| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Contact: | |
| When: | Monthly on Tuesday mornings 3rd Tuesday, 10.30 |
Convenor: Wendy
The Environment Group is interested in learning about, and discussing, all things
environmental, both here in the Northeast and further afield. Members either research topics
and deliver talks themselves, or arrange for guest speakers to present to the group. In the
summer months we aim to arrange one or two field trips. Everyone is invited to join in the
discussions that follow.
We meet once a month, every third Tuesday, at 10.30 a.m. in the small meeting room at the Torch Centre. We offer a warm welcome to anyone interested in joining us.
There will be a small annual charge for members joining the group to cover the room rental.
Coming up ...
2026 Jan 20 Chocolate environmental issues: Wendy
February 17 Noise pollution: Selena
March 17 The Tyne Rivers Trust: visiting speaker Sophia Stovall (CEO): Richard
April 21 Rothbury Regeneration (visiting speaker): Pat
May 19 The impact of footwear on the environment: Richard
June 16 Recovery Through Reintroduction (Lynx and Beaver): Guy
Other Groups
Groups listed alphabetically
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Art Appreciation 1
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday mornings
10-12 -
Art Appreciation 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
Last Thursday, 10-12 -
Art Appreciation 3
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
Forth Tuesday -
Bird Watching
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Monday mornings
Third Monday at 10.15 a.m. Additional trips in spring. -
Book Group 1
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings
Last Wednesday, 10.30 -
Book Group 3
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
Second Thursday, 10-30 - 12.00 -
Book Group 4
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm
3rd Thursday, 2.00-3.30 -
Book Group: Page Turners
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons
Second Monday 1.30 - 3.00 -
Book Group: The Detectives
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Monday afternoons
Third Monday, 2.30 - 4.00 -
British Sign Language
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
We meet twice a month on 2nd and 4th Thursday afternoons at the Garden Coffee House Hexham. -
Craft
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons
2pm, 2nd and 4th Tuesday -
Cryptic Crosswords
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursday mornings
Second Thursday, 10.30 am -
Cryptic Crosswords 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 11:00 am
Second Tuesday, 11am -
Dawdling with Dogs and Without
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesdays 1:00 pm
3rd Tuesday -
Discovery Award Support Group
Status: Active -
Easy Going French
Status: Waiting list
Weekly on Thursday mornings
10.00 - 11.30am -
Environment Group
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings
3rd Tuesday, 10.30 -
España Viva
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons
First Monday -
Family History
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday mornings
Third Monday, 10.30 -
Family History 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
10.00 -
French Conversation (Group 2)
Status: Full
Fortnightly on Monday mornings
10.30 -
French For Fluent Speakers
Status: Full
Fortnightly on Monday mornings
10.30 am -
French Intermediate
Status: Full
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am -
Garden Visits
Status: Active
Meeting times vary -
Geology
Status: Dormant
Monthly on Fridays
Third Friday -
German Language
Status: Full
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons
2:30 -
German Language 2
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am -
Hadrian's Wall
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Thursdays
First Thursday -
History
Status: Active
Monthly on Mondays
1st Monday afternoons most frequently except Bank Holidays -
Industrial Archaeology
Status: Active -
Italian Intermediate Conversation
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am -
Italian post beginners
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:45 am-12:15 pm -
Jazz Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
Third Thursday at 10.30 -
Landscape
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons
4th Monday. -
Latin Learners
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday afternoons
Monday 2:00 - 3:30 -
Mah-Jong
Status: Closed
Weekly -
Music Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Northern Rocks
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesdays
2nd Tuesday -
Out and About
Status: Active
Varies according to programme, -
Play Reading
Status: Full
Fortnightly on Friday mornings -
Playing Music
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
First and third Wednesday of the month -
Poetry 1
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
Second Thursday, 2.00 - 3.30 pm. -
Poetry 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons
3rd Monday 2.00 to 3.30 -
Putting the World to Right 1
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
2th Wednesday, 1.30 - 3.00 -
Putting the World to Right 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings
Fourth Friday 10:30am to 12 noon -
Real Ale Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursdays -
Science
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons
Third Monday, 3 pm -
Scrabble
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday mornings -
Showtime!
Status: Waiting list
Monthly discussion, 4th Tuesday morning from 11.30 am, plus one or two shows each month. -
Space Exploration
Status: Full
On Friday afternoons
2nd Friday, 2.00pm -
Spanish Conversation
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings -
Tai Chi CH'UAN
Status: Full
Weekly on Thursday mornings
Weekly, Torch Centre, 10.00-11.00 -
Taijiquan
Status: Full
Weekly on Thursday afternoons
Torch Centre -
Topical Discussion Group
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings
2nd Thursday, 10.30-12.30 -
Walking
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am -
Watercolour Painting
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons
1.45 - 3.45 -
Welsh Improvers (N Wales)
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday mornings
10.30 for about an hour -
Wildlife Group
Status: Active
Monthly on Mondays
2nd Monday -
Wine Appreciation
Status: Full
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons -
Wine Appreciation 2
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Wednesday evenings
First Wednesday of the month at 18.00 -
Writing Together
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm