| Adult Education
Click here for
the Adult Education home page
|
| The Adult Community College
used to run courses in Wivenhoe but since 2005 these have been cut
back dramatically. There
are other groups which also run classes as well as private tutors.
Check out the Adult Education home page which includes links to
other relevant pages. |
| Avenue Playgroup
|
| Weekdays 9.30am - 12noon in the Methodist Church Hall.
Contact: Di-onne Holloway tel: 01206
|
| Badminton Club
- See under Marina Badminton Club - click here |
| Bellringers Click here for the Bell Ringers page |
Occasional practice
sessions at St Mary's Church on Wednesdays, otherwise bellringing on
request. New
members are most welcome. No experience necessary. See the Bell
Ringers page.
Contact:
Adrienne Wood tel: 01206 826411
|
| Royal
British
Legion - Wivenhoe Branch
Click here for the Wivenhoe RBL
home page |
|
The Royal British Legion exists “ To
safeguard the welfare, interests and memory of those who are
serving or have served in the Armed Forces.”
Membership is open to all
who wish to support our work. Welfare is available for all serving
or ex-service personnel and their dependants.
For information about current officers, branch meetings, the
Poppy Appeal Organiser, Wivenhoe Women’s Section etc - click
here
|
| Churches
Together
Click here for the Churches
Together page |
| For information about
Churches Together, have a look at their home page or talk to
Rosemary Murchie, Secretary of Churches Together on tel:
01206 822980
|
| Colne
Bank School of
Dancing Click here for
more about the School and their Gala Shows
|
| Around 200
young people learning different forms of dance and dance routines.
An annual show each year. Based at the Wivenhoe Centre in Phillip
Road
Contact: Jenny Overton tel: 01206 823178
|
|
Colne Calligraphers
|
| A group
of people meeting regularly in the Wm Loveless
Hall on Fridays between 11am and 1pm. Founder members previously part of
the calligraphy tuition group from the Wivenhoe Centre in Phillip Road.
New members welcome.
For more details call: 01206 271614
or 01206 210813 |
|
Colne Social Club
Click here for more about
the Colne Social Club
|
| Offers members a chance to play snooker on full size table in Colne
Social Club in Park Road. For details:
Contact: Tony Forsgate tel: 01206 822019 |
|
Congregational Sisterhood
|
|
Part of the
Congregational Church
|
| Crafty
Rascals
Click here for the Crafty Rascals
page |
| Crafty
Rascals are a group of pre-school age children who meet to enjoy art
and craft activities in the William Loveless Hall each week.
For more
information,
contact Caroline Hughes
tel: 01206 823237
|
| Ferry
- See under Wivenhoe Ferry Trust (click
here) |
| Friends of St. Mary's
(FOSM)
Click
here for FOSM pages in the Wivenhoe Encyclopedia |
| FOSM have their own web site on which you can find a guide to St
Mary's Church, details of their very attractive gift items and other
pages of interest. They also publish Wivenhoe News each quarter, which
is well worth reading if you want to know more about all that is
happening in Wivenhoe. Click here for FOSM's own web
site.
Contact: Enid
Heslop tel: 01206 823018
|
| Jonathan Feedham
Charity
Click here for more info
about Wivenhoe's JF Charity
|
| The Charity was merged with Mary Ann Sanford
Almshouses on 1st January 2002 to form the Wivenhoe Housing Trust with
the purpose of managing Wivenhoe's 13 almshouses. The name Jonathan
Feedham Charity has been retained by the
Trustees however for a small 'Relief in Need' fund the Trustees have
available to help Wivenhoe people in financial difficulties and in need
of a helping hand. Small
'charitable' projects can also now be considered. For more
information, contact Cllr Peter Hill, Chairman of the Trustees,
Toad Hall, 16 Colchester Road, Wivenhoe CO7 9EU or telephone 01206
823073 for a confidential conversation. |
| Jubilee Sailing Trust -
Wivenhoe Contacts
Click
here for info about The Lord Nelson |
| The JST's first vessel, Lord
Nelson, was built in Wivenhoe and launched in 1985. With her new sister
ship the Tenacious, the JST provides adventure sailing for people aged
16 to 70+, including for people with physical disabilities. Click here
for more details.
