Group Category: Outdoor activity
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Wednesday Walkers
Local walks of up to 5 miles. Members to take turns in arranging a walk. Read more
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Walkovers
The Walkovers group started walking in the spring of 2024 and has a ‘hard core’ of about 9 regulars. We share the walk leading and venture further afield and tackle trickier terrain, quicker with a smaller group. We started walking on a Friday morning, but soon switched to 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .... Read more
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Walking - the Original Friday Group
When: Alternative Friday mornings – starting walking promptly at 9.45. A detailed programme of walks is emailed to members of the group in advance. Activity: We walk both locally and further afield in neighbouring counties. Walks are between 4 and 6.5 miles, finishing in time for lunch. Lunch is not arranged as part of the programme but sometimes Read more
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Walking-Loosenders Group
This will be a 4-5 mile walking group. Each member may be asked to lead a walk. Read more
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The Good Life
Join the Good Life Group to share gardening and growing experiences, failures, successes, seeds, plants and knowledge. Members include those with raised beds and garden veg plots, all the way up to allotments. Visits to each others' allotments and gardens, depending on the seasons. Also visits to gardens further afield. Read more
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Petanque 2
We meet at the Recreation Ground, Wick. We are all learning how to play pétanque and becoming very enthusiastic players We play on the Petanque Court at Wick in lovely surroundings. The group is a very eager set of members so we play right through the year, weather permitting. Conditions never seemed to worry us Read more
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Petanque 1
We play on the Petanque Court at Wick in lovely surroundings. The group is a very eager set of members so we play right through the year, weather permitting. Conditions never seemed to worry us with thermal gloves and thermal socks, scarves and bobble hats at the ready. It is amazing how competitive people can Read more
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Medieval Churches
We usually visit 2 churches in a morning. We arrange our own transport and meet at the first church for 10.00am spending 1-1.5 hrs in each, with hopefully the option of a pub lunch afterwards. Please contact the Group Administrator to confirm the churches to be visited as the following list is provisional & subject Read more
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Local History
The current average attendance is around 55 of our members. A typical meeting is a talk by a speaker from a local organisation talking about their history or a wider topic relating to the local area where possible. We then enjoy a chat over a cuppa with a biscuit, usually chocolate. We take a break Read more
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Garden Group
We are an enthusiastic group of keen gardeners meeting up on the 2nd Thursday of each month. During the Winter months, we meet in the Defford Village Hall, where we have talks and presentations from external gardening experts, horticulturalists, nursery owners, etc. Our Annual Meeting takes place in November, with a review of the year's Read more