ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
| Non-Sporting Organisations |
Sporting Activities | Young People's Organisations |
| NON-SPORTING ORGANISATIONS | Telephone |
| Crossroads "Caring for Carers" Click here. | |
| Floral Art Club (Twyford and District) Mrs Pearl Stephenson, Secretary, Patches, 28 Gingell's Farm Road, Charvil Meetings are held at St Patrick's Church Hall, Charvil, at 7:30 pm on the second Tuesday of the month. Visitors welcome. |
934 3024 |
| Friends of the Earth (Wokingham District) Mrs Penny Miller e-mail: pennyannemiller@aol.com Friends of the Earth inspire solutions to environmental problems which make life better for people. Meets on 1st Monday of the month at the Friends Meeting House, 28 Denton Road, Wokingham at 8pm. |
940 3381 |
| Wargrave Gardeners Club Annette Greathead Meets on the last Wednesday of the month in the Hannen Room, or during the summer makes garden visits. All welcome. |
940 1505 |
| Wargrave Heritage Trust Click here. |
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| Hennerton Backwater Association Philip Meadowcroft, Secretary, Lake Lodge, Henley Road For the upkeep of the backwater |
940 3208 |
| Ladies Circle (Twyford and District) Ann Moffatt Meets on the second and 4th Thursday of the month at 8pm. |
934 4781 |
| Royal National Lifeboat Institution Michael Porter, Chairman, The Lodge, Station Road |
940 2410 |
| Wargrave Local History Society Peter Delaney, Secretary e-mail: peter.delaney2@btinternet.com |
940 3121 |
| National Childbirth Trust Reading Area The N.C.T. offers information and support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parent-hood, and aims to enable every parent to make informed choices. |
924 3474 |
| Pop-In Club Ann Holland, Chairperson, 18 Langhams Way Mrs Pat Jones, Secretary, 5 Braybrooke Road A social club for senior citizens providing friendship and support through a varied programme of events, guest speakers and outings. Meetings held in the Bowling Pavilion, East View Road, on Mondays 9.30am to 11.30am February to December. Transport can be arranged with ReadiBus. New members always welcome. |
940 3582 940 2267 |
| Rotary Club (Henley-On-Thames) Karl Kuhnke Meets at Henley Golf Club, Harpsden for Tuesday lunch, 12.15 (dinner on 5th Tuesday of the month). Rotary Club (Henley Bridge) Peter Allen Meets for Wednesday supper at 7.30 for 8 p.m. At Badgemore Golf Club, Henley. |
01491 640 998 01491 575 154 |
| River Thames Society Helen Batten A registered charity for the protection and promotion of the River Thames. |
01491 612 456 |
| Round Table (Twyford and District) Tom Bate Website: www.twyfordroundtable.org Meets on the first and 3rd Wednesday of the month. |
07504 187971 |
| The Royal British Legion, Wargrave Branch Tony Elliott, Chairman, 52 Braybrooke Road Gavin Roynon, Hon Secretary, loddon Acres, Loddon Drive |
940 2701 940 3602 |
| Twyford Singers David Brown Rehearsals at URC Hall, Church Street, Twyford, 7:45-10pm Tuesdays |
959 0344 |
| Wargrave Theatre Workshop Stephen Farrow, Chairman, Temple Mount, Blakes Road Wendy Roberts, Membership A regular Newsletter infonns members of the dates and venues for auditions, rehearsals and social events. |
940 4978 940 3092 |
| Twyford Evening Townswomen Guild Mrs Iris Howard, Chairman Meetings every first Thursday of the month, except August at St Mary's Church Centre, Twyford at 7 .45pm. Come and hear interesting speakers, see colourful shows and various demonstrations. New members welcome. |
970 6806 |
