Gillingham & Shaftesbury Clubs and Societies
If you wish to contact any of the below clubs or societies please speak to them direct.
| Club / Group | Date | Venue | Contact / Info |
| Amity | 2nd Thursday | Donhead St Mary Village Hall | 2.30 -4.30pm Anne 01747 858927 donheadsamityclub.co.uk |
| Ballroom and Latin Classes | Weekly | Buckhorn Western / Fifehead Magdalen | 01963 31904 or sandyjb42@yahoo.co.uk |
| Blackmore Vale Bonsai Group | Wednesday / Sunday | Silver Band Hall Bleke Street Shaftesbury | 7.30pm – Geoff 01747 853475 m5eay.geoff@btinternet.com |
| BodyRhythm Classes | Weekly | Fifehead Magdalen | 01963 31904 or sandyjb42@yahoo.co.uk |
| County Market | Every Friday | Gillingham Methodist Church | dorsetcountrymarkets.co.uk/market/gillingham 8.30 – 11.30am |
| Craft Market | Last Sat (not Dec) | Methodist Hall | 10 – 3pm www.gillinghamartsandcrafts.co.uk 01747 825161 |
| Dorset Fungus Group | Every Sunday | Various | http://www.dorsetfungusgroup.com/ |
| Duke of Edinburgh Scheme | Tuesdays | Gillingham Youth Centre | (Termtime) 07917 212390 www.gillinghamdofe.co.uk |
| Farmers Market | Fri 1 March | Red Lion Car Park | 8am – 2pm |
| Fast feet football | Every Saturday | East Stour Rec Ground | 10 -11am Reception – yr 6 07971958486 |
| Fifty Plus Social Group | Every Tuesday | Wine Bar – Queen Street Gillingham | 7.30pm for more info Jean 01747 590260 |
| GANG – Gillingham Action for Nature Group | Various | Various | bobmesser@hotmail.com www.GANG.btck.co.uk Work parties/outings, all nature lovers welcome, any age |
| Gillingham Bowling Club | Details from Secretary | Bowling Club, School Lane, Gill | Contact Gillingham Coach Helen 01747 826468 |
| Gillingham Community Choir | Every Thursday | Vicarage School Rooms Gillingham | 7pm – 9.15pm £5 weekly https://www.gillinghamchoir.com/ |
| Gillingham Cribbage League | Every Tuesday | Various | 8.30pm Sept-Apr 0196334210 paulineninnim@btinternet.com |
| Gillingham Flower Club | 1st Tuesday | Gillingham Town Hall | 7.30 contact Jan on 01747 824874 |
| Gillingham Folk Dancing | Every Monday | Gillingham Methodist Hall | 7.30 -9.15 £3 beginners welcome info 01747 824590 |
| Gillingham Gardening Society | 2nd Wednesday | Royal British Legion Hall | 2.30 limited parking 01747 823966 |
| Gillingham Inner Wheel | 3rd Wednesday | Various | 10.30am contact secretary Esther Hussey 01747 824882 |
| Gillingham Ladies Probus | 2nd Thursday | Royal British Legion Hall | 10 am – 12 Janet 01747 822256 or Carol 01747 825424 |
| Gillingham Litter Pickers | 1st Wednesday | Various | 2pm for details for venue contact Shirley on 07599 829539 |
| Gillingham Singers | Every Monday | Gillingham School Hall | (Sept – July) 7pm Carole 01747 825826 |
| Gillingham Town Youth Football | Daily depending on age | Kingston Magna playing fields | 6-18 years (boys & Girls) 07476906671 www.gtyfc.co.uk |
| Gillingham Trotters Running | Every Tuesday | Fitness by Design | 7pm www.gillinghamtrotters.talktalk.net |
| Gillingham Walkers | Every Monday | Barn Surgery | 1 hr comfortable walks 2.30pm |
| Gillingham Wheelers | Every Sat/Sun | Wheels / Café Rimini | 9am Beginners – Sat Experienced – Sun |
| Gillingham Singers | Every Mon | Gillingham School Hall | 7.15 (Sept–Jul) Carole 01747 825826 www.gillinghamsingers.org |
| Hipp!! Bones | First and third Sat | Youth & Community Centre | 10 am – 12 07983674719 www.hippbones.co.uk |
| History Society | 3rd Tuesday | Methodist Church Hall, Gillingham | http://www.gillinghammuseum.co.uk/ |
| Job club | Every Friday | Town Hall | 07544921671 10 am – 1pm |
| Knitwits in the Buff | Every Monday | Buffalo Inn | 7pm call Cate on 01747 821473 |
| Lions Meeting | Wed second | Gillingham Town Hall | Gillingham, Mere & Shaftesbury Lions Janet 0845 8337521 |
| Lions Meeting | Wed fourth | Gillingham Town Hall | Gillingham, Mere & Shaftesbury Lions Janet 0845 8337521 |
| LGBT – North Dorset | 2nd Monday | Buffalo Gillingham | Contact Roger on 01747 822848 |
| Marnhull & Gillingham Badminton Club | Every Mon, Tues and Thurs | Riversmeet | Mon Pay and Play, Tues Club night , Thurs advanced http://www.mgbc.org.uk/index.html |
