Slimming World starts with a new consultant,  at 7pm  on Tuesday, January 6 at All Saints Church Hall, London Road, Ascot. Call Debbie on 07920 015316. Visit www.slimmingworld.com

 

Berkshire Ballroom classes are back at the Martins Heron and Warren Community Centre, (next to Martins Heron Tesco)  on January 5 and 6. Mondays, 8.30 -9.30pm is Latin and Tuesday, 8.30 -9.30pm is ballroom, covering waltz, foxtrot, quick step and  tango. For availability and more information, call 07879 085886 or 07813 593978. Visit www.berkshireballroom.co.uk 

 

GEMS , stories, songs and games, for accompanied toddlers will meet in Holy Trinity Church , SL5 0NJ, on Wednesday January 7, 2- 3pm. Visit www.holytrinitysunningdale.co.uk 

The Sunningdale Parish Council Planning Committee will meet at 7.30pm on Wednesday, January 7 at the Parish offices, Broomhall Recreation Ground Pavilion, Broomhall Lane.  Visit www.sunningdale-pc.org.uk

There is a new 12 - week,  adult ballet  class by Udance, in the Studio at Charters Leisure Centre, with former Royal Ballet dancer, Beth Reddick, 8.15 - 9.15pm , starting on Wednesday, January 7. For more information call 01276 475490 or udance@btinternet.com

There will be an opportunity to give blood at the mobile unit outside the Martins Heron Tesco, Whitton Road, RH12 9TZ, on Thursday, January 8, 10am - 12.30pm and 2 - 430pm. Visit www.blood.co.uk

Ascot Heath Library, Fernbank Road, North Ascot, will hold a  Baby Bounce and Rhyme - a free sing along rhyme session for the under 2's, on Thursday January 8, 2- 2.30 pm.  All welcome. No admission charge.

The Sunningdale Art Society will enjoy a demonstration of Chinese Brush by Jean Turton, on Thursday, January 8 , 7.30pm at the Licensed Victuallers School, London Road, Ascot. Details about the artist can be seen at http://artprofile.co.uk/   For more information about the Society, visit www.sunningdaleartsociety.org.uk

There are new 12 - week,  after-school  Grade 2 and Grade 5 ballet  classes by Udance, in the Studio at Charters Leisure Centre, with former Royal Ballet dancer, Beth Reddick, 8.15 - 9.15pm , starting on Thursday, January 8. For more information call 01276 475490 or udance@btinternet.com
 

The Heart and Soul group will enjoy Live Life in Colour with Helen Jones, at 7.30 for 8pm on Thursday, January 8, at the Village Hall, Church Road, off Station Road, Sunningdale SL5 0NJ. Helen will be inviting the group to discover which colours attracts us and why.  With her beautiful Aura Soma bottles she will talk to us about the importance of colour for healing and well- being.  Heart and Soul is a place to meet with like-minded people to learn about new and inspirational subjects that help us grow and develop. The group meets one Thursday a month and new members are very welcome.  The evening costs £6, including refreshments. Contact: Linda Storey on 01276 474915 or linda@thestoreyline.com or Lyn Ross on lyn.ross@tiscali.co.uk

 

For details of the Charters Adult Education Spring term courses, click on the poster below

Microsoft Office 2007 - Level 1  Basic Excel starts at Charter Adult Education (Charters School, Chrters Road, Sunningdale, SL5 9QY, on Monday, January 12, 7.30 - 9.30pm, for five weeks. The fee is £50 (£35 concessions) . The course is designed for for acquiring the basic skills of creating spreadsheets. No previous experience of Excel is required but a basic understanding of computers is essential.  To find out more contact Mrs Lucy head on 01344 302614  or admin@charters-adult-ed.co.uk . Visit www.charters-adult-ed.co.uk

Ascot Heath Library, Fernbank Road, North Ascot,  will hold a Craft Activity  Storytime session for the Under 5's on Monday, January 12,  2 - 2.45 pm. The theme will be transport.

There will be a Police 'Surgery' and a Councillors' 'Surgery' at the Winkfield Parish Council offices, Fernbank Road, North Ascot, 6 - 7.30pm on Monday January 12. No appointments necessary.  Visit www.winkfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk

See poster below for details of the Spring term courses at Charters Leisure Centre. Call 01344 628686.

Classes in the Studio at Charters Leisure Centre (see poster above), resume after the Christmas holidays, on Monday January 12. For more information call 01344 628686.

