Below are a list of some of the clubs and societies in the Stroud District. If you would like to add yours to this page then please fill out our Add a club or society form.
| ACE | |
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| Description: |
Sports club for people with disabilities launched at Stratford Park Leisure Centre in June 2005. ACE provides a variety of activities including Zone Hockey, Cricket, Football, Tri Golf, Sports Ability and lots more. |
| Meeting place and time: | Stratford Park Leisure Centre |
| Contact name: | Hannah Drew |
| Contact tel: | 01453 754508 |
| E-mail: | hannah.drew@stroud.gov.uk |
| Website: | ACE |
| Brimscombe and Thrupp F.C. | |
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| Description: | Football Club |
| Contact name: | Jamie Underwood |
| Contact tel: | 07811956194 |
| 1st Chalford Boys Brigade | |
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| Description: | We are a uniformed youth group there are two age groups Anchor Section 5 to 8 years old and the Junior section from 8 to 11 years old. We play games, cooking, camping, day trips out, badge work and much more. Our aim is for your son to have lots of fun. There is a weekly cost and we run a tuck shop as well. |
| Meeting place and time: | Chalford Hill Methodist Church Hall |
| Contact name: | Andrew Tucker |
| Contact tel: | 01452 739272 |
| E-mail: | A765170@yahoo.co.uk |
| Coffee House Discussion Group | |
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| Description: | Coffee House Discussions are friendly, welcoming events open to everyone. They attract people of all ages and political and philosophical viewpoints; those with particular views and those who just want to explore where they stand. All opinions and ideas are treated with respect and heard with open minds. The aim is to explore a variety of views, and then get a chance to express your own in a warm, friendly, welcoming environment. We hope that everyone leaves a Coffee House Discussion with a broader understanding of the subject than they came with. The discussions have been running every month since June 2005; previous topics have included; 'Can we make poverty history?' 'Does Science have all the answers?' 'The end of oil? Stroud in 2020 - Does it have a future?. |
| Meeting place and time: | Star Anise Cafe, monthly, Last Friday in the month except in August and December |
| Contact name: | Sue Phillips |
| Contact tel: | 07866 723896 |
| E-mail: | coffee-house@sphillips.co.uk |
| CoJAC - Coaley Junction Action Commitee | |
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| Description: | Rail-user group for Cam and Dursley railway station |
| Meeting place and time: | Members house, twice per year |
| Contact name: | Clive Mowforth |
| Contact tel: | 01453 548920 |
| E-mail: | cojac@cojac.com |
| Website: | www.cojac.com |
| Cotswold Karate Clubs | |
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| Description: | Teaching Wado Ryu karate and self defence for juniors and adults, men and women. 1st lesson free |
| Meeting place and time: | St Josephs Church Hall, Oldends Lane Stonehouse, Tuesdays 7.30 - 8.30 pm |
| Contact name: | David OBryan |
| Contact tel: | 07831245793 |
| Cotswold Players | |
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| Description: | Non professional theatre and performing arts society based at the Cotswold Playhouse, Stroud |
| Meeting place and time: | Cotswold Playhouse, During auditions, rehearsals, performances, social events etc |
| Contact name: | Debbie Apew (Membership Secretary) |
| Contact tel: | 01453 872269 |
| E-mail: | debapew@hotmail.co.uk |
| Website: | www.cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk |
| Dursley Operatic and Dramatic Society | |
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| Description: | Amateur Theatre Group. Three shows per year including Musical, Play and Pantomime. Also Youth Theatre Group who have one performance per year. |
| Meeting place and time: | Kingshill House, Dursley on Tues and Thurs - Youth on Mondays |
| Contact name: | Craig Hewlett |
| Contact tel: | 07890203318 |
| E-mail: | dursleyods@onetel.com |
| Website: | www.dursleyods.org.uk |
| The Embroiderers Guild Stroud Branch | |
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| Description: | The Guild meets to listen to talks about embroidery from throughout the world and holds regular workshops to learn new creative embroidery techniques. It is open to all abilities. |
| Meeting place and time: | Rodborough Community Hall, Butterrow once a month according to published programme |
| Contact name: | Mary Allen (Chairman) |
| Contact tel: | 01452 615505 |
| E-mail: | dabr25099@blueyonder.co.uk |
| Website: | www.stroudinstitches.co.uk |
| GirlGuiding in Minchinhampton and Amberley | |
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| Description: | Brownie and Guide groups meet in both Minchinhampton and Amberley offering a wide range of activities for girls from the age of 7. New leaders and helpers also welcomed with open arms! (We also cover the Brimscombe area.) Email or ring for details of individual groups. |