Contact: Brian
and Jan Sinclair tel: 01206 823301
|
| Marina
Badminton Club
Click here for the
Marina Badminton Club's home page |
-
Following a merger with Brightlingsea Badminton Club, the adult
badminton club is now known as the Marina Badminton Club.
Social badminton is played on a Monday night at Brightlingsea Sports Centre
at Colne Community School. 4 courts! 8pm until 10pm. Just turn up if
interested. See also the entry for the Wivenhoe
Junior Badminton Club - click here
Contact:
John Woodrow, tel:
01206 303684 or e-mail:
|
| May Fair Committee |
| A voluntary committee that organises a music festival on King George V
Playing Field on the last Monday in May each year. See poster
for the 2002 May Fair and post-event
write-up.
Contact: Celia Hirst tel: 01206
826890 |
| Mercury
Youth Theatre Wivenhoe
Click here for the
Mercury Youth Theatre's page |
| As part of its
community outreach programme, the Mercury Theatre runs a youth
theatre based in Wivenhoe which meets each Thursday evening during
term time. Contact: Caroline
Shaw at the Mercury Theatre on 01206 245503 or e-mail
|
| The
National Trust in Wivenhoe
Click here for their
page |
| With many
members in Wivenhoe,
Colchester
has a National Trust Centre. National Trust Centres are local
groups run voluntarily by National Trust members. They exist
to support the work of the National Trust in preserving places of
historic interest and natural beauty.
Membership of the Centre is open to National Trust
members. Membership gives you the opportunity of meeting other
National Trust members as well as taking part in the extensive range
of activities organised by the Centre.
Contact: Roy Murchie tel:
01206 822980 or e-mail:
|
| The
Nottage
Maritime Institute
Click
here for the Nottage web site |
The
'Nottage' as most people simply refer to it is a fantastic place for
learning about boat-building and nautical skills. It also houses a
remarkable collection of memorabilia relating to the River Colne. It
is usually open to visitors during the summer months, on Sundays. Go to their web-site
for more details. Click here for details of their
2006 summer exhibition featuring works by Wivenhoe artist Ernie Turner.
Contact: Richard Barnard tel: 01206 823890
or The Warden, Mike
Downes tel: 01206 824142
|
| poetrywivenhoe
Click
here for the poetrywivenhoe home page |
Launched
in early 2007, "poetrywivenhoe" is committed to bringing
quality poetry events to Wivenhoe and aims. “poetrywivenhoe” aims to stage events every month. Another aim
is to support local budding writers with a space to try out their
work. Most of the monthly events will have an “open mic” space
for new talent.
Contact: Chris Tanner
tel:
01206 827612
or mobile
07840 745220
|
| Quay
Quilters
Click
here for the Quay Quilters pages |
The
Quay Quilters meet in the Wm
Loveless Hall every 2nd Monday of each month between 10.00 to 4pm or what
ever times you want! Share ideas about patchwork and quilting. Occasional
professional workshops. Annual membership is £5 and £2.50 per session
charge to cover costs. Membership of around 60 people. No particular
skill necessary. Contact Jane Brooks to see if any more members can be
accommodated. Click here for further
information about Quay Quilters and here
for some photographs of their fantastic exhibitions held in 1999 and
2003. Look out for the 2007 Exhibition coming up soon in the
William Loveless Hall
Contact:
Jane
Brooks tel: 01206 823905 |
| The Queen's Jubilee
Youth Trust for Wivenhoe
Click
here for the Youth Trust pages |
| The
Trust provides grants to help young people in Wivenhoe in various
projects. For more details,
click here
Contact:
Laurence Knox tel: 01206 826414
|
| Queens
Road Residents Association
Click
here for their own web site |
| The aim of the
Association is to unite residents in a common effort to protect and
enhance the conservation area that comprises Queens Road and its
immediate neighbourhood. Our objectives are 'to bring pressure to
bear to support the closure of Queens Road; to consider ways in
which we can enhance our immediate neighbourhood; to foster a
community spirit and set up a community support network'. Click here
for reasons why QRRA want Queens Road closed. Contact:
Pat Marsden tel: 01206 827880
|
| The
ShipYard Project (disbanded 2002) |
| This
was a group of people who had a go at trying to acquire Cook's
Shipyard as community asset before it became a residential
development site. Since disbanded, after the Shipyard was acquired by Lexden
Restorations in 2002 and later sold to Taylor Woodrow.
