DIARY OF EVENTS       

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To the best of our knowledge the details listed below are correct at the time of going to print.  Meetings may be subject to change so we advise that you check if possible.  Please tell us for future Diaries, if you know of any regular entries which are no longer correct.


                                                  


EVERY WEEK

 

EARLSDON BALLET SCHOOL Classes from 3 yrs to adults.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.    ( 7646 0082.

 

ABERCORN PLAYGROUP Abercorn Road  9am-3pm.  Term time.  ( 07932 834641.

 

OASIS Clothing, Coffee & Care. Upper Spon St. NOT Tues.  9am-4pm  Breakfast club for 5-11 yr olds weekdays term time.   ( 7622 6493.

 

ST. BARBARA’S PRE-SCHOOL Term time weekdays  9.15am-12noon, or Friday all day.  St. Barbara’s Ch. Hall.   ( 07719 480705.

 

BROADWAY MOTHERS AND TODDLERS Mon. & Wed. 10am-11.30am, term time. Gilbert Richards Centre ( 7671 5498.

 

AGE CONCERN Craft and IT workshops for over 50s. 10am-4pm weekdays.  Gilbert Richards Centre ( 7667 2911

 

FOOTSTEPS INTO BOOKS  1pm-3pm for pre-school children. Term time, Mon. Wed. and Fri.  Hearsall Sch.

 

AIR CADETS 13-18 yrs. Mon. & Wed. 7pm-9.30pm. TA Centre, Sir Henry Parkes Road.  ( 7667 1828.

 

YOGA - FREEFLOW and ASHTANGA  Beginners and Improvers.  Mon., Tues., Wed. & Thurs.  ( 07850 045799.

 

ECLECTIC BOOGIE MUSIC 8pm-2am Fri. & Sat. Albany Pub. ( 07973 861225.

 

MONDAYS

 

PILATES   9.30-10.30am  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.   ( 07980 044479.

 

BRIGHT SPARKS 9.30am-11.30am Parents/Carers + children over 2yrs. Term time.   Elim Church  ( 7622 6493.

 

T’AI CHI 9.30am  77c  Moor Street. ( 7667 3957.

 

FRIENDSHIP GROUP 10am-12noon.  Coventry Resource Centre,  Earlsdon Avenue South.  ( 7671 7522.

 

BUMPS AND BABIES GROUP  10am-12noon on 1st, 3rd & 5th Monday. Coffee + chat for parents-to-be + babies up to 1yr  + antenatal drop-in. Queen’s Rd Baptist Ch. 

( 0844 243 6872.

 

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT COMPUTER CLASSES 10am-4pm.  Coventry Resource Centre,  Earlsdon Avenue South.  ( 7671 7522.

 

LINE DANCING 10.15am.  Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway.  ( 7671 4621.

 

LAP WALKING 10.30am-11.30am  Butts Park Arena, The Butts.  ( 7623 0028. 

 

PILATES   12noon-1pm.  Beechwood Lawn Tennis Club. ( 07989 293247.

 

WHIST DRIVE 1.30pm. Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway. ( 7671 4621.

 

SEQUENCE DANCING 1.45pm. Gilbert Richards Centre.  ( 7667 2911.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

ART CLASS 2-4pm with Sarah Hedley.  Beechwood  Tennis Club. ( 07975 714790.

 

PILATES 5.55pm Hearsall Primary Sch. ( 07980 044479.

 

BEAVER SCOUTS 6-7pm St. Mary Magdalen Church.

 

AQUACISE 6-7pm. King Henry VIII Sports Centre.( 7627 1360.

 

CIRCUIT TRAINING    6-7pm.  King Henry VIII Sports Centre. ( 7627 1360.

 

KARATE 6-7pm. St. Barbara’s Church.  ( 07876 218001.

 

BEAVER SCOUTS 6.15pm-7.15pm.  Scout Hut r/o St. Barbara’s Church.

 

BROWNIES 7-11yrs. 6.15pm-7.45pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.    ( 7646 6760

 

CUB SCOUTS 6.45-8.15pm. St. Mary Magdalen Church.

 

PILATES  7pm  Hearsall Primary Sch.( 07980 044479.

 

OPEN MIC MONDAY 7pm.  Millsy’s, Earlsdon Street.

 

COVENTRY PLAYWRIGHTS 7.15pm. Craven Street Club, Spon End. ( 7630 1444.

 

T’AI CHI 7.30-9.00pm. Moorhouse Nursery, Kingsland Avenue.   ( 7672 5304.

