Hobby and special interest groups
Arts and crafts
Art classes
Drawing, oil and watercolour painting classes by
Gillian Hinds, MA(RCA) Experienced teacher and artist, friendly
atmosphere.
Meeting place: Small Mansion Arts Centre, Gunnersbury Park,
Popes Lane W3 8LQ (free parking)
Meeting times:
Mon 2pm-4pm: Drawing and painting
Wed 2pm-4pm: Watercolour painting - beginners especially
welcome
Thurs 10am-12pm: Oil painting
Tues 7pm-9pm: Watercolour painting - for beginners
starts 2 May 2006 (St John's Church, Broomfield Place,
Ealing W13 )
Contact: Gillian Hinds
Tel: (020) 8992 7989
Age group: 18+
Gender: mixed
Art and craft workshops
Painting workshops, glass painting, silk painting,
watercolours for beginners and all levels of experience.
Meeting place: Room 3, Northfields Community Centre, 71a,
Northcroft Road, W13
Meeting times: Various, please phone for details
Contact: Bridget Klempner
Tel: (020) 8579 3349
Bronwen Dace
Art classes for children and adults in small
groups.The atmosphere is friendly, and for adults the emphasis is
on drawing and developing creativity through the right hemisphere
of the brain.
Meeting place: 158 Midhurst Road, W13 9TP
Meeting times: Various, please phone for details
Contact: Bronwen Dace
Tel: (020) 8840 8528
Age groups: 8-14; 14+
Gender: mixed
Ealing Art Group
All aspects of art and craft. Studio evening, some
demonstrations, exhibitions. No tuition.
Meeting place: various-mostly at Ealing Town Hall, New
Broadway, Ealing W5
Website:
www.ealingartgroup.org.uk
Meeting time: 7.30pm, day varies
Tel: (020) 8998 5662
Age group: 16+
Gender: mixed
Ealing Decorative and Fine Arts Society
Friendly society, part of the National Association
of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies. Encourages study and
appreciation of arts through talks and visits.
Meeting place: Victoria or Queen's Hall, Ealing Town Hall W5
5BY
Meeting time: Mon 8pm
Website:
www.arts-in-ealing.co.uk
Contact: Teresa Sawicka, PO Box 32299, W5 1XJ
Age group: 16+
Gender: mixed
Ealing U3A
A co-operative of older people to share
educational, creative and leisure activities in and around the
borough.
Contact: Margaret Martin (secretary)
Tel: (020) 8899 8630
Email:
info@ealingu3a.org.uk
Website:
www.ealingu3a.org.uk
Footsteps Arts Group
An art group for adults, principally those with
mental health difficulties, but also for everyone else. Our
emphasis is on art education, leisure and health.
Meeting place: Classroom, Litten Nature Reserve, 88
Oldfield Lane South, Greenford
Meeting times: Vary, please phone for details.
Contact: Joe Kelly, 17 Beechwood Avenue, Greenford UB6 9UA
Tel: (020) 8578 7707
Email:
footsteps@freeuk.com
Age group: 18+
Gender: mixed
Walpole Art Group
Drawing and painting classes.
Meeting place: Small Mansion Arts Centre, Gunnersbury Park,
Popes Lane W3 8LQ
Meeting times: Most weekdays, but times vary - please
phone for details.
Tel: (020) 9932 0993
Age group: 18+
Gender: mixed
Arts umbrella group
Ealing Arts
Umbrella organisation for societies which promote the
development of arts and leisure in Ealing.
Tel: (020) 8998 4465
Website:
www.ealingarts.org.uk
Asian theatre and dance
Punjabi Theatre Academy
Asian theatre/dance group, drama workshop.
63 Oswald Road Southall UB1 1HL
Tel: (020) 8574 7390
Meeting place: Dominion Centre, The Green, Southall
Meeting time: please phone for details.
Acton Bell Ringing
Church bell ringing
Email:
mailto:actonbells@london.anglican.org
Tel: (020) 8992 7685
Meeting place: St Mary's Church, The Mount, Acton W3 9NW
Meeting time: Thursday 8pm, Sunday 10am
Age group: 11+
Bridge
Brentham Club
Beginners' bridge classes, no prior experience.