|
| St
Mary's Church Choir
Click here for Music at St
Mary's page |
| St Mary's
Church has a reputation for fine music and singing, with occasional
special choral events. The Choir are always looking for new
people to join them. If you think you might be interested, then call Graham
Wadley, Director of Music, on
tel: 01206 824036 or via e-mail:
|
| St
Mary's Singers
Click here for Music at St
Mary's page |
| St Mary's
Singers provides an opportunity for people who want to sing in a
group for a few special events each year. If you think you might be interested, then call Graham
Wadley, Director of Music, on
tel: 01206 824036 or
via e-mail:
|
| St Mary's Mother and Toddler Group |
Friday mornings,10am - 12noon, in the Scout & Guide
Hall, for mothers and babies up to about 3 years of age.
£1.50 for first child and subsequent ones 50p.
For more details contact: Louise Roberts tel: 01206 826539
|
|
The Monday Club
|
| Meets at the Scout & Guide Hall on
Monday's between 1.15pm - 3.45 pm for people over 60 years of age
(active only - no facilities for immobility). The cost is 50p each
meeting, and the aim to provide social afternoons and get togethers -
darts, cards, dominoes and bingo.
Contact:
Peter Howlett tel: 01206
827259 |
| Touchstone
Folk Dance
Club
Click here for the Touchstone home
page |
| We
are Folk Dancers who do a wide variety of dancing from 17th Century
Playford to Modern American Squares. We meet at the Wivenhoe
Congregational Church Hall every Thursday, 8.00 -10.00 pm. Membership is
£1.50 when you attend (which includes tea and biscuits). Guest Callers
every week. Everyone is welcome and you will find a warm friendly
atmosphere if you join us
For more details contact: John Terry tel: 01206 230490
|
| Trefoil
- See
under Wivenhoe Trefoil Club
|
| Sunday
School
Click here
for the Sunday School page |
| Meetings for children
10.30am Sundays at Methodist Church and Family Service at St Mary's on
1st Sunday of each month at 10.30am.
Contact:
Marika Footring tel: 01206 825310 or
Jenny Pilgrim tel: 01206 822687
|
|
U3A - University of the Third
Age
|
|
Educational and social activities for people who have retired.
Founded July 1985. Met originally at the University.
General meetings now take place at Highwoods Community Centre.
Around 360 members overall. Self help groups meet various
parts of Colchester Borough.
Groups
which meet in Wivenhoe:
A Scottish Dancing group of approximately 16 people
meets in the Wivenhoe Scout & Guide Hall each week, with a
tutor, on Wednesday mornings. For more information contact Mrs
Isabel Hook - tel: 01206 822458
Musical Appreciation. A tutored group of around 12 - 14
people meeting at the home of Jean Summers in Paddock Way,
fortnightly on Friday afternoons. Focussing mainly on
classical music of different types and periods. Contact Jean
Summers - tel: 823659
Recorder Players. A small group who meet on Tuesday
afternoons, at the home of Jean Summers in Paddock Way, to
play baroque and baroque style music. For more information
contact Jean Summers - tel: 823659
Art History. A tutored group of people who've been
meeting since 1992. Meeting 2nd Thursday in each month.
Numbers limited and presently full.
Conversational
French and Intermediate French Study. Two groups meeting at the
home of Mrs Joyce Batchelor in The Avenue each Friday morning.
For more information contact Frank Burgess tel: 01206 855377
Bookworms. A group of people who meet on the 3rd Friday
each month, in the afternoon, to consider and discuss a book
chosen by the group. The group is often well subscribed.
Contact Mrs Maureen Jones for more information on Tel: 824659
For
more general information, and information on other sections
which meet in other parts of the Colchester Borough, contact: www.colchester-u3a.org
|
|
| WI
Click here for
the 2008 WI programme |
|
The Wivenhoe WI
closed at the end of 2002, after 83 years in Wivenhoe. However, the
good news is that it was resurrected in October 2005.
