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HAVE you ever wondered what goes on behind the doors of parish halls and club buildings. Well, Join Our Club gives our readers a chance to take a look at what the area’s clubs and societies get up to. Hopefully you will be encouraged to join up and get involved. If you would like a club or society you are involved with to be featured in Join Our Club, call reporter Charlotte Richardson on 01934 422500 or
e-mail: charlotte.richardson@archant.co.uk
A LOVE of singing and an enjoyment
of music is all you need to qualify
for a place in Axbridge Singers…›› MORE
THE Trinity Singers is a well-established
choir with an age range spanning
50 years…›› MORE
AFTER being created to give youngsters
the chance to take part in drama, dance
and singing, The Rising Stars Performing
Arts Group’s last show was such a success
all the tickets sold out…›› MORE
Those over 60 and in need of adding
some more entertainment and friends
to their lives need look no further.
The Good Companions Club in Brent
Knoll is the club for you…›› MORE
SUPPORT, guidance and networking
are all part of being a member of the
Chamber of Trade and Commerce…›› MORE
BUDDING young footballers can
hone their shooting, dribbling and
passing skills in Worle every
Saturday…›› MORE
LONELY elderly people can enjoy the
company of others by joining the
Contact the Elderly club in
Worlebury…›› MORE
PROFESSIONAL musicians take to the stage for the concerts put on by Churchill Music throughout the year. In the past these have included a string band, choirs, jazz performers and various instrumental and singing experts…›› MORE
GUYS and Dolls, Annie, West Side Story
and Little Shop of Horrors are just
a few of the productions this group
has put on over the years…›› MORE
DYING for some dosh and fancy your chances of winning? Then join the 200+ Club. The club, which was founded in Brent Knoll, now has members in Devon, Milton Keynes and even Australia and America…›› MORE
KEEN singers are being urged to warm up their vocal chords to help a Worle group hit the right notes.
St Martin’s choir is on the lookout for tuneful new members…›› MORE
JOIN one of the oldest clubs in Weston and help to ring the bells heard by hundreds of residents every week. St John’s Bell Ringers Association was formed in 1864…›› MORE
WHETHER it’s council tax, potholes or an EU referendum this group’s members like to make themselves heard on the issues that matter to them…›› MORE
GETTING fit and having fun is what this week’s club is all about. All ages and abilities are catered for - so if you want to find a new sport with a group of like-minded enthusiasts this could be the one for you…›› MORE
BUDDING digital photographers now
have a place to hone their skills as
a ‘snapper’.
Weston Digital Camera Club
was set up last year to provide people with an interest in taking photos with an opportunity to trade tips and images with each other…›› MORE
WHETHER it’s plastic bags, animal
habitats or the use of fossil fuels,
TENONS can help you find out more
about the subject you are most
interested in…›› MORE
FLIPPING and jumping off walls
may be considered by some as a rather
strange hobby, but members of the
Weston Free Runners consider it
a serious sport…›› MORE
SOROPTIMIST International of Weston
is part of a worldwide organisation
for women in management and
the professions…›› MORE
YOUNG-AT-HEART men and women
in the town are working their way
around the world as part of
Weston Travel Club…›› MORE
WESTON Folk Dance Club has just
celebrated a momentous 50 years of
providing folk and country dancing
for people of all generations…›› MORE
REBUILDING computers, visiting a fire
station and making Morse code machines
are among the activities organised by
the Weston branch of the National
Association for Gifted Children…›› MORE
THE Bleadon Friendship Club was started
in the swinging sixties and has been
going strong ever since…›› MORE
A SPLASHING good time can be
had by youngsters at Cheddar
Marlins swimming club…›› MORE
FROM medieval churches to places of
natural beauty, there is never a dull
moment when you are part of this
club…›› MORE
TO BE bowled over with excitement, just take a trip along to Wedmore. In the picturesque Somerset village you will find the Isle of Wedmore Bowls Club which is based next to the primary school…›› MORE
IT is a little known fact that cheerleading
was started originally by boys on the
touchlines supporting their teammates
back in the 1920s…›› MORE
 WESTON will soon be host to top gymnasts
from all over the country thanks to the
efforts of a local club.
