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Amnesty
International Community
Centre, tel: 02380 282620 website
Meeting
the second Wednesday of
every month, Sept-June
Archery
- Sway Bowmen Tel:
0844 484 7058 email website
Archery Club based in Sway
Army
Cadet Force Bath
Road tel:
01425 610322 website
Cadet
training,
often of
a challenging
and exciting
nature, preparing
those considering
a career
in the Services
or with the
Reserve Forces.
Ages 12yrs
-18yrs 9mths.
Monday and
Wednesday
7.30pm-9.30
pm at the
The Drill
Hall, Bath
Road.
Arts
Group [Lymington] Community
Centre tel:
01425 615380 email website
Meetings, workshops, outings and an annual exhibition of members work at the
Community Centre.
Art Society [New Forest] Lyndhurst email website
We have a variety of speakers and meet at Lyndhurst Community Centre on the 3rd
Wednesday in each month. Weekend painting courses twice yearly.
Astronomers Society [Solent Amateur] Southampton tel:
023 8042 2218..website
The Society is a group of people who collectively share a common interest in
astronomy. Their members come from all backgrounds, meet regularly to discuss
astronomy, observe, hear lectures and socialise.
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Baby
and Toddler Club [Lymington] Community
Centre
A social club for parents, carers, babies and
toddlers to meet, make friends and chat over a cup of
tea. Tuesday & Fridays 9.30am to 12noon All are welcome
to attend.
Bookbinding Club Community
Centre tel: 01590 683197
Hand bookbinding in cloth cased-bound books and leather
bindings. Tuesday 2pm to 4pm, Sept-April
Bowling Club [Lymington] Sports
Grd. tel:
01590 670870 website email
Lawn bowls club at the Pavilion, Avenue Road. Open
daily from 10.30am to dusk. Experienced and new bowlers
are welcome to apply for membership.
Bowls [Short
Mat ] Community
Centre tel: 01590 672579
A competitive game for all, including young people and those with disabilities.
You do not need to have played bowls before and bowls are available. Mon 2.30
to 5.30pm and Tues 3.30 to 5.30pm.
Bridge
Club [Charter] Community
Centre tel: 01590 676528
Mondays at 7 pm for Duplicate Bridge. Fridays at 2 pm for Rubber Bridge. A warm
welcome to new members & visitors.
Bridge Club [Turner] Community
Centre tel: 01590 676424 website
The club meets for Partnership Rubber Bridge on Thursday evenings and Monday
afternoons (improvers). New members and visitors welcome.
Bridge League [Lymington & District] Community
Centre tel: 01590
673651
Teams-of-Four Duplicate Bridge. League matches held on the second or third Wednesday
monthly, Oct-May.
Button Society [British/Solent Club]New
Forest tel: 01590 675066 website
A society of approximately 400 members whose interest
is collecting buttons and researching their history.
Butterfly Conservation [Hampshire
and Isle of Wight] website
Butterfly Conservation has over 25 reserves across
the UK, including 3 in Hampshire. Yew Hill and Magdalen
Hill Down are chalk downland reserves near Winchester.
Bentley Station Meadow is an unimproved meadow adjoining
an ancient part of Alice Holt Forest near Alton. All
three reserves are open to the public and 35 of the
46 butterfly species found in Hampshire and the Isle
of Wight can be seen. Over 600 moth species have also
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Camera
Club [Lymington]
Community
Centre tel: 01590 677693 .website email
For beginners and more experienced photographers. Programme
includes illustrated talks by members and visiting
speakers, demonstrations. Visitors welcome. Thursday
evenings fortnightly at 7.30pm.
Camera
Group [Beaulieu] Beaulieu tel:
01590 689252 email website
A small and friendly group of enthusiasts who meet on the first and third Wednesday
of every month at Beaulieu School. Meetings start at 7-30pm. New members and
visitors always welcome.
Chess Club [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 01590 610254 email
Chess league, tuition and friendly matches. Monday
evenings 7.00-10.00pm. Players of all
standards including beginners are welcome.
Choral Society Community
Centre tel: 01425 614023
Three concerts a year of choral and orchestral music
of a high standard. Rehearsals under a professional
conductor. Other activities are arranged such as choral
days. Open to non members. Wednesday 7.30pm to 9.30pm,
Sept-May.