| Wargrave Village Festival Committee Sue Ferguson Organises a village festival every two years. The 2009 festival is 12th to 28th June. |
940 3032 |
| Wargrave Wine Circle David Baker Meets on the second Wednesday of the month in the Hannen Room (except August) at 8pm. |
940 3699 |
| Wargrave Womens Club Maggie Robinson, Chairman Meets third Tuesday of most months in the hannen Room at 7:45 for 8pm start. Speakers and outings. Ladies of any age welcome. See noticeboards in the village for the programme. |
940 2787 |
| Women's institute (Cockpole Green) Adrienne Rance, President, The Paddocks, Crazies Hill Meets on the third Tuesday of each month in the Crazies Hill Hall at 2:30pm Women's Institute (Mill Green Wargrave) Mrs Pat Jones, Secretary Meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the Hannen Room. New members welcome. |
940 2935 940 2267 |
| SPORTING ACTIVITIES | Top of this section |
| Adventurers Group (Wargrave) Dave Moore e-mail: dave@gardening.demon.co.uk Activities for all ages. |
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| Aerobics and Step Classes Mrs Lorie Cordrey Aerobics: Loddon Hall, Twyford, Mondays 7.30 - 8.30 pm and at Youth & Community Centre, Twyford, Tuesdays 9.15 - 10.15am. 50+ class -Youth & Community Centre, Twyford, Mondays 10 - 11 am. Body Conditioning: Youth & Community Centre, Twyford, Thurs 10 - 11 am. Other classes in Caversham or Littlewick Green. |
940 2459 |
| Wargrave Badminton Club Brian Simpkins Club night: Waingels Copse School, Wednesdays 7:30 - 9:30pm. |
947 0581 |
| Wargrave Boating Club Membership Secretary e-mail: membership@wargraveboatingclub.co.uk Wargrave Boating Club is a family friendly club which gives the best opp0l1unity in the village for just messing about on the river in rowing boats or canoes. For the more adventurous, we have skiffing, rowing, canoeing and punting sections offering a variety of competitive regattas and fun outings. We also run annual training courses for beginners in all disciplines. |
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| Wargrave Bowling Club Michael Pope, Hon Secretary, 22 East View Road RG10 8BH Wargrave Bowling Club in East View Road is open from late April until mid September. New members, with or without a knowledge of the game of Bowls, welcome. Excellent coaching facilities available and we would like to encourage youngsters from the age of 10 years to join us. |
940 3533 |
| Berkshire County Cricket Centre Mark Roche, Berkshire Cricket Development Manager e-mail: mark.roche@ecb.co.uk Team cricket coaching courses and practice nets at the Piggott School. |
07785 722242 |
| Crazies Hill and Cockpole Green Cricket Club Greg Boden, Chairman Friendly village cricket team, open to all ages. New members welcome. |
01628 826 163 |
| Wargrave Cricket Club Ken Clark, Secretary Practice night Wednesday 6pm at the Recreation Ground. |
966 5977 |
| Cricket Club Colts Martin Woods Practice and coaching for under 11/13/15/17. Indoor practice nets from February on Sundays at The Piggott School. Clubmark accredited. |
940 2436 |
| Twyford Comets Football Graham Jerome-Ball Various football teams from under 6s to under 16s. |
940 3035 |
| Wargrave Football Club Callum Hunter e-mail: callumhunter@hotmail.com Training every Tuesday night 7 - 9 pm until the second week in September, and then from 6.30 - 8 pm. Home games kick off on Wargrave Recreation Ground at 2pm on Saturdays. New members always welcome. |
934 4307 |
