DIARY OF

EVENTS


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EVERY WEEK

 

EARLSDON BALLET SCHOOL 3 years to adult.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall

( 7646 0082

 

JILL PURSER THEATRE SCHOOL Dance and vocal coaching.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall ( 07947 249695

 

THE ORME SCHOOL OF DANCING Ballet, tap, modern jazz, street dance. Beginners to advanced ( 7646 7271

 

COFFEE, CLOTHING AND CARE

9am-1pm. 8.45am Breakfast Club for 5-11 year olds, term time weekdays. Oasis Café, 81 Upper Spon Street

( 7625 7063

 

ST. BARBARA’S PRE-SCHOOL Term time weekdays 9.15am-12noon; Friday all day.  St. Barbara’s Church Hall

( 07719 480705

 

BROADWAY MOTHERS AND TODDLERS Monday & Weds 9.30am-11.30am, term time. Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway  ( 7671 5498

 

AgeUK COVENTRY 10am-4pm. Weekly art and craft groups; daily woodwork and computer classes at different levels. Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway

( 7667 2911

 

YOGA - FREEFLOW and ASHTANGA Beginners and Improvers. Monday to Thursday ( 07850 045799

 

MONDAYS

 

RHYTHM TIME Music sessions for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. All day, in term time. Hearsall Baptist Church ( 01676 540248

 

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT COMPUTER CLASSES 9am and 10.30am. Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind,

33 Earlsdon Avenue South (7671 7522

 

BRIGHT SPARKS 9.30am. Parents/carers and children over 2 years. Term time. Elim Pentecostal Church,

The Butts ( 07517 136801

 

FRIENDSHIP GROUP 10am-12noon.  Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind,

33 Earlsdon Ave South ( 7671 7522

 

LINE DANCING 10.15am. Gilbert Richards Centre ( 7671 4621

 

ALL SOULS BABY AND TODDLER GROUP 10.30am. Not Bank Holidays. All Souls RC Church, Kingsland Avenue

 

PILATES  1-2pm. Beechwood Lawn Tennis Club ( 07989 293247

 

AFTERNOON TEA DANCE 1.30pm. Gilbert Richards Centre ( 7678 6830                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

 

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

 

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

 

BEAVER SCOUTS 6pm.

St. Mary Magdalen Church

 

BEAVER SCOUTS 6-7pm. Scout Hut, rear of St. Barbara’s Church Hall

 

BROWNIES 7-11years. 6.15pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall

( 7646 6760

 

BRITISH MILITARY FITNESS 6.30pm.  Park & Ride car pk, War Memorial Park

 

KARATE 6.30pm-7.30pm. St. Barbara’s Church Hall ( 07876 218001

 

CUB SCOUTS 6.45pm.

St. Mary Magdalen Church

 

YOGA FOR ALL 7pm.  

77c Moor Street ( 7641 5586

 

SEWING & DRESSMAKING 7.15-9.15pm. Queen’s Road Baptist Church  ( 7671 4894

 

ZUMBA CLASS 7.15pm.

King Henry VIII School ( 07939 988561

 

GALAXY YOUTH CLUB 12-16 years. 7.30pm. Hearsall Baptist Church

( 07732 446789

 

OPEN MIC MONDAY 7.30pm. Millsy’s, Earlsdon Street

 

RHYTHMIC REGGAE OPEN MIC NIGHT 9pm.  Albany Pub

 

TUESDAYS

 

CHILDREN’S STREET DANCE Hertford Place. The Orme School of Dancing

( 7646 7271

ADULT DANCE Tap beginners and improvers; advanced ballet, modern jazz and tap. Hertford Place. The Orme School of Dancing ( 7646 7271

 

GYM BOUNCE 9.15am. Stay and Play session for babies and pre-school children. Hearsall School. £1 per session

 

GROWING CONCERN Gardening for the over 50s.  9.30am-4pm. Four Pounds Avenue Allotments ( 07721 041295

 

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

 

KEEP YOURSELF HEALTHY 10.15am. Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway

( 7671 4621

 

EARLSDON KNITTING CIRCLE 10.30am-12noon. ( 7667 2927

 

TAI CHI BEGINNERS 10.30-11.30am. New Sports Centre, War Memorial Park

( 7646 5573 or 07817 401921

 

LUNCH CLUB 12.30pm.  Oasis Café,

81 Upper Spon Street ( 07876 558278

 

TAI-CHI for older people. 12.30pm. Scout Hut, rear of St. Barbara’s Church Hall   ( 7646 5573

 

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT COMPUTER CLASSES 1pm. Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind, 33 Earlsdon Avenue South  ( 7671 7522

 

SCHOOL TODDLER GROUP 1.15pm, term time. Earlsdon School

 

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

 

LINE DANCING 2-3.30pm. 

