| Colour Key | Description | |
| Group is up and running with meeting times as indicated. | ||
| First meeting of the Group is pending; date and time indicated when known. | ||
| In all cases, click on the group name for further details about the group or the contact name to e-mail the appropriate Group Leader/Convenor or Groups Coordinator. | ||
| Where a venue is given as 'PRIVATE HOUSE', please contact the Group Leader for further details. | ||
| COST: All Groups are self-sufficient; therefore the cost for a meeting in a private home will be minimal (possibly just to cover tea/coffee), but for a meeting in a hired room the cost will need to be shared between the members attending. | ||
| Interest Groups | ||||||
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| Group | Meeting Times | Group Leader | Group | Meeting Times | Group Leader | |
| Astronomy | First meeting 23rd March 7:15 pm, Little Somerford village hall. | Jim Burns | Belly Dancing | Every Mon in term time 19:00 - 20:15 The Wesleyan Hall , The Town Hall There is space forone more member | Irene Coleman | |
| Bimbling (short walks at a leisurely pace) | Every 1st Friday and 3rd Tuesday Fri 10:00, Tues 14:00 Contact the group leader for where to meet | Judy Paginton | Bird Watching | The Bird Watching Group aims to meet on the 2nd Friday of the month, 10 - 12am, depending on the weather, but will re-arrange date if needed. Varies depending on the location of the meeting, but for local walks the group generally meets at the location at 10.00 for a 2 hour walk. | Val Mcauley | |
| Book Group 1 ("Books , Coffee and more") | Every 3rd Mon 14:00-16:00 PRIVATE HOUSE | Jacquie Hewitt | Book Group 2 | Every 1st Thurs 14:00-16:00 PRIVATE HOUSE | Avis Ball | |
| Book Group 3 | Every 2nd Tues 14:00-16:00 PRIVATE HOUSE | Sally Thomas | Book Group 4 | Meet on the 3rd or 4th Wednesday 2.30pm PRIVATE HOUSE | Betty Hatherly | |
| Book Group 5 | Every 3rd Tuesday 14:00 - 16:00 On Zoom | Geraldine Gould | Bridge 1 | Every Tues 10:00-12:00 Charlton Village Hall | Keith Sharp | |
| Computing | This is now a 'help on request' group See Computing Web Pages for further details | Jonathan Barstow | Creative Crafts | Every 2nd Wed 14:00-16:00 The Malting Hall, Town Hall | Penny Hutchings | |
| Creative Writing 1 | Every 4 weeks on a Friday from 15/3/24 14:30 - 16:30 PRIVATE HOUSE - Somehill House | Tom Wilkes | Family History | Every 2nd Thursday 10:00-11:30 The Assembly Rooms, Town Hall | Dick Gray | |
| Folk dancing for fun | 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30 Assembly Rooms, Town Hall Please let leaders know if you plan to come. | Janette Barstow, Susan Mockler | French | There are currenty three small groups for French. Please see the web page for detailed information. | Bill Reed | |
| Gardening | Every 3rd Thurs 14:00-16:00 Contact Group Leader for details. | Diana D'Arcy, Jackie Burns | Italian Group 1 | Every Mon 10-11 am Riverside | Andrew Ball | |
| Italian Group 2 | Every Wed 11:00 - 12:00 Hobbes Parlour | Andrew Ball | Italian Group 3 | Every Mon 11:15-12:15 Zoom | Susan Ellis | |
| Italian Group 4 | Every Wednesday 2-3pm Riverside | Sue Stanford, Perse Brigstocke | Local History | 1st Monday from 2:30 - 4:00 in the Malting Room (Bank Holidays excepted) | Susan Mockler | |
| Music Appreciation | Every 1st Mon 15:00 Burnham Court | John Fairhurst | Petanque | Every Thurs 10:15-12:30 The Red Bull,Sherston Road, Malmesbury (Not 4th Thurs) | Terry Mockler | |
| Playing Folk Tunes | Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month 2 - 3pm Currently Goscroft Hall, Seagry | Janette Barstow, Aileen Hood | Play Reading - Judi Dench | Every 2nd Mon 13:30-16:45 Town Hall | Sara Gray | |
| Play Reading - Maggie Smith | Every 4th Mon 13:30-16:45 Town Hall | Sara Gray | Poetry | Every 2nd Thur 13:30-15:00 Hobbes Room, Town Hall | Andy Kyte | |
| Pub Lunches Sun 2 | Every 2nd Sun 12 noon at the venue Contact Group Leader for details | Audrey Upton | Pub Lunches Sun 3 | Every 3rd Sun 1 pm at the venue Contact Group Leader for details | Katrina Macdonald | |
| Science & Technology | Every 1st Tues. 14:00-16:00 Rose & Crown, Lea or Zoom. | Jonathan Barstow | Scottish Country Dancing | Every 1st Wed 14:00-15:30 The Assembly Rooms, Town Hall. | Fiona McDowall | |
| Scrabble | Every 2nd & 4th Thurs 14:30-16:30 The Jackdaw Cafe | Deborah Clogg | Spanish Intermediate | Alternate Thursdays 15:00-17:00 PRIVATE HOUSE | Jenny Clarke | |
| Spanish Improvers | Every Thursday 14:30-15:30 Private House/Community Room, Great Somerford | Janette Barstow | Sustainable Planet | Every 2nd Thursday 2pm PRIVATE HOUSE | Tom Wilkes | |
| Table Tennis | Every Tuesday 3:30pm-5:0pm The Activity Zone. | Chris Perrin | Ukulele | Every Tuesday 12:15 - 13:15 Private House | Roy Knight | |
| Walking | Every Last Last Friday 10AM Location will be advised | John Hammond | Wine Tasting | A Saturday evening Maltings Room, Town Hall Next meeting 9th November 2023 | John Auburn |