a.m. Goodmayes | Poetry Plus Monday a.m. Ilford | Monday a.m. Ilford |
Politics A Thursday p.m. Zoom | Thursday p.m. Zoom | Politics B Thursday p.m. SWESRS | Thursday p.m. SWESRS |
Psychology A Tuesday p.m. SWESRS | Tuesday p.m. SWESRS | Psychology B Wednesday a.m. Wanstead | Wednesday a.m. Wanstead |
Psychology D Tuesday a.m. Zoom | Tuesday a.m. Zoom | Quirky Quiz Tuesday a.m. Zoom | Tuesday a.m. Zoom |
Quiz Afternoons Wednesday p.m. SWESRS | Wednesday p.m. SWESRS | Rummikub Thursday a.m. Barkingside | Thursday a.m. Barkingside |
Science Wednesday p.m. Chigwell | Wednesday p.m. Chigwell | Scrabble Monday a.m. SWESRS | Monday a.m. SWESRS |
Sports Wednesday a.m. Chigwell | Wednesday a.m. Chigwell | Sunday Pub Lunches Sunday p.m. Various venues | Sunday p.m. Various venues |
Talking Italian Tuesday p.m. Zoom | Tuesday p.m. Zoom | Taste of the Musicals AM Tuesday a.m. Zoom | Tuesday a.m. Zoom |
Taste of the Musicals PM Tuesday p.m. Gants Hill | Tuesday p.m. Gants Hill | Theatre (Ilford) Kenneth More Theatre | Kenneth More Theatre |
Theatre (London) Various | Various | Walking for Pleasure Monday a.m. Various | Monday a.m. Various |
Yoga Tuesday p.m. Zoom | Tuesday p.m. Zoom |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Art A Creative Writing A London Walks Poetry Appreciation Poetry Plus Scrabble Walking for Pleasure | Book Circle A Ethical Issues Music and Quiz |
Tuesday | Coffee Mornings Barkingside Looking at Art Marquetry Psychology D Quirky Quiz Taste of the Musicals AM | Arthouse Cinema Backgammon Current Affairs Getting Around in Italy Psychology A Talking Italian Taste of the Musicals PM Yoga |
Wednesday | Chess Coffee Mornings Wanstead German History D Patchwork & Embroidery Psychology B Sports | 60s Pop Music Bring Your Own Lunch Creative Writing B Music - Classical Play Reading Quiz Afternoons Science |
Thursday | Creative Writing C Discussion A - General History C Jazz A-Z on Film Jazz Songbook on Disc Rummikub | Armchair Travel Art B Canasta Discussion E - General Discussion F - General Gardening Mainstream Films Music - Classical varied Papercraft & Cardmaking Politics A Politics B |
Friday | Bridge Friday Group Chair Exercises | Famous People |
Sunday | Green London Walks | Sunday Pub Lunches |