If you need help with launching a new LALG group or reviving an existing group, we are here to help. We can help with finding venues, getting publicity and even temporarily running the group. The team also supports groups that are struggling or in need of support.
New Ideas
Ideas for new groups are popping up all the time. You will see them in the newsletter, on social media and listed below.
Some New Ideas will disappear because they have become a group and you can look for them in the list of groups.
Others will disappear because they came to nothing.
If you want more details about any New Ideas, or you want to suggest one yourself, please contact newideas@lalg.org.uk or call the Group Support Team.
Contact Details
William Armitage - 01462 643537
Group Events
Wednesday 28 January 2026, 7:00pm
Wednesday 18 March 2026, 2:00pm
Group Articles
Please get in touch for details of our next meeting. Contact: Julia S newideas@lalg.org.uk
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Are you thinking of going out on your bike during the year? Are you interested in becoming
more confident in repairing a puncture and taking off/replacing the inner tube and wheel? If
so - contact Steve with the best time for you to attend a workshop - probably 6pm - 8pm.
Contact: Steve Green sport-events@lalg.org.uk
Thursday 19 February 10.30am Mrs Howard Memorial Hall, Letchworth SG6 1NX. Small charge to cover room hire. Novels, poems, plays, letters and paintings. Well known for Women in Love, Sons and Lovers and Lady Chatterley’s Lover. At our first meeting we will discuss how to start, by reading one of his novels or some other aspect. We will meet monthly in the daytime. Contact William to get on the list, A good attendance at this meeting will ensure we get going. Contact::William 01462 643537 newideas@lalg.org.uk
We are proposing a new Badminton group for beginners - involving 6 weeks of coaching on
the basics of playing the game. Venue/day/time/cost yet to be decided. If interested in
taking up a new game please contact Steve, with your preferred days/times. If popular, the
group could become a regular LALG badminton group.
Contact: Steve Green sport-events@lalg.org.uk
This great card game is based on Rummy and is fun to play. We hope to start a group in the Spring, probably on a Sunday in the Broadway hotel. Please contact Jackie if you are interested. Contact: Jackie 07970 407635 newideas@lalg.org.uk
Are you interested in joining other members for a run (distance decided by participants) one evening a week? We want to start this group in the spring when the lighter evenings arrive. If you would like to participate, contact Steve with the best evening/time for you.
Contact: Steve G. sport-events@lalg.org.uk
Friday 20 March, 11am
Miss Green Fingers, Eastcheap SG6 3DE
Do you play an instrument to a good standard, perhaps semi-professional player in the past or professional player, and would like to have a chance to make music with other players again? Contact Roger about the group, please let Roger know if you intend to come.
Contact: Roger E. 07597 784121; newideas@lalg.org.uk
Group for absolute beginners with little knowledge. Modern Synthesisers can be heard in the works of Kraftwork, Eno, and Tangerine Dream.
Contact: Robin Hall newideas@lalg.org.uk
Fashion, Dress, Style and Decoration Monday 9 February, 2.30pm at Miss Green Fingers, Eastcheap SG6 3DE. From beads to shoes, how we look matters. If you prefer evenings and would like details of what happened in the first meeting, please contact William. Contact: William Armitage 01462 643537; newideas@lalg.org.uk
Mrs Howard Memorial Hall, Norton Way South SG6 1NX
Wednesday 21 January, 2pm - 3.30pm Contrasting the British and American way of life. POSTPONED
Wednesday 18 March, 2pm - 3.30pm America in the World Today. A talk by Iwan Morgan, Emeritus Professor of US Studies, University College, London.
Contact: William Armitage 01462 643537; newideas@lalg.org.uk
Monday 9 February, 10.30am
David’s Café, Eastcheap, Letchworth SG6 3DE.
Jane Austen was born in Chawton, Hampshire, where she wrote her acclaimed novels. If you prefer evenings or would like details of what happened at the first meeting, please contact William.
Contact: William Armitage 01462 643537; newideas@lalg.org.uk
A monthly gathering for people who love food, flavour, and a good dinner party. We choose a cookbook and everyone cooks a dish from it; one person hosts, everyone else brings something delicious to share.
This New Idea will shortly become an LALG group and is already full.
Contact: Gina 07723 683485 newideas@lalg.org.uk
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Would you like to join a team of LALG members hoping to run a joint allotment? We have four people interested and would welcome more. Contact: Jackie S 07970 407635; newideas@lalg.org.uk
Alternate Wednesdays, 7pm in the Broadway Hotel bar. New members very welcome. Contact: Jill Chaffey 07855 729556; newideas@lalg.org.uk
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