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Date for your diary: March 7th 2026. A Murder Mystery evening is set in the roaring twenties. If you are interested in taking part or helping behind the scenes, there will be an initial meeting on 12 May. Come along and have some fun! Please contact Maddy Deason at marion@therurallife.co.uk or Karen on 01255 761628 for more information.
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.
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NEW GROUPS – 2025
New Proposed Groups – Are you interested in Wine? If so, we are looking to start up a Wine Appreciation Group in Frinton. More details to follow but if you would like to express your interest please let Karen Riley (Groups Co-ordinator) know on the link below.
Contact the Groups Co-ordinatorJigsaw 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!
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.
Art Group
Are you interested in learning how to paint or have some experience? In Walton, this group aims to help and encourage members. Contact the Groups Co-ordinator on the link below to register your interest.
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Books Wot I Have Read
Discussing books that have been read by the members.
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Bridge 2
Bridge is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. It is usually played by four players in two competing partnerships.
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Coffee and Chat
Come for a Chin-wag, a drink and a biscuit (if your lucky).
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Country Dancing
We are up and running… well – walking, skipping, swinging, sashaying, casting, and laughing,
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Creative Writing
Learn how to write creatively.
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Croquet
We use mallets to hit balls through hoops, not flamingos.
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Current Affairs 2
This is a group which discusses topical events and current affairs.
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Gadabouts
Information about what is on at local theatres and cinemas.
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History 2
Discussion on various historical themes.
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How Does It Work?
Discussions, demonstrations and explanations on how things work from pedal bins to Polaris missiles.
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Knowledge
Every one can give the rest some knowledge about a subject of their choice.
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Latin for beginners
Learn the Latin language.
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Lunch Group
If you like to lunch on a monthly basis whilst getting to know new people and if you can recommend or would like to try new local venues then this is the group for you.
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Music Performing
Come to play music and sing songs.
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Photography
This group is currently on hold, watch this space. Come and learn or teach how to use a camera, looking at ways to frame a picture, with possible trips out to take photos and much more.
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Poetry Appreciation
The leader or one of the members chooses a poet or a theme – we’ve looked at a very varied range of poets, from Keats to Brian Patten, from Robert Frost to Wendy Cope, and subjects as different as Love and Time.
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Rummikubs
Learn to play or enhance your skills in the game of tactics and fun.
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Sewcial Stitchers
We cover a great range of skills: cross-stitch; long-stitch; blackwork; openwork; tapestry; canvaswork; knitting; crochet; English patchwork, and more.
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Table Tennis
Tennis, only smaller.
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Ten Pin Bowling – Clacton
Try to knock down all ten pins by bowling the ball down the alley.
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World History
Discussion on various historical themes.
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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 | • Current Affairs 2 – Kirby • Photography – Walton • ‘Books Wot I Have Read’ – Frinton |
| Wednesday | Art Group | • Ten Pin Bowling – Clacton • How Does it Work? – Walton |
| Thursday | • Croquet | • Country Dance – Holland • Music Performing Group – Frinton • Sewcial Stitchers 2 |
| Friday | • Poetry Appreciation – Walton | • Bridge 2 – Frinton • World History – Walton • Knowledge – Various |
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| 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 |