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Welcome to our new Southwater group page if you have just joined NWR or are thinking about it!
NWR is a national organisation and you can discuss your interest with out commitment by clicking the Contact button on this page. Someone from National will call you for a friendly chat!
Southwater group was newly established in January 2025. We encourage members to develop an interesting programme and to be very much involved in that process.
Our meetings will be led by Liz and Elisabeth and will be taking place in a quiet pub or cafe in a central location.
See our new programme of events for 2026.
| Time | Day | Date | Details |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 6th January 2026 | ‘Your Best and Most Memorable Meal/Holiday/City Break’ – Share your experiences with the group. |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 13th January 2026 | ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ by Elizabeth Gilbert |
| 7:30pm | Thursday | 15th January 2026 | ‘The Oldest Book on Your Shelf’ – What is it and why are you keeping it? (We will also set our challenges for our meeting in June.) |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 3rd February 2026 | ‘Sculptures and Sculptors’ – Tell us about a sculptor, some of his/her work and what you think about it. |
| 7:30pm | Thursday | 19th February 2026 | ‘The ‘60s’ – A discussion on what life was like in the ‘60s compared with life today. |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 24th February 2026 | ‘The Paris Library’ by Janet Skeslien Charles |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 3rd March 2026 | ‘Games Morning’ – Come and enjoy a few fun games – you will need to bring your handbag for one of the games! |
| 7:30pm | Thursday | 19th March 2026 | ‘Assistance Pets’ – Find out about how an assistance pet can help a person with a particular disability and share with the group. |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 24th March 2026 | ‘There Are Rivers in the Sky’ by Elif Shafak |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 7th April 2026 | ‘Your Favourites’ – Which is your best season; are you a dog or a cat person or neither…. Let us know why. |
| 7:30pm | Thursday | 16th April 2026 | ‘Talk by Nigel Gee a Spiritual and Well-Being Mentor’ |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 21st April 2026 | ‘The Perfect Child, by Lucinda Berry |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 5th May 2026 | ‘Favourite Poems and Poets’ – Which poet and poem do you enjoy and why? |
| 7:30pm | Thursday | 21st May 2026 | ‘Cats Protection Talk’ – Find out about the charity’s history, what it does and its vision. |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 26th May 2026 | ‘Elmet’ by Fiona Mozley |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 2nd June 2026 | ‘The History of Horsham’ – Share some interesting facts about Horsham’s history. |
| 7:30pm | Thursday | 18th June 2026 | ‘Challenge Feedback’ – Feedback to the group on with the challenge that you set yourself earlier this year. |
| 10:45am | Tuesday | 23rd June 2026 | ‘The Trial’ by Rob Rinder |
Membership to NWR gives you access to local group meetings, national online meetings, talks, exercise classes, virtual book clubs and Facebook groups. See more here. www.https://nwr.org.uk
NWR meetings are the perfect opportunity to make more friends. Our meetings always include a light-hearted discussion topic, which acts as an ice-breaker and we generally find our discussions go off in all sorts of wonderful directions! There is no obligation to contribute to the discussion if you’d prefer not to. We are a supportive and friendly group and understand some people might prefer to listen.
See Downloads at the bottom of the page for a selection of Discussion topics and other possible meeting options and ideas to consider! Also see an ABC of the National Women’s Register Activities around the UK.
Southwater has grown and changed over the years into a very attractive place with a strong connection to dinosaurs!
Southwater Country Park sits on the outer edge of the Downslink link which passes through the village.
