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Welcome to our new Southwater group page if you have just joined NWR or are thinking about it! We have enjoyed meeting you recently and discussing a variety of topics, including the interesting topics of art, music and nature in your life and who might have inspired you as you have grown up.
NWR meetings are the perfect opportunity to make more local 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.
Our meetings will be led by Liz and Elisabeth and will be taking place in a quiet pub or cafe in a central location. Please do contact us using the contact button above for more information and to arrange a free trial session.
Membership to NWR gives you access to local group meetings, national online meetings, talks, exercise classes, virtual book clubs and Facebook groups.
You can also contact us to join as a member of NWR today to access our online events and activities.
See Downloads at the bottom of the page for a selection of Discussion topics and other possible meeting options and ideas to consider!
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!
See details of our latest programme of events. August 2025 to December 2025.
If you wish to attend a meeting please contact us and we will be in touch.
| Time | Day | Date | Details |
| 11am | Tuesday | 5th August 2025 | ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ – Share some interesting facts about your family and where you grew up. Tell us about anyone famous from that area. |
| 11am | Tuesday | 12th August 2025 | ‘The Bandit Queens’ by Parini Shroff |
| 7:30pm | Thursday | 21st August 2025 | ‘Two Artists’ – choose one whose work you like and another whose work you are not very keen on. Let us know why. |
| 11am | Tuesday | 2nd September 2025 | ‘Three Films’ – Tell us about: A film that had an impact on you. A film that has disappointed you. A film that you would recommend to the group. |
| 11am | Tuesday | 9th September 2025 | ‘A Town Like Alice’ by Nevil Shute |
| 7:30pm | Thursday | 18th September 2025 | ‘Guiness World Records’ – choose an interesting/unusual world record to share with the group. |
| 11am | Tuesday | 7th October 2025 | ‘Show and Tell’ – bring along an object/photo of an object which you own and that has an interesting story behind it. |
| 7:30pm | Thursday | 16th October 2025 | ‘Prince Albert’ – Discussion and quiz. Watch in ADVANCE of the meeting the NWR recorded talk on Prince Albert (see the Events part of the NWR website) |
| 11am | Tuesday | 28th October 2025 | ‘The Women’ by Kristin Hannah |
| 11am | Tuesday | 4th November 2025 | ‘Origami Gift Box’ – Liz to demonstrate and to assist us in making origami gift boxes. |
| 7:30pm | Thursday | 20th November 2025 | ‘Walls’ – Hadrian’s, Berlin, Mexico… |
| 12pm | Monday | 1st December 2025 | Festive Lunch |
| 11am | Tuesday | 2nd December 2025 | ‘The Henna Artist’ by Alka Joshi |
| 7:30pm | Thursday | 18th December 2025 | ‘Christmas Traditions in Other Countries’ – such as why Norwegians hide brooms on Christmas Eve… |
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.
