= Link to web site 
= Link to Facebook page 
= Link to page in WISH site
DIRECTORY - PAGE 3 (N TO Z) [E&OE!]
PAGE 1 (A-D) PAGE 2 (E-M)
Names Activities Locations Notes
This page is 'Under Construction'. It is Highly Likely that it contains errors and that there are significant omissions. Whilst polite corrections & suggestions would be most welcome, please accept that it will take us time to get the following to a good standard. It is 'getting there' but it may well take many more months before it can reasonably be viewed as 'really good'. Your help with reaching that stage as quickly as possible would be much appreciated! If we appear to have missed out an 'obvious' group, please check the Names Index in case we have included it under a different name.
= Link to web site = Link to Facebook page = Link to page in WISH site
= Link to the venue's page in Herefordshire County Council's web site
[We check these links from time to time but not frequently. Please let us know if a link has changed or otherwise become invalid.]
Participated in the Societies Fair on 18.11.18: 
= as stallholder, 
= otherwise
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NAVCA - THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ACTION
According to their web site, NAVCA "are the national membership charity for local voluntary sector infrastructure - the people who help others set up and run charities and community groups (- and) England's largest network of local charities and community groups."
Location: Countywide
Activities: Group Support
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ORCOP PARISH HALL
Location: Orcop
Activities: Venue
Venue hosting (Note 2): Parish Council, Keep Fit ('Sport & Exercise'), Fundraising, Age Concern
OWL GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME
An impressive Friendly Neighbour Scheme. The web site link goes to a page in the site of St. Weonards Benefice.
Locations: Orcop, St. Weonards and Llanwarne
Activities: Charitable, Social
Note: OWL may be contacted through owl@gvgi.uk.
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PARISH NEWS MAGAZINE
Monthly publication covering the parishes of St. Weonards, Garway, Orcop, Pencoyd, Tretire, Michaelchurch, Hentland and Hoarwithy. Whilst it does focus on supporting religious activities (C of E), it also contains local news, events & trade advertisements.
Location: Much of the East of South-West Herefordshire
Activities: Group Marketing, Religious
Note: This is one of the Parish Periodicals mentioned in Event04.
Pateshall Hall - see ALLENSMORE VILLAGE HALL
PETERCHURCH COMMUNITY CENTRE
At the heart of the Golden Valley, Peterchurch's hall is used by a number of local groups, hosts community events, and is available for private hire.
Location: Peterchurch
Activities: Venue
Venue hosting (Note 2): Parish Council, Keep Fit/Zumba ('Sport & Exercise'), Garden Club ('Life Skills'), Social, Fundraising, Scouts & Brownies/Rainbows (see Guides Brownies & Rainbows), Pensioners Club, Wedding Parties, Birthday Parties, Short Mat Bowling ('Sport & Exercise'), Dance (see Let's Move!)
PETERCHURCH HUB AT ST. PETER'S CENTRE
A true 'community hub' that supports a range of regular activities including a Chatty Cafe.
Location: Peterchurch
Activities: Venue
Venue hosting (Note 2): Community Library (see Community Libraries), Community Cafe, Arts Alive ('Art, Craft & Drama'), Borderlines events ('Entertainment'), Yoga ('Sport & Exercise'), Playgroup
Pontrilas Post Office - see CARE HEREFORDSHIRE
Pontrilas (Women's Institute) - see WOMEN'S INSTITUTE (W.I.)
Pontrilas (Young Farmers) - see YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS
PRESTON-ON-WYE VILLAGE HALL
Location: Preston-on-Wye
Activities: Venue
Venue hosting (Note 2): -
Probus (Ewyas Harold) - see GOLDEN VALLEY PROBUS CLUB
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Rainbows - see GUIDES BROWNIES & RAINBOWS
ROWLESTONE WOMEN'S GUILD
Location: Rowlestone
Activities: Social
Note: An independent women's group that meets at the Rowlestone Village Hall. E-mail contact via temp@gvgi.uk.
ROWLESTONE VILLAGE HALL
Location: Rowlestone
Activities: Venue
Venue hosting (Note 2): Women's Guild, Fundraising, Community Events
Rural Hub - see HEREFORDSHIRE RURAL HUB
RURAL MEDIA CHARITY
"Using creative and digital arts for community engagement, education and social change".