Conservation Volunteers [Hampshire] Hampshire tel:
023 8086 1558..website
We are out most weekends, working on a wide variety of sites which are valuable
for wildlife. In the spring and summer our tasks often involve the construction
of paths, boardwalks and fences, while autumn is traditionally the time for pond
maintenance. Winter months see the management of woodlands and downland by coppicing,
hedgelaying and scrub-bashing, usually with a roaring bonfire.
Conservation Volunteers [New Forest
Area] New Forest tel:
023 8039 7928 email..website
The NFACV is a non profit organisation run by members on a voluntary basis.
The main aim of the group is to enhance the natural environment in and around
the New Forest by means of practical conservation work. We all work at our own
pace and enjoy the countryside, whilst helping to maintain important wildlife
habitats.
Cricket
Club [Lymington] Sports
Ground tel: 01590
674660 email..website
The club operates from two grounds, the Sports Ground used by First and Second
Teams at weekends and for friendlies midweek and Woodside Park used mainly by
the Third and Fourth Teams.
Cristol Dancing Community
Centre tel: 01425 610455 email
Ballroom, Latin and Sequence dance on Friday evenings,
Sept-July.
Croquet Club [Lymington] Woodside
Gardens tel:
01590 671205
Croquet is a game of strategy and skill suitable for all ages and abilities.
No experience needed. Free coaching for beginners.
Cycling Club [New Forest] Tiptoe tel:
01202 822001 email..website
The club at St Andrews Church Hall, Vaggs Lane, Tiptoe
is open to members over 12 years old. Its main interest
is in Competitive Cycling either in the form of Time
Trialling or Road Racing. Friday evenings at 8.00pm,
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Decorative & Fine
Arts Society [New Forest] Brockenhurst
Village Hall tel: 01590 675609 website
Meeting once a month on a Monday morning in Brockenhurst Village Hall, for lectures
on art related subjects. We also run study days and visits. New members and visitors
are welcome.
Decorative & Fine Arts Society
[New Forest Evening] Community
Centre tel: 01590 676839 websitAn opportunity to hear 10 lectures a year given by distinguished and well-known
specialists in decorative and fine arts, and participate in visits and special
interest days.
Drama
Society [Lyndhurst] Lyndhurst tel:
023 8081 3140 email .website
We are always looking for new members in all departments - acting, directing,
scenery construction and painting, lighting, make-up, props and publicity. Rehearsals
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Embroiders'
Guild [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 02380 669490 website
Guest speakers feature regularly and occasional workshops
are held. Meeting on the third Tuesday of the month
(excluding August), 2.00pm to 4.00pm. |
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Flower
Club [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 01590
612860
If you like flowers and would like to meet others who share your interst we usually
meet on the first Monday of each month.
Football-Indoor Leisure
Centre tel: 01202 381662 email .website
We organise 6-a-side football leagues on the Lymington astroturf surface. Referees,
match balls, practice balls all provided. Affiliated to Hampshire Football Association.
Age 16 - 40 plus years of age range. (There are also other indoor football clubs
at the centre, under Club Info. website).
Football - Pre school Leisure
Centre tel: 07920 728922 email .website
Soccer play programme for pre-school children. Helps to encourage all aspects
of mental and physical development using football as a medium. On completion
of the course, a child will be fully confident on the ball and have developed
basic all round football skills in dribbling, passing and control of the ball.
Football Club [Lymington Sprites-Youth ] Pennington
Pavilion tel: 07522 063604 email website
Bournemouth Youth Leagues, boys under 11 and under 16. New players and parents
always welcome.
Friends of the Earth [New
Forest ] Brockenhurst tel:
023 8084 9630 email..website
Making life better for people by inspiring solutions
to environmental problems. Meeting on the 4th Tues
of the month at Brockenhurst Village Hall.
Fuchsia Society [New Forest ] Lyndhurst email website
Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of each month (except December) at the
Lyndhurst Community Centre, Main Car Park. 7.30pm. A varied programme of talks,
demonstrations, events, etc. on Fuchsias and all aspects of gardening, with time
being set aside each month for discussion of fuchsia topics. |
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Gardeners Club [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 01590
673465
Monthly lectures, discussions and demonstrations, Sept-May. More members welcome
as are visitors. Genealogical
Society [Hampshire/New Forest] Brockenhurst
Village Hall tel:
02380 327952 email..website A
Family History Society with 13 groups in the Hampshire
area, each meet once a month. The Society has lots
of Hampshire records, indexes and its own journal.
Meeting on the 1st Wednesday of the month at Brockenhurst Village Hall.
Girlguiding Pennington tel:
01590 676277
Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers meet at the
District Headquarters, Priestlands Lane, Pennington.
