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Angling Club (Swanage and District)
– Contact – Martin Higgs – 01929 424989. email: [email protected]
Swanage Angling Centre, 6 High Street, Swanage, BT19 2NT
– Sea Angling Club, Fishing Tackle, Boat Hire, Bait and advice.
Badminton Club – Swanage
[Swanage Badminton Club]
Sports Club – Play at The Swanage School
Every Monday 7.30 10pm at The Swanage School – (parking off Wahspond Lane)
Contact – Greg Bell, 01929 289218 email: [email protected]
Baharah Belly Dancing
A fun way to improve your flexability and fitness.
Belly Dancing Classes for women of all abilities (16 and Over).
At Swanage Bay View Holiday Park, Panorama Road, Swanage.
Mondays – 7.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. Thursdays – 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Parking – Yes Disabled Access – Yes
– Contact Sue 01929 558188 email – [email protected]
Bell Ringing at St Mary’s Church – Swanage
Contact – Sally Jenkins Tower Captain
Tel 01929 422434 email – [email protected]
website www.swanagebellringing.sdgr.org.uk
Ringing: Sundays 9.45 – 10.25am and 5.30 – 6.25pm (quarter peal)
Practice night: Wednesdays 7.30 – 9pm
Bowling Club – Swanage
[Swanage Bowling Club]
Contact – Gill Bryceson – Secretary tel – 01929 – 422337
email – [email protected] web – www.swanagebowls.co.uk
Bridge Club – Swanage
[Swanage Bridge Club]
Play in the Mowlem Community Room – Tuesday and Friday from 6.45 pm
Winter Bridge Classes
Contact – Neville Cullerne-Bown – Chairman tel – 01929 421840 email – [email protected]
Tournament Director – John Howitt tel – 01929 423497
Chess Club – Purbeck
[Purbeck Chess Club]
Contact – Brian Beard tel – 01929 425988
Meets every Monday 7pm at Mortons House Hotel, Corfe Castle- September to April
Chi Gung, Kung Fu and Tai Chi
For fitness flexability and a supportive group – enjoy an activity that improves the body and relaxes the mind. Suitable for all who wish to improve their general health.
Classes for all ages and abilities. Led by qualified instructors.
Sessions –
Swanage – Youth Centre – Monday from 5.45 p.m.
Swanage – Methodist Hall – Tuesday from 2 p.m.
Langton Matravers – Village Hall – Monday from 6.00 p.m.
Worth Mtraver – Village Hall – Tuesdays from 2.30pm
All venues – No Parking Disabled Access – Yes – call for details
Contact – Carol Lander – Group Leader Tel 01929 423898
email – [email protected] www.wutan-martialarts.co.uk
Circle Dancing
Modern and traditional dances from around the world: uplifting music: simple steps; no experience or partner needed
Contact Ms Sandra Gent -Organiser Tel – 01929 427762
email – [email protected]
Meets in the Catholic Hall 7.30pm tp 9.00pm on the second Tuesday of the month
Everyone welcome
Parking – yes Disabled access – yes
Conservative Club – Swanage
Members Social Club affiliated to the local Conservative party.
27 Kings Road West, Swanage, BH19 1HE
A friendly family club situated in the town centre. A safe and secure environment to have a drink meet friends and make new ones. A well stocked Bar with Guest Ales and Monthly Specials all at very favourable prices compared to the Pubs and Bars.
Enjoy a lunch time meal in our restaurant room, main menu Tuesday to Saturday inclusive. Sunday Roast every Sunday (booking advisable). Monday’s Bar Snacks are available.
As well as our competitive prices for drinks we have fortnightly entertainment and other events during each month.
The Club is a affiliated to the Association of Conservative Clubs and is always ready to welcome affiliates of other Conservative clubs to attend our functions or just drop in for a drink and a chat.
Regular Quiz and Games Nights – Bar Food – Big Screen Television
Large Functon room with own bar and sound system.
5′ Reds Snooker every Friday from 8 pm
Contact – Margaret Wadeson Tel – 01929 423600 email – [email protected]
For more information click – www.swanageconservativeclub.com
Parking – No Disabled Access – Yes
Countryside Volunteers – Dorset
[Dorset Countryside Volunteers]
Co-ordinates volunteers to care for local nature reserves and other important natural sites.
