CONTRACT WHIST

Meets on the 3rd Friday of the month @ 10.30 - 12.30 at the Spitfire Public House in Kings Hill

Contract whist is a game for 4 people who play as individuals. It follows the principal of all whist games where tricks are won by either the highest card of the suit or a trump. All cards are dealt so each has 13 and then players declare how many tricks they will win - " the contract ". However the final person to declare has to make the total above or below 13 so somebody always has to lose. !! This is where the game becomes competitive. It is however intended to be fun and not taken too seriously. A full explanation  of the rules of our version will be given.

Convener - Michael Martin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

CROQUET

The croquet group will meet  every Tuesday at 2pm to 4pm from the beginning of May until the end of September. 

 No croquet experience is needed.  All equipment and friendly help is provided. 

Meetings are at:

Medway Croquet Club at K Sports Cobdown
Station Road
Ditton
Aylesford
Kent ME20 6AU

There will be a £5.00 charge for each session

Convener - John Bateson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

WINE ENTHUSIASTS

A friendly and enthusiastic group for members who enjoy wine and would like to learn more about wine and wine making.

At each meeting a member will give a talk on a topic of their choice, supported by tastings of wines as they feel appropriate. The evening will include general discussion about the chosen wine-related subject.

Topics could include grape varieties, wine regions, wine making techniques, wine and food pairing, selecting and buying wines, the list is endless!

The group will initially meet bi-monthly in members’ homes on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm.

Convener: John Warren at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Monthly meetings are usually based on themes chosen by the members, and the group concentrates on taking pictures on those themes. The convenor then displays them for critique and discussion at the meetings. Cloud - based sharing is used along with other means of viewing our work.

Many a great photo has been taken using an inexpensive camera or made to look amazing using free software – it’s not what you have but what you do with it that counts!

Both experts and beginners can share and learn how to compose and take good pictures; and to edit, enhance, manipulate and reprocess them on a computer. Photography trips to local places of interest are arranged from time to time.

We also view various elements of photography and useful tips, which can be found on Photography DVDs or YouTube.

Digital photography group 1  - Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 2pm - Convenor : Cathy Sargent at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Digital photography group 2  - Meets on 1st Tuesday of the month at 2pm - Convener:  Ian McGill at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.         

Digital photography group 3 –   Meets on  1^st Wednesday of the month 10.30am -  Convener: Robin Trow at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.