St. Barbara’s Church Hall ( 7669 7415

 

RHYMETIME for 0-4 years old. 

2-2.30pm. Earlsdon Library

 

SOCIAL BRIDGE with the U3A 2-4pm. Need basic knowledge of ACOL bidding. Gilbert Richards Centre ( 7641 2892

 

SLIMMING WORLD 5.30pm and 7.30pm. Magdalen Centre

 

MASTERS ADULT SWIMMING  6pm.  King Henry VIII Sports Centre

( 7627 1360

SCOUTS 6.30pm. Scout Hut rear of St. Barbara’s Church Hall

 

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

 

BRITISH MILITARY FITNESS 7pm.  Park & Ride car pk, War Memorial Park

 

EARLSDON RUNNING CLUB Interval training. 7pm. Jumpstart Studio,

Earlsdon Avenue North ( 7667 5169

 

EGYPTIAN DANCE Beginners

and Improvers 7-8pm weekly. Intermediate and Advanced 8.15pm on 7th and 21st February. St. Barbara’s Church Hall ( 7630 7385

 

ZUMBA AT THE ALBANY! 7pm.

Albany Pub

 

ZUMBA FITNESS 7.15pm. Hearsall Primary School ( 07907 781497

 

LEGS, BUMS AND TUMS 7.30pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall 

( 7641 8444

 

SLIMMING WORLD 7.30pm.

St. Mary Magdalen Church

 

GERRY AND LYNN’S QUIZ NIGHT 8pm. Albany Pub

 

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR DIVORCED, SEPARATED AND WIDOWED DISCO 8pm. Railway Club, Spon End

( 7644 1458

 

WEDNESDAYS

 

WOODCRAFT FOLK Elfins: 6-9years; Pioneers: 10-12 years; Venturers: 13-15 years ( 7667 4097 or 07717 823022

 

TALKING TOTS 9.30-10.30am. Fun, interactive classes for pre-school children aged 1+. St Barbara’s Church Hall

( 07901 324231

 

GERMAN CLASS 10am.

Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway

 

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

 

LINE DANCING 10-11am. Country and Western style. Rose Community Centre, Hope Street ( 07752 147827

 

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

 

DIFFERENT STROKES WALK 11am. Café, War Memorial Park ( 7683 3148

 

FRIENDLY HOUR 1.30pm. Elim Pentecostal Church ( 7622 6493

 

TAI CHI 1.30pm. Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway ( 7623 1999

 

YOGA 1.30pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall ( 01926 420126

FREESTYLE/STREET DANCE Juniors 5.45pm and 6.15pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church ( 07947 249695

 

ADULT BALLET CLASSES 6pm.  Hearsall Baptist Church

( 07742 939756

 

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

 

BEAVER SCOUTS 6pm. Scout Hut, rear of St. Barbara’s Church Hall

( 7671 5093

 

SLIMMING WORLD 6pm. St. Barbara’s Church Hall ( 07988 810319

 

WEDNESDAY WORD 6pm. 

Earlsdon Methodist Church

 

ZUMBA 6pm and 8pm. Earlsdon Primary School ( 07907 781497

 

BRITISH MILITARY FITNESS 6.30pm.  Park & Ride car pk, War Memorial Park

 

EVENING WALK  6.30pm. 

Café, War Memorial Park

 

11-16s YOUTH CAFÉ 6.30pm. Oasis, 81 Upper Spon Street ( 7622 6493

 

ADULT CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLASSES 7pm. Hearsall Baptist Church( 07742 939756

 

BOOT CAMP 7pm. Earlsdon Primary School ( 07907 781497

 

CUB SCOUTS 7.15pm. Scout Hut, rear of St. Barbara’s Church Hall

 

ZUMBA CLASS 7.15pm.

King Henry VIII School ( 07939 988561

 

EXPLORERS 7.30pm.  

St. Mary Magdalen Church

 

WORLDSONG 7.30pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall ( 7665 9180

 

MONDAY CLUB 8pm. Keep Fit.

