Leisure
The River Thames |
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The River Thames dominates Marlow's leisure facilities with sailing, rowing, canoeing, pleasure boat trips and coarse fishing. There is public access to the river as well as car
parking at Higginson Park on Pound Lane and Gossmore Lane. Public mooring is available in Higginson Park and Gossmore Lane, and a public slipway for small power
boats and dinghies with stepped masts is found at the end of St Peter Street. Extensive riverside open spaces are found at Pergola Field, Riverwoods and Gossmore Lane.
THE THAMES PATH, a new National Trail, which was officially launched on 24 July
1996, passes through Marlow. This path follows the River Thames, mostly along the old Thames towpath, from its source in the middle of a Cotswold meadow near Cirencester
to the Thames Barrier in London. Unlike the other 11 long-distance paths in Britain, the Thames route is the first to follow a river for its entire length and pass through the heart of
dense urban areas. A combination of level going and easy access by public transport makes it the most family-friendly, and presents an ideal opportunity for inexperienced
hikers to break in their walking legs. With 13.5 million people living within 40 miles of somewhere on the trail, the Thames Path is expected to become the most heavily trod trail in Britain.
PLEASURE BOAT TRIPS on the River Thames are run by Salter's Steamers (tel:
01865 243421) and go to Henley and return, departing at 1.30pm from Higginson Park, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from May until September and to Windsor and
return via Cookham and Maidenhead, departing at 9.30am from Higginson Park, on Mondays and Fridays from May until September. Short 40 minutes out-and-back trips
run from Higginson Park from 11am on Saturdays and Sundays and daily in high season subject to weather and boat availability. Alcoholic and soft drinks, tea, coffee and light
snacks served on board. Toilets. Disabled passengers can be carried (please advise in advance). Group bookings welcome. Bookings can be made at Marlow Tourist
Information Office in the High Street.
Court Garden Leisure Complex
Pound Lane, Marlow, SL7 2AE
Tel: 01628 405200
Close by the Thames is Court Garden, a beautiful 18th century house now fully equipped with conference facilities, The Shelley Theatre and Garden Cafe Bar. This house now
forms part of Court Garden Leisure Complex which has squash courts, tennis courts, putting greens, a 15m swimming pool, badminton courts, Lifestyles fitness studio, aerobics
and step classes, sunbeds, a creche and much more. The centre is open 7 days a week, 9am-10pm.
Sports Clubs and Classes
Aerobics
Aerobics Class
Including legs, bums and tums every Tuesday from 10 - 11am at Wesley Hall, Methodist Church, Spittal Street, Marlow. Creche. Everybody welcome; bring trainers and a
towel/mat. Turn up early or contact Caroline Dewell on 01628 826544. (Your Marlow webmaster can recommend Caroline's classes!)
Thighs, Tums and Bums Class
Held at 6pm on Tuesdays at Liston Hall. Contact Sue Sheppard on 01494 472500.
Angling
Marlow Angling Club
Athletics
Marlow Striders
Meet at Marlow Sports Club, Pound Lane, Marlow on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7pm and Sundays at 9.30am. Further details from Brian Haynes on 01628 484497.
Badminton
Marlow 82 Club
Court Garden Leisure Centre, Pound Lane
Bowls
Marlow Bowls Club
Higginson Park, Marlow (private)
Canoeing
Longridge Scout and Guide Canoe Club
Marlow Canoe Club
Cricket
Marlow Cricket Club
c/o Marlow Sports Club, Pound Lane, Marlow
For membership information contact Hon Secretary Keith Hillier, tel: 01628 522863, email KeithDTHillier@tesco.net
The 1st XI competes in the Feeder West Division of the Home Counties Premier League.
The 2nd and 3rd XI's compete in the Thames Valley League.
Marlow Park Cricket Club
The Pavilion, Higginson Park, Marlow
Little Marlow Cricket Club
The Recreation Ground, Church Road, Little Marlow, Bucks SL7 5RQ
Fitness
Oasis Fitness Centre
Globe Park, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, SL7 1LU
Tel: 01628 475709
Football
Marlow Football Club Ltd
Alfred Davis Ground, Oak Tree Road, Marlow, SL7 3ED
Tel: 01628 483970
Gliding
Booker Gliding Centre, Wycombe Air Park, Marlow, Bucks. www.bookergliding.co.uk
Trial lessons and training in gliders. Flights often pass over Marlow - what better way of seeing the town!
