Interest Groups are set up by members who want to participate in a particular subject or activity or share their knowledge about it, with one person acting as group convenor. Groups currently running are listed below.
Groups listed alphabetically
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Allotment
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesdays 9:30 am -
Bridge
Status: Active
On Tuesdays
1st and 3rd Tuesday at 1pm -
Canasta
Status: Active
Venue: Merchistoun Hall
On Thursdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm
1st and 3rd Thursday of the month -
Cards and Board Games
Status: Active
Venue: Bere Grove Nursing Home
On Thursdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm
2nd and 4th Thursday -
Cinema
Status: Active
Venue: Odeon Port Solent
Weekly on Tuesdays 1:00 pm-3:00 pm -
Computer Users
Status: Active
Support as required -
Croquet
Status: Active
On Tuesdays
3rd Tuesday of the month -
Discovering History
Status: Active
Venue: Jubilee Hall
Monthly on Thursdays
3rd Thursday: Talks at 12pm, Trips all day -
Discussion
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursdays 2:00 pm
Last Thursday of the month -
Drawing and Painting
Status: Active
Venue: Merchistoun Hall
Monthly on Tuesdays 2:00 pm
1st Tuesday of the month -
Food Group
Status: Active
Monthly on Fridays 10:00 am
2nd Friday of the month -
French Beginners Group
Status: Full
Weekly on Fridays 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
Except first Friday of the month -
French Level 1
Status: Waiting list
Weekly on Fridays 2:00 pm
Every Friday except 1st -
Gardening
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesdays 10:00 am
3rd Wednesday -
German
Status: Dormant
Tuesday at 10:30am -
Jazz Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesdays
2nd Wednesday -
Military History
Status: Active
On Fridays 2:00 pm
3rd Friday of the month -
Music Appreciation
Status: Full
Monthly on Mondays 2:30 pm
1st Monday of the month -
Needlecraft
Status: Active
Venue: Bere Grove Nursing Home
Monthly on Mondays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
1st Monday of the month -
Photography
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
2nd Thursday -
Quiz
Status: Active
As and when Quizzes are organised -
Reading 1
Status: Active
Monthly on Fridays 2:30 pm
2nd Friday of the month -
Reading 2
Status: Full
Monthly on Fridays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
2nd Friday of the month -
Science and Technology
Status: Active
Venue: Napier Hall
Monthly on Wednesdays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
1st Wednesday -
Seasonal Craft Group
Status: Active
Monthly on Fridays
4th Friday of the month -
Singing
Status: Dormant -
Sunday Lunch
Status: Full
On Sundays 1:30 pm
Last Sunday of the month -
Swimming
Status: Dormant
1st & 5th Monday in the Month -
Ten Pin Bowling
Status: Active
Venue: Chichester Gate Leisure Park
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am
Normally 4th Friday of the month -
Theatre Visits
Status: Dormant -
Walking
Status: Active
Weekly 10:00 am
Monday and Tuesday -
Whist
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesdays 2:00 pm
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month -
Wine Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesdays 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
3rd Wednesday of the month
Groups of up to ten members usually meet in one of their members’ homes while larger Groups may hire one of the venues shown below or a room in Merchistoun Hall, with members contributing to the cost of refreshments and the hire of any venue.
If you would like to learn more about and participate in the activities of any of the Groups or want more information about what it does, please email the Convenor by clicking on their name at the top of their Group's page which you can access from the above list.
New Interest Groups can be set up at any time if enough members are interested in the subject or activity and someone is prepared to act as Convenor.
If you have an idea for a new Group or would be interested in reviving an inactive one and would be prepared to lead it, please speak to or send an email to the Group Coordinator Suzy Gardiner who will then discuss your proposal with the Committee.
If you require access to the online management system Beacon to enable you to email the members of an Interest Group or to update its membership contact Bob Beveridge.



