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Tuesday – Groups

Updated July 2024

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Art Forum face to face (1)

Group Leader - Ginny Wilkinson Fortnightly Tuesday 10.30 am - 12.30 pm 13.10.2026 - 08.12.2026 (final date to be negotiated). 05.01.2027 - 16.03.2027. Members' homes We are essentially a discussion group, meeting in each other’s homes once a fortnight. We share all things Art in a variety of ways - individual members sharing favourite artists, paintings, sculptures or artistic movements interspersed with Mix and Match sessions when we each choose one image around one theme. We might continue looking at various aspects of one artist in depth or we might have a picture quiz. We are beginning to explore ‘What Art is, who makes it, what The Art World is and who decides what happens in it.’ Venue surcharge £0. Please click on this link for the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/33EolpbE88K9YqE1Svyheh?si=c71c47e834fe4e6f

Creative Arts 4 Wellbeing (1)

Group Leader - Maureen Wright Weekly Tuesday 2.00 - 3.00 pm 29/9/26 - 1/12/26 Skipton Sports Community Hub Each session will contain a mix of creative arts activities designed to boost wellbeing in a friendly group setting. Group members will be encouraged to express preferences and influence how the programme develops. Suitable for anyone who is keen to try various creative arts activities, which may include exploring different art media (eg. mark making, sketching, painting, collage, abstract patterning, etc), singing, dancing, creative storytelling, photography, etc. No prior experience or expertise needed - just a willingness to explore the feel-good power of regular, varied creative arts activity in a sociable setting. Venue surcharge - £5. Materials fee - £10.

Early 20th Century Art (1)

Group Leader - Jacqui Eames Weekly Tuesday 3.15 - 4.45 pm 6/10/26 - 3/11/26 (5 sessions) Skipton Sports Community Hub ART 1900+ We will have a close look at the major figures of the period following the Post Impressionists. Powerpoints, presentations and books will support our discussion. Matisse and Picasso will be considered in detail. Venue Surcharge - £5. Podcast - copy and paste this link into your browser address field: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Eka0bDVHfAKWEDphQ1ws5?si=24c2df7b6eed4e98

Films on Tuesday international (0)

Group Leader - Vee Eastham Weekly Tuesday 1.30 - 3.30 pm 6/10/26 -8/12/26 and 12/1/27 - 16/3/27. Champions Church Films chosen from around the world as well as the UK to lighten the mood during winter and beyond into springtime. ALL films shown will have subtitles regardless of the language of the film. Tea, coffee and biscuits midway (£1). Pick and choose the films you want to see, you don't have to come every week. Venue surcharge - £5 autumn and £10 spring.

German (1)

Group Leader - Sheila Clark Weekly Tuesday 10.00 am - 12.00 13/10/26 - 15/12/26 and 12/1/27 - 16/3/27. St Andrew's Church Primary Room If you have a knowledge of German, and wish to improve your spoken German fluency and read a variety of newspaper/ magazine articles from German speaking countries, this group is ideal for you. Venue surcharge - £10 autumn and spring.

History of Art (1)

Group Leader - Ian Adams Weekly Tuesday 10.15 am - 12.15 pm 29/9/26 - 8/12/26 (except 27/10/26) and 5/1/27 - 16/3/27 (except 9/2/27). Embsay Village Hall Side Room The story of Western art - major movements in the arts from Ancient Greece to Postimpressionism, set against their wider historical background. Venue surcharge - £10 autumn and spring. Podcast - copy and paste the following link into your web browser address: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BgKWGzWa5NWkOW0R6vOPv?si=dc22d40d0bef4100

Indoor Curling and Boccia (1)

Group Leader - Anne MacDonald Weekly Tuesday 11.00 am - 1.00 pm 6/10/26 - 8/12/26 and 12/1/27 - 16/3/27 Skipton Sports Community Hub Boccia is the most inclusive and accessible sport in the world. It can be played by anyone regardless of age or ability. Anyone can play it as long as they remain seated during play, and is suitable for wheelchair users and those with limited mobility The venue has a free car park, disabled access and toilet facilities. Indoor Curling is a fun, accessible game, no ice just great vibes and competition. Come and join the group for a bit of fun! Venue surcharge - £10 autumn and spring.