Contact – Richard Meatyard – Co-ordinator tel – 01308 862958
email – [email protected] web www.dcv.org.uk
Cricket Club – Swanage
Cricket Club with adult and Youth Teams
Adult and Youth Cricket Club Every Tuesday pracice from 6.15 – 8 pm, Thursday practice 6.15 – 9pm, Saturday U11 and U15 practice 9 am – 10.30 am, 9.30 – 10.30 am U9 and U10 practice and Kwick cricket.
Contact Mr Peter Constable (Secretary) 01929 550802
email – [email protected] web – www.swanagecricketclub.co.uk
Croquet Club – Swanage
Contact; Mr Roy Smith – 01929 421086
Cyclists Network – Dorset
[Dorset Cyclist Network]
Campaigning for a cycle friendly Dorset
Contact – John Thraves – Purbeck Secretary tel – 01929 554550
email – [email protected] web – www.dcn.org.uk
Divers Down
Diver Training and recreational diving
Contact – Mrs Pat Collins 01929 423565
email – [email protected] web – www.diversdown.co.uk
Dive Centre – Swanage Pier, High Street, Swanage, BH19 2AR
Dorset Young Walkers
The Dorset Young Walkers are a friendly outdoor activities and social group established in 2003, affiliated with and financed by the Ramblers Association. We organise regular weekend walks, events and socials across the beautiful countryside and coastal regions such as Dorchester, Poole, Bournemouth, Purbeck, Corfe, Cranborne Chase and Lyme Regis. As well as a variety of short to medium range walks exploring the Dorset countryside, we organise social events and weekends away such as camping trips.
email: [email protected] web: www.dorsetyoungwalkers.org.uk/
First Steps Toddler Group
Toddler learning and activity group
Contact – Tom Bullock tel- 01929 421767
email – [email protected] web – www.swanagemethodist.org.uk
The Crosslinks Centre, 103a High Street, Swanage , BH19 2LZ
Fitness League
Stretch, strengthen and mobilise while having fun! For all ages and abilities.
The Fitness League is a tried and tested organisation which has been going strong since 1930.
With a fully qualified teacher and member of the Register of Exercise Professionals.
Come and try your first class FREE.
We are at the Methodist Church Hall until the new hall is ready – not long now they say!
The time of the class is 10.15 – 11.15 am and is for all ages and abilities.
Then, at 11.30 am I teach older folks and the less able in an EXTEND class to keep them mobile and fit. We have about 20 mins seated and have a lot of fun!
The class is a mixture of ladies and gents who come with walking sticks and those who come to loose weight.
Marion Carlé
Fitness League and EXTEND Teacher
Contact – Marion Carle tel – 01929 423923 email – [email protected]
website www.fitnessleague.com
Folk Dance Club – Swanage & Langton Matravers
[Swanage & Langton Matravers Folk Dance Club]
Meets every Tuesday in Langton Village Hall from 7.30 pm
Contact – Mike Walshaw tel – 01929 421913
Football Club – Swanage Town & Herston
Football Club for adult and youth teams
[Swanage & Herston Football Club]
Football Club for adult and youth teams. Training Every Wednesday 4.15 – 5.15pm for under 7’s, 5.15 – 6.15pm for under 9’s
Contact Mr A Bishop – Chairman Tel Mob – 07801 946428 email – [email protected]
French Circle – Swanage
[Swanage French Circle]
Enjoying the language and culture of France
Contact – John Pownder – Chairman Tel – 01929 450386
Gardening Association – Studland
[Studland Gardening Association]
Gardening Society in Studland
Contact – Stephen Yeoman tel – 01929 450587 email – [email protected]
web – www.studlandvillagehall.co.uk
Golf – British Legion Golf Society
The Swanage Royal British Legion Golf Society was founded in 1992 by a few friends, some of whom were already accomplished golfers, but also including some keen, but not necessarily good players. This ethic has remained with the society.