 The new term at the Natalie Vinson School of Dance and Drama commences on the 10th January 2009. Enrolments are now being taken for Classes in Ballet, Tap, Street Jazz, Hip-Hop, Drama, Musical Theatre, LAMDA tuition, GCSE Dance, Conditioning and Pointe-work. Limited availability.
Also Adult Classes start in Sunninghill on January 13 on a Tuesday in Ballet and Tap - Have fun and get fit!
For more information contact Natalie on 07885 373171 or  njvinson@aol.com   Visit www.nvschoolofdance.co.uk 

 

 

Udance  has dance classes for everyone (ages five to adult) in the studio at Charters Leisure Centre, after school and early evenings, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Udance has a new  teacher, Vanessa Atkins-Clarivette, who will be offering Jazz/Modern classes on Mondays at 5.20pm for 7 - 11 year olds and at ?6.50pm for 11+.
Vanessa is ?a qualified ISTD teacher and has been teaching dance in the area for several years. All are welcome to go along and try out her new classes. For more information call 01276 475490 or udance@btinternet.com

 Learn How to Use a Computer is an eight-week course at  Charters Adult Education, starting on Wednesday, January 14, 7.30 - 9.30pm. The fee is £70 (£50 concessions). This is a confidence-giving, hands - on course, designed for complete beginners.  Level 1 - Microsoft Office 2007 Basic Word  and Level 2 Intermediate Word, also start on Wednesday, January 14, for five weeks, fee £50 (£35 concessions). To find out more contact Mrs Lucy head on 01344 302614  or admin@charters-adult-ed.co.uk . Visit www.charters-adult-ed.co.uk

 

Authentic Indian Cookery, with Madhvi Kshatriya, will starts at Charters Adult Education,  SL5 9QY, for 8 weeks, on Wednesday, January 14, 7.30 -9.30pm . Suitable for beginners and those with some previous experience. The fee is £70 (£50 concessions) . At the first session, students will receive a stylish recipe book. To find out more contact Mrs Lucy head on 01344 302614  or admin@charters-adult-ed.co.uk . Visit www.charters-adult-ed.co.uk

The Ascot Horticultural Society will enjoy a talk entitled The Ribena Story on Wednesday January 14, at 7.45pm, at King Edward's Hall, King Edwards Road, North Ascot. New members welcome.

The Sunningdale Savoy Chorus' will hold  open auditions on Wednesday, January 14 at 8pm, at Cheapside Village Hall. See poster below.

 

 

Saturday January 17 is Victor Chandler Day at Ascot Racecourse. For more information visit www.ascot.co.uk

There will be a Computer workshop, to help you solve computing problems, with Eric Twigg, at the Coronation Memorial Institute, Church Road, Sunningdale, on Saturday, January 17, 10am. There is a small charge. For more information contact erictwigg@maicom.co.uk
 

There are two vacancies on the Learning Bus, for the next 10 week IT course for beginners. It is every Friday morning from 10. 00 a.m. - 12.00 noon, starting the 23rd January 2009.  The course is free. Anyone interested to ring the Ascot Heath Library on 01344 884030.

 

 

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be at the Novello Theatre in Sunninghill High Street, on December 10 and until January 17. The Gala performance will be on Sunday, December 14.Click on the poster below for details

 

 

You are cordially invited to the Ascot-based Lamont Associates Breakfast Seminar Thriving in Tough Times Date: Tuesday 27th January, 2009 Time: 7.30am, for 8.00am sharp - 10.00am Venue: Hilton Bracknell, RG12 0QJ Cost: £65 (inc. VAT) At a time when we are consistently bombarded by bad news, it needs to be counter-balanced quickly. We invite you to discover a process that will unearth the positive and help your business grow.

 

 

 

     

 

The Cranbourne Amateur Dramatic Society (CADS) will hold one of its pub nights  at the Fifield Inn in Fifield village, from 8.30pm on Friday, January 9.

 

 

The Sunningdale WI will meet in the morning on January 14 at WI Hall, Broomhall Lane, Sunningdale, when Mrs. Rosemary Hunter  will pose the question, 'Is Life Better as a Blonde?' The contact for the group is 01344 621033.

 

The Ascot Organ and Keyboard Club will enjoy a concert by organ and keyboard concert artist,  Ian House, on Friday January 18 , 8pm, at All Saints Hall, London Road, Ascot. For more information call Tony or Anne on 01344 457984.

 

The Sunningdale WI will enjoy a lunch at Mill Ride Golf Club on Sunday, January 18. There will also be the annual Mince Pie and Sherry Morning on January 21. The contact for the group is 01344 621033.

The Licensed Victuallers Junior School is holding an  Open Day on Wednesday January 21, 10am - 3pm.

A new Chat and Create group is starting for childminders on January 27, 9.30 - 10.30am  for three weeks .Spaces are limited so booking is essential . Contact Kim Eales on 01628 635531.

The Ascot branch of the Ladies Who Latte, the networking group for women who run their own business, will meet on Tuesday, January 27, from 10am, at the new venue of the Royal Forresters, London Road (on the corner of Priory Road, Winkfield) SL5 8DR. Contact: J.norfolk@boltblue.com   or see www.ladieswholatte.com

The St.Peter's Film Group will meet on Saturday, January 31 at St.Peter's Church Hall, Hatchet Lane, Cranbourne. The films are free and there is a tuck shop and coffee. Watch this space for details.

 

FEBRUARY

Puccini's Tosca will be performed by the Windsor and Eton Operatic Society from February 3 to 7, in the Courtyard Theatre, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead, SL6 4PF. Call the box office on 01442 864924 or visit www.windsor-eton-opera.co.uk .