| Wargrave Girls Football Club Steve Cooper Meets at the Recreation Ground on Saturdays from 9.30 - 11.00 am. The club is for girls from 6 - 16 years, and of any ability. Girls can also play for the club in the South Chiltern Minor League. |
940 1377 |
| Hennerton Golf Club Crazies Hill Road |
940 1000 |
| Wargrave Ramblers Marieke Chatterton, 6 Bayliss Road A small group who walk for the fun of it - for the enjoyment of the fresh air, the local countryside, the exercise and the good company. Very informal. We try to walk every other Saturday. Average walk is 7- 8 miles, with a pub stop for lunch half way. Sorry, we don't take children or dogs. |
940 2788 |
| Wargrave and Shiplake Regatta Peter Symons, Secretary, River Home, Willow Lane |
940 3413 |
| Redingensians RFCC Alan Jones RFCC is at Old Bath Road, Sonning Sat 2.30, Sun 10.00, Tues and Thurs 7.00 from September - April; Minis (Under 7 -- Under 12) play/train Sun; Juniors (Under 13 -- Under 19) train Tues or Thurs and play Sun; Seniors & Vets train Tues & Thurs and play Sat. |
940 4303 |
| Wargrave Runners Mandy Doward, Chairman e-mail: mandy.doward@ptr.co.uk Magda Bennett, Secretary e-mail: magdabennett@hotmail.co.uk David Moseley, Treasurer e-mail: dave@jmoseley.co.uk The Club welcomes runners and walkers of all abilities. Runners meet at Wargrave Recreation Ground at 8.15 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday. We also meet at 9 Newalls Rise at 9am every Saturday (a slower group in general than the 8.15 group) and at 6.30pm every Monday and Wednesday. Website: www.wargraverunners.net |
940 4977 940 4760 940 3254 |
| Henley Sailing Club Willow Lane, Wargrave RG10 8LJ Jeff Manning, Secretary A club for all the family with racing and fun sailing. Website: www.henley.sc.btinternet.co.uk/homepage.html |
940 3344 947 2139 |
| Wargrave and District Snooker Club John Scarrott, Secretary Located behind the Library in the Woodclyffe Hostel, Church Street. Open Monday - Friday evenings, facilities include a bar, three tables, darts and other pub games - all levels of player welcome. |
940 2253 |
| Wargrave Lawn Tennis Club Clubhouse Sue Jones, Membership Jane Jordan, Junior Secretary Membership forms with full details available at the Clubhouse, at the Recreation Ground. Website: http://wargravetennis.co.uk/default.aspx |
940 4827 940 6613 940 3973 |
| Wargrave Health Walks Dinton Pastures Country Park Walks of 2 to 4 miles from Wargrave Car Park, Fridays 10am. |
934 2016 |
| YOUNG PEOPLE'S ORGANISATIONS | Top of this section |
| Air Training Corps 1116 (Henley-on-Thames) DF Meets at Drill Hall, Friday Street, Henley, Monday & Thursday 7:30 - 9:30pm. Cadets membership open to girls & boys aged 13 - 18 years. Adult volunteers welcome. 1116 (Woodley) Squadron Meets Bader Hall, Mohawk Way (off Bader Way) Woodley, on Monday and Friday evenings. |
01491 572 335 944 2459 |
| Army Cadet Force Oxfordshire Henley Detachment Major Miles Parade on Wednesday 19:30 - 21:30 at the Drill Hall, Friday Street, Henley. |
01865 402 292 |
| Wargrave Ballet School Mrs Hilary Thomas, 36 Victoria Road For girls and boys from 2¾ years. RAD syllabus, at the Woodclyffe Hall. Also Adult Ballet and Tiny Toes music and movement from toddling. |
940 3978 |
| Madelaine Kelly School of Dancing Madelaine Kelly Childrens Classes include RAD Ballet, ISTD Modem and Tap; Adult Classes include Ballet, Body Conditioning and Tap; GCSE and ASIA Level Dance plus Theatre Trips, Workshops and Performance opportunities. Fledgling Youth Dance Company Madelaine Kelly Youth Dance group for teenagers. Meets weekly on a Wednesday evening from 7:30 - 9:00pm. |