Contact: Mr Richard Burridge – 01929 427081
Club Contact Details – Bar phone 01929 422722 – Office phone 01929 427261
Web – rblswanage.co.uk/golf-society
Golf – Isle of Purbeck Golf Club
Isle of Purbeck Golf Club
6 Studland
Dorset, BH19 3AB
Contacts: Tel (shop): 01929 450 354 Tel (office): 01929 450 361 Fax: 01929 450 501
Email – [email protected] Web – www.purbeckgolf.co.uk
History and Contempory Affairs Discussion Group
Contemporary affairs discussion group
Contact – Mrs J.D. Morgan – Group Leader tel – 01929 423929
email – [email protected]
History Group – Studland
(Studland History Group)
Researching and recording the history of the Studland area and it’s inhabitants.
The meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm in the Village Hall with speakers on local interests.
Parking – Yes Limited Disabled Access – Yes.
Contact – Joyce Meates Telephone 01929 439245 email – [email protected]
Hockey Club – Swanage & Wareham
[Swanage & Wareham Hockey Club]
Junior training (7-12) 6pm -7pm
Senior Training 7pm – 8.30pm
on Wednesdays at Purbeck Sports Centre, Wareham
Matches every Saturday from September to April
Contact – Jackie Barker – Secretary tel -01929 439165
email – [email protected] web – www.swanageandwarehamhc.org.uk
Horticultural Society (Herston and Swanage)
Gardening and Horticulture advice and sharing a common interest
Contact Mrs J Hoy – Secretary Tel 01929 427482
Indoor Bowling Club – Isle of Purbeck
[Isle of Purbeck Indoor Bowling Club]
Contact – Robin Hilton – Secretary tel – 01929 450699
Jazz Club – Swanage
[Swanage Jazz Club]
Meets once a month and organises the Annual Jazz Festival
Contact – Fred Lindop – Secretary tel – 01929 425371 email – [email protected]
Model Railway Group – Isle of Purbeck
[Isle of Purbeck Model Railway Group]
A group interested in building and operating model railways.
Contact – Robin Brasher – 01929 427015
email – [email protected].
Meetings open to members only and visitors by invitation – please contact Robin (above)
Next Meeting Friday 12th November at the Catholic Hall, Rempstone Road, Swanage, BH19 1AH.
Then on the first Friday on Each Month,
Moves Fitness – Senior Moves
Fitness Group
Meets Mondays 10am in Langton Village Hall
Contact – Pauline Bexon tel – 01929 423265 email – paulinebexon @yahoo.co.uk
Musical Theatre Company – Swanage
[Swanage Musical Theatre Company]
Every Wednesday from 7.30pm in the Rehersal Room at the Swanage Bay View Complex
Contact – Jackie Lane – Secretary tel – 01929 422221 email – [email protected]
SWANAGE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (founded as Swanage Camera Club in 1953)
Main activities: Competitions – digital images and prints externally judged, Talks on Photographically related subjects.
Meetings are held in the Rectory Classroom, Church Hill, Swanage, On the first and third Friday of the month, from September to May.
Visitors welcome
Contact : Colin Brixton (Hon Sec)
Tel: 01929 423841 Email: [email protected]
For details of the 2014-2015 program please open the attached document: Program
Play Sport
Mon & Fri – Table Tennis for 50+, Mon eve Soccer skills – 1st school children
Contact – Joe Gadston tel – 01929 425175
Purbeck Runners
Purbeck Runners is a growing Running Club, which has just celebrated it’s 4th Birthday. We are based on the beautiful Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, and many of our runs take in The “World Heritage Coastline”.
Website: www.purbeckrunners.co.uk/
We very much welcome new members of any level of ability and you a very welcome to try out the Club before joining. e-mail Ross or Zodwa on [email protected]
New Fitness Suite
Worgret Road, Wareham, BH20 4PH
Contact – Terry Peterson – Purbeck Sports Centre Manager tel – 01929 500 000
email – [email protected] web – www.dorsetforyou.com/purbecksportscentre
Purbeck Village Quire
A group of singers and instrumentalists who enjoy meeting together to perform ‘West Gallery’ and folk music,
Music composed by people who lived and worked in the Purbeck villages. The Purbeck Village Quire was founded in 1989.
What do we sing?
A large part of our repertoire consists of music written in celebration of the main seasons of the year, Christmas and Harvest. Also music that would have been very popular in the villages; in Churches, Pubs and Village Festivals around 1850. We frequently sing Church music that would have been very familiar to Thomas Hardy, many of the arrangements coming straight from the hand-written manuscript books of his Father and Grandfather. We like to perform in costumes of the period to give our presentation a more authentic feel.
