Horsham

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There are currently 19 members in Horsham NWR Group. We meet on Thursday evenings. Our Book Group meets regularly on the first Thursday of the month. Discussion group meetings are on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Meetings start at 7.30pm and usually last about two hours. The average attendance is 16 members and we meet in members’ homes. We also have weekly coffee mornings and occasional outings to places of interest such as NGS gardens and trips to London. On our last trip we went to see the wild flowers at the Tower of London and our group recently met up with Hassocks group to visit the exotic Bourne Botanical garden in East Grinstead. (August 2024)

We have also visited the beautiful Watts Gallery in Surrey and enjoyed the Sculpture Trail at Buchan Park, Crawley, led by local sculptor Janine Creaye. Janine Creaye MRSS | Royal Society of Sculptors

We enjoy an annual barbecue and meals out. We occasionally invite a local author to talk about their writing. Our most exciting event to date was the Forensic Science day which was held at Roffey Park institute in Horsham . (See details below.)

Benefits of membership.

For an annual National fee of £37 members can enjoy conversation, friendship and fun through participating in online, local, regional and national events, ranging from local group meetings to online book groups to national conferences.

NWR online offers access to interesting talks; Facebook discussion groups, specifically for NWR members and additional contact through Zoom.

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The Horsham local fee is an additional of £22/ annum which covers the cost of refreshments and any other costs connected to the running of the group such as fees for a local speaker; a small thank you gift for retiring Local organisers or any flowers etc for a member who is ill.

If you would like to join the Book group the fee is approx. £3 per annum depending on the number of members in the book group. This is to cover an annual fee to the library of £37 as the library provides us with multiple copies of excellent books.

Prospective members can try up to two ‘taster events’ free of charge before deciding to join.

The Diamond Way and The West Sussex Literary Trail

We have recently completed The Diamond Way which is from Midhurst to Heathfield. We started this 60 mile walk to mark NWRs Diamond Anniversary! We have also walked the Worth Way and the West Sussex Literary Trail which is from Horsham to Chichester. There is an excellent blog on this by one of our members. You will find out about our adventures at amnwr.blogspot.com and West Sussex Literary Trail