Regular Activities
Long Bennington Pre-School
Long Bennington Pre-school is a committee run childcare setting based in the heart of Long Bennington. Children can attend from two years old up until they start primary school. We provide a safe, caring, fun and stimulating environment for children to play, socialise and learn. Every child will be treated as an individual within the group and will be encouraged to develop their knowledge and skills at a pace appropriate to them, in order to produce happy, confident children well prepared for school.
Contact name: Julie Knapton Butler
Contact number: 07816 537242
Contact email: longbenningtonpreschool@googlemail.com
Post Office Outreach Service; Wednesday mornings (9 – 12) and Thursday afternoons (1 – 3pm)
The Post Office, in line with its objectives to reach rural communities, is providing an ‘Outreach’ service to Long Bennington. Proving to be an invaluable service to both local residents and the business parks the local facilities offered are:
Everyday Personal & Business Banking
Cash withdrawals; Cash deposits; Cheque deposits; Post Office Card account withdrawals; Bill paying
Mail Services
Drop & Go; Parcelforce Express; Stamps
Driving
Vehicle Tax
Travel
Travel Money Card; Foreign Currency – on request
Long Bennington Gardening Club
Long Bennington Gardening Club (VPA) is a group of friendly and enthusiastic amateur gardeners who meet monthly in the Village Hall for talks and demonstrations on a wide range of gardening topics. We also do a Spring and Summer show where entrants get to show off their produce and artistic floral talent in a variety of ways – open to visitors and children as well as members.
Each May we hold an open Plant Sale from donations from members and we also go on a summer organised trip and an evening visit to a local inspiring garden.
If you would like to join us as a guest you would be welcome!
Contact name: Fiona Shilling
Contact number: 07772 548758
Contact email: fionashilling@btinternet.com
Facebook: @Longbengardening
Website: www.longbenningtongardeningclub.com
Core Strength Pilates
1 hour Session of mat-based Pilates. Suitable for most levels. During my program of classes, we will focus on improving your posture, enhancing your flexibility and strengthening your core muscles, all whilst enjoying time with like-minded people.
Contact name: Amanda Marshall
Contact number: 07967 387969
Contact email: corestrengthpilatesuk@hotmail.com
Long Bennington WI
Founded in November 1918, we currently have over 50 members and are very much part of the community.
We meet in the Village Hall at 7.30 on the first Tuesday of each month (except August) to celebrate our friendship and enjoy a lively programme of talks, activities and outings. We also have a very popular craft group which meets on the first and third Friday of each month at 10.30 am in the Village Hall.
We can promise you a warm welcome and a lot of fun.
Try before you Buy! Your first meeting is free. Want to know more?
Contact email: margaret23butcher@btinternet.com
Long Bennington Art Group
We are a small group of village people who enjoy drawing and painting. This is not a taught group but you just ‘do your own thing’ with your own art equipment. We meet on a weekly basis in the Bar area of the Village Hall – Tuesday morning, 10 to 12 am.
Contact name: Margaret Butcher
Contact number: 01400 281935 or mobile 07484 140914
Long Bennington Tea’n’Chat
Tea-n-Chat is a village Church led event held on the last Friday of each month in the Village Hall, between 2.30pm and 4.00pm. The event is open to everyone, no matter how young or how old, and is designed to foster friendship and relaxation over a cup of tea, or coffee, and a cake. As mentioned, everyone is welcome, so why don’t you come along and join in?
Contact name: Hilda Owen
Contact number: 01400 282471
Electric Jive
We teach modern jive which is an easy to learn partner dance. Come with a partner or not – we all dance with each other so it really doesn’t matter. We are a friendly welcoming group – why not give it a go? We dance to all types of music from swing to charts. Happy Dancing!
Contact name: Sally Picker
Contact number: 07730 269969
Monday Pilates Classes
Advanced Pilates
This one hour class is suitable for those with previous Pilates experience either mat or studio based. The class focuses on pelvic and core stability, total body strength, co-ordination, balance and flexibility. It is a mat based class and also uses small Pilates equipment.
Beginner and Intermediate Pilates
This class is for complete beginners and / or those who may have some experience of Pilates but for various reasons may want to refresh their knowledge and skills. The focus of the class is to learn foundational Pilates exercises, breathing techniques and optimal posture. Many muscular / skeletal problems can be helped with simple corrective Pilates exercises.
Contact name: Linda Brady
Contact number: 07850 618516
Long Bennington Wine Club
A monthly gathering of a fun and educational wine tasting session from 7pm to 9pm.
There will be wide variety of styles and prices and as the months go by, sommelier Raj Solanki will show you some tricks of the trade; including how to blind taste and a focus on certain areas or grapes.
It will be an open forum for those who want to know a bit more about the fermented grape, and for those that have a passion for trying something new
There will 8 wines to taste during each session and the price per person is £15
Booking is required. Contact raj@libradrinks.co.uk (07464 978151)
Long Bennington Rotary Club
The Rotary Club is a hardworking cohesive group of people who wish to work for the good of the community here and in the wider world.
We have proved this over the past years and are a well-regarded and valued part of Long Bennington and villages. We all wish this to continue and flourish for the foreseeable future.
We meet in the St James’ Village Hall bar on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month between 7.00 pm and 8.00 pm (excluding Bank Holidays and the whole of August).
We are a good mix of people who enjoy meeting and helping with the different projects that we are involved in. Unlike other Rotary Clubs we like to think we are very easy going and try to avoid the ‘boring stuff’.
Please feel free to come and join a meeting to see if you wish to be involved either as a future Member or as a Friend of Rotary, we would love to see you!
For further information email hello@lbrotary.co.uk