• Family History

    Family History
    Falcon Hotel Breakwater Road, Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Meets on the last Friday of each month from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm in Bude. Every aspect of family history is explored using old photographs, post cards, school reports and records etc. Unusual names, trades/professions of our ancestors often turn up some interesting stories and occasionally we have a presentation by Janet Few, a local historian.

  • Mahjong

    Mahjong
    Bude & North Cornwall Golf Club Burn View, Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    We meet at 10:00 am every Monday at the Bude & North Cornwall Golf Club. Mahjong is an interesting game of strategy & skill played on many levels. It is like Rummy. You do need a set of tiles – preferably 148 in the set with 4 racks. The idea is to collect formations of the tiles, so we have ...

  • Drama

    Drama

    Meets on alternate Mondays at 09.30am to 12.30 noon at  Pen Morvah, Bramble Hill, Bude When we are not rehearsing or compiling a play to perform, we mostly do improvisation and much laughter is often the norm. We don’t take our ‘craft’ over seriously, to enjoy is the order of the day and, if we can manage it, our ultimate ...

  • Strolling/Short Walks

    Strolling/Short Walks

    We meet on the 1st Monday of the month usually around 10:30am, and on the 3rd Monday of each month usually around 2pm.  Starting points vary. We are a friendly walking/strolling group for walks local to the Bude area, varying from 2-4 miles with a stop for refreshments where possible.

  • News and Views

    News and Views
    A member's Home Bude District, United Kingdom

    Meets on the 1st Tuesday each month at 11.00am in the Holsworthy area, with optional lunch to follow. The concept of our group is informal discussion of current affairs with each member encouraged to participate by bringing a news item to raise and explore with other members. We discover news reports we may have missed or find we are concerned ...

  • Gardening

    Meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month. Generally all day. The venue will usually be a garden visit. Most of the time we visit gardens, which are sometimes opened especially for us. November is our planning meeting for the coming year. December is often a ‘Gardener’s Question Time’ hosted by a member. January a shared lunch with a plant ...

  • Poetry – Close Reading

    Poetry – Close Reading
    A member's Home Bude District, United Kingdom

    Meets on the 1st Thursday of each month at 10.30 am in a member’s home. Despite the rather dry-sounding name of our group, we are kept young and lively by the excitement of looking into poems as if they were deep rock pools, with different things swimming around inside them. We take it in turns to choose a poet and ...

  • Art & Artists

    Art & Artists
    A member's Home Bude District, United Kingdom

    Meets on the 1st Thursday of each month at 2.00pm in a member’s home in Bude. We study, present, look at and discuss paintings by established artists worldwide. Twice a year we visit local gallery art exhibitions, usually between a lunch and afternoon tea at our chosen venue. Our yearly ‘Fakes’ exhibition is in December rendering ‘our take’ on the ...

  • Not Strictly Yoga

    Not Strictly Yoga
    Bude Methodist Church Hall Ergue Gaberic Way, Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    Meets on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month at 10.00am at Bude Methodist Church Hall. Run by a qualified yoga teacher, Tai Chi instructor and Reiki master. Will include Hatha Yoga (postures), Prana Yama (breathing), Yoga Nidra (relaxation) and Meditation as well as some Tai Chi practices.

  • Coffee Morning – 1st Friday of the month at The Weir

    The Weir Bistro Whalesborough, Marhamchurch, Cornwall, United Kingdom

    We hold a friendly coffee morning at the Weir Bistro on the 1st Friday of every month, from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon. All members and those interested in joining us are very welcome. You can meet available members of the Committee and other members who are more than happy to answer any questions you may have about The Bude ...