Golf
Harleyford Golf & Country Lodge
Harleyford Estate, Henley Road, Marlow
Tel: 01628 487878
Visitors welcome with a handicap and at the club's discretion.
Hockey
Marlow Hockey Club
c/o Marlow Sports Club, Pound Lane, Marlow, SL7.
We run 4 men's teams and 2 women's teams. Also a strong junior colts section. We
would welcome players of any level to come and play for a social club - contact Margot Nicholls on 01628 521830.
Petanque
Marlow Petanque Club
Meets at Marlow Sports Club, Pound Lane, Marlow on Thursday evenings at 8pm.
For further information, tel: 01628 521783
Rowing
Marlow Rowing Club
Marlow Bridge Lane, Marlow. Note: provision for disabled persons.
Club's Tel: 01628 482366 (answering machine). www.marlowrowingclub.org.uk
Steve Redgrave is Marlow Rowing Club's most famous member.
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Boat Club
Rugby
Marlow Rugby Football Club
Riverwoods, Marlow
Tel: 01628 483911
Sailing
Bisham Abbey Sailing School
At Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, on the River Thames near Marlow. Tel: 01628 474960
Dinghy courses, weekdays or weekends for adults and juniors.
Navigation courses - intensive shore-based plus the new RYA Inland Waters Helmsman's Course and RYA Powerboat, levels 1 & 2.
Marlow Sailing Club
Located approximately 2 miles upstream of the town of Marlow, between Temple Lock and the National Sports Centre at Bisham Abbey.
Shooting
Marlow Rifle & Pistol Club
Meets at Court Garden Leisure Centre, Pound Lane, and at the army training grounds in Bisley, near Woking.
Squash
Bisham Abbey Squash Club
Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, Bisham, Near Marlow, Buckinghamshire
For further details either phone (01628) 783625 or e-mail hilary@bishamsquash.co.uk
Swimming
Court Garden Leisure Complex, Marlow.
Tennis
Marlow Lawn Tennis Club
Marlow Sports Club, Pound Lane, Marlow
Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre
Near Marlow. Tel: 01628 476911 Ext 238
Junior summer tennis courses - intensive courses of 3-5 days for 8-16 year olds,
structured for beginners, improvers and advanced.
Housewives groups available.
Water Sports
Marlow Water Ski Club
Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow. Tel: 01628 473453. Email info@marlowwaterski.co.uk
Slalom, wakeboard, kneeboard, barefoot, Ski Nautique. Guests welcome.
Westhorpe Water Sports Club
Westhorpe Farm House, Westhorpe, Marlow. Tel: 01628 486617
Sailing, water-skiing, jet-skiing and windsurfing.
Westhorpe Water Ski Club
Westhorpe Farm, Little Marlow, Marlow. Tel: 01628 472330
Interest Groups
Age Concern
Age Concern holds a workshop on Tuesdays from 2-4pm at Liston Hall
The Phoenix Group for stroke patients meets on Mondays from 2-4pm at Liston Hall
Antiques
Marlow Antiques Society
Meets at 8pm on Thursdays in All Saints Church Hall, The Causeway, Marlow
Archaeology
Marlow Archaeological Society
As well as our regular talks, outings and workshops, we plan regular field walks in the
Marlow area, gathering artefacts which tell us how people lived here thousands of years ago.
To become a member contact: Membership Secretary , Marlow Archaeological Society,
9 Spinfield Lane, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 2JT
Art and Craft
Marlow Art & Crafts Society
Painting class held on Monday mornings in term time at Liston Hall
Rainbow Art Children's Club
Meets on Monday afternoons in the Thames Room, Liston Hall
Marlow Floral Arts Club
Meets from 7.30-10pm on 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in the Pugin Rooms, St Peter's Church.
Tel: 01628 487568 for more information.
Bridge
Bridge Club
Meets in the Garden Room, Liston Hall on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm
Contact Marlow Community Association on 01628 472558
Childbirth/Children
NCH - Action for Children - Marlow Area Support Group
Tumble Tots
Meets on Friday mornings and afternoons in term time at Liston Hall
Marlow and Maidenhead Childbirth Trust
Offers postnatal support as well as holding regular social events and working mums' groups.
