Clubs/societies

The Trumps Green Womens' Institute is holding a garden party at the Community Centre, Beechmont Avenue, on Wednesday, August 24.

For more details, call 01344 842628, or visit: www.trumpsgreenwi.btck.co.uk

The Virginia Water Art Society will host a summer exhibition on the green at Station Approach this Saturday (July 9) from 10am until 5pm.

The society will showcase a range of members' works in multiple media, including pottery, jewellery, glassware, photographs and paintings.

For more details contact Jean on 01784 741599 or visit: www.virginiawater.org.uk/artsociety.

In the event of rain, show will be rescheduled for the following week.

A five-day dance workshop takes place this month to mark the launch of new dance classes in the village.

Charters School of Dance is holding the workshop from July 25-29 for children aged five to 16 and of any ability. Cost for the course is £110 and it runs from 10am until 3pm each day in the Village Centre, Victoria Street.

The dance classes will launch at the same venue in September, with lessons in ballet and modern.

For more details contact Rachel Walsh on 07817 691660.

The Trumps Green Womens' Institute will learn about hearing dogs when it meets at the Community Centre, Beechmont Avenue, on Wednesday, December 26 at 7.45pm.

The talk will be delivered by Mr A Murphy.

A quiz night will be held at the Community Centre, Beechmont Avenue, on Saturday, January 29 at 8pm.

The event is organised by the VW Community Association. Nibbles will be provided, bring your own drinks and glasses.

Admission is £4 for members, £5 for non-members. For details and tickets contact Lesley on 01344 843553.

A charity golf day will take place at Hoebridge Golf Centre, Woking, to raise funds for Home Start Runnymede, on Friday, October 15.

Tickets cost £35 per head, including breakfast, 18 holes, dinner and a raffle.

For more details, contact Bill McCoy on 07737 820748 or email: wtmcc@hotmail.com

The Virginia Water British Legion is launching an appeal for the public to help provide parcels to frontline troops in Afghanistan.

The legion has worked supporting the Windsor-based Houshold Cavalry for the past year, sending comfort parcels of food to the soldiers.

Now the legion, which has also been running fundraisers to raise money for the regiment's casualty fund, is asking for help with donations of food products, or to help pack the boxes.

For more information call Jim Thatcher on 07833 664749.

Pilates sessions begin today and continue every Thursday at the Village Centre, Victoria Street.

Beginners and improvers classes run from 10am-11am and 6pm-7pm and pregnancy and ante and post-natal classes run from 11.10am until 12pm.

Classes cost £50 for a six-week slot, payable in advance and non-refundable.

For more details email: linda@villagecentre.org.uk or visit the website: www.villagecentre.org.uk

Provincial blooms in south east Asia will be the subject of a talk to green-fingered villagers at the Community Centre, Beechmont Avenue, on Wednesday, October 13.

Mr G Yates will present a talk entitled 'China Western Sichuan hunting for flowers' to the Virginia Water Horticultural Society at 7.45pm.

The 58th Horticultural, Handicraft, Cookery and Homemade Wine Annual Show takes place at the Virginia Water Community Centre, Beechmont Avenue, on Saturday, September 12 from 2pm.

The free event is organised by the Virginia Water Community Association. For more details, call 01344 842572.