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 groups 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
Thursday 15 May 2025, 6:00pm
Saturday 17 May 2025, 3:00pm
Monday 19 May 2025, 10:30am
Saturday 24 May 2025, 3:00pm
Saturday 31 May 2025, 3:00pm
Group Articles
This will be suitable for walkers and cyclists and will include road classifications, paths, contours and symbols, along with the merits of GPS. We envisage a one-off meeting of two hours with the possible follow-up of a walk. Please send your contact details, including phone number, to William to get on the list. Six names will ensure that we go ahead.
Contact: William Armitage 01462 643537; newideas@lalg.org.uk
Saturdays, 3pm - 4pm (beginning 5 April)
St Thomas Church Hall, 103 Bedford Road SG6 4DU. Dancing/moving freely, creatively and for fun. A safe space for you to be yourself in the company of others. Varied music. No dancing experience required. Everyone is welcome. Hosted by Rosa, a qualified and experienced dance/movement therapist. First session free. Subsequently, £8 for LALG members (£10 for non-members). Places are limited so pre-booking is essential. Book or send any queries by emailing Rosa.
And now for something entirely different. A gathering of minds to fuel lively debates, enlightened talks, artists and writers, music and the unexpected. We expect to meet monthly at a pub or similar in the evening. If interested, please send your contact details to William.
Contact: William Armitage 01462 643537; newideas@lalg.org.uk
This group is for members whose first language is not English, although one or two native speakers would be welcome. Please get in touch if you are interested.
Contact: Jackie 07970 407635; newideas@lalg.org.uk
We have no shortage of suggestions for new groups but we need more people to help us make them happen, or keep going.
Could you spare a couple of hours each month to nurse a group into life? You don’t need any special skills and we can give you plenty of support.
Broadway Hotel Bar, Eastcheap SG6 3DE. No need to book; just turn up.
This group will be for members to share ideas and skills for making the most of garden produce – storing fruit, nuts and vegetables, preserving, bottling, freezing, pickling and making jam, wine and soup.
Monday 19 May, 10.30am
Growing and eating edible fruit.
Contact: William Armitage 01462 643537; newideas@lalg.org.uk
Coffee groups are an important part of the LALG social life. All welcome, from Stotfold, Arlesey and beyond.
Please contact William to get on the list
Contact: William Armitage 01462 643537; newideas@lalg.org.uk
Letchworth Nature Group
LALG is in the process of setting up a new nature group, initially supported by Emma Dagless, Nature and Wellbeing Manager at Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation. We envisage meeting every one to two months, with small subgroups leading on nature in gardens, allotments, the Greenway and more. Come along to one of our meetings.
Thursdays 10 April, 6pm - 8pm and 15 May, 6pm - 8pm One Garden City (Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation), Broadway SG6 3BF.