Tel: Sonia Winter on 01628 36536
Community, Housing and Residential Associations
Marlow Community Association
Liston Hall, Liston Road, Marlow. Tel: 01628 472558
Marlow Residents Association
Dancing
Marlow Folk Dance Club
Meets at Liston Hall on 2nd and 4th Fridays from 8pm - 10.30pm
For further information, contact Margaret Davies on 01628 485722 or Janet Leavey on 01628 485657
Marlow Scottish Country Dance Club
Meets at Liston Hall at 8pm every 2nd and 4th Wednesday
For further information, contact Clare Haslam on 01628 890658
Marlow School of Dance
Classes (mainly for children) in ballet, tap, modern, jazz and Spanish
Contact: Valerie Bishop on 01494 8811281
Tea Dances
Old Time and Ballroom dancing to 'live' music at Liston Hall on the 2nd Thursday each month from 3-5pm
Contact Marlow Community Association on 01628 472558
Contemporary Dance Class by Joan Williams from 7-9pm on Tuesdays in Liston Hall.
Dog Training
Dog Training Club
Meets at Liston Hall on Monday evenings from 6.30pm until late
Contact Marlow Community Association on 01628 472558
Food and Drink
Marlow and District Winemakers
Meets on the 4th Thursday evening of the month in the Garden Room, Liston Hall
For further information, phone 01628 474196
Gardening/Horticulture
Marlow and District Horticultural Society
Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 8pm at the British Legion Hall, Station Approach
Health/Medical
The Alternative Club
Run by Vanessa Broadhurst, the club aims to inform people of the source of most of the complementary therapies available in the Thames Valley Area. Meets at 8pm on every
fourth Wednesday of the month in the Red Cross Centre behind the Doctors' House in Victoria Road, off Glade Road. Speakers from various branches of the alternative therapy
world. Admission is £4 at the door.
Marlow Society
The Marlow Society is a civic society dedicated to protecting the heritage of Marlow and its environs. Its aims are to
- promote high standards of planning and architecture
- educate the public in local geography, history and architecture
- conserve and develop features of historic and/or public interest within the Marlow area.
Membership is open to all who support these aims. Members are also able to enjoy the lectures and other events arranged by the society for a reduced charge. Annual
membership subscriptions are currently £10 for a household (2 adults and dependents at one address), £7 for individuals and £50 for companies. Life membership is also
available. Application forms are available from the Membership Secretary, David Steele, Quarry Lodge, Quarry Wood, Marlow, SL7 1RF (e-mail dss@imf.co.uk, tel: 01628
482959). Further information is available from the Hon Secretary, Mr Geoff Giddings, on 01628 483766.
The Society organises both social meetings for Members and meetings open to the public
on matters of both contemporary and historic interest. Our Local History Group produces highly regarded publications such as The Marlow Historian and Snapshots of Marlow in
2000 - copies of which are available from the Tourist Information Centre.
Model Clubs
Marlow, Maidenhead and District Model Railway Club
Music
Marlow Amateur Operatic Society
Meets at Liston Hall at 8pm on Thursday evenings.
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The Marlow Town Band
We are a brass band that rehearse on Monday evenings in the Band Hall, Wethered Road, Marlow. We perform at a number of events in the town during
the year including the Regatta, the carnival, and several other times in Higginson Park.
We welcome any new players.
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National Trust
The National Trust meets from 8-10pm on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at Liston Hall.
Parent and Toddler
Parent and Toddler Group
Meets at Liston Hall from 10-12 on Thursday mornings
Contact Marlow Community Association on 01628 472558
Photography
Marlow Camera Club
Meets at Bovingdon Green Village Hall, Chalkpit Lane, Marlow each Tuesday from
September to May at 7.45pm for 8pm and throughout the summer at a variety of locations on alternate Tuesdays.
For further information, please telephone the Secretary on 01296 623066.
Political Parties/Groups
Wycombe Conservative Association (Marlow Branch)
Wycombe & Marlow Green Party
Professional Organisations
The Rotary Club of Marlow (No. 7180, District 1090, RIBI)
Formed over 50 years ago, the club has over 40 members and, with a very active
programme of business, community and social events, is a well established part of the life of Marlow town.