St. Barbara’s Church Hall ( 7660 2471

 

JAZZ DANCE FOR ADULTS 8pm. Hearsall Baptist Church 

( 07742 939756

 

STAND UP COMEDY CLUB 8pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesday.  Four comics every show. Carey’s, Hertford Place

 

THURSDAYS

 

BIRTH CHOICES AFTER CAESAREAN First Thursday.  Earlsdon Methodist Church ( 0844 243 6096

 

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT COMPUTER CLASSES 10am. Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind, 33 Earlsdon Avenue South ( 7671 7522

 

GRAPEVINE WALK 10.15am. Butts Park Arena ( 7623 0028

LINE DANCING 10.15am. Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway

 

MUSIC BUGS 10.30am, term time. 

St. Barbara’s Church ( 08445 781017

 

ROSE STANER LUNCHEON CLUB 10.30am. Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind, 33 Earlsdon Avenue South 

( 7671 7522

 

NEXT STEP – FREE CAREERS ADVICE 1pm. Earlsdon Library

 

HEALTH TALK 1.30pm.

Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway

 

RAINBOWS 5.45pm.

St. Mary Magdalen Church

 

BEAVER SCOUTS 6.15pm.

Hearsall Baptist Church

 

BROWNIES 6.15pm, term time. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall

( 7667 0048

 

PILATES 6.30pm. King Henry VIII School

 

CUB SCOUTS 6.30-8pm.  Scout Hut, rear of St. Barbara’s Church Hall

 

BROWNIES 6.45pm.

Hearsall Baptist Church

 

BROWNIES 6.45pm. Common  Room, Magdalen Centre

 

BRITISH MILITARY FITNESS 7pm. Park & Ride car pk, War Memorial Park

 

EARLSDON RUNNING CLUB

5k and 10k runs. 7pm. Jumpstart Studio, Earlsdon Avenue North

( 7667 5169

 

EXERCISE CLASS 7pm. Gilbert Richards Centre ( 07990 598973

 

SCOUTS 7pm. Hearsall Baptist Church

 

EARLSDON FLOWER CLUB Tuition. 7/7.30pm, term time. Hearsall School, Kingston Road. Limited spaces

( 7641 4136

 

MASTERS ADULT SWIMMING 7.30pm.  King Henry VIII Sports Centre

( 7627 1360

 

ONE VOICE 7.30pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall ( 07779 878894

 

PHOENIX PLAYERS

Amateur Dramatic Company.  7.45pm.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall

 

BLUES OPEN MIC 8pm. Albany Pub

 

ELEPHANT-UP-THE-POLE BORDER MORRIS  8.30pm. Scout Hut, rear of

St. Barbara’s Church Hall

 

 

FRIDAYS

 

 

RHYMETIME 9.30am. For 0-4 year old children. Earlsdon Library

 

FITNESS PILATES 9.30-10.30am. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall

( 7641 8444

 

DRAWING AND PAINTING FOR PLEASURE 10am-12noon. Beechwood Lawn Tennis Club. £70 for ten week course ( 07975 714790

 

BOOGIE (gentle) DANCE 1.30pm and 2.30pm. Gilbert Richards Centre, Broadway ( 7623 1999

 

NORDIC WALKING 2pm. Park & Ride car park, War Memorial Park

( 7654 1113

 

MOTHER AND TODDLER GROUP 2.30pm term time. Davenport Lodge School, Davenport Road

 

G@P4 KIDS 5.30pm. Reception to

Year 6.  Term time. Elim Pentecostal Church, The Butts ( 7622 6493

 

ADULT TAP AND SINGING GROUP Beginners’ Tap 6pm; Singing 6.45pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall

( 07947 249695

 

RAINBOWS 6.30pm.

Hearsall Baptist Church

 

GUIDES 7.30pm.

Hearsall Baptist Church

 

SATURDAYS

 

RHYTHM TIME Music sessions for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Mornings, in term time. St. Barbara's Church  ( 01676 540248

 

DANCE Beginners’ ballet and tap, 2 years upwards; junior and senior tap, ballet and modern jazz. Hertford Place. The Orme School of Dancing

( 7646 7271

 

MUSIC BOX 0-5 year olds. Term time. 1st Saturday drop-in session, for National Childbirth Trust. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall ( 7650 3276

 

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

( 7627 1360

 

BRITISH MILITARY FITNESS 9am.  Park & Ride car pk, War Memorial Park

 

5k PARK RUN 9am. War Memorial Park.

 

CHILDREN’S DRAMA CLASSES 9.30am. Criterion Theatre ( 7667 3789

 

YOUNG MUSICIANS 9.30am.

( 7671 4837

 

 

SEWING AND DRESSMAKING 10am-12noon. Queen’s Road Baptist Church ( 7671 4894

 

YOGA FOR ALL 10am.

