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| Group | Location | Meeting Day | Time |
| A | |||
| Afternoon Tea | Various | Monthly | pm |
 AI (Artificial Intelligence) |
via Zoom | 1st Tuesday | 10.00-11.30 |
| AI & Canva for Everyone |
Website Online Library | Every day | 24 x 7 |
| Architecture Appreciation | Martlesham | 1st Monday | 13.30-16.30 |
| Art Appreciation | Martlesham | 2nd Wednesday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Beaders | Wickham Market | 4th Wednesday | 13.30-16.30 |
| Behind the Scenes 5 | Various | Various | Various |
| Behind the Scenes 6 | Various | Various | Various |
| Bike Tour Group | Various | 3rd Wednesday or Thursday | Various |
| Birdwatching | Various | Various monthly | 10.00 |
| Books - Non-Fiction |
Felixstowe | 3rd Wednesday | |
| Bookworms | Felixstowe Library | 4th Tuesday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Bridge for Beginners |
Martlesham | Friday | 10.00-12.30 |
| Bridge Refreshers | Martlesham | Friday | 13.30-16.30 |
| Bridge Year 2+ | Martlesham | Monday, except first Monday of month | 14.00-17.00 |
| Bridge Duplicate Year 3+ | Martlesham | Tuesday | 9.30-12.45 |
| Bridge Duplicate Year 3+ Thursday | Martlesham | Thursday | 9.30-12.40 |
| Bridge Improvers | Martlesham | Wednesday | 9.45 - 12.30 |
| Bridge-4-Friends | Various | Tuesday | 14.00-16.15 |
| British Black History | Kesgrave | 1st Tuesday | 14.00 |
| C | |||
| Calligraphy | Martlesham | 2nd and 4th Tuesday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Canasta (Bolivia) |
Kirton Felixstowe |
Monday Thursday |
13.30-15.30 13.30-16.00 |
| Carpet Bowls | Felixstowe | 1st and 3rd Wednesday | 13.30-15.00 |
| Chess | Westerfield | 1st and 3rd Wednesday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Church Crawlers 1 | Various | 2nd Friday April-Oct | |
| Church Crawlers 2 | Various | 3rd Friday April-Oct | 10.30 |
| Church Scamps | Various | Last Tuesday April to November | |
| Cinema |
Ipswich | 4th Thursday of the month | 2pm |
| Cinema 2 |
Woodbridge | Monthly, Weekday, Afternoon | TBA |
| Climate Change | Woodbridge | 2nd Thursday | 10.00 |
| Creative Keep Fit | Kesgrave | every Wednesday | 13.00-14.00 |
| Creative Writing |
Felixstowe |
4th Thursday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Creative Writing 2 | Saxmundham / Leiston / Rendlesham | 3rd Wednesday | pm |
| Cribbage | Trimley St Mary | 2nd and 4th Tuesday | am |
| Croquet | Ipswich | 1st and 3rd Wednesday | 10.00-12.30 |
| Culture Vultures | Kesgrave | 3rd Tuesday | 14.00 |
| Current & International Affairs Felixstowe 2 | Felixstowe | 4th Wednesday | 10.00 |
| Current & International Affairs Ipswich 2 | Ipswich | 1st Monday | 10.00 |
| Current & International Affairs Woodbridge | Woodbridge | 2nd and 4th Monday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Current Affairs Felixstowe 1 | Felixstowe | 1st Monday | 10.30 |
| Current Affairs Ipswich 4 | Ipswich | 3rd Monday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Current Affairs Ipswich 5 | Ipswich/Woodbridge | 1st Monday (except Bank Holidays) | 10.00-12.00 |
| Cycling but not in Lycra | Woodbridge area | Wednesday | am |
| D | |||
| Deutsch für Fortgeschrittene | Saxmundham | Monday fortnightly | 14.00 |
