Please bear in mind that the following interest groups are automatically created by date. The government lockdown is not allowing meetings of any kind consequently most of these events will not be taking place. However, it is hoped that after the relaxing of lockdown legislation most interest groups will be able to recommence their meetings.
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Painting and Drawing
Thomas Clarkson Centre Hospital Road, Bury St EdmundsThe Painting and Drawing Group is for both beginners and more experienced artists who want a weekly opportunity, bringing their own materials, to work alongside others in a self help group. There is no tuition other than informal advice we … Continue reading
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Craft Group
New Green Community Centre New Green Avenue, ThurstonWe are a friendly group, interested in trying new crafts as well as sharing ideas and skills to create solo and joint projects. We are a friendly group, interested in trying new crafts as well as sharing ideas and skills … Continue reading
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Wildlife
We visit a wide variety of locations to study the birds, flora and fauna of this area of East Anglia. Most visits are within a 20-mile radius of Bury but we occasionally travel as far as the Suffolk coast. We … Continue reading
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Dementia Carers
Bay Tree Cafe 11 St Johns Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomWe are a recently formed mutual support group for family carers who are looking after someone living with dementia. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 10am , upstairs in the Bay Tree cafe at 11, St … Continue reading
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Book Group 1
St John’s Centre The Centre, St John’s Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomOur aim is to promote friendship by reading a wide range of books from the classics to contemporary fiction.
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Government and Politics
Thomas Clarkson Centre Hospital Road, Bury St EdmundsWe are a lively and participative group with members offering to lead discussions on a range of issues. From our pre-Referendum start in 2016, our lively and participative group has discussed a wide range of policy issues and the current … Continue reading
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Cribbage Tuesday Group
The Fox Inn 1, Eastgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomAn oversubscription of the popular Cribbage group triggered the creation of this new Cribbage: Tuesday group Although now at a different venue, we follow a similar format. organising into groups of 2,3 or 4 to play rounds of cribbage over good … Continue reading
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Italian Conversation
We are a small group of enthusiasts who enjoy studying and speaking Italian and learning about Italian culture, and we meet in each other’s houses most Tuesday afternoons in term time, from 2 - 3.30 pm. Our language skills are … Continue reading
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Italian Beginners Conversation
Oakes Barn St Andrew's St South, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomA beginners Italian conversation group hoping to develop our verbal language skills by discussing, in Italian, various topics and scenarios in an informal and fun way. As we will learn both with and from each other, this group is suitable … Continue reading
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Poetry Reading
Jan Tuffs HomeWe are a lively, informal group who meet on a Tuesday fortnightly to read poems aloud over a cup of tea and a biscuit. Each person chooses a few poems on a pre-agreed topic and a brief discussion follows a … Continue reading
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The British Isles: Poetry and History
Quaker Meeting House St Johns Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomThis group offers the chance to take a guided tour through The Penguin Book of English Verse, exploring contributions from 1500 to the present day. The intention is to read and discuss two or three poems from each decade. There … Continue reading
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Bird Watching
We go to places in East Anglia where we expect (or hope) to see and watch interesting birds and increase our ability to identify and appreciate them. Outings usually last half to three-quarters of a day. Members travel by car … Continue reading