 

COVENTRY PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY  7.45pm. Three Spires Bowling Club, Morningside.    ( 7633 2061.

 

PEACE AND HARMONY KARATE CLUB 8pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7627 1086.

 

QUIZ NIGHT Albany Club. 1st  & 3rd Mon., from 9pm.

 

TUESDAYS

 

GROWING CONCERN Gardening for the over 50s.  Four Pounds Ave. Allotments.  9am-4pm.  ( 07721 041295.

 

GYM BOUNCE  9.15 – 10.45am.   Stay and Play session for babies & pre-school children at Hearsall School.   £1.00 per session.

 

EARLSDON KNITTING CIRCLE  10am-12noon.  ( 7667 2927 for location.

 

MUSIC BOX Pre-school music classes 10-11.30am,  Term time. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7650 3276

 

KEEP YOURSELF HEALTHY  10.15am.  Gilbert Richards Centre.  ( 7671 4621.

 

OASIS LUNCH CLUB 12.30-1.45pm.  Oasis Café, Upper Spon Street.  ( 07876 558278.

 

MOTHER & TODDLER GROUP 1.30–2.30pm in term time.  Davenport Lodge School, Davenport Road.

 

SCHOOL TODDLER GROUP 1.30-2.45pm in term time. Earlsdon School.

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BINGO 1.45pm. Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway. ( 7671 4621

 

VERY GENTLE EXERCISES for 55-85 yr. olds.  St. Barbara’s Church Hall. 

( 7646 5573.

 

MASTERS ADULT SWIMMING  6-7pm.  King Henry VIII Sports Centre.( 7627 1360.

 

SCOUTS 6.30-8.30pm.  Scout Hut r/o St. Barbara’s Church.

 

FLEX-BAR class 6.40-7.25pm.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7641 8444.

 

EGYPTIAN DANCE  Beginners & Improvers 7-8pm, no class on 23rd or 30th March. Intermediate & Advanced 8.15-9.15pm on 2nd  & 16th March.  St. Barbara’s Church Hall.    ( 7630 7385.

 

BRITISH MILITARY FITNESS 7pm.  Park & Ride carpark, War Memorial Pk. ( 0870 241 2517. 

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 7.30-8.30pm. King Henry VIII Sports Centre.( 07961 174291.

 

AEROBICS CLASS 7.30pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7641 8444.

 

COVENTRY PHILATELIC SOCIETY 7.30pm. Hearsall Baptist Church Hall.

 

WHOBERLEY CHESS CLUB 7.30pm.  Standard Triumph Club.   ( 7626 8364.

 

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR DIVORCED, SEPARATED AND WIDOWED  8pm.  Disco.  Railway Club, Spon End.  ( 7644 1458.

 

NEW HORIZONS CHURCH 8pm. Bible study, worship and fellowship.   ( 7667 8282.

 

QUIZ NIGHT 9pm. Albany Pub, Albany Rd.

 

WEDNESDAYS

 

GERMAN CLASS 10am. Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway.  ( 7667 3957.

 

WEIGHTCARE 10am. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 07980 272978. 

 

WEIGHT WATCHERS 10am & 6.45pm.  Beechwood Lawn Tennis Club.

 

PRE-SCHOOL MUSIC CLASSES 10-11.30am. Term time.   Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7650 3276.

 

KEEP FIT  11am.  77c  Moor Street. ( 7667 3957.

 

DIFFERENT STROKES WALK 11am-1pm. Cafe, War Memorial Park.   ( 7683 3148.

 

IN STITCHES 12.15-2.15pm 10 wk. course, starts 3rd  March.  Gilbert  Richards Centre. ( 7667 2911.

 

SEQUENCE DANCING 12.45-2.45pm. Albany Social Club.

 

TALKING TOTS 12.45pm (1-2 yrs), 1.45pm (2+ yrs).  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.   ( 07957 453785.

 

FRIENDLY HOUR 1.30pm. Elim Pentecostal Church, The Butts. ( 7622 6493.

 

YOGA     1.30-3pm.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 01926 420126.

 

WOODCRAFT FOLK Elfins: 6-9yrs. Pioneers: 10-12 yrs.  Venturers: 13-15yrs. ( 7667 4831.

 

SWIMMING LESSONS  4.30-6pm.    King Henry VIII Sports Centre. ( 07970 525010.

 

PILATES  5.55pm.   Hearsall Primary Sch. ( 07980 044479.

 

ADULT BALLET CLASSES 6-7pm Hearsall Baptist Church.  ( 7678 8575.

