Welcome to our web page, in this our Centenary Year!
We are a friendly and active group and we meet on the third Monday of each month (except August) in Houghton Village Hall at 7.30pm. Visitors are made very welcome, and we pride ourselves on our refreshments!
We take part in the County Skittles and Darts competitions and Quiz, and we also have outings to theatres, gardens or other places of interest to our members. Our Programme for the second half of 2018 and into 2019 will include a special Centenary Celebration Lunch for past and present members in June, which will be attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Test Valley. An outing is planned to Heale House Gardens in August, and a Craft Day with Windrush Willows in November.
We run a Lunch Club and Book Club which both meet monthly – the first to sample local eating-places and the second to provide an informal forum for discussing a wide variety of books, suggested by the members. We also run an occasional Walking Club, usually involving a circular walk with a visit to an eatery along the way!
For further information, please contact the current President, Jane Anderton, on 01264 810 928
| Date | Talk | Speaker |
| 2018 | ||
| Jan 15 | Bringing Jack Home | Rod Eggington |
| Feb 19 | Graphology – The Art of Handwriting | Graham Birchmore |
| Mar 8 | Visit to Watts Gallery, Guildford | |
| Mar 19 | Monet’s Garden at Giverny | Jennifer Carter |
| Apr 16 | What the Butler Saw | John Pitman |
| May 21 | AGM and “Show and Tell” | |
| June 18 | We Ring, You Ring | Bishop’s Bells |
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Tuesday July 17 |
Guided Tour of Winchester College 2.15pm, preceded by pub lunch at The Queen Inn, 12.30pm | |
| Aug 2 | Outing to Heale House Gardens | |
| No August Meeting | ||
| Sept 17 | Life with a Canine Partner | Ali Bayley & Yanna |
| Oct 15 | Making of Beautiful Coastal and Countryside Documentaries | Stuart Judd |
| Nov 6 | Craft Day 10.00am – 3.00pm | Windrush Willows |
| Nov 18 | Keeping Safe From Scammers | Julie Gallagher |
| Dec 10 | Christmas Treats – Open Meeting | |
| 2019 | ||
| Jan 21 | A 1,200 Mile Stroll to Santiago | Valerie Archibald |
| Feb 18 | Titanic’s Passengers and Crew | Jack Wilson |
| Mar 18 | Tai Chi & Chi Kung | Malcolm Calvert |
| Apr 15 | Saxophones and Clarinets | Simon Morgan |
| May 20 | AGM and Quiz | |