| Mash it Up Football | Every Monday | Gillingham School Astro | 5.30 – 6.30 12 – 16 boys and girls football 07971 417284 |
| Mash it Up Football | Every Thursday | Shaftesbury School Astro | 3.15 – 4.30 12 – 16 boys and girls football 07971 417284 |
| Memory Box | 3rd Monday | Vicarage School Rooms Gillingham | 2-3.30pm. Free open to all. Revd Andy Muckle 01747835440 |
| Mindful Café | Fortnightly Tuesday | St Martins Grange, Gillingham | Contact Sally on 01747 852153 snutbeem@gmail.com |
| Mother and Toddler | Every Monday | Baptist Church Hall | 1pm – 3pm Term time only |
| Mother and toddler | Every Wed | St Mary the Virgin School | 9.45 -11.45am Term time only |
| Netball Group | Every Friday | Riversmeet | 7.30pm www.gillinghamnetballclub.co.uk |
| North Dorset Business Group | 2nd week Tues/Wed | Various | Connecting local businesses plt@software-matters.co.uk |
| North Dorset Turbos | Weekly 4 days | Port Regis/St Marys S’bury | Chriss Gassman 01258 820202 www.northdorsetturbos.co.uk |
| North Dorset Rugby FC | Various | Slaughtergate Gillingham | Mens youth, minis, girls 01747 822748 www.ndrfc.co.uk/ |
| Open House | Every Tuesday | Fathers House Church | Shaftesbury 10 – 2pm |
| Peacemarsh Health Walk | Every Tuesday | Peacemarsh Surgery Gillingham | Free friendly group walk of approx. 1 hour led by trained volunteers |
| Probus Group | Fortnightly Tues | Olive Bowl | https://www.probus-gillingham-dorset.org.uk |
| Probus Group S’bury | Monday second | Shaftesbury Town Hall | 10 for 10.30 852975 Sue |
| Rotary Club of Gillingham | Every Wed | Olive Bowl | Peter Platt-Higgins 01747 860809 7 for 7.30pm |
| Rubber Bridge Club | Every Thursday | Gillingham Library | 1.30pm – We play for fun Joan Carter 01747 822964 |
| Scribblers Writing Group | Second Thursday | The Studio Milton on Stour | 7.30pm for budding writers £5 per session |
| S’bury Youth Bowling Group | Every Saturday | Carole Wiles | |
| Shaftesbuty Community Choir | Every Wednesday | Shaftesbury | 7.30 -9.30 01747 854225 Julia Marcus open to all ages/abilities |
| S’bury & Gill Round Table | Twice a month | Various | Peter Mellum 07870 239 848 peter.mellum@gmail.com |
| Shaston Gardening Ass | 1st Friday | Bell Street United Church | 7.30pm 850269 www.shastongardenassociation@webeden.co.uk |
| Shaftesbury Tennis Club | Every Tue/Thurs | 7.30 -9.00 S’Bury Tennis Courts | www.shaftesburytenniscentre.co.uk 852705/ 07727061077 |
| S’Bury & District Trefoil Guild | Second Tuesday | 7 – 9pm Bell Street United Church Hall, | 01258 473151 or 01747 851448 |
| Shaftesbury WI (Morning) | Third Monday | RBL Hall, Coppice Street | 10am Contact number President Mrs Brenda Skaife 01747 851514 |
| Shaftesbury WI (Evening) | Second Wednesday | United Church Hall, Bell St | 7pm Contact number President Mrs Lorna Irvine 01747 854949 |
| Shaftesbury Jive Club | Every Wednesday | Grosvenor Arms Hotel Shaftesbury | 7.15pm Andy Tebbut Russel 07710 878178 |
| Short Mat Bowls | Every Tues/Wed | Buckhorn Western Hall | Alison Collins, 01747 839783 or dnacollins@btinternet.com |
| Short Mat Bowls – S’bury | Every Tue/Thur | Coppice Street Hall | Contact secretary on 01747 855490 |
| U3A S’Bury & Gillingham | First Thursday | The Christian Centre Shaftesbury | membership@sgu3a.org.uk http://www.sgu3a.org.uk |
| WI pm Gillingham | Mon | RBL Hall | 2.15pm contact Barbara 833678 |
| WI eve Gillingham | First Thursday | Gillingham Primary School | 7.00 contact Alison 01747 824540 |
| WI Milton | Second Wednesday | Milton School | 7.15pm contact Christine 824655 |
| Way Forward Group | Every Monday | Gillingham Football Club | Drop in Social Group 10 – 12 £2 |
| Wyvern Savings and Loans | Every Wednesday | Community Rooms | 12 – 2pm Ethical banking and debt advice afternoon |
| Wyvern Savings and Loans | Every Thursday | Shaftesbury Library | 11 am – 1pm Ethical banking and debt advice |
| Wyvern Savings and Loans | Every Saturday | Community Rooms | 10 am – 12 Ethical banking and debt advice morning |