| Dining in East Suffolk | Various | Monthly, evenings | |
| Discovering Authors | Melton | 3rd Friday | 10:00-12:00 |
| E | |||
| Economics | Various in summer, Zoom in winter | 1st Thursday | 10.00 |
| Electronics | Various | 1st Wednesday | 14.00 |
| Exploring World Faiths | Ipswich | Wednesday monthly | 14:00 |
| F | |||
| Family History Short Course | Martlesham | September, January, April | 10.00-12.00 |
| Folk Dancing | Ipswich | 1st and 3rd Friday | 10.00-12.00 |
| French Conversation Improvers | Various | 1st and 3rd Wednesday | 14.00-16.00 |
| French Conversation 1, Intermediate | Rushmere St Andrew |
1st and 3rd Wednesday | 14.30 |
| French Conversation 3, Intermediate | Various | 2nd and 4th Wednesday | 14.00-16.00 |
| French Conversation 4, Intermediate | Rushmere St Andrew | 2nd and 4th Friday | 14.30 |
| French for Beginners | Various | 2nd and 4th Wednesday | 14.00-16.00 |
| G | |||
| Garden Visits 1 | Various | Monthly | |
| Garden Visits 3 | Various | Monthly | |
| Geology 1 | Ipswich | Monday | 10.00 |
| Geology 3 | Various | 1st Wednesday | 14.00 |
| German Conversation 2 | Shotley Peninsula, Ipswich and Woodbridge area | 1st and 3rd Wednesday | 15.00-16.30 |
| Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables | Various | 2nd Friday | |
| H | |||
| Handicrafts | Felixstowe | 1st Wednesday | 10.00-12.00 |
| History 4 Fun | Martlesham Heath | 3rd Thursday | 10.30-12.30 |
| I | |||
| In Our Time | Felixstowe | 2nd Thursday | 10.30-12.30 |
| Italian Conversation | Woodbridge | 1st & 3rd Tuesday | 10:30-11:30 |
| Italian for Beginners | Woodbridge | 1st & 3rd Wednesday | 14:00-15:30 |
| J | |||
| K | |||
| L | |||
| Local History | Woodbridge | 2nd Wednesday | 10.00 |
| Lunch Club 1 (Sunday) | Various | 1st Sunday | 12.00 for 12.30 |
| Lunch Club 3 (Sunday) | Various | 2nd Sunday | |
| Lunch Club 6 (Sunday) | Various | 3rd or 4th Sunday | 12.30 |
| M | |||
| Mah Jong | Rushmere St Andrew | 2nd and 4th Wednesday | 14.00-16.00 |
| Mah Jong Yoxford | Yoxford | Thursday weekly | 10.00-12.00 |
| Map Reading Short Course | In your own home | Instructions provided Fortnightly | in your own time |
| 11.00-13.00 | |||
| N | |||
| Novels and Natters 1 | Kesgrave | Tuesday every 6 weeks | 10.00 |
| Novels and Natters 2 |
Felixstowe | 1st Wednesday | 14.30 |
| Novels and Natters 3 | Martlesham | 2nd Thursday | 10.30-12.00 |
| O | |||
| P | |||
| Painting and Drawing 1 | Martlesham | 1st and 3rd Tuesday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Painting and Drawing 2 | Ipswich | 2nd and 4th Friday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Painting and Drawing 3 | Martlesham | 2nd and 4th Tuesday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Petanque 1 | Felixstowe | Thursday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Petanque 2 | Felixstowe | 2nd and 4th Friday | 10.15 |
| Petanque 3 | Felixstowe | Monday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Petanque 4 | Kesgrave | Tuesday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Photographic Club | Various | 2nd Thursday | 10.30-12.30 |
| Playing Pop, Rock, Blues and other genres | South West Ipswich | Wednesdays fortnightly | am |