934 0060 934 0060 |
| Butterflies St Mary's Parish Office 1st and 3rd Wednesdays in the month during term time. 9:30 - 11:00 in the Hannen Room. For preschoolers and their own special adult. Songs, story time, refreshments, craft activity. Cellar St Mary's Parish Office Meets on Sundays 7:30 - 9:30pm, for 16-18 year olds, at St Mary's Church Centre, Twyford. Pathfinders St Mary's Parish Office Meets on Sundays at Wargrave Court, 9:50 - 11am. First Sunday in the month for secondary aged children. Steelworks St Mary's Parish Office Bible study group for sixth formers, at St Mary's Church Centre, Twyford. Sunday Club St Mary's Parish Office Meets in the Hannen Room, Sundays 9:50 - 11am, except the first Sunday in the month. For primary aged children. Triangle St Mary's Parish Office Fun and friends for 11 - 13 year olds on Fridays 7 - 8:30pm at St Mary's Church Centre, Twyford. Triangle Plus St Mary's Parish Office Meets on Fridays 8:30 - I0pm for 14 - 16 year olds at St Mary's Church Centre, Twyford. |
Call 940 2300 for all of these |
| 1st Wargrave Rainbows Tracie Williams, Rainbow Leader, 96 Highfield Park Meets Tuesdays in term-time, 4 - 5pm in the Guide Hut at the Recreation Ground. 1st Wargrave Brownies Joy Saunders, Brownie Leader, 2 Old Dairy court, 77 High Street Meets Thursdays in term-time, 5:30 - 7 pm in the Guide Hut at the Recreation Ground. 2nd Wargrave Brownies Tamsin Phipps, Brownie Leader, 27 Langhams Way Meets Tuesdays in term-time, 5:30 - 7 pm in the Guide Hut at the Recreation Ground. 2nd Wargrave Guides Emma Saunders, Guide Leader, 7 School Lane Starting in January 2009, meeting on alternate Thursdays or Fridays in term-time, 7 - 9 pm in the Guide Hut at the Recreation Ground. Knowl Hill Guides Nina White, Guide Leader Meets Fridays 7 - 9 pm in Knowl Hill Village Hall. Ashley District Rangers Jo Titford Meets at various places. District Commissioner for the Guide Movement in Wargrave and Knowl Hill Gill Brown |
940 1405 940 1406 940 4252 940 1030 01628 822 415 934 0969 940 3882 |
| Wargrave Scouts Bill Bookless, Group Scout Leader, 26 Purfield Drive All groups except Explorer Scouts meet at the Scout Hut, on the Recreation Ground. All groups are open to boys and girls. Beavers Woodchucks - vacant position, Tuesday 5.30 - 6.45 pm Age 6 - 8 years. Lumberjacks - Jane Austen Wednesday 5.45 - 7 pm Age 6 - 8 years. Cubs Pumas - Jon Black Tuesdays, 7 - 8.30 pm. Age 8 - 10½ years. Wildcats - Simon Smith Thursdays, 7 - 8.30 pm. Age 8 - 10½ years. Scouts Nigel Board, 25 Coleridge Drive, Twyford Meet in Scout Hut on Monday evenings 7:15 - 9pm. Age 10½ - 14. Explorer Scouts Colin Stamp For ages 14 - 18 years. The Explorer Scouts marquee can be hired. E-mail: hire@loddonexplorers.co.uk Twyford Scouts marquee hire can be hired - e-mail toys@kfcwargrave.fsnet.co.uk |
940 4441 940 3038 940 1749 940 6110 934 4390 0798 044 5691 |
| Sea Cadet Corps No 179: TS Guardian, Wargrave Road, Henley Parade evenings, Monday and Friday at 7.30 pm. |
01491 571 159 |
| Theatre Workshop Mrs Ann Roberts, 89 Ridgeway Junior Workshop for 8 - 12 year olds. Wedge for 12 year olds and upwards. |
940 2656 |
| Wargrave Youth Club Jason Moore, Youth Leader Mrs Kathryne Allsop, Committee At Wargrave Youth Club for 11- 17 year olds on Fridays 7 - 9:30pm, cost 50p. Youth Centre Management Parish Council Office - see also Meeting Places for Hire |
940 3478 940 6084 |
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