Contact: Sylvia
Usher tel: 01206 824291
|
| Wivenhoe Allotment &
Gardens Association
Click here for the Allotments page |
Click here
for an aerial view of the allotments and information about them.
Contact: Mrs Di Duffield (Secretary)
tel: 01206 825329
|
| Wivenhoe &
District Sporting Facilities Trust
Click here for the Broad
Lane Sports Ground Section |
The Trust was
established in 1995 to acquire the land and sports facilities at
Broad Lane Sports Ground. The principal objective of the Trustees is to
develop it as a community sports ground for use by different sports
clubs.
Contact:
Stephen Hodges (Chairman) tel: 01206
824669
|
| Wivenhoe Badminton Club
- See under Marina Badminton Club |
-
The Wivenhoe Badminton Club merged with the Brightlingsea Badminton Club
in 2005 and is now known as the Marina Badminton Club. Please see the entry
under that name. Click here
|
| Wivenhoe Bowls Club
Click here
for the Bowls Club's page |
The Bowls Club is
in Woodland Way. For more details about the Club see their page, with
details of membership.
Contact:
Dave Collins - tel: 01206
823120
|
| Wivenhoe Bridge Club
|
| Tuesdays at 7.30pm in the William
Loveless Hall (Wyvern Room). New members are welcome. If without a
partner then come on the first Tuesday of every month otherwise other
Tuesday evenings with partners only.
Contact:
Ron Banyard tel: 01206
842335
- Note: If you would like private tutoring in how
to play Bridge, then click here
for details of John Standley who holds the English Bridge Union's Professional Qualification, the highest qualification available.
He teaches any standard of player from complete beginner upwards and can tailor courses to meet individual requirements.
|
| Wivenhoe Carers Association
Click here for
more info |
| This has been a group of
people who were willing to help find answers to questions, particularly
people looking after others. However, through lack of demand, in
2004, they ceased to meet. |
| Wivenhoe Centre
|
|
Contact:
01206 823746
|
| Wivenhoe Community
Association.
See under Wivenhoe Engine Shed Trust (Reg Charity no.
292693)
|
| Formed 1985 to
promote community facilities and activities in Wivenhoe.
It will manage the Engine Shed - see Engine
Shed Project. In 2005, it changed its name to the Wivenhoe Engine
Shed Trust. See new entry under Wivenhoe Engine Shed Trust.
|
| Wivenhoe Community
Safety & Neighbourhood Watch Group
Click here
for their page |
| Monthly committee meetings
in the Town Council offices. See their page with lots of
information of information and interest. Click
here. Also see the Community Safety section, for info
about our local community police officer, local crime figures and
other relevant information - click
here
Contact:
Ken
Rogers tel: 01206 824813
|
| Wivenhoe Cricket Club
- see entry under Wivenhoe Town Cricket Club |
| Wivenhoe
Engine Shed Trust
(Reg Charity no. 292693)
Click here for the Engine
Shed pages
|
| The
Engine Shed Trust (formerly the Wivenhoe Community Association) is
the body responsible for raising the funds necessary to convert the
derelict railway building in the Wivenhoe station car park into a
Cultural Heritage Centre. For more details go to the Engine
Shed Project
Contact:
Peter
Hill
tel:
01206
823073
|
| Wivenhoe Ferry Trust
Click here for the Ferry Trust page |
Volunteers have been manning a small
passenger ferry between Wivenhoe, Fingringhoe and Rowhedge each summer,
at weekends, since 1992. See the Ferry Trust's page for more
information. Become a volunteer?
Contact: Dave Purdey tel:
01206 827112 |
| Wivenhoe Film Club
Click here for the Film Club
page
|
Based at the
Nottage.
Contact:
Mike Downes
tel:
01206 824142
|
| Wivenhoe Folk Club
Click
here for Folk Club's pages |
| Meets first Thursday of the month in The Greyhound,
with occasional special Thursdays. See Wivenhoe Diary for bookings and
also the Wivenhoe Folk Club
home page
for more details, including forthcoming bookings.
Contact: Denise tel:
01206 827759
|
| Wivenhoe Gilbert &
Sullivan Society
Click here for the Gilbert
& Sullivan Society page
|
Next production
in 2008 is ....??