Location: Countywide
Activities: 'Art, Craft & Drama', Charitable
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ST. MICHAEL'S HALL, EWYAS HAROLD
This hall supports the Church of St. Michael's & All Angels. It has a small car park, supported by some on-street parking, and is used for a wide range of regular activities. The hall has a kitchen, toilets and 3 useful rooms. The web site link goes to the church's page in 'A Church near You'.
Location: Ewyas Harold
Activities: Religious, Venue
Venue hosting (Note 2): Brownies & Guides (see Guides Brownies & Rainbows), Pilates ('Sport & Exercise'), Exercise class for the elderly ('Sport & Exercise'), Social events ('Social')
Note: Contact is Ruth Truelove (ruthtruelove@btinternet.com).
ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPICE, HEREFORD
A charity that warrants much admiration and respect for its services to those who need palliative and similar care.
Location: Hereford
Activities: Charitable, Health & Well-being
St. Peter's Centre - see PETERCHURCH HUB AT ST. PETER'S CENTRE
ST. WEONARDS VILLAGE HALL
Location: St. Weonards
Activities: Venue
Venue hosting (Note 2): Parish Council, WI, Social, Fundraising, Young Farmers' Club ('Farming Community')
SCOUTS CUBS & BEAVERS
There are two groups for Scouts, Cubs & Beavers in the region. The web link above goes to the national site. The web site links below go to the pages for the two groups within that national site.
Location: Nationwide
Activities: Children, Life Skills, Youth Groups
Note. There are pages in the National site for the following: '1st Golden Valley (Madley)' and 'Ewyas Harold Scout Group' . They meet at the Madley Village Hall and Ewyas Harold Memorial Hall respectively.
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(THE) TEMPLE BAR INN, EWYAS HAROLD
Location: Ewyas Harold
Activities: Business, Venue
Note: An Inn that hosts various charitable & other events.
THE DIARY
Periodical covering parishes at the area to the East of the Golden Valley. The link goes to the page for The Diary within the web site of Little Dewchurch Parish Council. [This entry is still being researched.]
Location: Little Dewhurch & District
Activities: Group Marketing
Note: This is one of the Parish Periodicals mentioned in Event04.
THE LINK
Monthly publication covering parishes at the North end of the Golden Valley. Whilst it does report religious activities, it also contains local news, events & trade advertisements. [This entry is till being researched.]
Location: Dorstone & District
Activities: Group Marketing, Religious
Note: This is one of the Parish Periodicals mentioned in Event04.
TRACKING THE NEWS
Monthly publication covering parishes to the East of the Golden Valley. Whilst it does report religious activities, it also contains local news, events & trade advertisements. [This entry still being researched.]
Location: Madley & District
Activities: Group Marketing, Religious
Note: This is one of the Parish Periodicals mentioned in Event04.
TURNASTONE COURT FARM
"Promoting wildlife-friendly farming and campaigning for a living, working countryside."
Location: Turnastone
Activities: Charitable, Farming Community
Turnastone Memorial Hall - see VOWCHURCH & TURNASTONE MEMORIAL HALL
Twinning Group - see EWYAS HAROLD TWINNING ASSOCIATION
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U3A - UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
The three ages are 1. Pre-career, 2. Career, 3. Post-career. This organisation is spreading around the world, delivering social activities that 'have an intellect-stimulating purpose' as well as some that do not. Our local one is based in Ewyas Harold and offers an eclectic range of group activities along with monthly meetings with talks/presentations.
Location: Ewyas Harold
General Activities: Educational, Social
Group Activities (as at 10.10.19): Art Appreciation & History ('Art, Craft & Drama'), Creative Writing ('Art, Craft & Drama', 'Life Skills'), Drama ('Art, Craft & Drama'), GDPR, IT ('Life Skills'), Poetry ('Art, Craft & Drama'), Singing for Fun ('Musical', 'Social'), Welsh Pronunciation ('Educational'), Bridge ('Life Skills', 'Social'), Cycling ('Sport & Exercise'), Food ('Life Skills'), History ('Educational'), Keep Fit ('Sport & Exercise'), Pub Lunch ('Social'), Tai Chi ('Sport & Exercise')
Note: Other nearby U3A organisations include Hereford (web page here), Leominster (web page here), Ross on Wye (web page here), Ledbury (web page here), and Hay on Wye (web page here).
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VILLAGE PUMP
Monthly publication covering the parishes of Blakemere, Moccas, Preston-on-Wye and Tyberton. Whilst it does report religious activities (mainly C of E), it also contains local news, events & trade advertisements.