77c Moor Street ( 7641 5586

 

WAR MEMORIAL PARK LAP WALK 10am. Café, War Memorial Park

( 07818 463915. 

 

KIDZ KLUB 6-12 years. 10.30am, term time. Elim Pentecostal Church, The Butts ( 7622 6493

 

EXPRESSIONS drama workshops.

6-16 years. 2pm. Earlsdon Methodist

Church Hall

 

KARAOKE AT THE CLUB 11.30pm. Albany Club

 

SUNDAYS

 

EARLSDON RUNNING CLUB 10k, 13k and 16k runs. 9am. Jumpstart Studio, Earlsdon Avenue North ( 7667 5169

 

ZUMBA CLASS 10.30am.

King Henry VIII School ( 07939 988561

 

WAR MEMORIAL PARK LAP WALK 10.45am. Café, War Memorial Park

( 07818 463915

 

SUNDAY ART MARKET 12noon-5pm.  Albany Pub

 

EARLSDON OPEN MIC 7pm. Jam session. Albany Club

 

SOULFUL SUNDAYS 7.30pm Funk, soul, jazz and Latin music with the Soul Train Quartet and guests. Albany Pub

 

JANUARY

 

25th  ZUMBA 6pm and 8pm. Earlsdon Primary School. 

( 07907 781497

 

25th  BOOT CAMP 7pm. Earlsdon Primary School.

 ( 07907 781497

 

25th  GERMAN CIRCLE 7.30pm. Talk: ‘What Is NENA All About?’ by Laura Noble. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall

 

26th EARLSDON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 10.30am.

Albany Club

 

27th DITCH THE TV Chris Tye, BAiT, Levi Weaver (tbc) 8pm The Maudslay £4

 

28th NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION EXERCISE DAY Four hours of classes and talks.  Education Room, War Memorial Park £10.

( 07907 781497 or www.leanbodyvision.com for time and further details

 

28th EARLSDON WHEELERS 9.30am. 25-mile cycle ride, weather permitting. City Arms

 

28th BEAUCHAMP SINFONIETTA 7.30pm. Schumann, Bach, Dvorak   £10 adult, £8 concessions,

£2 child.  Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall ( 7641 9325

 

30th PHOENIX STITCHERS 10am. Magdalen Centre

( 7646 8030

 

FEBRUARY

 

1st  GERMAN CIRCLE 7.30pm. Talk: ‘13.2.45 Das Schicksal von Dresden (Dresden’s Destiny)’ by Sonja Astley. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall

 

2nd  POLICE SURGERY 6pm-7pm. Earlsdon Library

 

2nd  FILM NIGHT 7pm. St. Barbara’s Church Hall. Admission by donation

 

3rd  UB42 UB40 tribute. 9pm.

Albany Club

 

4th  EARLSDON WHEELERS 9.30am.

Short cycle ride for beginners (15 miles maximum), weather permitting. Meet at City Arms

 

4th  CANLEY FORD WORKING PARTY 10am-12noon. Canley Ford

 

4th  STEREOSCOPIC SOCIETY 2.30pm Talk: ’The Stereo Window Explained’ and Miscellany Show. St. Barbara’s Church Hall

 

4th  CONCERT BY SPIRES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 7.30pm

King Henry VIII School

See elsewhere in this issue

 

4th-11th  SINGLE SPIES by Alan Bennett. 7.30pm. Criterion Theatre ( 7667 5175

See elsewhere in this issue

 

6th  MONDAY CLUB 2.30pm.

Talk: ‘Bali Part One—Komodo Dragons’ by Maureen Mason. St. Barbara’s Church Hall

 

7th  NATIONAL TRUST 10am. Talk: ‘Every Cloud has a Silver Lining’ by Don Newman - POW experiences in Singapore.  Earlsdon Methodist Church

 

7th  COVENTRY STAMP

AND POSTCARD SOCIETY 7.30pm Talk: ‘Military Occupations in Europe’, by Professor Terry Kemp. Hearsall Baptist Church Hall

 

7th  EARLSDON FOLK CLUB 8.30pm. Albany Club

 

8th  FRIENDSHIP GROUP 2pm. Talk: 'Adventures in the Arctic Waters of Svalbard, Land of the Polar Bear' by Tom Morris. St. Barbara’s Church Hall

 

8th  GERMAN CIRCLE 7.30pm. Talk: ‘Was hat die Fussballweltmeisterschaft für Südafrika gebracht? (What has becoming Football World Champions done for South Africa?)’ by Karl Hillermann. Earlsdon Methodist

Church Hall

 

8th  CHAPELFIELDS AREA RESIDENTS AND TRADERS ASSOCIATION 8pm. Foyer, St. Mary Magdalen Church

 

9th  EARLSDON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 7.30pm. St. Barbara’s Church Hall

 

9th  AVID READERS 8pm. Discussion: 'On Chesil Beach' by Ian McKewan.