Contact: Peter Cook (Chairman) tel: 01206
823120
|
| Wivenhoe Housing
Trust
Click
here for the Housing Trust pages |
| Established 2002 as a
new housing charity to manage the two sets of Wivenhoe almshouses and
provide homes for Wivenhoe people. The trustees also manage the Jonathan Feedham
Charity 'Relief in Need'
fund for Wivenhoe people in financial distress.
Contact:
Cllr
Peter Hill tel: 01206 823073
|
| Wivenhoe
Jazz Club
|
| Meetings on
the third Thursday of
each month 8.30pm to 11pm at The Greyhound.
If you would like to be included on our information list
please contact Peter Jezard: |
| Wivenhoe
Judo Club
Click here for the
Judo Club's own web site
|
Based at Millfields
Primary School
Sessions:
| Tues 5.30pm
to 6.45pm |
This lesson is for beginners aged 5 to 7 years. |
| Tues 6.45pm
to 7.30pm |
This Lesson is for Juniors aged 8 years and over. |
| Tues 7.30pm
to 9.00pm |
This Lesson is for more experienced Juniors |
| Fri 5.30pm
to 7.00pm |
This lesson is open to all Juniors
under 16, wanting extra training. |
| Friday 7.00pm
to 8.30pm |
This lesson is for Seniors and older Juniors. |
- For more info,
contact via e-mail:
|
| Wivenhoe
Junior
Badminton Club |
-
The Junior Badminton Club starts in September, when the schools go back.
They play on a Thursday evening from 6.00pm to 7.00pm in the Wm Loveless
Hall.
Contact:
Lyn
Pendle - tel: 01206 822245
|
| Wivenhoe Ladies Group
|
| Meetings at the
Methodist Church 8pm Wednesdays fortnightly. Social activities,
speakers, outings etc
Contact:
Gill
Hawes tel: 01206 825489
|
| Wivenhoe Library
BOOKTALK GROUP
Click here for the Wivenhoe
Library page |
| Meets at Wivenhoe
Library once a month to talk about books over a cup of tea. A lot of and
not just 'literary'. An opportunity to explore new books and hear other
people's views on them.
Contact:
Gill Shrimpton, Library Manager tel: 01206
823123
|
| Wivenhoe Men's Group
|
| Meetings 8pm at the
Horse & Groom on the first Tuesday of every other month. Fellowship,
outings and activities.
Contact:
Rev
David Thomas tel: 01206 825174
|
| Wivenhoe Montessori Children's
House
for web site, click
here
|
Pre-school learning through play, observation, movement and
exploration.
Sessions for 2.5 to 5 year olds 9.30 – 12.30 Monday to Friday.
The Pavilion
King George V Playing Field
Wivenhoe
Essex CO7 9AX
For information or to arrange a visit or trial session telephone
Johanne Cousins on 01206 827126.
Email:
|
| Wivenhoe
Ocean Racing Club (WORC)
for web site, click
here |
|
The principal aim of WORC and its members is to have fun through
various social events organised throughout the year as well as through
a
regular social lunch-time once a month at the bar upstairs in the
British Legion Hall on the Quay. It is also dedicated to support the
Wivenhoe Branch of the Royal British Legion. Members of WORC are
encouraged to also become members of the RBL so that Wivenhoe will continue
to have a branch of RBL here in Wivenhoe for a long time into the
future, and thereby supporting the very good work of the RBL. For
more about WORC click here,
and for membership enquiries, please contact the Secretary - see
below:
Secretary: Martyn Carrick tel: 01206
823090 e-mail:
|
| Wivenhoe
Old Quay Residents' Association (WOQRA)
for web site, click
here |
|
The principal aim of the Association is to promote the interests of
the residents and freeholders of the Persimmon estate of the Wivenhoe
Old Quay.
Chairman: Aulay Mackenzie, 10 West Quay, Wivenhoe tel: 01206
828276 e-mail:
|
| Wivenhoe
Open Air Shakespeare Company
Click here for
pictures of their last production
|
| A
talented bunch of people, able to transform the garden of Ten Acres
into an enchanting setting in which to perform Shakespeare works
from time to time.
