Providing opportunities for people who are retired from full-time employment in Skipton and neighbouring areas

About Groups

Groups start in:

  • Autumn or January for 10 or 20 weeks.
  • or Summer
  • or run throughout the year

Below you can find the right group for you by using our Groups by Category or Groups A to Z or if you’re looking for something on a specific day then you can find them in Groups by day of the week

You can also view our complete 2026 programme here download the complete 2026 programme PDF.

Groups by Category

  • Badminton
    Venue: Sandylands Sports Centre
    Meets: Thursday
    Leaders: Jon Tomlinson
  • Croquet
    Venue: Pendle and Craven Croquet Club
    Meets: Wednesday
    Leaders: Graham Read
  • Padel Tennis
    Venue: Skipton Tennis Club
    Meets: Wednesday
    Leaders: Roland Styles
  • Pickleball
    Venue: Skipton Tennis Club
    Meets: Wednesday
    Leaders: Anne F MacDonald, Jaqui Fenwick
  • Racketball
    Venue: Sandylands Sports Centre
    Meets: Monday
    Leaders: Jon Tomlinson, Michael Swinden, Mike Valiant
  • Sunday Lunch Social Group
    Meets: Sunday
    Leaders: Sheila Mason
  • Table Tennis
    Venue: Sandylands Sports Centre
    Meets: Friday
    Leaders: Jennifer Crook
  • Tenpin Bowling
    Venue: Matrix Superbowl
    Meets: Monday
    Leaders: Gail Matthews, Patricia Fawcett
  • Walking Cricket
    Venue: Skipton Sports Community Hub
    Meets: Tuesday
    Leaders: Anne F MacDonald
  • French Conversation
    Venue: Craven Heifer Blooms
    Meets: Friday
    Leaders: Jennifer Hanson, Laura Taylor, Pauline Kennedy

Groups A to Z

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Groups by Day of the Week

Monday

Group Venue Contact Time Status
Book Group Fiction ALis Cooper18:15 - 19:151 spaces
Book Group Fiction BLinda Hoole18:15 - 19:152 spaces
Geology WalksDiane Killock, Mark Wademan, Richard Collinson10:00 - 12:0022 spaces
RacketballSandylands Sports CentreJon Tomlinson, Michael Swinden, Mike Valiant09:30 - 10:505 spaces
Tenpin BowlingMatrix SuperbowlGail Matthews, Patricia Fawcett14:00 - 16:00Full
Woodturning in Summer 2026Carleton WoodturningAlan Douglas Hirst14:00 - 16:00Full

Tuesday

Group Venue Contact Time Status
Sketching outdoorsNancy Stedman10:30 - 12:30Full
Two Hour walksShirley Davids, Stephanie Crolla, Jamesine Cundell Walker10:00 - 12:00Full
Walking CricketSkipton Sports Community HubAnne F MacDonald10:00 - 12:008 spaces
Walking Group 25-26Mike Valiant, Geoff Wilkinson, Fran Valiant00:00 - 00:00Unlimited

Wednesday

Group Venue Contact Time Status
Book Group - Non-fictionJohn Hoole18:15 - 19:151 spaces
CroquetPendle and Craven Croquet ClubGraham Read13:30 - 15:304 spaces
Fabrics,Threads and YarnsSkipton Sports Community HubBeverly Anne Reay10:00 - 12:001 spaces
Padel TennisSkipton Tennis ClubRoland Styles13:00 - 14:30Full
PickleballSkipton Tennis ClubAnne F MacDonald, Jaqui Fenwick13:00 - 14:306 spaces

Thursday

Group Venue Contact Time Status
BadmintonSandylands Sports CentreJon Tomlinson12:00 - 13:003 spaces
Floral ArtSt Stephens Church Hall SkiptonJesca de Rijk14:00 - 16:007 spaces
History ExtraSwadford Centre Assembly RoomJane Houlton10:00 - 12:0023 spaces
History HappensSwadford Centre Assembly RoomJane Houlton, John Hoole10:00 - 12:0045 spaces
Politics Discussion GroupSwadford Centre Assembly RoomRichard Newson, Susan Ingham, Andrew Dickson13:00 - 15:00Full
Walk to Lunch 25-26Brigida Martino, Jenny Robinson10:00 - 00:00Full
Weimar RepublicSwadford CentreNigel Holden10:00 - 12:0018 spaces

Friday

Group Venue Contact Time Status
Crown Green Bowls Group 1Whinfield Bowling ClubKeith Waddington, Rosemary Bootland11:30 - 14:00Full
Crown Green Bowls Group 2Whinfield Bowling ClubShirley Desgranges, Keith Waddington14:00 - 16:30Full
French ConversationCraven Heifer BloomsJennifer Hanson, Laura Taylor, Pauline Kennedy10:00 - 12:00Full
Table TennisSandylands Sports CentreJennifer Crook14:00 - 16:00Full

Saturday

Group Venue Contact Time Status
Wharfedale WalkingNick Jarvis, Keith Berrington10:00 - 00:00Unlimited

Sunday

Group Venue Contact Time Status
AllotmentAllotmentNoelle Helena Tudhope09:30 - 12:009 spaces
Sunday Lunch Social GroupSheila Mason00:00 - 00:0017 spaces

Varied

Group Venue Contact Time Status
Ad Hoc Walking GroupMike Valiant00:00 - 00:00Unlimited
Culture VulturesWendy Brown00:00 - 00:003 spaces
Day Trips social groupAnne F MacDonald, Sheila Mason00:00 - 00:008 spaces
E-bikingLinda Hoole09:45 - 10:451 spaces
GardeningAnne F MacDonald00:00 - 00:00Unlimited
Motorcycle GroupHarold Taylor10:00 - 00:0014 spaces
Nature RamblesMaurice White00:00 - 00:0070 spaces
Photo GroupAnne F MacDonald00:00 - 00:006 spaces
Shorty WalksSally Crowley00:00 - 00:00Unlimited
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