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Alderley and Wilmslow Amateur Operatic Society
Tel: 01625 531609 E-Mail: info@a-waos.freeserve.co.uk
Website:
www.a-waos.freeserve.co.uk
Founded in 1947,
this society performs one major musical a year
in November at the Evans Theatre.
There is a high standard of performance from a
multi-age cast.
Contact by telephone or E-Mail for details of
forthcoming productions and other information.
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Bridge - Manchester Bridge Club M 20
30, Palatine Road, Manchester
Tel: 0161 445 3712
activities Mon
- Thur 8.00pm - 11.00pm |
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Bridge - Handforth Hall Bridge Club
Handforth Hall Tennis Club, Hall road, Handforth
Sessions are held
on Tuesdays 1.30 - 4.30pm Duplicate. New members
welcome as pairs. Contact Mr. Ken Little Tel.
no. 01625 522643 and Wednesdays 7.15pm Duplicate
Contact Ms. Carol Lee Tel. no. 01625 528282
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Bridge - Knutsford Duplicate Bridge Club
Marthhall VillageHall, Marthall
Sessions held on
Tuesdays 7.30 - 10.30pm except 1st Tuesday in
the month, when they are held on a Wednesday.
Duplicate bridge. all levels. The club is affiliated
to the English Bridge Union. New members and guests
welcome. Contact Mr. Lindsey Barnes on 01625 584437 |
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Bridge - Mottram-St-Andrew Village Hall Bridge
Club
Mottram-St-Andrew Village Hall
Sessions are held
on Wednesdays from 7.30 - 10.30pm (Must bring
a partner) Contact Mr. Mike Parr Tel. no. 0161
439 7658 Duplicate Classes Tuesdays 1.00 - 4.00pm
(Partner supplied) with Mike Parr |
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Bridge - Prestbury Duplicate Bridge Club
Prestbury Village Hall, Dale Brow, Prestbury SK10
4BP
Sessions are held
on Tuesdays 7.30 - 10.30pm. Duplicate bridge.
Mondays 1.00pm beginners. Club is affiliated to
the English Bridge Union. Contact Mrs. Maureen
Wildey Tel.no. 01625 829984 |
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Bridge - Wilmslow ladies Bridge Circle
British legion Hall, 10 Grove Ave., Wilmslow SK9
5EG
Sessions are held
on Mondays 1.30 - 4.00pm. Duplicate / Rubber bridge.
Contact Mrs. Marjorie Measor Tel. no 01625 582426 |
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Bridge - Wilmslow Thursday Bridge Club
Wilmslow Methodist Church Hall, Kings Close, (off
Water lane,)Wilmslow SK9 5AR
Sessions held from
1.30 - 4.00pm friendly rubber bridge! Contact
Mrs. Marjorie Measor Tel. no. 01625 582426 |
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Bridge, Festival Hall Friday Afternoon Bridge
Club
The Festival Hall, Talbot Rd., Alderley Edge SK9
7HR
Sessions are held
from 1.30 - 4.30pm, Duplicate bridge. Must bring
a partner. Contact Mr. Gregor Clarke Tel no. 01625
536074 |
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Danish Club (Dankclubben)
Tel:01625 850745, Mrs Susanne Chapman
Over 70 families
belong to this club. Website www.dankclubben.co.uk |
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Family History Society of Cheshire, Macclesfield
Branch
Website:
www.fhsc.org.uk
A very popular
society with over 400 members in the branch. Publish
a journal quaterly. they also have a Research
Centre in the Festival Hall Alderley Edge for
members use.
Contact Mr John Fielding for Macclesfield Branch
Tel. 01625 827048 or e-mail: johnfielding@lineone.net
Mrs. Lesley Smetham for Research Centre Tel. 01625
426173 or e-mail: LesleySmetham@aol.com |
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Historical Society, Wilmslow
This is a very
active society with about 120 members. It meets
every 2nd Wednesday in the month from Sept - May
at the Parish Hall, Wilmslow. In summer it has
evening visits to places of historic interest.
It organises a week-end visit to a university
town in Sept. It also has a research group and
produces publications.
Contact Mrs. M. Timpson Tel. 01625 527766 |
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International Club
The club is for
foreigners and has members in the Wilmslow, Alderley,
Knutsford, Macclesfield, Cheadle and other areas.
At the moment there are people from India, Italy,
Hungary, France, Germany, Japan, China, South
American countries etc. The meet every last Friday
in the month at members houses. They have 3 bigger
events in the year including a family BBQ and
a meal with partners . They sometimes have meetings
when an outside speaker attends. Occasionally
they organise charity fundraising events.