The club meets every Thursday at the T J O'Reilley's, Marlow Bottom Road, Marlow
Bottom at 12.45pm for 1pm. There is an evening club for those who cannot make lunchtime meetings (contact Fred Platt on 01628 472306 for details). For further information contact:
President 1999/2000 - Peter Bailey, Woodwinds, Henley Road, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 2BZ (tel: 01628 476610)
Marlow Round Table
Railways
Marlow & District Railway Society
All meetings are held at: Royal British Legion, Station Approach, Marlow at 7.45 for 8.00
pm. On the 3rd Thursday of each month with the exception of August.
Our meetings in Year 2002:
Thursday 17 January - Members Photographic Evening
Thursday 21 February - AGM followed by Bring and Buy sale of books, video, etc
Thursday 21 March - Film Night - Frank Banfield - a selection of old railway related 16mm movies
Thursday 18 April - The Waterloo and City Railway (The Drain) John Liffin
Thursday 16 May - The Welsh Highland Railway Project Ivan Moore
Thursday 20 June - The Blue Bell Railway extension - Mike Mason
Thursday 21 July - Merchant Navy locomotives - Eric Samuel
Thursday 19 September - Colour Rail - Ron White - Show of old slides
Thursday 17 October - Through the lens pt 2 - Andrew Bell
Thursday 21 November - Pre war slide pt 2 - Chris Youett
Thursday 19 December - Xmas gathering - Quiz /supper/raffle etc
River Thames
River Thames Society
Royal British Legion
Marlow R B L
The Branch Secretary, R B L Club, Station Approach, Marlow
Social Clubs
Cameo Club (lunch by invitation for the housebound)
Meets at Liston Hall every 3rd and 4th Wednesdays
Contact Marlow Community Association on 01628 472558
Four Seasons Club
Meets on 1st Wednesday morning of the month and 3rd Thursday afternoon of the month at Liston Hall
Membership is open to all Marlovians over 18. Membership details from Mr Ray Khan on 01628 474095.
Friday Club - social club for the elderly, transport available.
Held from 10am-3pm in the Garden Room at Liston Hall
Contact Marlow Community Association on 01628 472558
South Bucks Plus Group
Meets every Wednesday from 8.30pm at T J O'reillys, 61 Marlow Bottom Road, Marlow.
18 Plus is a nationwide social and activities organisation for young adults aged 18-35. It offers its members the chance to meet new people, make new friends and enjoy a wide
range of weekday and weekend activities on a local, Area and National basis. It is non party political and non religious. There are over 100 groups throughout the UK which
hold regular weekly meetings and are run by their members for their members. All the groups are part of the National federation of 18 plus groups. 18 Plus is a non-profit
making voluntary organisation which raises money for charity.
National federation of 18 plus groups: Head Office 8-10 Church Street Chambers,
Church Street, Newent, Glos. GL18 1PP. Telephone 01531 821210.
South Bucks Plus email - info@southbucksplus.co.uk
Head Office email - office@18plus.org.uk
The Rotaract Club of Marlow
Rotaract is a social and community action group for 18 to 29 year olds with clubs all over
the world.
The Western Front Association, Thames Valley Branch
This branch has some 50 enthusiasts who meet to discuss the First World War.
Town Twinning
Marlow Town Twinning Association
Theatre
The Marlow Entertainers
The Marlow Players
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers meetings are held on Wednesday mornings in Liston Hall
Women's Groups
Marlow Evening Townswomen's Guild
Meets at Liston Hall, Chapel Street, Marlow on first Wednesday of each month at 7.45pm.
National Women's Register - Marlow Branch
Contact Isobel Momber, tel: 01628 476004
Young People's Clubs and Activities
Air Training Corps 1811 (Marlow) Squadron
ATC HQ, The Armoury, Institute Road, Marlow, SL7 1BL. Tel: 01628 488104
Email: amghbwatc@barclays.net
12th Marlow Army Cadet Force
Marlow Sea Cadets
Girl Guides (Marlow District)
Scouts (Marlow District)
Beaver Lodge Youth Club
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