Contact Mrs Chris Pullen – Secretary Tel 01929 423505 – email [email protected]
Meet Mondays at Wareham Methodist Church, North Street Wareham, BH20 4AB from 7.30 pm
Please contact our secretary (above) to confirm meeting.
For more information visit www.earwicker.org/purbeck_village_quire.htm
Purbeck Strings
A Music Charity aiming to make live music accessible to all.
Artistic Director – Susan Stanford.
Contact Enquiries – 07964 410443
email – [email protected] web – www.purbeckstrings.com
Ramblers Association – East Dorset
We put on several walks a week of various lengths between 5 and 20 miles in addition to our annual treks over a long weekend. We do what we can to maintain the footpaths used by all walkers by sending out regular footpath clearing parties and by keeping an eye on local plans to divert or close footpaths or open new ones.
Contact – [email protected] web – www.eastdorsetramblers.org.uk/
The Ranger School of Dance
The Ranger School of Dance provides dance and other forms of performing arts
Serving both the local community of Swanage and other parts of Purbeck
Contact – Caroline McRory – Co-director tel – 01929 421510 email – [email protected]
web – www.rangerschoolofdance.co.uk
Sailing Club – Swanage
[Swanage Sailing Club]
Buck Shore (Beside Swanage Pier), Swanage, BH19 2AW
Commodore – Greg Vaughn Tel – 01929 422987 email – [email protected]
web – www.swanagesailingclub.org.uk
Sea Rowing Club – Swanage
[Swanage Sea Rowing Club]
Sea Rowing Club – promoting and encouraging rowing on the sea as a sport
Contact – Gillian Jennings – Secretary – Tel 01929 424144 – Mob – 07868 856687 – Email – [email protected]
Written correspondence should be sent to:
SSRC, 114a Kings Road West, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1HS. Telephone 01929 424144
email – direct from the website web – www.ssrc.org.uk
Sequence Dance Club – Studland
[Studland Sequence Dance Club]
Sequence dancing in a relaxed social atmosphere
Contact – Ann Figg tel – 01929 424992, Mobile – 07918765070
Written correspondence should be sent to:
Ms Ann Figg, 14 South Road, Swanage, BH19 2QR
Snooker – 5 Reds Snooker Competition
Every Friday from 8 pm at the Swanage Conservative Club, Kings Road East, Swanage
For more information – www.swanageconservativeclub.com
Steam Railway – Swanage
[Swanage Steam Railway]
The Swanage Railway thrives as a busy seaside railway. It relies on its mainly volunteer workforce to enable it to operate one of the most intensive private railway services in Britain.
The Reservations Office is the focal point for all queries concerning the railway, including volunteer helpers, job vacancies, timetables, buffet dining, footplate experiences etc
The Station, Swanage, BH19 2QT
Tel – 01929 475217
Emai l- [email protected] web – www.swanagerailway.co.uk
Table Tennis Club – Swanage
Meets weekly – 10:00 to noon every Monday and Friday
at: Swanage and Herston Football Club, Days Park, Swanage
Contact: Mr Joe Gadson – 01929 425175
Tennis Club – Swanage
Tennis Club – Membership open to all
Contact – Susan Large – Secretary tel – 01929 426523, email –
Every Monday and Friday from 6pm – Senior Sessions. Tuesday 10am to 11am Associate Club,. Wednesday – 5 – 6pm "Hingis Hitters" (Girls only). Thursday 10 – 11 am Associate Club, 5 – 6 pm Junior Coaching (Boys only) Every Saturday coaching 9 – 10 am
Walking Group – Swanage
We arrange a programme of friendly midweek and weekend 3-6 mile walks of easy to moderate grade in Dorset with an emphasis on the Purbeck area.
We invite you to come along and join us. You will be most welcome and will become part of a friendly and relaxed social group.
For walks and joining information please contact our Membership Secretary:- 01929 422578 .
Winemakers Circle – Purbeck
[Purbeck Winemakers Circle]
A local group for sharing an interest in wine making
Contact – Jean Dansie – Secretary tel – 01929 425851 email – [email protected]