Tel: (020) 8995 5045 for further information regarding
fees.
Meeting place: The Brentham Club, Meadvale Road, Ealing.
Meeting times: Classes start 21 October 10am-12pm or 24
October 8pm-10pm.
Lynton Duplicate Bridge Club
Meets twice a week. Members enjoy games of
Duplicate Bridge.
Beginners welcome and Bridge lessons available.
Tel: (020) 8571 6903
Meeting place: Ealing Liberal Synagogue, Lynton Avenue, West
Ealing W13 0EB
Meeting times: Thurs 7.15pm, Sun 2pm
Coin collecting
Kingston Numismatic Society
Monthly lecture, coin auctions in June and December.
62 Cheshire Gardens Chessington Surrey KT9 2PS
Tel: (020) 8397 6944
Website:
www.heraldstar.u-net.com/knsinfo.htm
Meeting place: King Athelstan School Villiers Road Kingston
Meeting time: third Thursday of the month 7.30-9.30pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Creative arts
Ealing Forum Heritage
Creative arts, poetry, music, theatre appreciation,
current affairs, lectures.
4 The Corner Grange Park Ealing W5 3PQ
Tel: (020) 8567 6393 (5pm-6.30pm)
Website:
www.ealingu3a.org.uk
Meeting place: phone for details
Meeting time: phone for details
Age group:18-80
Gender: mixed
Dance
Acton and Ealing Whistlers
Music, dancing, football team.
8 Garrett Close Acton W3 6TB
Tel: (020) 8752 0014
Website:
www.aewfc.com
Meeting place: Half-Way House private room, The Broadway,
West Ealing, W13
Meeting time: Tuesdays 9-11pm
Age group: young people
Gender: mixed
Akhtamar Armenian Performance Group
Dance enthusiasts wishing to promote Armenian arts
and culture to the wider community.
Website:
www.akhtamar.org
email:
admin@akhtamar.org
Meeting places: Twyford Sports Centre, Twyford Crescent,
Acton W3. Sun 2.30pm-4.30pm (Childrens classes)
St Luke's Vicarage Hall, 450 Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush,
W12. Sun 7pm-9pm (Adults classes)
Priory Community Centre, Acton Lane, Acton W3 8NY
Thur 7pm-8.30pm (Elders classes)
Tel: 07855 883 967 (Maral-Chairman)
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Caledonian Society
Scottish country dancing
2 Hillbeck Way Greenford
Tel: (020) 8578 3458
Meeting place: British Legion, Oldfield Lane, Greenford
Meeting time: Tuesday 8-10.30pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Ealing Circle Dance Group
Dance group. No performance or music making.
Tel: (020) 8998 4134
Meeting place: Friends Meeting House, 17 Woodville Road,
Ealing, W5
Meeting time: Friday 7.45-10.15pm
Age group: 20-70 years
Gender: women
Ealing Country Dance Club
English country dance
44 Kent Avenue Ealing W13 8BH
Tel: (020) 8998 2105
Meeting place: St Barnabas Millenium Hall, Pitshanger Lane,
Ealing, W5
Meeting time: first, third and fifth Mondays in month 8-10pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Ealing Scottish Country Dance Club
Scottish country dance. Classes for first hour,
social dancing for second hour.
18 Kilpatrick Way, Yeading, UB4 9FX
Tel: (020) 8841 3788
Meeting place: St Andrews United Reformed Church, Mount Park
Road, Ealing, W5
Meeting time: Thursday 8-10pm (September to April)
Email:
ian.wilson4@which.net
Age group: 16+
Gender: mixed
Footloose Line Dance Club
Tel: (020) 8579 2817
Meeting place: St Peter's and St Paul's Church Hall,
Lambourne Avenue, Northfields, W13
Meeting times: Mon and Fri 10am
Punjabi Theatre Academy
Asian theatre/dance group. drama workshop.
63 Oswald Road Southall UB1 1HL
Tel: (020) 8574 7390
Meeting place: Dominion Centre, The Green, Southall
Meeting time: please phone for details.
