Men in Sheds

Men in Sheds is a community activity provided by the volunteers at Cotswold Friends as part of their mission to combat loneliness and isolation within our community.

Shed Members use and share valuable practical skills to work on both community and individual projects, but the real value of the shed is the uplifting camaraderie and peer support that the shed environment provides to those who attend. Many Shedders are experiencing bereavement, poor health or loneliness.

If you would like to get involved, please get in touch. To find out more, contact the Shed’s Project Worker, Tel: 01608 698557, email sheds@cotswoldfriends.org.

Have a look at the Cotswold Friends website www.cotswoldfriends.org/services/community-activities/men-in-sheds.php to learn more and www.cotswoldfriends.org/cms/resources/men-in-sheds-calendar-2024.pdf to see the 2024 Men in Sheds calendar.

Northleach Bridge Club

The Northleach Bridge Club meets every Monday from 5:50pm for a 6pm start in the Cotswold Hall to play duplicate bridge. We have 45 members drawn from a wide area. Our aim is to play in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We run internal competitions throughout the year, and enter for a number of national and international simultaneous pairs competitions. We are affiliated to the English Bridge Union.

Results and advance information can be found on our website https://www.bridgewebs.com/northleach/.

New members of any standard are always welcome. Many people play social bridge in and around Northleach, we can usually find you a partner if you want to get started. We don’t currently run a beginners’ class but have done so in the recent past and would hope to do so in future if numbers justified it.

If you’re interested in playing and want to hear more – we’d like to hear from you!

Contact: Chris Fox 01993 823131

Northleach Evergreens

The Evergreens is a club for senior citizens that provides facilities for education and physical and mental recreation for its members. The committee may admit any person who is 55 years of age and over who lives within the club’s area. The committee may also, upon recommendation, consider for membership any disabled person who is under 55. Club meetings take place on alternate Fridays in the Westwoods Centre commencing at 2pm and finishing around 4pm. If you would like to know more about Northleach Evergreens, please do give me a ring, evenings are best, and I will send you a programme for the year.

Jill Thomas 01451 860695

Northleach Historical Society

The Historical Society’s aim is “To encourage and further the interests of the residents of Northleach and the surrounding villages, in local history that is, the Cotswolds.”

Monthly meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month (except July, August and January) at 7.30 pm in the main hall of the Westwoods Centre, Northleach. The current annual subscription is £15 per member, couple £25. Visitors are always welcome (£3 per meeting)

For further information, telephone 01451 860687.

Northleach Mothers Union

The Northleach branch of the Mothers’ Union meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 10:15am at the Church Centre, Northleach.

The Programme for the current year can be sent to anyone who is interested.

Northleach & District U3A

U3A – UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE – is a mutual teaching and learning body for people over the age of 50, who are no longer working full-time. It is a non-profit making, international organisation, established in 1972. Groups are formed by people with a common interest, who come through to extend and share their knowledge, enthusiasms and skills. There are now over 300 independent U3As in the UK, led by the Third Age Trust, a registered charity. Each U3A consists of groups of members interested in a wide range of subjects.

For more information, visit: https://northleach.u3asite.uk.

Spinners & Weavers

The group meets at The Westwoods Centre on the second Friday of the month at 11 am – 1.30 pm. Contact Sue for details: sue@foxcote.net.

Royal British Legion Northleach Branch

We are a small group that meets every couple of months. We are active in the annual Poppy Appeal and attend local events to raise funds. We support each other, war veterans of all Armed Fores and their families. We are looking for new members to join our friendly group where you would be made welcome for coffee, cake or breakfast. There is a small annual subscription.

Contact Branch Secretary Avril Haseler avrilhaseler@btinternet.com.