| Meeting place and time: | Minchinhampton or Amberley as appropriate, various evenings depending on group |
| Contact name: | Jane Arthur (District Commissioner) |
| Contact tel: | 01453 755455 |
| E-mail: | dc@sootyowl.fsnet.co.uk |
| Website | www.stroud.gov.uk/girlguidingminch |
| Gloucestershire Organic Gardening Group (GOGG) | |
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| Description: | Gardening Group |
| Meeting place and time: | Meet 3rd Tuesday in the month at the Colony Hall, Whiteway. Meetings start at 8 pm |
| Contact name: | Sue Phillips |
| E-mail: | robinphillips25@talk21.com |
| Website: | www.gogg.org.uk |
| Heartstart Stroud Valleys | |
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| Description: | The scheme is part of Heartstart UK an initiative from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) that teaches members of the local community life saving skills such as CPR for free. |
| Meeting place and time: | View website below for course dates |
| Contact name: | |
| E-mail: | djfreeman@hotmail.com |
| Website: | http://community.stroud.gov.uk/heartstart |
| KIXX Chinese Boxing | |
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| Description: | Chinese Boxing - Northern Shaolin Long Fist (Kung Fu)
This class can be taken regardless of age, fitness level or whether you have studied martial arts before. Classes promote self defence, wu shu, sparring techniques, flexibility, general health benefits. If the student wishes they have the opportunity to study a full grading syllabus and compete Instructor is CRB checked and insured |
| Meeting place and time: | Five Valleys Leisure, Forest Green Rovers Football Ground, Nailsworth. Thursdays 7.30pm - 9.00pm |
| Contact name: | Andrew Cole |
| Contact tel: | 07921 067387 |
| E-mail: | only1funkdawg@hotmail.com |
| Website: | www.kixxmartialarts.co.uk |
| The Lister Club | |
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| Description: | Registered Community Amateur Sports Club - Dancing, Skittles, Darts, Pool, Snooker, Crib, Dominoes, Large screen TV, Club entertainment lounge. |
| Meeting place and time: | Long Street Dursley. Evenings every day |
| Contact name: | Hugh Tipper |
| Contact tel: | 07748567578 |
| E-mail: | hugh.tipper@tiscali.co.uk |
| Minchinhampton RDS Football Club | |
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| Description: | Senior football club currently running 2 sides in Stroud League divisions 1 and 3 but hoping to bring back a third team next season. Any players and volunteers keen to help make this happen should get in touch. |
| Meeting place and time: | Stratford Park Leisure Centre, Wednesday at 9pm and Stuart Playing Field, Minchinhampton, Saturday afternoon home games. |
| Contact name: | Ben Morris |
| Contact tel: | 07919 024468 |
| E-mail: | benmorris973@btinternet.com |
| Website: | www.minchrdsfc.co.uk |
| Ninjutsu (Budo Warrior Schools) | |
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| Description: | Traditional Japanese martial arts taught in a safe, welcoming environment. Practical self defence, weapons training and traditional techniques and philosophies are available to students of all ages and backgrounds. |
| Meeting place and time: | Stratford Park Leisure Centre, 7pm - 9pm, Friday Nights |
| Contact name: | Nathanie Cooke |
| Contact tel: | 07894 038005 |
| E-mail: | nathaniel1979@googlemail.com |
| Website: | www.budowarrior.co.uk |
| Oakridge Cricket Club | |
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| Description: | Oakridge Cricket Club play matches on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer months. (April-September) |
| Contact name: | Steve Robbins |
| Contact tel: | 07775 766335 |
| E-mail: | steverobbins97@hotmail.com |
| Website: | www.oakridge.play-cricket.com |
| Oriana Singers | |
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| Description: | Chamber Choir of 25 - 30 members, based in Dursley and Wotton |
| Meeting place and time: | St James Parish Church Room, Dursley Monday evenings 7.30 - 9.30 pm |
| Contact name: | David Moss |
| Contact tel: | 01453 860801 |
| E-mail: | |
| Website: | http://community.stroud.gov.uk/oriana |
| Painswick and District Young Farmers Club | |
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| Description: | Young Farmers Club - open to all 10-26 year olds in the Stroud area. |
| Meeting place and time: | Friday Evenings at various venues |
| Contact name: | Andrew Stevens |
| Contact tel: | 07816 243036 |
| E-mail: | info@painswickyfc.co.uk |
| Website: | www.painswickyfc.co.uk |
| Randwick Football Club | |
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| Description: | A well run club with three teams in the Stroud League, we have FA charter status, an under 11s side and enjoy ourselves on and off the field. We meet at the Vine Tree Randwick Thursdays, Saturdays. Training is Thursdays for details contact Phil Stafford |
| Meeting place and time: | The Vine Tree Randwick Thursdays, Saturdays |
| Contact name: | Phil Stafford |
| Contact tel: | 01453 752149 |
| E-mail: | phil@staffs.go-plus.net |
| Website: | www.clubwebsite.co.uk/randwickfootballclub |
| Rednock Ladies Netball Club | |
