Clubs & Societies
Abbeydale Writers
Venue: Dore and Totley United Reformed Church in Sheffield (S17 3QS)
Meetings are held at 7pm on Tuesday nights.
The group has existed for well over twenty years and is a serious, though very supportive, writing group. The group aims to help writers to improve and grow. New members should not be daunted as the group has a very wide mix of abilities and everyone is welcome. Abbeydale Writers operates with the help of the WEA If you would like more information then please contact the group via the weblink: http://www.abbeydale-writers.co.uk
Contact: Barry Nicholls, on 01909 560 887
Christ Church Dore Ladies Group
Venue: Dore Parish Church Hall, Townhead Road
Meetings are held at 7.45pm on the first Tuesday of the month. Membership is open to all women both from the local churches and the wider community and visitors are always welcome. The Ladies’ Group provides a valuable link between church and the wider community welcoming women of all ages for fellowship, talks, presentations, visits out, social and occasional fundraising events at our monthly meetings. Friendship and supporting one another is an important part of a group like ours. We have time after each meeting to socialise with old and new friends and get to know newcomers to the village or group.
Contact: Lesley Vernon, Leader Ladies’ Group: 0114 236 8185
Dore Garden Club
The Dore Garden Club meets monthly with the exception of August and December and has a varied programme of talks, visits and outings. More details can be found about the Club here.
Dore Gilbert & Sullivan Society
The society was founded in 1970 and produced their first show, HMS Pinafore, in 1972. Since then the society has gone from strength to strength.
The Society has a good reputation for producing high quality performances of G&S operettas and concerts of more varied music throughout the year. Their main production is in April at the University Drama Studio, Glossop Road, Sheffield.
They are always eager to welcome new members both singing and technical, so if you are over 16 years old and are interested in finding out more, please visit their Contact Information page and get in touch. They rehearse from September to April on Wednesday nights at Millhouses Methodist Church Hall on Millhouses Lane from 7:30-10:00pm.
More details can be found on their Facebook page here.
Dore Male Voice Choir
The Choir was formed in 1964 and has gained competition successes in many national music festivals as well as singing at the prestigious Llangollen International Eisteddfod on six occasions. Other performances have included concerts in York Minster and the Albert Hall as well as radio and TV appearances, and a new CD has recently been produced.
Overseas concert tours have included visits to Germany, Austria, Paris, Amsterdam, Cyprus and Jersey. We have also been to Bruges, singing in the cathedral, and Ghent, with an invitation to sing at the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate, Ypres.
The choir welcomes new singers and meets in the Church Hall on Townhead Road at 7:15 on Thursdays.
More information can be found on the choir website: www.doremalevoicechoir.com
Dore Mercia Townswomen's Guild
Venue: Dore Parish Church Hall, Townhead Road.
The main Guild Meeting takes place on the second Tuesday of the month from 9.30am for a 10 am start (except August and December when there is a Birthday Lunch and Christmas Lunch). Meetings start with coffee, then there is a short business meeting followed by a speaker, usually finishing around 11.30 am.
Annual subscription £25. Visitors at meeting £2.
There are also other sub-sections: keep fit (weekly), choir (weekly), social studies (monthly), walking (monthly), and various outings.
Contact: Marguerite Lane, Honorary Secretary: 0114 236 5461.
Current events
Dore Scouts
Venue: Scout Headquarters, Rushley Road
Beavers (6 & 7 years) - Mondays and Wednesday 6.00pm to 7.00pm
Cubs (8 to 10 years) - Tuesdays and Thursdays 6.45pm to 8.15pm
Scouts (10 to 13 years) - Mondays and Fridays 7.15pm. to 9.15pm
Explorers (14 to 18 years) - Wednesdays 7.30p to 9.30pm
Contact: Eddy Butler: 0114 236 1263 or visit their website at: www.dorescouts.co.uk
Guides, Brownies and Rainbows
Guides, Brownies and Rainbows meet every week:
Rainbows (Age 5 - 7) There are two groups: one meets on a Monday and the other on a Thursday.
Brownies (Age 7 - 10). There are three groups: one meets on a Wednesday, one on a Thursday and one on a Friday.
Guides (10 - 14). There are two groups: one meets on a Wednesday and the other on a Friday.
For new enquiries for girls or any adult volunteers please go to the Girlguiding UK website, select ‘get involved’ and register your interest on there. For any further enquiries about Rainbows, Brownies or Guides, or anyone already in Guiding moving into to the Dore area please contact:
Andrea Atkinson
Blackamoor District Commissioner
Email: blackamoordistrict@gmail.com
Website: www.girlguidingblackamoor.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/blackamoorguiding
Wyvern Walkers
This is an informal grouping of people who take part in leisurely morning walks of about 6 miles duration, starting in the village at 9:30 and returning by 13.30. Walks take place about every three weeks throughout the year. More details can be found here.