Zywiec Polish Dance Group
Poilsh dance classes held every Monday evening, all ages
welcome.
1 Courtfield Gardens Ealing W13
Tel: (020) 8567 5048
Website:
www.zywiec.co.uk
Meeting place: 1 Courtfield Gardens Ealing W13
Meeting time: Monday 8pm-10pm
Gender: mixed
Drama
Artists Theatre School
Drama workshops for students aged from five years
to adult. Many classes are held by successful working actors.
Classes held on Saturdays 9.30am-6pm (according to age)
Principal: Amanda Redman.
Ealing Studios South Ealing Road Ealing W5 5EP
Tel: (020) 8537 1648
Website:
www.artiststheatreschool.com
Crackerjack
Ballet, dance, drama. Age range1-14 years. Please
phone for times.
99 Oaklands Road, Hanwell, W7 2DT
Tel: (020) 8840 3355
Drama Workshop
Drama. Age range six to 15 years. Weds 4-5pm junior
drama, Fri 4.30-6pm senior drama.
Barbara Speake Stage School, East Acton Lane, Acton, W3 7EG
Tel: (020) 8743 1306
Ealing Green Players
Ealing Green Players is the oldest theatre group in Ealing.
The group meets at Ealing Green Church, Ealing Green, W5 5QT on
Sunday evenings at 8pm. The group performs at least two major
productions a year.
Tel: (020) 88474077.
Website:
www.egp.fusiveweb.co.uk
Landon Jennings Schools
R.A.D. ballet, I.S.T.D. jazz, modern, national,
Greek, IDTA modern, tap, flamenco, singing, drama, GCSE dance. Age
range: two-three years to approximately 20 - 21 years. Evening and
Saturdays.
71a Northcroft Road, Ealing, W13 9SS
Tel: (020) 8571 7498
Sian's Showstoppers Drama Academy
Children's drama classes for 5-18 year olds.
Builds confidence, maximises individual strenghts, prepares
social skills, increases attention span, develops vocal
communication skills, enhances self expression, improves
co-ordination, expands imagination and creativity.
Fri 4.30pm St Paul's Church Hall, Ridley Avenue, Ealing W13.
Tel: 07952 098117
Website:
www.siansshowstoppers.co.uk
West London YMCA
Irish dancing, ballet, jazz, dance drama. Age range
–u u u u u u u u u u u u three to 12 years. Lessons Mon-Sat.
25 St Mary's Road, Ealing, W5 5RE
Tel: (020) 8799 4877
Ealing Quilters
Demonstrations of patchwork and quilting techniques
with occasional guest speakers.
Usually Telfer Room, Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, W5 2HL
Contact: Mrs Margaret Ramsay
Tel: (020) 8567 8552
Hours: Third Thursday of every month, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Festivals
Ealing Festival
Ealing Festival provides musicians, dancers and
actors of all ages with the opportunity to perform before an
audience and have their work appraised by professional
adjudicators. The festival takes place every year during April, May
and June and is held in Ealing. The festival is affiliated to
Ealing Arts, a registered charity whose aim is to promote drama,
music and arts in the London Borough of Ealing.
Ealing Festival c/o 35 Lodge Hill Park Harrow HA2 0PD
Email:
whittinghamt@ealing.gov.uk
Website:
http://www.ealing.gov.uk/services/leisure/ealing_summer/
Film
Ealing Video and Film Makers
55 Gunnersbury Court Bollo Lane Acton W3 8JN
Tel: (020) 8992 9137
Meeting place Johnson Hall, Greenford Community Centre, 170
Oldfield Lane South, Greenford,UB6 9JS
Meeting time: Friday 7.30pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Website:
http://www.ealingvideo.com
West Ealing Garden Society
You do not have to be a practical gardener or have
any special knowledge of horticulture to join. Speakers use
excellent slides. Many are well-known writers, have appeared
on television or radio, and come recommended by the Royal
Horticultural Society. Also included are some topics
of special local interest, such as talks on Gunnersbury Park, or
Kew Gardens.
