Southwater group

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 not fancy that initially.

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!

We hope to meet more of you over the coming weeks and as your nearest neighbours in Horsham we are here to help you set up your own group. 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!

Meetings for May and July 2025.

Tuesday 20th May 1O.30 am Coffee and Garlic Walk.

Tuesday 3rd June 1O.30 am Coffee and Walk

Meet at Bistro Branas which is behind the Broadbridge Heath village hall. Parking at village hall. I hour walk and time for coffee. Outside decking if weather fine.

Broadbridge Heath Centre, Wickhurst Ln, Horsham RH12 3LY

Thursday 19th June 7:30pm. ‘Channel Islands’ – NWR’s country for 2025’. Bring along some interesting facts to share.

Tuesday 1st July 11am. ‘Connections’ – NWR’s theme for 2025. Discuss different forms of connection.

Tuesday 8th July 11am. Book discussion – ‘Hearts Invisible Furies’ by John Boyne.

Thursday 17th July 7:30pm. ‘Green’ – choose something green or something related to the colour green to tell us about.

Previous meetings.

11am 1st April. Topic: ‘Who would you invite to have a 3-course meal, they could be living/dead/fictional and what conversation would you like to have?’ You could choose a different guest for each course or stick with the same person all evening!

7:30pm 17th April. Topic: ‘If you were in power, what fun thing would you introduce to the UK for a week and why?’

11am 6th May. Topic: Book discussion – ‘All the Broken Places’ by John Boyne.

All the Broken Places by John Boyne | Goodreads

7:30pm 15th May. Topic: ‘Room 101 – choose 3 things that you dislike and explain why you think they should be disposed of for good.’

Previous meetings.
Tuesday 4 February at 11am Discussion topic: What is the scariest thing you’ve ever done or seen someone else do?
Thursday 20 February at 7.30pm Discussion topic: Talk about anything you like that begins with either N, W or R – for example: Narwhals, Niggles, Reflexology, Robert Redford, Warsaw, Wishes…..
Tuesday 25 February at 11am Discussion topic: Reviews – of films, books, holidays, restaurants, products etc. Are they helpful? Do you trust them? Do you write them? Bring along some to share.
Tuesday 11 March at 11am Discussion topic: What would you take to a desert island? Choose one track, a book and a luxury.
Thursday 20 March at 7.30pm Discussion topic: Trip across land (race across the world) . What mode(s) of transport would you use? e.g. walking, cycling, car, buses, trains. Who would you take with you and why? Where would you start and finish your journey and what route would you take? What landmarks or places would you like to see along the way? Where would you sleep? e.g. camping, caravan, five-star hotels. What equipment would you take with you? What would you hope to learn or discover during the trip?