 

BEAVER SCOUTS 6-7pm.  Scout Hut  r/o St. Barbara’s Church.   ( 7671 5093.

 

WEDNESDAY  WORD 6-9pm.  Earlsdon Methodist Church.

 

TONING CLASS 6.30-7.30pm.  King Henry VIII Sports Centre. ( 7627 1360.

 

EVENING WALK  6.30pm.  Café, War Memorial Park. 

 

ADULT CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLASSES 7-8pm Hearsall Baptist Church.  ( 7678 8575.

 

 PILATES  Beginners  7-8pm    Hearsall School.  ( 07980 044479.

 

MUSICAL THEATRE CLASSES FOR CHILDREN Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 07947 249695 or e-mail jillp192003@yahoo.co.uk

 

CUBS 7.15-8.30pm.Scout Hut r/o St. Barbara’s Ch.

 

EXPLORERS  7.30pm.   St. Mary Magdalen Church.

 

WORLDSONG 7.30-9.30pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall. ( 7665 9180.

 

ADULT JAZZ DANCE CLASSES 8-9pm Hearsall Baptist Church.  ( 7678 8575.

 

MONDAY CLUB  8pm.Keep Fit.   St. Barbara’s Church Hall.  ( 7641 3937.

 

STAND UP COMEDY CLUB 8pm.  1st & 3rd  Wed.  Carey’s, Hertford Place.  Admn: £6 .

 

EIGHTEEN PLUS 18-36 yrs. 8.45pm (NOT 3rd Wed.). Albany Pub, Albany Rd.  ( 07900 923444.

 

THURSDAYS

 

BIRTH CHOICES AFTER CAESAREAN  1st  Thurs.  Earlsdon Methodist Church.  ( 0844 243 6096.

 

MUSIC BUGS 10.30-11.45am. Term time plus three weeks in August.  St. Barbara’s Church. ( 0844 578 1017.        

 

EXTEND  10am.  77c  Moor Street.  ( 7667 3957.

 

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT COMPUTER CLASSES 10am-4pm.  Coventry Resource Centre, Earlsdon  Ave. South.  ( 7671 7522.

 

LINE DANCING 10.15am. Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway. ( 7667 3957.

 

ROSE STANER LUNCHEON CLUB 10.30am-3pm.  Coventry Resource Centre,  Earlsdon Avenue South.  ( 7671 7522.

 

HEALTH TALK 1.30pm. Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway.  ( 7667 3957.

 

YOGA 1.45-3pm   £6 for each class.  St. Barbara’s Church Hall. ( 7627 5552.

 

SLIMMING WORLD   5.15-6.45pm.  St. Barbara’s Church Hall.  ( 7669 3180.

 

RAINBOWS 5.45-6.45pm. St. Mary Magdalen Common Room.

 

BEAVER SCOUTS 6.15pm-7.30pm.  Hearsall Baptist Church.

 

BROWNIES 6.15pm-7.30pm term time. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7667 0048.

 

CUB SCOUTS 6.30-8pm.  Scout Hut r/o St. Barbara’s Church.

 

BROWNIES 6.45-8.00pm. Hearsall Baptist Church.

 

BROWNIES 6.45-8pm St Mary Magdalen Common Room.

 

BRITISH MILITARY FITNESS  7pm.  Park & Ride car park,  War Memorial Park.  ( 0870 241 2517. 

 

SCOUTS  7-9pm. Hearsall Baptist Church.

 

EARLSDON FLOWER CLUB  7pm. Tuition at Hearsall School, Kingston Road. ( 7646 4034.

 

ALPHA COURSES  7.30-9.30pm. Elim Church, The Butts.  ( 7622 6493.

 

SINGING FOR THE TERRIFIED 7.30-9.30pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7661 8664.

 

ELEPHANT-UP-THE-POLE BORDER MORRIS  8.30pm. Scout Hut r/o St. Barbara’s Ch.

 

FRIDAYS

 

ART CLASS  10am.  77c  Moor Street.  ( 7667 3957.

 

PILATES  9.30am .  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 07980 044479.

EGYPTIAN DANCE  for Beginners & Improvers. 10 -11am, no class on 26th  March.   Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7630 7385.

 

PILATES  for Beginners 10.40am .  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 07980 044479.

 

FRIDAY TEAPOT 2.30-4.30pm.  St. Mary Magdalen Church.

 

SWIMMING LESSONS  4.30-6pm.     King Henry VIII Sports Centre.  ( 07970 525010.

 

G@P4 KIDS 5.30-6.45pm. Reception to Yr6.  Term time.   Elim Church, The Butts.   ( 7622 6493.