Music for fun (1)

Group Leader - Lesley Widdop Weekly Tuesday 10.30 am - 12.15 pm 6/10/26 - 15/12/26 (except 27/10/26) and 5/1/27 - 16/3/27 (except 9/2/27). Trinity Methodist Church This course is purely for the enjoyment of singing and/or playing music. We are not a choir and no perceived ability to do either is required. If you only sing in the shower that's fine! Everyone welcome. We don't provide music but words and chords are projected onto the wall. We sing and accompany a very wide variety of songs old and new, including folk and sea shanties, classic pop, American song book jazz etc. We would like it to be a proactive group where members feel relaxed enough to request songs and/or lead them if they wish and make suggestions. Otherwise the course leaders will choose around ten songs each. We have a coffee break when members are encouraged to socialise. All instrumentalists are welcome whether you sing or not. Likewise singers who don't play an instrument welcome. There is a beautiful piano available for anyone who can play. Venue surcharge - £5 autumn and spring.

Popular Music (1)

Group Leader - David Wiseman Weekly Tuesday 2.00 - 4.00 pm 28/9/26 - 8/12/27 (no session 27/10/26) and 12/1/27 to 16/3/27 Three Links Club Nostalgia is our choice of music. The sessions include delightful refreshments, good company and enjoyable music. We listen to various composers, singers and big bands, approx 25 songs each week, remembering songs our parents and ourselves have enjoyed over the years. Venue surcharge - £10 autumn and spring.

Proms Catchup 2026 (1)

Tuesday evenings 20th July to September 2026 Group Leader: Doug Hirst Watch the Proms by catch-up on BBC I Player. The idea is for a small group of members to watch Prom concerts on BBC I player at home in the company of others interested in Classical music. Tuesday nights from 20th July to September at my house are suggested but the day, time and venue could be varied by mutual agreement. The iPlayer schedule will be circulated when it becomes available. Nibbles may be provided but members bring their own wine. Surcharge - £0 Podcast - copy and paste the following link into your web browser address: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QbUhAGrc5gCJly8s3wsU2?si=740c68a6904e449b

Proms Catchup 2027 (1)

Tuesday evenings July to September 2027 Group Leader: Doug Hirst Watch the Proms by catch-up on BBC I Player. The idea is for a small group of members to watch Prom concerts on BBC I player at home in the company of others interested in Classical music. Tuesday nights from 20th July to September at my house are suggested but the day, time and venue could be varied by mutual agreement. The iPlayer schedule will be circulated when it becomes available. Nibbles may be provided but members bring their own wine. Surcharge - £0 Podcast - copy and paste the following link into your web browser address: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QbUhAGrc5gCJly8s3wsU2?si=740c68a6904e449b

Sketching outdoors (1)

2027 Tuesdays June 15th, 22nd, 29th, July 6th, 13th 20th, We will go for short walks(up to half a mile or so) using our sketchbooks to observe and capture sights and experiences as we go. Destinations will include woods, rivers, villages, moorland, in and around the Skipton area We will keep it simple- just bring your own sketchbook, pencils, crayons and/or charcoal, for drawing This is not a tutored group but advice and guidance can be sought. We can share our ideas, approaches and techniques .All abilities are welcome

Two Hour walks (1)

Group Leader - Jay Cundell Walker. Fortnightly Tuesday 10.00 am - 12.00 1/9/26 - 31/8/27 This group is intended for people who only want a short walk every fortnight, (about 3.5 to 4 miles) or have limited time. They are not necessarily easy, just short. The walks are always within a ten mile radius of Skipton, and there is consideration of access by public transport or lifts can be arranged. There is a small group of walk leaders, but members with walk offers are always welcomed. In the unlikely event of more than twenty wanting to come on a walk, we will restrict numbers in order to keep within the time limit. Venue surcharge - £0. Podcast - copy and paste the following link into your web browser address: https://open.spotify.com/episode/75P49gyiEy9nhLNy3NU7F6?si=41d7e12903e24123

Victorian Women Novelists (1)