Contact Mrs. Ruby Chatterjee Tel no. 01565 526822
or e-mail: ruby.chatt@virgin.net |
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Norwegian Club
The Norwegian Club
is an informal lunchtime club. Contact Hanne Jensen
Dewsbury Tel no. 01625 520855 e-mail: j.dewsbury@umist.ac.uk
There are many Norwegians living in the Wilmslow
area, for those who are not free at lunchtime
the best way to meet other Norwegians/Scandinavians
is to contact The Scandinavian Seamen's Church
in Liverpool.I t is a very active church with
many facilities. The House Mother is Mrs. Mette
Royden. Contact her on 0151 6322718. |
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The Green Room Society
85, Chapel Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5JH
Tel: 01625 540933
Website:
www.members.aol.com/wgrsoc
This is an amateur
group founded in 1924. In 1989 a Victorian cottage
and a shirt factory were converted to a modern
theatre and since then this has been their home.
The theatre has a capacity of 85 and performs
a variety of challenging productions with innovative
and adventurous stage designs.
The group is active from September to May and
a new members leaflet can be obtained on any Saturday
morning at the Green Room during this period.
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The Wilmslow Guild Players
The Wilmslow Guild, 1 Bourne St., Wilmslow
Tel: (01625) 523903
Website:
www.wgp.org.uk
This is an amateur
group which produces 4 plays per year including
a pantomime. There is also a festival of one act
plays. A wide variety of productions is performed,
often three-quarters in the round. |
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Wilmslow Decorative & Fine Arts Society
Wilmslow Parrish Hall, Chancel Lane (just below
church)
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Wilmslow Decorative
& Fine Arts Society (NADFAS)
This is a member of the National Association of
Decorative & Fine Arts Societies. It promotes
artistic interests through regular lectures, visits
and Study Days and is a very active group. Ten
meetings are held every year on the 2nd Tuesday
in the month in Wilmslow Parrish Hall (just below
the church). Meetings are friendly and informal
with the opportunity for a chat and discussion
over a glass of wine after the lecture. The lecture
topics covered range widely over fine art and
furniture, silver, porcelain, places of interest,
artists and artistic movements- and much more.
Membership is ?35 per person or ?60 per couple
per year. To join, or for further information
please contact Mrs.Georgina Hargreaves Tel no.
01625 583089 e-mail: nhargreaves@btconnect.com |
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Wilmslow Green Room Amateur Dramatics Society
The Green Room Theatre, 85 Chapel Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5JH
Tel: (01625) 525794
Founded in 1924,
the Wilmslow Green Room Society is one of the
oldest Amateur Dramatic Societies in the UK. In
the beginning we were "strolling players"
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Wilmslow Guild Audio-Visual Group
Wilmslow Guild, 1 Bourne Street, Wilmslow, Cheshire
Meets on Friday evenings
Tel: 01925 753303
Website:
www.wilmslowguildav.org.uk |
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Wilmslow Guild Photographic Society
Meetings are at Wilmslow Guild, 1 Bourne Street,
Cheshire
Tel: enquiries: 01625 523903
Website:
www.wgps.org.uk
Meetings held Wednesday evenings at 7:15pm for
7:30pm |
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Wilmslow Ladies Circle
Tel: 01625 521305
Email prefered: sandrawb41@msn.com
Meetings usually held 1st and 3rd Thurs every
month. Any females between 18 - 44 welcome.
We meet on a regular
basis for social and community events sometimes
helping the men of Round Table especially with
the Wilmslow Bonfire in November. Social events
include visits to shows, light sporting activities,
annual ball, cinema trips, craftmaking, summer
b.b.q's etc. |
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Wilmslow Trust.
1 Lacey Grove,
Wilmslow,
SK9.4JB
Tel.01625 525819.
A society affiliated to the Civic Trust. Which has
for the last 45 years been committed to
maintaining the pleasant environments of Wilmslow,
Alderley Edge, Handforth and Styal.
The Committee meets monthly to inspect all
Planning Applications with a view to comment if
needed and also to discuss issues of importance
relating to the natural and built environment in
our area.
We also arrange regular talks, during the Winter
and visits to places of interest, during the
Summer.
The more members we have , the more influential we
will become. New members assured of a warm
welcome.
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Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra
Concerts normally held in Evans Hall, Wilmslow
Leisure Centre, Rectory Fields, Wilmslow
Website:
www.wilmsloworchestra.co.uk
The WSO was founded
in 1947. We are a large amateur orchestra aspiring
to high musical standards and were recently chosen
by Making Music for its debut concert at the Bridgewater
Hall. We include some very accomplished players
and perform an ambitious range of music. |
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