Meeting place: Northfields Community Centre, W13
9SS
Meeting times: We meet eight times between September and
April, on the second Tuesday of each month at 8 pm. please
phone for further details
Contact: Peter Worsley
Tel: (020) 8579 6141
Email:
pworsley24@worldonline.co.uk
Age groups: all
Website:
http://www.west-ealing-garden-society.co.uk/
Gaming
Northolt Legionnaires
War games club. Battle re-creations from ancient
Greece and Rome and fantasy role-playing as Hobbits or
Wizards. First game night free.
Contact: David Wragg
Tel: (020) 8839 9663 Mobile: 07774 872 452
Meeting place: Islip Manor Youth and Community Centre, Arnold
Road, Northolt, UB5 5TB
Meeting time: Tue 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Shadow Warriors Role-playing club
Role play, gaming
Visit:
www.shadow-warriors.co.uk
Tel: 07952 415 758
Meeting place: Northfields Community Centre, 71a Northcroft
Road, Ealing W13 9SS
Meeting time: every Sunday (room 1) and every third Saturday
(room 3) 2-7pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Knitting
Irish Arran Knitting Circle
Irish and Arran Islands knitting
Tel: (020) 8563 8232
Meeting place: The Irish Centre, Blacks Road, Hammersmith W6
Meeting time: Monday 2-4pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Lace-making
The Ealing Lacemakers
Bobbin and needle lace making classes for all levels of
ability. 9 Kenton Lane Kenton Lane Harrow HA3 8TU
Tel: (020) 8907 2310
Meeting place: Northfields Community Centre, 71a Northcroft
Road, Ealing W13
Meeting time: 7.30-9.30pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Music
Acton and Ealing Whistlers
Music, dance and football
8 Garrett Close Acton W3 6TB
Tel: (020) 8752 0014
Website:
www.aewfc.com
Meeting place: Half-Way House, The Broadway, West Ealing, W13
Meeting time: Tuesdays 9-11pm
Age group: young people
Gender: mixed
Da Rocha Pastorale
Margaret Morrell (soprano), William Morton (flute),
Dona Lee Croft (violin) and Anrew Robinson or Anthea Weale (piano)
give recitals - many for charity: music from Bach to Beatles.
Contact: Margaret Morrell, 31 Minster Court, Hillcrest Road,
Ealing W5 1HH
Tel: (020) 8998 2392
Ealing Arts
Umbrella organisation for societies which
promote the development of arts and leisure in Ealing.
Tel: (020) 8998 4465
Website:
www.music.ealingarts.org.uk
Ealing Guitar Society
Monthly recitals of classical, flamenco and folk
guitar music open to the public. Members include guitar players and
those who enjoy listening.
5 Coningsby Cottages Ealing W5 4HW
Tel: (020) 8579 2233
Meeting place: St Matthews Church Hall, North Common Road,
Ealing, W5
Meeting time: first Sunday in month at 7.30pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Ealing Hospital Music Society
Classical music concerts
Ealing Hospital Uxbridge Road Southall UB1 3HW
Tel: (020) 8967 5489
Meeting place: Ealing Hospital, Postgraduate Lecture Theatre,
Uxbridge Road, Southall UB1 3HW
Meeting time: Friday 1pm
Age group: adult
Gender: mixed
Ealing Literature and Music Society
Meetings and music concerts.
1 Park drive Acton W3 8ND
Tel: (020) 8992 7407
Meeting place: 33 Mount Park Crescent Ealing W5
Meeting time: third Saturday of the month at 7pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Ealing Recorded Music Society
Music appreciation society
11 King's Court Castlebar Park Ealing W5 1BY
Tel: (020) 8997 7577
Meeting place: St Barnabas Millenium Hall, Pitshanger Lane,
Ealing, W5
Meeting time: alternate Wednesdays 8-10pm
Age group: adult
Gender: mixed
Gloc Musical Theatre
Musical theatre group. Perform musicals written
since 1945.