Additional helpers always welcome
Growmore Club [Lymington] Community
Centre
Membership is open to farmers, horticulturists and their employees and anyone
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Hampshire
Field Club & Archaeological Society Hampshire email ..website
Founded in 1885 the society provides well organised
events for people who care about hampshire, its environment
and heritage.
Hamster
Club [South of England] email website
Dedicated to encouraging the keeping, breeding and exhibiting of hamsters. The
Club is one of the three affiliated to the National
Hamster Council which is the oldest hamster organisation in the world (founded
in 1949).
Healing Group [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 01590
683310
A group of qualified healers gather to offer hands on healing to the public.
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons.
Historical Society [Lymington & District] Community
Centre tel: 01590
623570
The Historical links between the Lymington and New Forest areas, and the Isle
of Wight. Monthly talks in the winter and occasional outings.
Horticultural Ass. [Brockenhurst] Brockenhurst
Village Hall tel: 02380 622587 website
Most months there is an evening or afternoon meeting with an illustrated talk
or a workshop on various gardening subjects, also visits to gardens both
in this country and overseas. Competitions are held throughout the
year.
Hockey Club [New Milton] Priestlands
School Telephone: 01425 474028 website
Hockey Club running 2 men's, 2 women's, mixed and U14, U16 Girls, U14 Colts & U12
Minis. League games played at Lymington Leisure Centre.
Hospital Radio [New
Forest ] Lymington New Forest hospital email website
If you are interested in radio presenting, or would like to join our friendly
band of ward collectors then contact us, full training will be given, all are
welcome .
Hurst
Castle [Friends of] Hurst
Castle tel: 01590 676319 email ..website
The voluntary group helps with projects such as exhibitions, gardens and information
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Inner Wheel Club of Lymington Community
Centre tel: 01590 688364
Events organised to raise funds for local, national
and overseas charities. Members are relatives of past
and present Rotarians.
Investors Club [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 01590
683627
A forum for information and discussion on all aspects of personal investment.
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Juggling
Club [Southampton] Itchen
College website
The Southampton Juggling Club meet at the Itchen College every Wednesday during
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Karate Leisure
Centre website
There are various Karate Clubs at the
centre, under Club Info. on the Leisure Centre website
Kung Fu Leisure
Centre tel:
01425 622907 email .website
Teaching genuine Shaolin Kungfu, Tai Chi, Qi gong (Chi gung) and San Shou (Chinese
Kickboxing). Taught by a genuine Shaolin Monk from the 'Shaolin Temple'. Affiliated
to BNMAA. 4 years of age upwards |
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Ladies
Friendship Club Community
Centre tel: 01590 677642
A variety of speakers and other activities, tea and
cakes. Meeting at 2pm on the third Thursday of every
month except during August. Visitors are welcome.
Lions Club of Lymington Elmers
Court email..website tel:
01590 671761
A community service organisation dedicated to the idea
that the men and women who live in a community are
in the best position to know who needs help and why.
Meeting on the 1st Thursday of each month at the Elmers
Court Country Club.
Lymington
Players Community
Centre tel: 01590 622946 website
Amateur Drama Society at the Community Centre. Three
productions a year plus workshops and social events.
Talents needed both on stage and behind scenes. Rehearsals
are Mondays and Fridays at Community Centre.
Lymington Society tel:
01590 673740 website
A civic society to protect the
character of the town, resist unsuitable
development & improve amenities.
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Model
Railway Society [New
Forest ] Brockenhurst
Village Hall tel:
01425 673668 website
Meeting every Tuesday at Brockenhurst Village Hall.
Motorcycle
and Light Car Club Ltd [Lymington] The
Royal British Legion website
Established in 1936 the club is for all ages and all machines from Veteran, Vintage,
Classic to Modern and from Trikes to Light Cars. We meet 8pm on 1st Tuesday of
the month at The Royal British Legion in the High Street.
Multiple Sclerosis Society [Lymington & District] Everton email .website
Fund-raising activities for the national society and local branch. We meet on
the third Monday of the month at St. Mary's Church Hall, Everton. |
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National
Trust Association [Christchurch & New Forest
] tel: 01425 280913 ..website
A full programme of talks, outings, walks, social events and holidays throughout
the year. Meetings are held in a number of different venues including the Lymington Community
Centre.
Naturalists' Society [Lymington & District] Community
Centre tel: 01590 622587 email website
Illustrated lectures and field meetings at various sites of scientific interest.