 

BROWNIES 6.30pm. St. Mary Magdalen Church.

 

RAINBOWS 6.30-7.30pm. Hearsall Baptist Church.

 

YOUTH CLUB 7-9pm. Over 11yrs, term time. Elim Church, The Butts. ( 7622 6493.

 

GUIDES  7.30-9.30pm.   Hearsall Baptist Church.

 

ALBANY CLUB Live band night.   ( 7667 3032.

 

SATURDAYS

 

MASTERS ADULT SWIMMING  8-9am.  King Henry VIII Sports Centre. ( 7627 1360.

 

SWIMMING LESSONS P& W Water skills.  9.15-10.15am,      King Henry VIII Sports Centre.( 07970 525010.

 

CHILDREN’S DRAMA CLASSES 9.15am-12.25pm. Criterion Theatre. ( 7671 1174.

 

YOUNG MUSICIANS 9.30am.  12.30pm. ( 7671 4837.

 

BRITISH MILITARY FITNESS 10am.  Park & Ride car park, War Memorial Park. (0870 241 2517.

 

MEMORIAL PARK LAP WALK 10-12noon. Cafe. War Memorial Park.   ( 07818 463915. 

 

MUSIC BOX  4-6 yr olds, term time.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7650 3276.

 

KIDZ KLUB 5-10 yrs 10.30am.  Term time.   Elim Pentecostal Ch., The Butts.  ( 7622 6493.

 

EXPRESSIONS drama workshops. 6-16 yrs. 2-4pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.

 

ALBANY CLUB  6.30pm. Disco/Karaoke followed by live entertainment.  ( 7667 3032.

 

SUNDAYS

 

CYCLISTS TOURING CLUB 9am, Starley House, Starley Road. ( 7667 0048.

 

WAR MEMORIAL PARK LAP WALK 2.30-4.30pm. Café, War Memorial Park.   ( 07818 463915.

 

ALBANY CLUB  6.30pm. Free & Easy Jam Session. ( 7667 3032.

 

014 KRAZY KARAOKE 8-11.30pm.  Albany Pub. ( 07973 861225.

 

 

FEBRUARY

 

 

24th     7.30pm      COVENTRY GERMAN CIRCLE Talk: ‘Comical and dramatic aspects of teaching’ by David Matthew.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7667 6683.

 

25th     7.30pm      EARLSDON FLOWER CLUB Talk: ‘Colour at my Finger Tips’ by Pat Billing.  Hearsall Primary School.

 

 

MARCH

 

1st            8pm        MONDAY CLUB  Talk: ‘Amusing Anecdotes of  25 years Boating on Canals’ by Carol Newborne.  St. Barbara’s Church Hall.  ( 7660 2471.

 

1st -7th     SPON END COMMUNITY COHESION EVENT .  Various venues.  See elsewhere in  Marcb issue.

 

2nd      10.30am      NATIONAL TRUST Talk: ‘Peru – The Land of the Incas’ by Ray Sturdy. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7671 2683.

 

2nd     12md-1.30pm      LENT LUNCH Hearsall Baptist Ch.

 

3rd      7.30pm      COVENTRY GERMAN CIRCLE Film: ‘Nowhere in Africa’. ( 7667 6683 for location..

 

4th            7pm        FILM NIGHT    ‘The Bucket List’. St. Barbara’s Church Hall.

 

5th        10am12 noon        FRIENDS OF CANLEY FORD Working party.  .

 

5th -6th        BEER FESTIVAL Coventry Rugby Club, Butts Park.  See elsewhere n  Marcb issue.

 

6th          8am        CHURCHES  TOGETHER IN EARLSDON AND CHAPELFIELDS Prayer Breakfast.  Hearsall Baptist  Church.

 

6th         2.30pm STEREOSCOPIC SOCIETY ‘Digitising of Film Images’. St. Barbara’s Church Hall.

 

8th      7.30pm     COVENTRY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY   Talk: ‘Prince Albert’ by John Aitkin.  Old Coventrians Sports Ground, Tile Hill Lane.

 

8th     7.30pm      EARLSDON GARDENING CLUB  Talk: ‘Honey Bees’ by Mike Townsend .  St. Barbara’s Church Hall.  ( 7671 4205.

 

8th      7.45pm       COVENTRY PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY ‘A Painting Demonstration’ by Leonne Perry.  Three Spires Bowling Club, Morningside.  (7633 2061.