167 Ellerman Avenue Twickenham Middx TW2 6AD
Tel: (020) 8898 4192
Meeting place: St Christopher's Church Hall, Bordars Road,
Hanwell W7
Meeting time: Wednesday 8pm
Visit:
www.glocmt.org.uk
Age group:18+
Gender: mixed
Limelight
Amateur Group performing musicals and concerts at
Questors Theatre and local venues. All welcome. Email:
nick_poole@lineone.net
Visit:
www.gorbutt.com/limelight/index.html
106 Elton Avenue Greenford UB6 0PR
Tel: (020) 8723 9911
Meeting place: St Mary's Church Hall, Greenford Avenue,
Hanwell, W7
Meeting time: Wednesday 8-10pm
Age group: 13+
Gender: mixed
Orpheus Club
Instrumental recitals and performances by both
students and professional musicians either solo or in groups.
33 Mount Park Crescent Ealing W5 2RR
Tel: (020) 8998 0897
Meeting place: at above address
Meeting time: first Saturday of month 7pm (October to May)
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Perivale Record Circle
Classical and light classical music appreciation
society.
Tel: (020) 8902 4224
Meeting place: Perivale Community Centre, Horsenden Lane
South, Perivale
Meeting time: first and third Thursdays of the month 7.45pm
Age group: adult
Gender: mixed
Stopgap Theatre Company
Music and drama. Three productions per year (two
musicals and one drama).
45 Netheravon Road, Chiswick, W4 2NA
Tel: (020) 8995 9725
Meeting place: Chiswick Town Hall, Heathfield Terrace,
Chiswick, W4
Meeting time: 7.45pm (meeting day varies)
Age group: 10+
Gender: mixed
Western Music Organ Society
Keyboard and electronic organ concerts
120 Melrose Avenue London SW19 8AX
Tel: (020) 8296 8860 Website:
www.organfax.co.uk/clubs/westernmusic.html
Meeting place: Evershed Sports and Social Club off Southdown
Avenue, Hanwell, W7
Meeting time: third Wednesday of the month 8-10.30pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Opera:
Hanwell and Ealing Operatic Society
Operatic society. three shows a year: spring,
summer and Christmas pantomime.
240 Greenford Avenue, Hanwell, W7 3AA
Tel: (020) 8567 9007
Website:
www.heos.org.uk
Meeting place: St Christopher's Church Hall, Bordars Road,
Hanwell, W7
Meeting time: Monday 7.30pm (not August)
Age group: 16+
Gender: mixed
Julian Light Operatic Society
Perform light operatic shows: mainly Gilbert
& Sullivan, but planning to so some Offenbach in
2005. Also concerts from musicals.
12 Sovereign Close, Ealing, W5 1DE
Tel: 0870 77434498
Email:
info@julianoperatic.org
Website:
www.julianoperatic.org
Meeting place: Ealing Town Hall, Uxbridge Road W5
Meeting time: Wednesday 7.45-9.45pm
Age group: 16+
Gender: mixed
West London Opera
Operatic society
3 Villiers Road Isleworth TW7 4HW
Tel: (020) 8568 7642
Website:
www.westlondonopera.org
Meeting place: St Paul's School, Brentford
Meeting time: Wednesday 7.45pm
Age group: 18+
Gender: mixed
Orchestra:
Ealing Symphony Orchestra
68 Elers Road Ealing W13 9QD
Tel: (020) 8567 4075
Website:
www.ealingso.org.uk
Meeting place: Polish Church Hall, Windsor Road, Ealing, W5
Meeting time: Thursday 7.30pm
Age group: adult
Gender: mixed
Ealing Youth Orchestra
Rehearsal and performance of orchestral music.
Annual European touring concerts, as well as concerts in Ealing,
Chiswick and Central London. Entry by audition.
34 Warwick Road Ealing W5 3XJ
Tel: (020) 8567 0380
Website:
www.eyo.org.uk
Meeting place: Twyford C of E High School, Twyford Crescent,
Acton W3 9PP
Meeting time: Friday 6.30pm-8pm during term time
Age group: 13-19
Gender: mixed
English Chamber Orchestra
Professional orchestra.
2 Coningsby Road Ealing W5
Tel: (020) 8840 6565
Website:
www.englishchamberorchestra.co.uk
Meeting place: various
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
West London Sinfonia
Orchestra of about 70 people comprised of advanced
students, experienced amateurs and semi-professional musicians.