On the second and forth Tuesday of the autumn and winter months at 7.15pm. Field
trips throughout the year. Visitors are welcome to attend meetings.
Netball Club [Lymington] Priestlands tel:
01590 678815 website
We welcome girls from Year 4 upwards, and for our ladies section we welcome league
standard players and recreational players. If you are interested in joining our
Club, please use the contact form on the website or come along on a training
night.
New
Forest Association New
Forest email..website
Established in 1867, it is the second oldest conservation
organisation in the world. As a member you will receive
our regular newsletter giving details of current activities
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Open
Sight Club Community
Centre tel: 02380 646382 website
Open Sight Club for the visually impaired. Meetings
(Lymington Community Centre - Fuller Hall) every
third Wednesday of the month between 2pm and 4pm.
A small but lively social group for people with sight
loss. £2 per month. Entertainment
every month. Volunteers always needed.
Organ
Society [New Forest] Milford-on-Sea tel:
01590 644724 email website
For those interested in electric organs. Monthly concerts by professional organists
in the Church Hall, Milford-on-Sea starting at 7.15pm.
Ornithological
Society [Hampshire] Hampshire website
The Society records and publishes information about wild birds in the county
of Hampshire. The above website is for members and potential members. |
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Palette
Club [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 01590 642489 email website
A group of artists holding monthly meetings which take the form of talks and
criticisms. The club welcomes membership enquiries from experienced artists and
visitors are welcome to the meetings.1st Tuesday afternoon in each month.
Probus
Club [Lymington & District] Elmers
Court tel: 01590 679908 website
Promoting fellowship amongst retired professional people.
Normally there is coffee, an outside speaker and then
lunch. There is also an active social programme. |
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Ramblers'
Association [New Forest] email .website
Exploring the area from West Dorset to East Hampshire
Rotary
Club [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 01590 672337 website
Meeting weekly and giving help to local organisation's,
individuals, the elderly, youth groups the deprived
and physically disabled.
Rowing
Club [Lymington] Quay
Rd tel: 07769 937 478 email website
Established in 1881 the club promotes the fun & social side of the sport
as well as the serious aspect of competitive rowing.
Royal
British Legion [Lymington] tel:
01425 617412 Hantswebsite
The organisation exists to help all Ex-Service
men and woman and their dependants. |
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Sailability
[Lymington] website
Lymington SailAbility is a charity that provides sailing for people with disabilities.
It provides a safe environment that still allows the sense of freedom and exhilaration
that sailing can give. Postal address for Lymington SailAbility: Royal Lymington
Yacht Club, Bath Road, Lymington, SO41 3SE
Sailing Club [Lymington Town] Bath
Road tel: 01590 674514 email .website
Organised sailing events and racing. Showers, dinghy park, social events, winter
talks, RYA sailing and powerboat school.
Sailing Club [Royal Lymington Yacht Club] Bath
Road tel: 01590 672677 .website
One of Britians foremost yacht clubs organising national and international regattas
and regular club racing. Membership applications from active sailors welcomed.
Scooter
Club [New Forest] Mailman
Pub website
Our aim is to encourage the regular use and enjoyment
of two-wheeled motor scooters, mainly Vespas and
vintage Lambrettas, but any make of scooter - old
or modern - is welcome. We take part in many regular
activities, such as regular ride-outs every Sunday
and monthly meetings in the Mailman pub in Lyndhurst.
Scout
group [1st Lymington & Pennington] Pennington
Sports Grd website
We are based in Pennington and our Scouts come from Lymington, Boldre Pennington,
Walhampton and Pilley. We now have a Beaver Scout Colony for 6-8 year olds and
a Cub Scout Pack for 8-10 year olds. We go camping, do abseiling, climbing,shooting,
archery and loads of other cool things?
Scout group [9th Lymington Sea Scouts] Kings
Saltern Rd email website
9th Lymington Sea Scouts was first established in Lymington in 1927. It is
now one of 101 Scout Groups in England that is recognised by the Royal Navy.
The Group offers the opportunity for young people to enjoy Scouting - boys
and girls are active members of all sections of the group - from the youngest
Beaver to the tallest Explorer, there are different opportunities for everyone.
Sea Fishing Club [Lymington & District] email website
Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club was founded in 1936 and is affiliated
to the N.F.S.A. Wessex Division. Numerous shore competitions are held throughout
the year at various beaches along the Hampshire and Dorset coast.. There are
also Parent and Child and Specimen and Species competitions.