Earlsdon Library ( 7678 6970

 

10th  COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 7.15pm. Talk by Stewart Moore. Earlsdon Methodist Church

 

10th  CAMBRIAN SOCIETY 7.30pm. Talk: ‘The Sinking of the Titanic’ by Howard Nelson of the Titanic Trust. Beechwood Lawn Tennis Club

 

10th  SNAKESKIN Acoustic rock covers band. 9pm. Albany Club

 

11th  EARLSDON WHEELERS 9.30am.

Cycle ride to Meriden, weather permitting. Meet at City Arms

 

11th  GREEN GARDEN CAFÉ 10am. Magdalen Centre

 

 

13th  COVENTRY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY 7.30pm. Talk: ‘The Heir Hunters Association’.  Old Coventrians Sports Ground, Tile Hill Lane

 

13th  KATRIONA GILMORE AND JAMIE ROBERTS Folk/acoustic music. 7.30pm.   The Maudslay ( 07535 130975

See elsewhere in this issue

 

15th  GERMAN CIRCLE 7.30pm. Gesprächsrunde: ‘Eltern früher und heute’ (Discussion: ‘Parenting Present and Past’) Earlsdon Methodist Church

 

16th  COVENTRY SPIRES U3A 2pm.

St. Barbara’s Church Hall ( 7667 5158

 

16th  EARLSDON WARD FORUM 7pm. Village Hotel See elsewhere in this issue

 

16th  JULIAN MEETING 7.30pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall

 

16th  NATIONAL TRUST 7.30pm. Talk: ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Register Office’ by John Yates - history of civil registration. St. Barbara’s Church Hall

 

17th  REOFFENDERS Covers with attitude. 9pm. Albany Club

 

18th  EARLSDON WHEELERS 9.30am.

Cycle ride to Ullesthorpe, weather permitting. Meet at City Arms

 

18th  PHOENIX STITCHERS 1.30pm. Stitching afternoon.  Magdalen Centre, Sir Thomas White’s Road ( 7646 8030

 

18th SILVER LINING HARMONY CHORUS 'SILVER SOIREE' 7pm (doors open 6.30pm) Music show and ploughman's supper at St Barabara's Church Hall, Rochester Road. ( 01926 511118.

20th  MONDAY CLUB 2.30pm.

My Last Good Read.

St. Barbara’s Church Hall

 

21st   COVENTRY STAMP AND POSTCARD SOCIETY 7.30pm. Talk: ‘View from the Rostrum’, by Joseph Cottrial. Hearsall Baptist Church Hall

 

21st   GALLERY READERS 7.30pm. Discussion: ‘The Winter Rose’ by Jennifer Donnelly. Royal Oak

 

22nd  COVENTRY SKEPTICS IN THE PUB 7.30pm. Talk: ‘Science and the Media’ by Lucy Harper.  Albany Pub

 

22nd  GERMAN CIRCLE 7.30pm. Talk: ‘Eine englische Studentin studiert in Deutschland (An English Student Studying in Germany)’ by Emma Muckersie. Earlsdon Methodist

Church Hall

 

23rd  EARLSDON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 10.30am. Albany Club

23th-25th  PUNK ROCK by Simon Stephens. 7.30pm. Criterion Theatre ( 7667 5175

See elsewhere in this issue

24th  DITCH THE TV The Moonbears, Rosetta Fire, Malc Evans. 8pm. The Maudslay

 

25th  EARLSDON WHEELERS 9.30am.

Cycle ride to Southam, weather permitting. Meet at City Arms

 

25th  POLICE SURGERY 11am-12noon. Earlsdon Methodist Church

 

25th  ORGAN CONCERT by Tristan Mitchard. 7.30pm. Earlsdon Methodist Church.  See elsewhere in this issue

 

26th  STORYTIME 2-3pm. For 4-10 year old children.  Earlsdon Library

 

27th  PHOENIX STITCHERS 10am. Magdalen Centre,  Sir Thomas White’s Road ( 7646 8030

 

28th  CHURCHES TOGETHER IN EARLSDON AND CHAPELFIELDS 12.30pm. Lent Lunch.  St. Mary Magdalen Church