| Poetry and Prose | Felixstowe | 4th Wednesday | 14.00-16.00 |
| Poetry and Prose 2 | Felixstowe | 2nd Wednesday | 14.00-16.00 |
| Practical Gardening | Various | 1st and 3rd Tuesday | am |
| Practical Gardening 2 | Various | Thursdays fortnightly | 10.00-12.00 |
| Q | |||
| Quizzers (Ipswich Felixstowe & Woodbridge) | Various | Various | Various |
| Quizzers (Saxmundham) | Various | Various | Various |
| R | |||
| Reading Aloud | Woodbridge Library | 3rd Thursday | 11.30-13.30 |
| Reading 2 | Various | 3rd Thursday | 10.15 |
| Reading French Literature | Felixstowe | 1st Thursday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Recorder Ensemble | Little Bealings | 1st and 3rd Monday | 14.00-16.00 |
| Rusty Rockers | Ipswich | fortnightly Wednesday | morning |
| S | |||
| Science & Technology | Woodbridge | 2nd Tuesday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Science in the News | Ipswich | 1st Thursday | am |
| Science, Faith and Philosophy | Various | 2nd Friday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Scrabble for Fun | Martlesham | 1st and 3rd Friday | 14.00-16.00 |
| Scrabble in Felixstowe | Felixstowe | Various | 10.15 |
| Short Breaks | Various | Various | Various |
| Short Tennis | Felixstowe | Friday | 13.00-14.00 |
| Singing English Madrigals and Songs | Felixstowe | 2nd and 4th Thursday | 14.00-16.00 |
| Singing for Fun | Felixstowe | Thursday fortnightly | 14.00-16.00 |
| Singing, Playing and Listening to Traditional Songs and Tunes | Various | Tuesday or Friday variable | 14.30-16.30 |
| Spanish Conversation | Westerfield | Wednesday monthly | 10.00 |
| Stroll and Scone | Ipswich, Felixstowe and Woodbridge | 3rd Thursday | 10.30 |
| T | |||
| Table Tennis 1 | Bromeswell | Friday | 9.30-12.00 |
| Table Tennis 2 | Bromeswell | Tuesday | 14.00-16.00 |
| Talking About Worldwide Textiles | Wickham Market | 1st Wednesday | am |
| 10 to Tea Walking (7-10 miles) | Various | Alternate Friday | 10.00 |
| Tenpin Bowling | Martlesham | 1st and 3rd Friday | 10.00-13.00 |
| Theatre Discussion | Woodbridge | Monday, monthly | 14.15 |
| Tramps (5-7 miles) | Various | Alternate Wednesday | 10.00 |
| Tramps 2 (5-7 miles) | Various | 2nd and 4th Wednesday | 10.00 |
| Tuesday Walks (5-7 miles) | Various | Alternate Tuesday | 10.00 |
| U | |||
| Ukulele for Beginners Short Course | Felixstowe | Tuesday for 10 weeks | 10.00 |
| Ukulele Band Strum East | Woodbridge | 1st and 3rd Wednesday | 10.00-12.00 |
| Ukulele Martlesham | Kesgrave | Monday | 11.00-13.00 |
| Understanding Contemporary Art Short Course | Ipswich | Thursday | 10.00 |
| V | |||
| W | |||
| Walkers and Talkers (3-5 miles) | Ipswich and surrounding villages |
every 1st and 3rd Wednesday 2nd Monday 5+ miles |
10.00/10.30 |
| Walking Netball | Rushmere | 2nd and 4th Thursday | 11.15-12.15 |
| Walk This Way (5-7 miles) | East Suffolk | Thursday | |
| Walking with a Focus (5 miles) | |||
| Wildlife Walks | Various | 3rd Thursday | |
| Wine Appreciation | Martlesham | 2nd Tuesday | 14.00-16.00 |
| Writers' Circle | Woodbridge/Aldeburgh/Saxmundham area | 4th Thursday | 14.00 |
| Writers' Forum | Martlesham | 1st Wednesday | 10.00-12.00 |
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