Food, Raffle and Entertainment

Please join us for a fundraising event

• When: Saturday, 27th of January 2018 from 6pm to 10pm
• Where: Wootton Community Centre, Brannon Way, Wootton Bridge, Ryde, PO33 4NW

Tickets cost £7 for adults, £5 for 6-12 yrs old and free for children under 5

For tickets and further details contact either

• Anna 07795578849
• Niviera 07807156229
• Cecilia 07885764727 or
• Aireen 07514805961

Here is our flyer (pdf) for the event

Come and Join our New Equals Men’s Friendship Group. Our next informal meet and greet session is on

• Monday 12th February 2018
• Time 19:00 to 21:00
• At the Isobel Community Centre Café, Furrlongs, Newport PO30 2AX.

Free parking front and rear of centre.

Come and find out how you can get involved with the following island events, Mardi Gras Parade, IW UK Pride and Asian Day and other group activities for men. We are particularly keen to have members coming from an ethnic background. You can purchase refreshments from the café throughout the evening.

To find out more or confirm you are attending contact

The Equals Men’s Friendship Group Coordinator Mark Cox

• Mobile: 07854 852518 
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/equalsmensgroup
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Here is our pdf flyer for the current event.

Main points of interest

• For the 2018 Mardi Gras by the New Carnival Company, Equals Group has been allocated the theme of Unique Places - Komodo Island BR Indonesia.
• The Equals New Year’s Oriental Night Party will be a wonderful way to start the year 2018. We will hold the event on 27th Jan. 2018 from 6 pm - 10 pm at Wootton Community Hall. The tickets will be £7 for adult and £5 for children.
• The next Mens' Friendship Group meettingg is to be held on Monday15th January 2018, at the Isobel Community Café Furlongs Newport from 7pm to 9pm.

The Ladies' Friendship Group meetings are to be held at

• Wednesay 10th January 2018  in Cowes from 10am-12pm
• Wednesday 17th January 2018 at the WoW Centre Newport from 10am-12pm
• Wednesday 24th January 2018 in Cowes from 10am-12pm
• Tuesday 23rd January 2018 at the WoW Centre Newport from 6pm-8pm in the evening
• Wednesday 31st January at the WoW Centre Newport from 10am-12pm

Next meeting will be held on Saturday 20th of January 2018 at 2.30pm at Newportt Police Station

The Isle of Wight Council has published the Adult Community Learning programme for Spring 2018.

Some of the courses are free (fully funded) but all are good value and an excellent way to gain skills and meet like minded people.

For further details visit the Adult Community Programme website.

Main points of interest

• The next Ladies' Friendship Group meeting will be on the 29th December 2017 at the WOW Centre, 4-5 James Street, Newport PO30 5HE.
• The Ladies' Friendship Group has chosen Indonesia as their theme for the 2018 Mardi Gras Parade in partnership with the Mens' Friendship Group.
• A proposed celebration dubbed as ‘Oriental Night’ will be held from 6pm to 10pm on the 27th of January 2018 at a venue to be announced. While not a fund raising event there will be an entrance charge for attendees of £10 for adults and £5 for children.
• Two new members have joined the Mens' Friendship Group which will hold their next meeting on the 15th January 2018.
• Equals IW is seeking volunteers to act as Press Secretary and Fund Raiser.

Update

• The next committee meeting will be held on the Saturday, 30th of December 2017 from 14:00 to 15:30 at a Newport Police Station.

The Ladies' Friendship Group next meeting will be at WoW, Newport on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 from 10 am to 12 pm. This is partly due to difficulties getting to the Cowes Scout Hut following the suspension of the Cowes chain ferry.

• Not a native born British person?
• Perhaps a recent immigrant to Britain?
• Want to speak everyday English?

Then here is a place where you can learn English from the beginning like British children do.