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Local Groups

St Barnabas Church is at the heart of the local community and many local groups meet in our buildings. This page summarises the activities that meet in the Church hall.

The information on this page is supplied by the organisers of the classes, please contact them directly for full details. St Barnabas Church does not check this information and is not responsible for any of the classes organised by independent groups.

Mondays

  • Yoga with Ami. 12:00-1:15pm, all year. Organiser: Ami Roy. Contact: 07971 783956 or 0118 947 9178, email: yogamiroy@gmail.com.

  • 1st Emmer Green Rainbows. 5:30-6:30pm, term time. Contact email: kitty_leeds@yahoo.co.uk.

  • Pilates with Harriet. 7:00-8:00pm, organiser: Harriet Wilkinson.

Tuesdays

  • Zumba Gold. 9:45-10:30am, term time. Organiser: Daniela Capasso. Contact: 07900 307520, email: dcapesso67@gmail.com. Zumba gold is a gentle dance exercise to Latin/American music, for older adults, beginners and people new to exercise.
     
  • Divas & Dudes Dance Academy. 3:45-7:15pm, term time. Organiser Steph Maxwell. Contact 07803 164401, email: steph@ddacademy.co.uk, website: www.ddacademy.co.uk. The classes we run are as follows:
    • 3.30pm Pre-school Ballet (age 2.5 to 4 yrs)
    • 4pm Primary Ballet (5 to 7 yrs)
    • 4.30pm Mini-Street (5 to 8 yrs)
    • 5pm Grade 1 Modern (5 to 8 yrs)
    • 5.30pm Grade 3 Modern (9 to 12 yrs)
    • 6.15pm Senior Jazz (12 to 15 yrs)
    • 7.15pm Grade 5 Modern (13 to 16 yrs)
       
  • Yoga with Ami.  12:00-1:15pm, all year. Organiser: Ami Roy. Contact: 07971 783956 / 0118 947 9178, email: yogamiroy@gmail.com.

Wednesdays

  • AGE UK Tai Chi Classes. 9:45am and 11:00am, all year. Organised by AGE UK Berkshire. Contact: 0118 959 4242, website: www.ageuk.org.uk/berkshire/activities-and-events/tai-chi/. Gentle exercises aimed at preventing falls and increasing muscle strength. Sessions last for 45 minutes and are followed by refreshments. £5.00 per session and the first session is FREE.
     
  • Rosehill Ladies. 2:00-4:00pm on 1st Wednesday in each month, all year. Organiser: Sue Green. Contact: 0118 947 7570, email: suegreen@hotmail.com. Our meetings have a variety of talks, demonstrations and competitions. There is a book club, the ladies that lunch and various trips. We enjoy tea and biscuits at each meeting. You do not need to be a member of the church so come along and meet your neighbours. We are a friendly bunch.
     
  • Art Workshop. 12:30-3:30pm (not first Wednesday in the month), term time. Organiser: Diana Hartrup. Contact: 0118 9475 837, email: diana.hartrup@gmail.com. We are a group who come together to draw and paint, we often do a joint project to try to extend our art skills using different mediums and collective ideas. The sessions are relaxed, working out at about £7 a session. The Workshop developed from classes held for Adult Education sadly no more. Please get in touch if you are interested and come along to meet us.
     
  • 2nd Emmer Green Brownies. 6.15-7.45pm, term time. For more information, please contact Sarah: 2ndemmergreenbrownies@gmail.com.

Thursdays

  • Pilates with Sue. 9:15-10:15am, term time. Organised by Pilates Parfait, Sue Hopcutt. Contact: 07939 232665, email: pilatesparfait@gmail.com, website: www.suespilatesparfait.com. Pilates is all about posture, strengthening, flexibility and mobility! I can help with osteoporosis, scoliosis, pre- and post-natal, menopause, hip, back and spine dysfunction. There are many benefits of Pilates exercise, it can be adjusted to fit the needs of all ages and abilities. Pilates is suitable for men, women, elite athletes, seniors, pregnant women, people with back pain, sportsmen and women in golf, rugby, football, skiers and everyone in between. I can teach you Pilates and help you get in shape. The first Class is free for new customers.
     
  • KFA Moves. 10:30-11:30am, term time. Organised by Maureen Maude, Dance exercise class. Contact: 0118 961 3508, email: maureen.maude@icloud.com, website: https://keepfit.community/. Whether you’ve danced before or you’re an exercise beginner, a KFA (Keep Fit Association) class offers something special and original. Along with a wide range of music, a mixture of exercise and dance will give you a whole body workout and a lot of fun. I’m a qualified, experienced KFA teacher who loves music, movement and dance and the confidence and pleasure it brings to people at all ages and levels of fitness. Free Taster session.
     
  • 1st Emmer Green Brownies. 6:00-7:30pm, term time. For more information, please contact Debbie and Michelle: 1stemmergreenbrownies@gmail.com.

Fridays

  • Reading School of Dance. 4:00-7:00pm, term time. Organised by Josie Norman. Contact: 07856 870559, email: josie.norman@hotmail.co.uk, website: www.readingschoolofdance.com, Facebook: www.facebook.com/readingschoolofdance, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rsodance1/. Reading School Of Dance specialises in mainstream Hip-Hop and street dance starting from the age of 4+ year olds. We offer a chance to be creative, build confidence, meet new friends and experience something new. We give our students amazing opportunities and we will go that extra mile for our students.
    • 4-4.30pm Didi (4-8 years)
    • 4.30-5pm Didi (4-8 years)
    • 5-6pm HipHop 1 (8-11 years)
    • 6-7pm HipHop 1 (11-14 years)

 

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