Groups

Find a Group that interests you!

Some activities have multiple groups or meetings. These will be listed on their individual pages.

You can find a general timetable summary at the bottom of this page – which you can jump to by clicking here.

Are you interested in Ten Pin Bowling – Come and Give it a Go at Clacton Bowling Alley.   All welcome.   Please contact Marian Hamer or the Groups Co-ordinator using the links below.

Contact Marian Hamer Contact the Groups Co-ordinator

Click on a Group to find out more about it.

NEW GROUPS – 2025

New Group – An exciting new group featuring the sport of Petanque has now started.  In pétanque, the objective is to score points by positioning one’s boules closer to the target ball than those of the opponent after all boules have been thrown. This is achieved by throwing or rolling boules closer to the small target ball, officially called a jack, or by hitting the opponents’ boules away from the target, while standing inside a circle with both feet on the ground.  The venue will be at The Ship, Kirby le Soken every Thursday afternoon with a 2pm start time.  All are welcome.  If you are interested you can contact Maureen Chudley for more details, via the blue bird below.

Contact Maureen Chudley

Alternatively if you would like to express your interest please let Karen Riley (Groups Co-ordinator) know on the link below.

Contact the Groups Co-ordinator

Jigsaw swap – Starting at the April meeting there will be a jigsaw table at the back of the hall, where you can bring a jigsaw puzzle that you have completed and swap it for another one. Why not dig out all your finished jigsaws and re-discover the frustration of trying to create a picture from 1,000 bits of oddly-shaped cardboard!

Other possible groups are Pickleball, Card Making Basics, Recorders, Whichcraft, Garden visits, Spanish, Bird watching and Plant and Veg swap.

If you would like to express your interest in any of these groups please let Karen Riley (Groups Co-ordinator) know on the link below.

Contact the Groups Co-ordinator

The list of available groups in the Tendring branch can be found at the bottom of the page – which you can jump to by clicking here.

Timetable Summary

This is only a general overview of when Groups meet. Some groups meet weekly, and others only meet once or twice a month. For more detailed information, please see a Groups’ specific page. This includes Groups from both Frinton, Walton, and District and Tendring District.

Day	Morning	Afternoon
Monday	• Sewcial Stitchers 1	• History Group 2 – Frinton
Tuesday	• Table Tennis – Walton • Coffee and Chat – Walton • Creative Writing – Walton (on hold)	• Current Affairs 2 – Kirby • Photography – Walton (on hold) • ‘Books Wot I Have Read’ – Frinton
Wednesday	• Art Group	• Ten Pin Bowling – Clacton • How Does it Work? – Walton (on hold)
Thursday	• Croquet • Table Tennis – Walton	• Country Dance – Holland • Music Performing Group – Frinton • Sewcial Stitchers 2 • Pétanque – Kirby Le Soken
Friday	• Poetry Appreciation – Walton	• Bridge 2 – Frinton • World History – Walton • Knowledge – Various • Wine Appreciation – Frinton
Saturday
Sunday

Tendring District Groups

Listed below are the current Groups being run by Tendring District members. Please contact the Tendring Groups Coordinator (currently Keith)

Contact Tendring Groups Co-ordinator

Apollo	Art Appreciation
Astronomy & Geology	Bridge 1
Card Making	Church Visits
Cribbage	Crochet
Current Affairs 1	Games Eve
Garden Matters	Garden Visits
Handbell Ringing	History
Pentanque	Philosophy
Recorder (Read music)	Science
Scrabble	Scrabble 2
Singing for Fun	Ukelele
Walking Group	Word Matters