St Andrew's Society Community
Centre tel: 01590 644979Promoting social and
benevolent interests. Open to Scots or persons having
Scottish associations or interests.
Swimming
Club [Lymington] Leisure
Centre tel: 0845 659 0845/01590 646100 email .website
Facilities include a Fitness Suite offering over 40 stations,
a Group Exercise Programme with over 35 classes per week, a 25
metre and 12 metre Swimming Pool, which is home to Lymington
Swim Academy, a 4 badminton court main sports hall, Junior and
Adult sports courses, Children's Parties, Holiday Activities, climate controlled studios
with mirrored walls, and an outdoor all weather playing surface pitch. |
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Table
Tennis Club [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 01590 682305
Small friendly club meeting each Wednesday afternoon between October and March.
New members welcome.
Tall Ships Youth Trust tel: 02392
832055 email website
A registered charity founded in 1956 and dedicated to the personal development
of young people aged 16 to 25 through the crewing of Tall Ships.
Tennis Club [Lymington] Sports
Ground tel: 01425 622826 email website
The club is focused on providing a friendly environment in which to play and
is very junior friendly. We have affordable coaching for all ages and standards
and provide ample opportunity for players to compete in mix in sessions, fun
tournaments, LTA events and local leagues.
Small friendly club meeting each Wednesday afternoon between October and March
Tennis Club [Milford on Sea] Lucerne
Rd, Milford on Sea tel: 01590 676236 email website
Our tennis club has around 500 playing members of all ages and abilities. We
have 7 all weather artificial grass courts (3 with floodlighting) provide year
round play.
Small friendly club meeting each Wednesday afternoon between October and March
Theatregoers
Club Community Centre tel:
01590 643445
Coach trips to plays, ballet, musicals and orchestral
concerts. Entry forms available at the Community Centre.
Thursday Club
For The Disabled Community
Centre
A friendly social club where crafts can be learned
and the needs of individual members are cratered for.
Thursdays, 10.00am to 12.00noon.
Town
Band [Lymington] Literary
Institute tel: 023 8084 6702 email
Amateur military band. We have a programme of public concerts which include regular
outdoor concerts in Lymington during the Summer. We meet every Monday at 7.30pm
in the Literary Institute, New Street.
Townswomen's Guild Community
Centre tel: 01590 674507
A friendly organisation for women of all ages to meet & enjoy
the company of others. Topical speakers, current affairs,
whist drives, walks and Scrabble enjoyed. Occasional
outings. Second Tuesday in the month. New members and
visitors welcome.
Travelers' Club [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 01590 671781
An informal friendly club with a programme of travel talks and the showing of
pictures from around the world. Twice a month on a Monday at 7.15pm.
Twinning Association tel:
01590 681746 email .website
Through exchange visits, the Lymington & District
International Twinning Association
fosters friendships between the
people of the Lymington area and
those of each of our three twin
towns (Vitré/France, Almansa/Spain,
and Mosbach/Germany). It
supports community and civic links,
and organises social events as
well as French, Spanish and German
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United
Nations Association [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 01590 679030 email
We campaign, inform and fund raise on issues such
as human rights, conflict resolution, social development
and the environment.
University of the Third Age [Lymington] Brockenhurst tel:
01590 675023 website
To advance the education of retired people and assist them in pursuing their
interests in an informal, friendly atmosphere.Monthly Meetings with a Speaker
on the 1st Thursday of the month at Brockenhurst Village Hall. |
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Volunteer
Centre [New Forest] tel: 01425 482773 website email
The Volunteer Centre recruits potential volunteers
from all sections of the community and seeks to
place them with voluntary organisations who are
actively looking for volunteers to assist with
their work. |
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Women's
Institute [Lymington] Community
Centre tel: 01590 678521 website
Speakers/demonstrators on a variety of topics. Other meetings, crafts, walking,
discussion or drama groups, choirs etc. Meetings on the last Wednesday of the
month. New members and visitors welcome. |
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Leisure
Centre Lymington health and leisure, North
Street, Pennington, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 8FZ
Tel: 0845 659 0845/01590 646100 email website |
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Community
Centre New Street, Lymington, Hampshire
SO41 9BQ
Tel: 01590 672337 website email |
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Sports
Ground Avenue Rd, Lymington, Hampshire
SO41 9GJ |
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Literary
Institute New Steet,
Lymington, Hampshire SO41 9BQ |
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Brockenhurst
Village Hall Highwood Road, Brockenhurst,
SO42 7RY
Tel: 01590 622580 email website |
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