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| Description: | We are a friendly, lively and enthusiastic netball club with teams in Div 1, 2 and 3 of the Gloucestershire netball league. We were Div 1 Champions in 200607 season and would welcome new players of any standard. We are also looking for a qualified coach. |
| Meeting place and time: | Wycliffe College Sports Hall, Stonehouse, Weds Evening 6.45 pm to 8.30 pm. |
| Contact name: | Sue Bailey |
| Contact tel: | 07917478722 |
| E-mail: | rednock_ladies@hotmail.com |
| Website: | www.rednock-ladies.moonfruit.com |
| Rotary Club of Stroud | |
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| Description: | We are a group of people (men and women) with a wide range of interests and experience. We enjoy working together, to use our talents and skills to help those less fortunate than ourselves. If you are interested in joining then please make contact. |
| Meeting place and time: | The Hill Merrywalks Monday 12.15 for 12.45 (see website for some evening meetings) |
| Contact name: | Mike Lambert |
| Contact tel: | 01453 822453 |
| E-mail: | mikjlambert@tiscali.co.uk |
| Website: | www.stroudrotary.org.uk |
| St. John Ambulance, Stroud Division | |
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| Description: | St. John Ambulance, Stroud Division, provide first aid and a range of ambulance
and other care services to the Stroud community and surrounding areas. We meet every Tuesday evening at our HQ in Stroud, from 19:30 til 21:00 to do our divisional training and keep our skills up to date. The evening sessions cover a wide variety of subjects, first aid related, and sometimes of wider interest areas. |
| Meeting place and time: | Daniels Industrial Estate Tuesday evenings 19.30 - 21.00 |
| Contact name: | Jim Stokes |
| Contact tel: | 01452 858220 |
| E-mail: | |
| Website: | www.sja.org.uk/gloucestershire/stroud |
| Stonehouse Football Club | |
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| Description: | Stonehouse is a football club that can offer players the opportunity to play local football at any level. There are currently four teams running, with the first team in Northern Senior and the other three in the Stroud League (Div 2, 4 and 7). Come along and train on a Tuesday and Thursday evening, 7pm start, at the Oldends Lane ground. |
| Meeting place and time: | Oldends Lane Pitch, Stonehouse 7pm |
| Contact name: | Haydn Murray |
| E-mail: | haydnmurray@aol.com |
| Stroud Chess Club | |
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| Description: | A friendly club for the serious player to play for the team or in the internal club competition the less experienced can play friendly games or in the club competition to learn and gain experience. |
| Meeting place and time: | Stroud Liberal Club, Contact us for details of next meeting |
| Contact name: | Secretary John Harris or Treasurer Tom Newman |
| Contact tel: | 07745 580341 (John Harris) 01453 826466 (Tom Newman) |
| Website: | Chess Club Website |
| Stroud Choral Society | |
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| Description: | Founded 1834 - we generally perform 2 concerts each year in November and May |
| Meeting place and time: | Monday 7.30 pm (Sept - May) St Lawrences Church Hall, The Shambles |
| Contact name: | Stewart Price |
| Contact tel: | 01452 814241 |
| E-mail: | stroudchoral@btinternet.com |
| Stroud Civic Society | |
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| Description: | Do you live in Stroud, Nailsworth or other parts of the 'five valleys', Gloucestershire? Do you care about your local environment? Are you interested in local history and local buildings? Would you like to be involved in local planning issues? Yes? Then join the Stroud Civic Society! |
| Website: | www.mistletoe.org.uk/stroudcivicsociety.htm |
| Stroud Hockey Club | |
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| Description: | Stroud Hockey Club warmly welcome new male or female members. The hockey club caters for all ages (with a thriving junior section) and playing standards, but above all, Stroud Hockey Club has a sociable and friendly atmosphere and its a great place to meet people and make new friends. |
| Meeting place and time: | Stratford Park Leisure Centre - All weather pitch Tuesday evenings - 6pm Juniors : From 7pm Adults |
| Contact name: | robertjfynn@hotmail.com |
| Contact tel: | 01453 764514 |
| Website: | http://www.stroudhockeyclub.com |
| Stroud and District Athletics Club | |
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| Description: | Running a race is one of fitness and mental attitude. So why not share that with your fellow athletes. |
| Contact name: | Andy Hammond |
| Contact tel: | 01453 885393 |
| E-mail: | trackandfield@stroudathleticclub.org.uk |
| Stroud and District Sea Cadets | |
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| Description: | The Sea Cadet Corps is a nationwide, voluntary, uniformed youth organisation open to young people aged 12 to 18 years with a junior section for those aged 10 to 12 years. The Sea cadets provide young people with life skills of teamwork, self respect and social responsibility, the core qualities of good citizenship. |
