Updated October 2021
Click on any of the links below to visit Slough’s neighbouring U3A groups: –
Local support & social groups – follow links for more information.
- Active Slough – a selection of activities such as walks or seated exercise suitable for the over 50’s
- Age UK Berkshire offers a number free services – Information & Advice, Befriending, Getting Out & About. For more information visit the drop-in centre at 29 Church Street, Slough, SL1 1PL
- Alzheimer’s Dementia Support based in Maidenhead offers constructive practical guidance and a wide range of services to help people in the local community whose lives are directly or indirectly affected by Dementia.
- Apna Virsa – a community organisation that aims to contribute to community cohesion, tolerance and integration and to increase access to learning opportunities in fun and creative ways for individuals and families.
- Berkshire Vision – We provide vital practical and friendly support, sport and activities to visually impaired children and adults, and their families in Berkshire. Helping to develop confidence and live independent lives safely.
- Healthwatch Slough is the consumer champion for health and social care locally. We want to hear about your experiences of using services in Slough – we’re here to make sure that those running services, put people at the heart of care.
- The Silver Line is the only free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
- Slough Carers Support A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability or a mental health problem cannot cope without their support. Slough Carers Support can help.
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- Royal Voluntary Service Berkshire We have volunteers across Berkshire who offer help and support for anyone living with, affected by or at risk of multiple health issues, loneliness and isolation.
- Slough Talking Newspaper, operating since 1979, provides a service for visually impaired people living within Slough and the surrounding villages.
- Slough Older People’s Forum (no website) provides information & campaigns on issues relative to older people’s lives. Meetings at Kingsway United Reformed Church, Church Street SL1 1SZ on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 1:30 pm.
- Meet & Mingle is a voluntary, non-profit organisation which helps to empower and support women whilst building lifelong friendships and having fun.
- Men’s Matters run a weekly drop-in for older men every Tuesday at Longwood Park Resource Centre, Common Road, Langley, SL3 8TN. The aim of Men’s Matters is to bring together older men from all walks of life to form new friendships and participate in activities that contribute to their good health, overall well-being and learning new skills.
- Slough Happiness Collective – Happiness get-togethers are a chance to meet like-minded people and take some time to explore how we can make ourselves and others happier.
- Slough Senior Citizens Group promotes healthy living for Senior Citizens. Regular weekly exercise sessions (yoga and keep fit), as well as occasional workshops and seminars on health-related subjects.
Other social and sports clubs in & around Slough:
- Burnham Community Library managed by a small team of excellent staff assisted by the Friends of Burnham Library. We offer a wide range of activities and events to both delight the community and to raise funds to help keep the library going.
- Cippenham Bowls Club (no website)
- Cippenham Table Tennis Club
- The Curve Choir – (no website)
- Eton Wick History Group
- Farnham Common Community Library
- Friends of Slough Canal
- Gerrards Cross Summer Schools run in July-August every year, covering a wide variety of topics.
- Hedgerley Historical Society meet monthly at the Memorial Hall in Kiln Lane SL2 3UZ.
- Herschel Astronomical Society
- Jubilee River Riverside Centre – Slough’s new water sports centre offering Rowing, Kayaking and more.
- Maidenhead Folk Club meets every Thursday evening at the New Inn.
- Middle Thames Archaeological and Historical Society meets on the 2nd Friday of each month at St Andrew’s Church Centre in Stoke Poges
- Slough Allotment Federation (no website)
- Slough & Windsor Railway Society. The Society meets for illustrated talks on Friday nights in a former Great Western Railway building adjacent to Slough railway station. Non-members are most welcome.
- Slough Bowls Club
- Slough Community Soul Choir We meet fortnightly Wednesdays at Home Slough from 7pm until 9pm. Open to all!
- Slough Co-operative Film Society showing contemporary films in a friendly environment.
- Slough Freewheelers are a local group of leisure cyclists, some of whom are trained Sky Ride Leaders. We meet once a month on a Saturday and tailor our rides according to the abilities of the riders that turn up on the day.
- Slough History Online – a website packed with local information
- Slough Museum – an archive of Slough’s fascinating history.
- Slough Philharmonic Society The full-sized symphony orchestra combines professional and amateur musicians, usually auditioning for membership. The orchestra is always looking for experienced players. We give four or five concerts each season, including two choral concerts.
- Slough Writers is a friendly and supportive group for writers of all abilities, meeting every Monday evening. Workshops, discussions, competitions, feeback, and guest speakers.
- St Kitts & Nevis Association Slough – supporting the local community, especially those of Caribbean heritage.
- Stoke Poges Photographic club hold regular meetings are at 8pm every Tuesday at The Village Centre, Roger’s Lane, Everyone will always be welcomed whenever they decide to come along.
- Stoke Poges, Wexham and Fulmer Horticultural Society We have four lecture evenings during the year on wide ranging topics. Our Spring Plant Sale is also very popular and affords a wonderful opportunity to purchase a variety of plants, some grown by our members and others grown commercially but sold at a discount.
- The Stoke Poges Society the preservation and study of all matters relating to the history and development of Stoke Poges.
- Stoke Poges Bridge Club Playing on Monday afternoons from 1.30pm – 5pm in the main hall of St Andrew’s Church, Rogers Lane. We are very friendly and will always find you a partner.
- South Bucks Archers – Our shooting ground is at St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School, 1 Langley Road, Slough SL3 7AF. where we have use of their large field and sports hall.
- Wexham Bowls Club
- Windsor Bridge Club
- Windsor Historical Society or https://windsorlocalhistory.group/
- Windsor Photographic Society
- Windsor & District Ramblers are a branch of the national Ramblers charity with an extensive and varied program of walks to suit all abilities in and around Windsor and Slough.