Weston Aerobic
Gymnastics has more than 100 members
and has seen three of its members achieve international success…›› MORE
A creative mind and a love to
gossip - that’s the two main
things
you need to join Stitch
and Bitch…›› MORE
THANKS to TV programmes such as
Strictly Come Dancing, dance clubs
are becoming more and more
popular…›› MORE
Whether it’s doggy dancing you’re after or a solution to your beloved pet pooch chewing up your slippers, Little Orchard Dog Training Academy is the answer…›› MORE
THE RAFA concert band has raised thousands of pounds for charities in its short history. When it was set up, almost 10 years ago, it was the first officially recognised Concert Band and has a unique partnership with…›› MORE
THIS leading national charity, which has
a branch in North Somerset, reaches
out a helping hand to current and former members of the armed forces, as well
as their loved ones…›› MORE
GEMINI Tae Kwon Do club is more than just a hobby for its members, it is an extended family. The group is a member of the Tae Kwon Do Association of Great Britain, which is one of the largest single martial arts organisations in Europe…›› MORE
HUNDREDS of members from far and wide
have helped one generous Weston club
raise hundreds of thousands of pounds
for the town’s premier theatre…›› MORE
DRUGS, relationship woes and family
difficulties are all in a day’s work for this
bunch of dedicated
listeners…›› MORE
WAGGY tails, glossy coats and perfect
paws are some of the attributes
members of this club boast. Well,
the non-human members
anyway…›› MORE
HUTTON Drama Club is looking for more
men to join the group. The popular club,
which puts on two plays and a pantomime
each year, seems to attract more females
than males…›› MORE
FOUNDED in 1998, Danzatak has now been running for over nine years. It promotes contemporary dancing over the Sedgemoor district and is closely partnered with the Kings of Wessex School…›› MORE
THE ‘A’ stands for Action, which is exactly what Cheddar LAT is all about. After forming more than three years ago, the group has gone from strength to strength…›› MORE
OVER 25 years since it first formed
Wrington Drama Group is still going
strong. Since it was founded in 1981,
the group has steadily grown and now
has over 70 members…›› MORE
WEBSITE whizzkids and computer
game fans all gather in Wedmore to
use the village’s eSports
Café…›› MORE
CONGRESBURY Over 60s Club held
its first annual general meeting
in 1978 and has been going strong
ever since…›› MORE
TO the members of Der Blitzen Sphincters a Volkswagen is much more than just a car. And almost a year after Weston’s only VW club was formed it is clear there are plenty of people in town who have caught the VW bug…›› MORE
ST PETER’S Church Adult Society celebrates its 60th birthday this year. The group was formed when Milton was still part of the parish of Kewstok…›› MORE
The Mendip Society is now in its 43rd year
and boasts more than 800 members. Its aims are the conservation and enhancement of the beauty and character of Mendip and its surroundings…›› MORE
WORLE Lions Club is part of an
organisation which has members
all over the world…›› MORE
THE West Woodspring Rotary Club puts
on a host of events every year to
benefit the young and old of
the town…›› MORE
ONE of the oldest musical groups
in Weston wants to welcome new
members to help it continue making
sweet music…›› MORE
DOUBLE, or even triple, trouble has not been able to stop the success of one unique family club. Weston Twins and Triplets Club has become a pillar of support for parents since it formed around 15 years ago…›› MORE
CHEDDAR Valley Rifle Club is calling
all the shots. The club dates back to
1979 when the Cheddar gasworks
was converted into a clubhouse…›› MORE
THE Cameroon Club is a collective of
people from the African state who have now made their home in Weston…›› MORE
BURNHAM Rotary Club is constantly striving to help youngsters and improve the community for residents.
Members raise around £20,000 each year to support youth projects and help charities…›› MORE
THE sound of sweet music coming
from The Methodist Church in College
Street, Burnham, each Thursday, is that
of members of the choral society.
The
group is now in its 35th year…›› MORE
FEEL the wind in your hair, the sand
under your feet and look out towards
the open sea - without ever leaving
land…›› MORE
FORMED in 2003, the Western Active
Stroke Group caters for anybody who has
been the victim of a stroke…›› MORE
FORMED in the Spring of 1993, Weston Savoyards is renowned for its high quality, colourful and, most importantly, enjoyable performances…›› MORE
THE award-winning Cheddar Male Voice
Choir has been chosen to perform in
The Night of 1,000 Voices at the Royal
Albert Hall in London next year…›› MORE
SO WHAT is Wrington Rotary Club and
what does it do? It is part of a worldwide organisation made up of some 32,000
clubs in 200 countries…›› MORE
WHICH nuisance can be found in Weston
and is worth 167 points? The answer
is 'meddler' and it is the word which
gained Dorothy Tattersall a record score
at Weston Scrabble Club…›› MORE
WESTON Lions Club is part of one
of the
largest voluntary organisations
in
the world, Lions Club
International…›› MORE
RETIRED and unemployed people in Weston can take up a wide range of classes with the University of the Third Age (U3A)…›› MORE
 THE South Weston Community
Association provides a vital service
for elderly people in the area and
organisers
are desperately
fund-raising so they can
help even
more…›› MORE
A SELF-DEFENCE club for people of all ages has just received a £10,000 lottery grant. The Rising Sun and Rising Stars Aikido Club in Weston, which teaches…›› MORE
FOUNDED in 1983, The Notable Club
is a small local charity run for
physically disabled adults up to the
age of 60…›› MORE
A TENPIN bowling club in Weston
is looking for more girls to join its
successful team…›› MORE
LAST weekend the nation stopped to remember those who have died in conflict, but a group of dedicated ladies - including one 103-year-old - spend the whole year working for the benefit of our ex-servicemen and women…›› MORE
THE dusty books, the hours spent in front of the computers and obsessing over old records - the members of Weston Family History Society are a passionate lot…›› MORE
THE sea of blooms which gave Weston a floral facelift this summer earned the town prestigious praise in a regional competition - partly thanks to the hardworking members of Weston Horticultural Society…›› MORE
WESTON'S branch of the British Sugarcraft
Guild has had its most successful year
yet and after looking at a selection
of members' tasty creations it is clear
to see why…›› MORE
VOLUNTEERS at Worle Youth Project
aim to give youngsters a safe place to
meet their friends and gain some independence…›› MORE
TEAM work and a loyal band of
volunteers
have helped ensure
a rosey time
for Bleadon Horticultural
Society…›› MORE
MILITARY association clubs are dying off across the country as Britain’s war veterans grow older, but Weston’s Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Club is bucking the trend…›› MORE
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