 

9th        10.45am          GOVIND LIFESTYLE CIRCLE Talk: ‘My Everest Experience’ by Graham Hargreaves.  77c Moor Street.  ( 7667 3957.

 

9th        12noon-1.30pm LENT LUNCH St. Mary Magdalen Church.

 

9th       7.30pm       NORTH EARLSDON NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION Criterion Theatre,  Berkeley Road South.  ( 7667 3189.  See elsewhere in this issue.

 

10th     2pm   ST. BARBARA’S FRIENDSHIP GROUP Talk: ‘Libya’ by Tom Morris.  St. Barbara’s Church Hall.

 

10th     7pm        WHOBERLEY WARD FORUM   Wilfred Spencer Centre, Whittaker Rd.

 

10th     7.30pm      COVENTRY GERMAN CIRCLE Talk: ‘Kurt Tucholsky’s political poems’ by Stephen Lamb.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7667 6683.

 

10th         8pm CHAPELFIELDS AREA RESIDENTS & TRADERS ASSOCIATION  Foyer,  St. Mary Magdalen Church. ( 7667 8525

 

11th         8pm         AVID  READERS  Discuss: ‘March’ by Geraldine Brooks.  Earlsdon Library.

 

12th              7.15pm    COVENTRY & WARWICKS. ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY Talks by Members.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.

 

15th         8pm        MONDAY CLUB  Social Evening.St. Barbara’s Church Hall.  ( 7660 2471.

 

16th      12md-1.30pm      LENT LUNCH St. Barbara’s Church.

 

16th        7.30pm        GALLERY READERS Discuss: ‘The War at Troy’ by Lindsay Clark.  Royal Oak.

 

17th     7.30pm      COVENTRY GERMAN CIRCLE Talk: ‘An Englishman’s experiences in the German Democratic Republic’ by Tom Morris.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.   ( 7667 6683

 

17th      8.30pm     EARLSDON MUSIC CLUB Albany Social Club.  ( 7667 6683.

 

18th       2pm   COVENTRY U3A St. Barbara’s Church Hall.    ( 7667 5158.

 

18th      7.30pm      NATIONAL TRUST Talk: ‘Getting It All Together’ by Jack Reedy.  St. Barbara’s Church Hall.   ( 7671 2683.

 

18th    7.30pm      JULIAN MEETING  Earlsdon Methodist Church, Upper Room.( 7659 7841.

 

19th      7.30am      HOPE FOR THE NATIONS Talk: ‘Today’s Orphans, Tomorrow’s Leaders’ by Ralph Bromley.  Hearsall Baptist Church.

 

20th   11am-12noon     POLICE SURGERY  Wellspring, Earlsdon Methodist Church.

 

20th         1.30pm-4.30pm COVENTRY EMBROIDERERS’   GUILD Talk: ‘Tapestry’ by Jane Freear.  Magdalen Centre. ( 7646 8030.

 

22nd    7.45pm      COVENTRY PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY ‘An Evening with Ruth Charlton’.  Three Spires Bowling Club, Morningside.  (7633 2061.

 

23rd       10.45am      GOVIND LIFESTYLE CIRCLE  Talk: ‘Childhood Memories’ with Peter and Dulcie.  77c Moor Street.  ( 7667 3957.

 

23rd        12noon-1.30pm LENT LUNCH   Earlsdon Methodist Church.

 

23rd       7.30pm     COVENTRY PHILATELIC SOCIETY  Theme: ‘Military India’ by M. Siverns.  Hearsall Baptist Church  Hall.

( 7667 2583.

 

24th     7.30pm      COVENTRY GERMAN CIRCLE A.G.M.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall.  ( 7667 6683.

 

25th     7.30pm      EARLSDON FLOWER CLUB Talk: ‘Fashion and Flowers’ by Sharon Possant.  Hearsall Primary School.

26th     7.30pm NEXUS STAFF CONCERT A wide variety of music that will appeal to all ages and musical preferences.
Adults - £8.00, concessions - £6.00 (Students, Partners and Children 12 and under).
Tickets are available from www.wegottickets.com/event/70935
 

27th    WEAVER’S HOUSE Upper Spon Street.  Volunteers’ Day.  See elsewhere in  Marcb issue.

 

27th – 3rd April        7.30pm MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS by Ron Hutchinson.  Criterion Theatre.  Box Office: 7676 5175.  See elsewhere in this issue.

 

28th       3-4pm       POLICE SURGERY  Earlsdon Library.

 

29th        10am-1pm     COVENTRY EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD Magdalen Centre.  ( 7646 8030.