Approximately 6 concerts a year in Ealing and St John, Smith
Square.
39 Mount Park Road Ealing W5 2RS
Tel: (020) 8997 3540
Website:
www.wlslive.org.uk
Meeting place: Windsor Hall, 2 Windsor Road, Ealing, W5
Meeting time: Tuesday 7-10pm during term time
Age group: 16+
Gender: mixed
Music theory:
Miss Eileen Rowe LRAM
Piano, music theory, cello. All levels and ages.
Teaches from six years to adult. Teaches from grade 1 to diploma
level. Phone for fees.
Email:
anna@bctalk.net
19 St Stephens Road, Ealing, W13 8HB
Tel: (020) 8810 6753 or 07714 696318
Jeanne K Broda LRAM
Piano, music theory. Teaches all ages. Teach from theory
to grade 5 and Piano to grade 7. Pupils are encouraged to perform
on different pianos in the studio, learning to respond to greater
sensitivity of touch and clarity of tone. Member of the
Incorporated Society of Musicians.
73 The Avenue, Ealing, W13 8JS
Tel: (020) 8997 1738
Paul Tucker MMUS LCMM LWCMD
Piano, music theory. Teaches from age four to adult and
to grade 8.
1 Lancaster Gardens, Ealing, W13 9JY
Tel: (07779( 605 726
Photography
Ealing and Hampshire House Photographic Society
Lectures, competitions, demonstrations and discussions on
photography and digital photography.
Tel: 01895 239195
Contact: Mr Fenris
Meeting place: Telfer Room, Ealing Town Hall, Uxbridge Road,
Ealing, W5
Meeting time: Thursday 7.45pm - 10pm
Email:
ehhps@fenris.co.uk
Website:
www.ehhps.org.uk
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Northfields Camera Club
Camera club with their own computer. Hold digital evenings.
Disabled access.
39a Elderberry Road Ealing W5 4AN
Tel: (020) 8932 2884
Meeting place: Northfields Community Centre, 71a Northcroft
Road, Ealing, W13
Meeting time: Tuesday 8-10.30pm except second Tuesday in the
month and all of August.
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Northolt and District Photographic Society
Photographic society. No darkroom facilities.
Disabled access
32 Leamington Crescent South Harrow HA2 9HQ
Tel: (020) 8248 3573
Meeting place: Northolt Village Community Centre, Ealing
Road, Northolt
Meeting time: Wednesday 8pm
Age group: 18+
Gender: mixed
Poetry
Pitshanger Poets
12 Ludlow Road Ealing W5 1NY
Tel: (020) 8567 3233 Website:
www.pitshangerpoets.co.uk
Meeting place: Questors Theatre, Mattock Lane, Ealing W5
Meeting time: Tuesday 7.45pm
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Railway
GWR Preservation Group
Preservation and conservation of railway memorabilia, rolling
stock and steam engines.
16 Grange Close Heston TW5 0HW
Tel: (020) 8574 1529
Website:
www.gwrpg.co.uk
Meeting place: Southall Railway Centre
Meeting time: Please phone for details.
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Model railway:
Western Model Railway Society
Annual outings to railway locomotive preservation
societies. 37 Milton Road, Hanwell, W7 1LQ
Tel: (020) 8933 1636
Website:
www.westernmrs.org.uk
Meeting place: please phone for details.
Meeting time: Monday 7.30-9.30pm
Age group: 14+
Gender: mixed
Stamps and postcards
Greenford and District Philatelic and Postcard
Society
Guest speakers, exhibitions for members, stamp auctions and
sales.
Tel: (020) 8575 3178
Meeting place: Greenford Community Centre, Oldfield Lane
South, Greenford.
Meeting time: Wednesday 8-10pm from mid-September to the end
of June.
Age group: all ages
Gender: mixed
Video and Film Makers
Ealing Video and Film Makers
Open to all ages - teenagers and above
Greenford Community Centre, Oldfield Lane South, Greenford
UB6
Tel: (020) 8429 8497
Hours: Fri 8pm onwards