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ALZHEIMERS GROUP
The Mersea Island Support Group
Meetings held at Akhurst Court - Melrose Road
Meetings held at 1.30pm on first Thursday of every month
Contact - Mrs Jenny Moore
Further details from the Alzheimers Society - Colchester Branch
Tel 01206 573708

BANNG (Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group)
www.banng.org.uk
Varrie Blowers, 8 Shears Court, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8LB.
OR for further information call or email Varrie on:
Tel: 07932 644482
Email:varrieblowers@yahoo.com

BLIND SPOT (MI Club for the visually Impaired)
Mrs M Attridge, 1 Upland Road, West Mersea
01206 384451

BOOKTALK
West Mersea Library Book Club
Meetings - Every second Wednesday in the month at The Library
Mornings 10am to 12pm
Co-Ordinator - Sylvia Wargent
01206 384285

CANCER RESEARCH (Fund Raising)
Carol Buckingham, 25 Victoria Esplanade, West Mersea
01206 383264

COLCHESTER CROSSROADS (Caring for Carers)
25 Oaks Drive, Lexden, Colchester
01206 500209

DYNAMITE DRAMA GROUP
Penny Cuthew-Herret
01206 384882
Rehearsals
Age 5 to 10 - Wednesdays 6 to 7 pm
Age 11 and over - Wednesdays 7 to 8 pm and Fridays 6.30 to 8pm
All workshops held at St Johns Hall - Melrose Road
For more info - info@dynam.tedrama.co.uk
paula.rowe@tesco.net

DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARDS (MIDAS)
Bry Mogridge,
01206 385123

FOOTLIGHTS DANCING (Ballet, Tap & Disco)
10 Kingsway, West Mersea
01206 395110

FRIDAY DAY CENTRE - SHUTES HALL - METHODIST CHURCH
Mary Hargreaves
01206 382833

FRIENDS OF MERSEA ISLAND
Mrs J Lilley, Rosebank Road, West Mersea
01206 384239

GUARDIAN ANGELS
June Heaton, 1 Richmond Road, West Mersea
07961 322923

GUIDES - BROWNIES - RAINBOWS
District Commissioner

GUIDES
Contact
Miss Clare Owers
68 Oakwood Avenue

1st MERSEA BROWNIES
aged 7 to 10 years
Meetings held at the Scout HQ Melrose Road
Thursdays 5 to 7.30pm

2nd MERSEA BROWNIES
Meetings held at W.I. Hall
Tuesdays 4.45 to 6. 15 pm
Contact number
01206 381892

RAINBOWS

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HEARTWATCH
W Norman, 8 Gunfleet Close, West Mersea
01206 384025

INNER WHEEL
Beryl Balls
01206 382408

KUMON MATHS
Maths and English After School Programmes
Contact: Les Snow
01206 382838

LADIES KEEP FIT & AEROBICS
Various times, details from MICA Centre
01206 384656

LADIES LIFEBOAT GUILD
Jan Heath
01206 382983

LIONS TALKING MAGAZINE
Editor - Doreen Wiggins
01206 382200
Sound Recordist - Suzi Plumb
01206 382570

LINE DANCING
Fridays 7 pm at The Shutes Hall
Methodist Church - Mill Road

LINE DANCING
New Line Dancing tuition
St Peter and St Paul Church Hall
from Wednesday 7th November 2007
7 to 8 pm Beginners
8 to 9 pm - Intermediate
Contact - Rob 07776 402237

MEALS ON WHEELS
c/o West Mersea Town Council, Melrose Road, West Mersea
01206 382128

MELROSE PAINTING GROUP
Thursday mornings, St. Johns Hall, M Woodruff
01206 384349

MERSEA ISLAND ART GROUP
Lyn Herrett
01206 385185

MERSEA ISLAND BRIDGE CLUB
MICA Centre, Tuesdays, Pauline Liddamore
01206 385660

MERSEA ISLAND CAMERA CLUB
Dick Wayland
01206 383709

MERSEA ISLAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (MICA Centre)
High Street, West Mersea
01206 384656

MERSEA ISLAND CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION
Contact - B Gorman
01206 383911

