Wokingham 1

Local Organiser
Local Organiser
Lynda C.
Local Organiser
Local Organiser
Penny T.
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  • Monopoly cakes for our evening meeting

  • visit to Nuffield place, but not got permission to share faces, sorry!

  • Visit to Danesfield whiich was the home of the RAF's Photographic Reconnaissance unit in World War . It included an hour's tour of the riverside gardens and a 45min talk on it's famous history

  • one of our joint LOs and some guest non group members who filled in at the last minute enjoying the sunshine and an interesting trip to Danesfield

Hello from Wokingham 1!  We meet fortnightly, Monday to Thursday (mainly evenings, with a few afternoons) on a rolling system. We are a very large, active and friendly group which has been in existence for over fifty years. We have lots of discussions, research evenings, some foody meetings and the occasional speaker. There is a thriving book group, poetry group and diners’ club.  There are also daytime events and outings (which we call NWR Plus) including lunches, coffee meets and visits to exhibitions and gardens. We have a mixture of face to face meetings and “hybrids” (i.e. some people joining by Zoom). Most of our meetings are in members’ homes but some are in local venues when the turnout will be too big for a domestic room.

We are starting our programme for the second half of 2026 and our forthcoming individual “main meetings” and book group meetings for July-December are listed as “events” below.  You can also see our 2025 programme as an example of our activities.

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Upcoming events at Wokingham 1

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The Palace of Westminster

21 Jul 2026

Glorious Landmark? Or Potential Deathtrap? Debate and discussion

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What’s in a Name?

5 Aug 2026

Choose a surname to research and come and tell us about it.

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Book Group – Planning and Enthusiasms

18 Aug 2026

Come along and join us in suggesting and choosing our books for the coming year. And also let us know…

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Drawing on the right side of the brain…

20 Aug 2026

Come along and learn more about the human brain.

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1066 and after…

7 Sep 2026

“What did the Normans ever do for us?”

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Book Group

15 Sep 2026

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.

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Sailing by…

22 Sep 2026

Come and learn about some illustrious ships

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Unfulfilled Hankerings?

7 Oct 2026

Talk about your favourite foods. Are they a distant memory?

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Book Group

14 Oct 2026

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

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Biomimicry

22 Oct 2026

Why don’t we learn more from the experts?

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TELEPHONE TREASURE TRAIL

16 Nov 2026

Arrive at 1.45 so we are all set to go at 2.00 p.m.

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Book Group

19 Nov 2026

The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

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10% Human

24 Nov 2026

Come and learn about the Importance of your Gut Biome

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Christmas Party

17 Dec 2026

A new venue for our annual party this year – come along and have a great time with good food,…

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