Group Leader - Jacqui Eames Weekly Tuesday 3.15 - 4.45 pm 17/11/26 - 15/12/26 (five weeks) Skipton Sports Community Hub A more detailed look at Mrs Gaskell, the Brontes and George Elliot. Context-readings and discussion. No need to read the novels beforehand, unless you want to. Venue surcharge - £5. Podcast - copy and paste this link into your browser address field: https://open.spotify.com/episode/20vj8upM4CNYMAUknMuobN?si=6adf971bfc7149cb

Walking Cricket (1)

Group Leader - Anne MacDonald Weekly Tuesday 10.00 am - 12.00 11/5/27 - 11/11/27 Skipton Sports Community Hub Come and have a go at Walking Cricket! The game is played between teams of 6 or 8 players, with each team batting in pairs. Each pair bats for 4 overs. Each time the batter is out, the batters change ends, unless it occurs at the end of the over or is a run out. Each bowler bowls at least one over (max balls 6). Can bowl underarm. Extras are worth 2 runs. No one is allowed to run!! Modified soft ball is used. No protective equipment needed. Venue surcharge - £15.

Walking Group (1)

Group Leader - Fran Valiant Weekly Tuesday and Thursday 2/9/2026 to 1/9/2027 We meet every Tuesday and Thursday weekly for walks in the Yorkshire Dales, Moors and Lake District, between 6 to 13 miles, either easy, moderate or strenuous in grade. Full details in the group's programme are published for the Winter, Spring and Summer walks. You will receive a copy as a member.

Walking Netball. (1)

Group Leader - Clarissa Jarvis Weekly Tuesday 11.00 am - 12.00 Oct 6th to Dec 15th 2026 (except Oct 27th) and Jan 12th to March 23rd 2027 (except Feb 9th). Sandylands Sports Centre To introduce ex-players to a sport they have always loved or to engage adults in a sport they didn’t realise they could enjoy. We will develop netball skills at a slower pace for everyone to increase physical and social health; open to everyone; there is a health questionnaire for participants to assess themselves. Anyone unsure if they are fit to participate should speak to someone at their GP surgery. Venue Surcharge - £10 autumn and spring.

Z Two Hour Walks (1)

Group Leader - Jay Cundell Walker. Fortnightly Tuesday 10.00 am - 12.00 1/9/26 - 31/8/27 This group is intended for people who only want a short walk every fortnight, (about 3.5 to 4 miles) or have limited time. They are not necessarily easy, just short. The walks are always within a ten mile radius of Skipton, and there is consideration of access by public transport or lifts can be arranged. There is a small group of walk leaders, but members with walk offers are always welcomed. In the unlikely event of more than twenty wanting to come on a walk, we will restrict numbers in order to keep within the time limit. Venue surcharge - £0. Podcast - copy and paste the following link into your web browser address: https://open.spotify.com/episode/75P49gyiEy9nhLNy3NU7F6?si=41d7e12903e24123

Z Walking Cricket (1)

Group Leader - Anne MacDonald Weekly Tuesday 10.00 am - 12.00 11/5/27 - 11/11/27 Skipton Sports Community Hub Come and have a go at Walking Cricket! The game is played between teams of 6 or 8 players, with each team batting in pairs. Each pair bats for 4 overs. Each time the batter is out, the batters change ends, unless it occurs at the end of the over or is a run out. Each bowler bowls at least one over (max balls 6). Can bowl underarm. Extras are worth 2 runs. No one is allowed to run!! Modified soft ball is used. No protective equipment needed. Venue surcharge - £15.

Z Walking Group (1)

Group Leader - Fran Valiant Weekly Tuesday and Thursday 2/9/2026 to 1/9/2027 We meet every Tuesday and Thursday weekly for walks in the Yorkshire Dales, Moors and Lake District, between 6 to 13 miles, either easy, moderate or strenuous in grade. Full details in the group's programme are published for the Winter, Spring and Summer walks. You will receive a copy as a member. Venue surcharge - £0. Podcast: Please copy and paste this link into your web browser address: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MfTbfXcJE5pU0DIidgbEb?si=0e2e297b379045f9