(new) MERSEA DANCE SCHOOL
Ballet - tap - modern for all ages and abilities
meetings held at the W.I. Hall
for more information contact
www.merseadance.co.uk
or telephone
01206 383068 or 07882 756 455

CLUB 74 (formerly known as The Handicapped Club)
Meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesday in month
Harrison Court
Contact - Mary Fisher
01208 381950

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MERSEA ISLAND HORTICULTURAL CLUB
David Walker, Fleet House, Beach ROad, West Mersea
01206 382903

MERSEA ISLAND LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB
Dr M Alderton, 3 Victoria Esplanade, West Mersea
01206 382873

MERSEA ISLAND LIONS CLUB
Terry Walker, 26 Garden Farm, West Mersea
01206 383640

MERSEA ISLAND MOTHER'S UNION
Vera Smith, 4 Gunfleet Close, West Mersea
01206 382575

MERSEA ISLAND SCHOOL
Headteacher, Sue Shenton, Barfield Road, West Mersea
01206 382736

MERSEA ISLAND PLAYERS
Sylvia Wargent, 16 Broomhills Road, West Mersea
10206 384285
Rehearsals - WEdnesday evenings 7. 30 to 9.30pm
in the Small Hall of the MICA Centre

MERSEA ISLAND YOUNG PLAYERS
Young peoples drama group
Carolyn Cairns and Ed Cook
01206 383064
Workshops and Rehearsals
Wednesday evenings 6.15 to 7.30pm
in the Small Hall of the MICA Centre

MERSEA ISLAND PLAYGROUP
Lynda Taylor, Mersea School, Barfield Road, West Mersea
01206 382736

MERSEA ISLAND SCOUT GROUP
Headquarters - The Old Fire Station - Melrose Road
also Sea Scout Hut in The Lane
Group Scout Leader - Martin Gasson
01206 384850
President - Group Fund Raiser - Angela Gamble
10206 382739
BEAVER PACK 6 to 8 years
Leader Carolyn Lucas
01206 384180
KHANHIWARA (MONDAY) PACK 8 to 10 and three quarter years
Leaders - Sarah Thorley - David Bragg - Danny Blacklock
Contact: Sarah Thorley
01206 382109
SEEONEE (TUESDAY) PACK 8 to 10 and three quarter years
Leaders - Andy and Lisa Bacon
01206 382927
LAND SCOUTS 10 and three quarter years to 14 years
meetings on Thursdays
Leader - David Finch
0781 204 5288
SEA SCOUTS 10 and three quarter years to 14 years
Leader - Neil Mortimer
01206 386744

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MERSEA ISLAND SOCIETY website
Mary Hargreaves, 7 Seaview Avenue, West Mersea
01206 382833

MERSEA MUSEUM website
Booking Secretary, Mary Sparkes, West Mersea
01206 383372

MERSEA SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Mr & Mrs James, 39 Seaview Avenue,West Mersea
01206 382567

MERSEA OUTDOORS at the YOUTH CAMP website
Rewsalls Lane, East Mersea
01206 383226

MERSEA SUPPORT GROUP - St. Helena's Hospice (Fund-Raising)
Maureen Cavie, 32 Queen Anne Road, West Mersea
01206 383586

MERSEA WATERSIDE COMMITTEE
David Cooper, 62 East Road, West Mersea
01206 382923

MERSEA WILDLIFE FORUM
Vi Spash, 66 Firs Road, West Mersea
01206 383508

MERSEA YOUTH SAILING TRUST
8 Waldegraves Lane - West Mersea CO58SE
e mail - info@myst.org.uk
Chairman - Liz Harrison

MEN'S OVER 60 KEEP FIT
MICA Centre, High Street, West Mersea
01206 384656

MICA DAY CENTRE (Mondays & Fridays)
Mary Hargreaves, 7 Seaview Avenue, West Mersea
01206 382833

MOTHER AND TODDLERS GROUP
9.15 AM TO 11 AM 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month
at The Shutes Hall
Methodist Church - Mill Road (no charge)
Contact - Christine Robinson 384678

MULBERRY BUSH MONTESSORI NURSERY
C Knight, Melrose Road, West Mersea
01206 383898

OLD CITY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 5714
West Mersea
CO5 8UH