| Meeting place and time: | Frome Hall Lane, Bath Road, Stroud Monday and Thursdays 7.30-9.30 |
| Contact name: | Leila Jeffries |
| Contact tel: | 01453 755141 |
| E-mail: | leilajeffriesuk@yahoo.co.uk |
| Website: | www.stroudcadets.co.uk |
| Stroud Light Music Choir | |
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| Description: | This choir which will shortly be celebrating its fortieth anniversary gives concert performances of light opera and operetta in the Spring and Autumn at Stroud Subscription Rooms. |
| Meeting place and time: | Stroud Baptist Church Hall in Union Street Monday at 7.30p.m. except in August |
| Contact name: | Mrs Marianne Pethick |
| Contact tel: | 01453 763312 |
| E-mail: | thesecretary@stroudlightmusic.org.uk |
| Website: | www.stroudlightmusic.org.uk |
| Stroud Local History Society | |
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| Description: | The Society arranges a regular series of monthly talks from September to April on the local history in Stroud and surrounding area. These talks take place in the Old Town Hall, Shambles, Stroud. The society also arranges a series of visits during the summer months. Membership is open to anyone interested in the local history of Stroud. |
| Contact name: | Mrs Angela Howard |
| Contact tel: | 01453 766764 |
| Stroud Rambling Club | |
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| Description: | Founded in 1953 and has been very active since that time. The objects of the club are to arrange a programme of Rambling, Youth Hostelling, Caving, Mountain Walking, Cycling, Pony Trekking, and other outdoor pursuits and to encourage a greater knowledge, love and care of nature andamp the countryside |
| Contact name: | Adrian Roberts |
| Contact tel: | 01453 825660 |
| Website: | Stroud Rambling Club website |
| Stroud Stroke Club | |
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| Description: | An afternoon of friendly company and tea for those who have suffered a stroke, and their carers |
| Meeting place and time: | Beeches Green Health Centre, 1st and 3rd Wednesday of month, 2.00pm |
| Contact tel: | 01453 825660 |
| Stroud Valleys Car Club | |
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| Description: | Providing members with flexible access to cars as and when they need them, without the costs and hassle of car ownership. The way we live is changing, let's change the way we drive Members of the SVCC share the use of a vehicle fleet operated by the Club We provide 24 hour access to cars located in reserved parking spaces near the centre of Stroud (Cainscross, Bisley Road and Slad Road at present). |
| Contact tel: | 01453 750348 |
| E-mail: | info@svccc.co.uk |
| Website: | www.svccc.co.uk |
| Stroud Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Club | |
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| Description: | Authentic Wado-Ryu Karate for both Adults and Children |
| Meeting place and time: | Stratford Park Leisure Centre, Stroud Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays and Sundays |
| Contact name: | Nick Quilliam |
| Contact tel: | 01453 764825 |
| E-mail: | nick.quilliam@wado-ryu.org |
| Website: | www.wado-ryu.org |
| SW Branch UK Shareholders Association | |
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| Description: | Voluntary organisation run by members to promote knowledge of and skills in managing money and shareowning and to promote and protect the interests of private shareholders |
| Meeting place and time: | Didmarton, Glos, and 6 times a year with Directors of PLCs throughout the SW. 22 times a year Didmarton Glos, Wimborne, Torquay and various others |
| Contact name: | Professor Peter T Wilson |
| Contact tel: | 01453 753 149 |
| E-mail: | acsw73@dsl.pipex.com |
| Website: | www.uksa.org.uk |
| Taverners F.C. | |
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| Description: | Football Club |
| Meeting place and time: | Tuesdays 7pm start at Cirencester Agriculture College and Thursdays 8pm start at Archway sports hall |
| Contact name: | Mark Llewellyn (Manager) |
| Contact tel: | 07717 410866 |
| E-mail: | danielmoore711@msn.com |
| Website: | www.taverners.com |
| 28th North Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot | |
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| Description: | We are a living history re-enactment group representing the 28th Regiment during the Napoleonic wars. We meet and train locally but regularly attend events and battles with other groups throughout the UK and Europe. |
| Meeting place and time: | Nailsworth |
| Contact name: | Fortnightly except while at events during the summer |
| Contact tel: | |
| E-mail: | bryan@28thglos.co.uk |
| Website: | www.28thglos.co.uk |
Additionally, you could visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/clubs which has got access to Information about local and national voluntary organisations and groups and local clubs and societies.
For an all round look at the Stroud District why not have a look at our tourist information website: www.visitthecotswolds.org.uk