Contact:
Sheila Foster tel: 01206
823058
|
| Wivenhoe
Oral History Project
Click here for
their home page
|
| Launched
in 2004, the project team, led by Paul Thompson set out to capture the memories of a great many Wivenhoe people and publish
a book of their interviews. They achieved their objective at the end
of 2006 having interviewed 190 people. A book and DVD were
published. For more details about the Project, where to get the book
and DVD (Sea Change: Wivenhoe Remembered) and to read some of
the transcripts of those interviews, go to the Oral History section
in the Wivenhoe Encyclopedia - see link
above.
Contact:
Brenda Corti tel:
01206 824644
|
| Wivenhoe Over 60s Club
Click
here for the Over 60s home page
|
| Meets alternate
Fridays from 2.30pm to 4.30 pm in the Wm
Loveless Hall. Outings, lunches and other activities arranged.
Contact:
Doug Stockwell, (Chairman) tel: 01206
824603
|
| Wivenhoe Pantomime Group
Click
here for the Pantomime Group's home page
|
| The January 2006 production is
Peter Pan. For details of this and other pantomimes put on by this
great bunch of hard-working people, check out their web pages in the
Wivenhoe Encyclopedia - click here
Contact: Lynda Edwardson
tel: 01206 822493 or Mary Hignell on
01206 823302 |
| Wivenhoe
Players
Click
here for the Wivenhoe Players page |
| Play
readings and a show
each year. Acting and back stage roles for anyone interested. The
Wivenhoe Players was established 1968.
Contact: Phyllis Richardson
tel:
01206 825048
|
| Wivenhoe
Playreading Group
|
| Established 3
years we meet monthly at 7.00 pm in Lower Wivenhoe,and range
widely in our choice from ancient
Greece
to contemporary theatre. Any age or sex welcomed. Experience not
essential but helpful. Telephone 01206 826150 for info or a trial
run.
|
| Wivenhoe
Pre-school
|
| Congregational Church Hall.
Ages 2 1/2 – 5 years. Opening
hours 09.30 – 12.00 Mon – Fri during term time with lunch club
available for older children. OFSTED inspected.
Contact: Julie Duce tel: 07981
942312
|
| Wivenhoe
Sailing
Club
Click
here for the Sailing Club's web site |
|
The Club offers an
active programme of activity off and on the water. Dinghy racing on many
Sundays throughout the summer. Cruiser rallies for those with bigger
boats. Visit the Wivenhoe One Design web site. Click
here
Contact: Alan Tyne
(Secretary)
tel:
01206
822001
|
| Wivenhoe
Sailing Club Cadets
Click
here for the Sailing Club's web site |
The Sailing Club has an active cadet section and new members are
welcomed.
See the Sailing
Club web site for details.
Contact: Ann
Vickers tel: 01206 825320 |
| Wivenhoe Scout & Guide
Association
Click
here for the
Scout & Guide Assoc pages |
|
Units comprising
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorer Scouts, Rainbow Guides, Brownies, Guides.
10 Units
and around 170 youngsters.
Enquiries about:
Guides contact Joint District
Commissioners Carole
Boyd
tel: 01206 822899 or
Vanessa Reed tel: 01206 825334
Scouts contact Acting Group Scout Leader
Peter Hill tel: 01206 823073
Hiring the Scout & Guide
Hall, contact
Bonnie Hill
tel:
01206 823073
Click here for
more info |
| Wivenhoe Short Mat
Bowls
|
|
Two sessions a week in the Wivenhoe Centre in Phillip Road.
Contact: Peter Howlett
tel: 01206
827259
|
| Wivenhoe Society
Click here for the Wivenhoe
Society pages
|
| An
association with a large membership and a committee that concerns
itself with aspects of Wivenhoe, particularly in planning matters. The
Committee has increasingly become more active in running various
events and talks in Wivenhoe.
Contact: Tom
Roberts (Chairman) tel: 01206
826226
|
| Wivenhoe St John
Click
here for the Wivenhoe St John page |
| After
nearly 60 years existence in Wivenhoe, sadly on 31st March 2006,
the remaining members of the St John Ambulance Combined Division at
Wivenhoe met for the last time.
|
| Wivenhoe Tennis
Club |
Click
here for the Tennis Club web site
and here for their home
page in the Wivenhoe Encyclopedia |
-
Based at Broad Lane
Sports Ground from 2001. 4 floodlight courts. Local league tennis. Club
sessions Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 pm and Sunday afternoons
from 2 pm. There is a Junior Play session between 10 am and 1 pm
Saturdays. Public access to the courts is available on a 'pay and play'
basis via the Londis
supermarket, Vine Parade, Wivenhoe.