OVER SIXTIES CLUB (Harrison Court)
Beryl Turner, West Mersea
01206 385542

OYSTER ASSOCIATION
Douglas Stoker, West Mersea
01206 384635

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PACKING SHED TRUST
William Kimberley, 3 Rosebank Road, West Mersea
01206 384663
website www.packing-shed.org

PENDRILL SCHOOL of DANCE
Mersea Island School, Barfield Road, West Mersea
01206 853816

PILATES - PASSION4FITNESS
Methodist Church - West Mersea
Tuesdays 11am - Beginners Level 2
12 pm - Beginners Level 1
also Fridays 11.15am at
Footlights Studio - Barfield Road
Sue Cubitt
www.passion4fitness.net. 07854 396029
www.passion4fitness.net

PROBUS CLUB of MERSEA ISLAND
Mr John O'Carroll, 15 Kingsmere Close, West Mersea
01206 385976

STROOD PROBUS CLUB
Len Broadhurst
01206 383874

SUNBEAMS
Mother and Toddler Group
Children 0 to School Age
Parish Church Hall
Mondays 1.30pm to 3.30pm
during school term time
Open to all - mums, dads, grandparents

RNLI LIFEBOAT
Lifeboat Operatons Manager, Roger Paramor, West Mersea
01206 383081

ROSEMARY CONLEY'S FITNESS CLUB
Mondays from 5 pm at the Shutes Hall - Methodist Church - Mill Road

ROTARY CLUB of MERSEA ISLAND
J Arnold, White Chimneys, Bower Hall Lane, West Mersea
01206 382491
SEc: G. Arnold
01206 764777
Meetings - Tuesdays at the Coast Inn

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CLUB LTD
Barfield Road, West Mersea
01206 382765

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (Mersea Island Branch)
Chairman - John Wareing, 38 Yorick Road, West Mersea
01206 383107

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (Womens Section)
Pam Baldwin, 18 Queen Anne Road, West Mersea
01206 382605

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ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
C Powling, Melrose Road, West Mersea
01206 386965

STROOD WOMENS INSTITUTE
Sec. Christine Moore, West Mersea
President - Jeanette Sidgewick 01206 386525

SMART KIDS ART CLUB
Vicki Khan, St John's Hall, West Mersea
01206 381468

SPARROWS PLAYGROUP
Mrs Lisa Sims, St Peter's Church Hall,West Mersea
01206 383072

THE TAYLOR DANCE ACADEMY
Meet Mersea Scout Hut - Saturdays 10am to 11pm
male and female dancers - all ages and experience
Disco Freestyle and Street Dance Tuiton
£4 per hour - pay as you go
Contact - Lucy on 01206 549707 or 07825 183261

THOMAS LORD AUDLEY SCHOOL & LANGUAGE COLLEGE
Headmaster - J Tippett, Monkwick Avenue, Colchester
01206 547911

TOWN TWINNING ORGANISATION
Sec. Mrs Kirkman, 6 Fairhaven Avenue, West Mersea
01206 384113

VIPS BOOK CLUB
A Reading Group for the Visually Impaired
(Members need not necessarily be members of Blind Spot to join)
Meetings at West Mersea Library once a month - Thursday mornings
For more details contact Library
01206 383321

WEST MERSEA & DISTRICT FLOWER CLUB
Sec. Mrs B Woolams, 2 Chatsworth, West Mersea
01206 385202

WEST MERSEA LABOUR PARTY
Alan Mogridge, West Mersea
01206 385123

WEST MERSEA PARISH CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR
Mrs C Binmore, West Mersea
01206 383222

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WEST MERSEA YACHT CLUB
Coast Road, West Mersea
01206 382947

WEST MERSEA WOMENS INSTITUTE
Sec. Mrs C Banton, West Mersea
01206 385167

WHIST DRIVES
Mrs Leggett, East Mersea Hall, East Mersea
01206 383269

MI WILDFOWLERS CLUB
Sec. Robert Lee, West Mersea
01206 384221

WORKERS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Hon. Sec. Mrs Margaret Warne
01206 386166

YOGA
Maxine Craik, Dance Studio, Barfield Road, West Mersea
01206 381926

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