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Wokingham 3 group started nearly fifty years ago, we have a wide range of interests and are always pleased to meet new people. We meet once every three weeks in the evenings, with meetings rotating from Monday through to Thursday to allow those with regular commitments to attend as many meetings as possible. We plan all our meetings six months in advance – we usually have too many suggestions / not enough meetings – maybe we should meet more often? The programmes aim to reflect our varied interests and exercise our lively minds.
Evening meetings often involve research around a chosen topic which we tend to approach from completely different angles depending on our own experience and interests. Details are usually circulated to the group for those who couldn’t make the meeting. Extra activities include an evening book group which meets once a month, fortnightly walks, regular visits once a month to exhibitions and places of interest and a coffee morning which gives us a chance to catch up with old and new friends. Other meetings and visits are arranged by members on an ad hoc basis – particularly when we can’t fit everything into the regular programme. Our Christmas Party is always popular, with mulled wine, food, games and a quiz or two – last year were again able to meet in person.
All members are encouraged to participate in running the group, taking turns as Local Organiser, or as organiser of one of the extra groups. We are now meeting in members’ houses again but members do not attend if they are unwell or have been in contact with someone who is unwell.
