The Abington Institute is home to many of the villages' organisations, clubs and activities.
Institute Regular Users
All up-to-date contact information can be found within the covers of the latest Abingtons and Hildersham News.
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Day and time
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Frequency
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Contact
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Groups run by Institute
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Jeremiah’s café
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Tuesday afternoon
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Alternate weeks
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Gaynor Farrant & Gill Smith
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Thursday lunchtime
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Weekly but not 4th Thursday in month
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Gaynor Farrant & Gill Smith
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Thursday evening
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Weekly
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Gaynor Farrant & Gill Smith
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Friday morning
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Weekly
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Gaynor Farrant & Gill Smith
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Saturday morning
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Weekly
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Gaynor Farrant & Gill Smith
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Abington Lunch
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Thursday – 4th in month
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Monthly
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Sylvia Gilmour
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Film Nights
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Friday evening
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Monthly (usually) - autumn to spring
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Diane Dawson
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Fitness
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Elderly Keep Fit (chair based)
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Monday morning
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Weekly
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Vikki Green
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Ladies Keep Fit
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Tuesday evening
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Weekly
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Gill Dowden
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Pilates
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Friday morning
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Weekly in term time
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Disa Bennett
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Aerobics
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Friday morning
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Weekly in term time
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Disa Bennett
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Yoga
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Wednesday morning
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Weekly
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Joan Graham
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Yoga
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Wednesday evening
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Weekly
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Joan Graham
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General Interest
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Abington Art Group
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Tuesday morning
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Weekly
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Jennifer Hirsh
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Forget Me Not Club (over 50s)
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Tuesday afternoon
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Fortnightly
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Anne Hall
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French Conversation
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Monday afternoon
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Weekly
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Rachel Haining
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Abington Gardening Club
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Monday evening
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1st Monday of month in winter
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Kay Harman
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Scrabble Group
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Tuesday evening
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4th Tuesday of month
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Sheena Fraser
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Abington and Hildersham Women’s Institute
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Monday evening
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2nd Monday of month
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Marilyn Broadhurst
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Partridge Group (men)
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Wednesday evening
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Weekly for 6 weeks Jan-Mar
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Peter Miles
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Scrapbooking Group
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Saturday all day
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1st Saturday of month (usually)
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Lesley Strauli
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Dancing classes (children)
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Wednesday after school
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Weekly in term time
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Esme Watts
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Cambridge Chord Company (male voice choir)
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Thursday evening
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Weekly
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Stephen Brown
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Parish Councils
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Great Abington Parish Council
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Monday evening
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3rd Monday of alternate months
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Paula Harper (clerk)
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Little Abington Parish Council
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Monday evening
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4th Monday of each month
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Genevieve Dalton (clerk)
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Sports Clubs
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Football Club
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Saturday afternoon
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Weekly in winter season
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John Webb
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Cricket Club
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Saturday/Sunday/Wednesday
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Weekly in summer season
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Occasional Users
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Abington Allotments and Leisure Gardeners Association
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Variable
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Occasional only
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Brian Hayden-Smith
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The Abington Group (ladies)
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Variable
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Occasional only
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Freda Orgee
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Walking Group
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Variable
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Annual social evening
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Robin Harman
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Parochial Church Council
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Variable
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Harvest Supper and Church Christmas Fayre
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Mary Miles
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Abington Naturewatch
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Variable
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Occasional meetings
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David Farrant
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Abington History Group
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Variable
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Occasional open days
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Jennifer Hirsh
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