 

There will be a Piano Recital by Sergei Dukachev, in the Windsor Building auditorium at Royal Holloway College, on Sunday, February 8 from 3pm. It will be followed by an afternoon cream tea. Tickets cost £12 , £10 for concessions and £5 for students. Call the events office on 01784 443004 or events@rhul.ac.uk

Book now for the Valentines Special Cookery Demonstration, at Charters Adult Education, Charters School, Charters Road, SL5 9QY, on Monday February 9, 7.30 - 9.30pm. Tutor, Anita Titre ( see poster below), will demonstrate irresistible starters, mains and puddings.  The fee is £12, no concessions. To find out more contact Mrs Lucy head on 01344 302614  or admin@charters-adult-ed.co.uk . Visit www.charters-adult-ed.co.uk 

Anita  runs her own catering business, advertised on AscotMatters ( see advert on right hand side).

 

    There will be a Planning Appeal in respect of the 'Tesco' planning application 08/02350 at 1- 3 Sunninghill High Street (pictured left)- for the reconfiguration of ground floor retail floorspace with rear and side extensions, along with reconfiguration of the first floor office space with extension and creation of a dedicated parking and servicing area. It will be decided by means of a Public Inquiry, at 10am on February 10. 11, 12 and 13, at Ascot  Racecourse. Planning application 08/01012  has been withdrawn. For more information visit www.rbwm.gov.uk   The direct link is http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/pam/search_results.jsp  or call the Parish Council on 01344 630141.

Robert Harris will demonstrate Townscape in oils, to the Sunningdale Art Society, on Thursday, February 12, 7.30pm at the Licensed Victuallers School, London Road, Ascot. Details about the artist can be seen at http://artprofile.co.uk/   For more information about the Society, visit www.sunningdaleartsociety.org.uk 
 

See poster below for details of a Pink Bubbles and White Diamonds Charity ball at Wentworth , supporting ChildLine, on Friday February 13. Contact carey@hoipolloievents.co.uk

 

There will be an opportunity to Give Blood  at Sunningdale Village Hall, Church Road, Sunningdale, SL5 0QL, on Sunday February 15, 9.30am - 12.30pm and from 2 - 4.30pm.Visit www.blood.co.uk

The Bracknell and District Historical Society (which has many Ascot members) will meet for The Reg Morris Memorial Night, on  Thursday, February 19, at 7.45 for 8pm, at the Braybrooke Hall, Makepiece Road, Priestwood, Bracknell . Subscriptions cost only £10 per year (visitors - £2 per visit). Just go along or call 01344 625700.

There will be a Computer workshop, to help you solve computing problems, with Eric Twigg, at the Coronation Memorial Institute, Church Road, Sunningdale, on Saturday, February 21, 10am. There is a small charge. For more information contact erictwigg@maicom.co.uk

Hurst Lodge School, Bagshot Road, Sunninghill, is holding an Open Day, 10am - 3pm on February 24.

HURST LODGE Independent School Day and Boarding      Age 3 - 18   Academic and Vocational subjects to ‘A’ level with the opportunity to participate in music, art, drama and dance   www.hurstlodge.co.uk admissions@hurstlodgesch.co.uk 01344 622154 Bagshot Road, Ascot,  SL5 9JU

The London Mozart Players, with the Choir of Royal Holloway , will perform in the Windsor Building auditorium at Royal Holloway College, on Wednesday, February 25, 7.30pm .  Tickets cost £15, £12 concessions, £5 for students. Call the events office on 01784 443004 or events@rhul.ac.uk

 

There will be a Science Open Day at Royal Holloway College, on Saturday, February 28, 10am - 4pm. Admission is free. Call the events office on 01784 443004 or events@rhul.ac.uk

 

MARCH

The Bracknell and District Historical Society (which has many Ascot members) will meet on  Thursday, March 19, at 7.45 for 8pm, at the Braybrooke Hall, Makepiece Road, Priestwood, Bracknell , for a talk on Brownsea - A Secret Island, by Mr. Tony Weston. Subscriptions cost only £10 per year (visitors - £2 per visit). Just go along or call 01344 625700.

 There will be an opportunity to Give Blood  at Sunningdale Village Hall, Church Road, Sunningdale, SL5 0QL, on Sunday March 22, 9.30am - 12.30pm and from 2 - 4.30pm.Visit www.blood.co.uk

 

APRIL

There will be an opportunity to Give Blood  at Sunningdale Village Hall, Church Road, Sunningdale, SL5 0QL, on Sunday April 12, 9.30am - 12.30pm and from 2 - 4.30pm. Visit www.blood.co.uk

The Bracknell and District Historical Society (which has many Ascot members) will meet on  Thursday, April 16, at 7.45 for 8pm, at the Braybrooke Hall, Makepiece Road, Priestwood, Bracknell , for the AGM. Subscriptions cost only £10 per year (visitors - £2 per visit). Just go along or call 01344 625700.