Hartlepool and District

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BACKGAMMON

Status:Active, open to new members
Leader:
When: Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
2nd Monday of the month
Venue: Newcastle Building Society
Cost: £2/session

Backgammon is a game that has been played for over 5000 years. Played in the Middle East and is the national game of Turkey. 

The object of the game is to get all the pieces home and then cleared off the board. The moves are based on the throw of the dice! so it is luck and skill!

See below for a list of all groups

Groups listed alphabetically

  • ARCHAEOLOGY/HISTORY - 2026 Programme of Events & Talks.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Thursday of month
  • ART APPRECIATION
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:15 am
    2nd Wednesday of the month
  • BACKGAMMON
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
    2nd Monday of the month
  • BRIDGE
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
  • BUS PASS GROUP
    Status: Active
    Flexible dates
  • CHESS
    Status: Dormant
    Afternoons
    Ad hoc
  • COFFEE AND CHAT
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings
    1st Monday of the month
  • CREATIVE WRITING
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
    2nd Friday of month
  • FAMILY HISTORY
    Status: Active
    Ad hoc
  • FUN WITH FABRICS
    Status: Dormant
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    4th Thursday of month
  • GARDEN GROUP
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    Varies, but often on 4th Monday of the month
  • I.T.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    Meets the 4th Monday of the month
  • LUNCHEON GROUP
    Status: Active
    Dormant at present
  • MUSIC
    Status: Dormant
  • NATURAL HISTORY
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 1:30 pm
    1st Thursday of the month
  • PLAY READING
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
    3rd Monday of the month
  • POETRY
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Tuesday of the month
  • QUIZ
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Wednesday of month
  • READING GROUP
    Status: Active
    On Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
    4th Thursday of the month
  • STROLL AND CHAT
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesdays
    4th Wednesday
  • T'AI ChI QIGONG SHIBASHI
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
    10am, weekly
  • TABLETS AND PHONES
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    2nd Monday
  • THINK AND DRINK
    Status: Active
  • TUESDAY BOOK CLUB
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    4th Tuesday of the month
  • WALKING
    Status: Active
    On Thursday mornings 10:30 am
    3rd Thursday of the month