Location: the northern end of the Golden Valley
Activities: Group Marketing, Religious
Note: This is one of the Parish Periodicals mentioned in Event04.
VISIT HEREFORDSHIRE
Location: Countywide
Activities: Group Marketing
VOWCHURCH & TURNASTONE MEMORIAL HALL
Location: Turnastone, Vowchurch
Activities: Venue
Venue hosting (Note 2): Parish Council, Social, Keep Fit/Yoga ('Sport & Exercise'), Playgroup, Garden Club ('Life Skills'), Cinema, Fundraising, Local Produce market with cafe ('Farming Community'), Dance Lessons ('Sport & Exercise'), Suppers and Lunches
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WALKING GROUPS
There are a number of walking groups in the region. We will list them here as they come to our attention.
Location: Eaton Bishop, Ewyas Harold
Activities: Sport & Exercise
Note:
- Ewyas Harold: Friday mornings (contact EWWalkers@gvgi.uk)
WALTERSTONE VILLAGE HALL
Location: Walterstone
Activities: Venue
Venue hosting (Note 2): Parish Council, Social, Fundraising
WEA - see WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
WHATS ON GOLDEN VALLEY
Location: Golden Valley and surrounding district
Activities: Group marketing
Wildlife Trust - see BLACK MOUNTAINS WILDLIFE TRUST
WISH - WELLBEING INFORMATION AND SIGNPOSTING FOR HEREFORDSHIRE
WISH is playing an important role for the Hereforshire County Council in pulling together various health & care & social services. Their development of an online diary, and our wish to support it, was the main reason why we have suspended Event#03.
Location: Countywide
Activities: Charitable, Group Marketing, Group Support, Health & Well-being
Women's Guild (Abbeydore) - see ABBEYDORE LADIES GUILD
Women's Guild (Rowlestone) - see ROWLESTONE LADIES GUILD
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE (W.I.)
The WI is well-known to just about everyone. There are a number of branches in the region. We will list them here as they come to our attention. The links just above go to the web page within the national organisation's site for the Herefordshire Federation and to that federation's Facebook page.
Location: Allensmore, Dorstone, Longtown, Pontrilas
Activities: Social
Additional links:
- Allensmore
- Dorstone & District Branch
- Longtown & District Branch
- Pontrilas & District Branch (which meets at the Ewyas Harold Memorial Hall)
WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION (WEA)
'Learning for Life' with informative courses. A charity that is the UK's largest voluntary sector provider of adult education.
Location: Countywide
Activities: Charitable, Educational
Categories of courses include: Architecture Appreciation ('Educational'), Art Appreciation ('Art, Craft & Drama'), History ('Educational'), Literature Appreciation ('Art, Craft & Drama'), Music Appreciation ('Musical'), Natural & Social Sciences ('Educational')
WYE VALLEY BEE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION
Location: Countywide
Activities: Farming Community, Hobby
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YOUNG FARMERS' CLUBS
The links go to the web site and Facebook page of the Herefordshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs.
Location: Countywide
Activities: Farming Community, Social, Youth Groups
Note: The following venues have been identified as hosting meetings of local Young Farmers' Clubs: Allensmore Village Hall, Craswall Village Hall, Ewyas Harold Memorial Hall (for Pontrilas YFC ), Longtown Village Hall & St. Weonards Village Hall.
YSS (YOUR SUPPORT SERVICES), HEREFORDSHIRE
An independent charity that provides "community-based support services for the people who are vulnerable, have complex needs and who face difficult life changes."
Location: Countywide
Activities: Charitable
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Notes
(1) The entries for Activities show what the organisations do that are of relevance to us, using the categories that we use on the Activities Index, and so may exclude their other activities & interests. Where it is not reasonably obvious which category an activity reported above is being shown on the Activities Index, that category is shown in brackets (for example: Library is shown as in both the 'Educational' and 'Entertainment' categories).
(2) For Venues with a green apple next to the name (which links to a page within the directory of Community Halls in Herefordshire Council's web site), the 'Venue hosting' entry shows what was identified on that page as a 'regular activity' of that venue on 21.11.19 subject to any later amendments which are shown in italics. If you disagree with what is shown in the Council's web site, please advise the person who has been identified in that site as the Contact for the Hall. The relevant contact at the Council for this is named at our entry for that List here.