Contact: Ginny
Scott tel: 01206 825964
|
| Wivenhoe
Town Cricket Club |
Click
here for the Cricket Club web site and
here
for their home page in the Wivenhoe Encyclopedia |
-
The Cricket Club is
off Rectory Road. The Club offers a friendly and social environment, and
an opportunity to watch or play some good cricket. The
Club has a ladies team too, plus an active junior teams. Click here for
a history of the Cricket club.
Contact:
Richard Wilby
tel: 07747110661 |
| Wivenhoe Town
Football Club
Click here for the WTFC page |
-
Senior League
football matches at Broad Lane Sports Ground (playing in the Ryman 1st
Division for the 2002/03 season). Click here
for fixture list and Club history. details Also joint University
& Wivenhoe Town team playing in the 1st Division of the Border League
and an Under-18s team.
Contact:
Mike Boyle tel: 01206
573223 |
| Wivenhoe Town
Regatta Association
Click here for the Regatta home page |
- This Association was
formed in 2002 to run an
Annual Regatta but the Association folded in 2005 and it no longer
exists. In 2006, the Nottage Maritime Institute agreed to organise the
Regatta in the future.
|
| Wivenhoe
Watercolour
Challenge
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Click
here for the Wivenhoe Watercolour Challenge home page
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Contact: Bill Heslop tel: 01206 823018
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| Wivenhoe
Wordsmiths
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A public speaking club presently building a membership in Wivenhoe. This group is a member of Toastmasters International, a world wide organisation designed to enhance both communication and leadership skills. Meetings are currently organised by members of Camulodunum Speakers Club which has operated in Colchester for over 21 years.
Wivenhoe Wordsmiths are meeting at the British Legion Hall on 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7.30 pm, finishing at 10.00pm.
Further information on www.camulodunumspeakers.org.uk or from Bob Finch on 01206 869202
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| Wivenhoe Youth
Football Club
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Wivenhoe Youth FC
run coaching and teams for 8 yr - 16 olds on their 4 pitches at Broad
Lane Sports Ground.
Contact: Brian
Rogers - Chairman
- tel: 01206 826719
Kevin Hall (under 11's) - (web
site)
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| Wivenhoe Youth
Theatre
Click here for the Wivenhoe Youth
Theatre page
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| Members of the Youth Theatre group are
aged between 12 and 21. Each year the group performs a play at the
Wivenhoe Centre. The play is organised, rehearsed and performed
during August. People are also required who would like to
assist back stage in various capacities. If you are interested in
getting involved, then contact Hilary Lazell.
Contact:
Hilary
Lazell
tel:01206 826432
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| W.O.D.
Association
Click
here for WOD Association web site |
| Approx 50 members
interested in sailing and preserving the local Wivenhoe One Design class,
based at Wivenhoe Sailing Club. The Wivenhoe One Design's were designed by
local doctor, Dr Walter Radcliffe, in 1935.
Contact:
Richard Barrett tel: 01206
728059
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| Workers Educational
Association (WEA) Wivenhoe Branch
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Click
here for WEA Wivenhoe Branch home page
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| Lecture courses run in the Autumn and
Spring. The Autumn course is entitled 'Essex
Coastal Trade'. Click here
for more details about the course and enrolment etc.
Contact:
Enid Heslop tel: 01206
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| Wyvenford Trefoil
Guild
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| The Trefoil Guild exists
to provide friendship through a range of activities. It aims to maintain
a close link with Guiding and to support local units. Trefoil Guild is
open to all who are, or have been members of the Guiding
movement,
as a Brownie or upwards.
Occasional outings and a monthly meeting, often with a guest
speaker.
Meetings at the Scout and Guide Hall at 8 pm on the 3rd
Wednesday of each month, except August and December.
Contact: Chris(tine)
Thomas tel:
01206 823092
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