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Send your club details for inclusion - please let us know if any information needs to be updated. Amendments* When you click on a link to an external website (indicated by "Visit ... website") a new page will open - return to this site by clicking on the top right hand cross or select File and Close. Internal links to a page giving more details (indicated by a highlighted name) open in the same window - return to this page by clicking the link "Return to main Clubs page" or use the "back" key on your toolbar. Quick Search: Aerobics Brownies Carers Group Church Cricket Cubs Cycling Guides Heritage Coast Horse Riding Jiu Jitsu Karate Keep Fit Mothers Union Music Ogmore-by-Sea Evangelical Church Pilates Playgroup Rambling St. Bridget's Church Scouts Social Club Surfing Toddlers Youth Club Womens Institute Don't forget to look at our Businesses Page and Arts, Crafts & Local Products Page too. FRIENDS OF GLAMORGAN HERITAGE COAST Back to Top Call in to Glamorgan Heritage Coast Centre, Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, if you are interested in helping to raise funds or wish to find out more about the work undertaken by the Rangers. Music group for adults and children of all standards from Grade 2 onwards. Rehearsals on Tuesdays from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm in St. Brides Major Church Hall. Why not come along and play your favourite classics and popular tunes. ORRA (Ogmore Retired Residents Association) Back to Top ORRA meets on the first and third Thursday of the month at 2.00 pm in The Watermill, Ogmore Village, during term time. After summer, Christmas and Easter breaks the first session begins with a bar lunch at 12.00 noon. The association also has coach trips every month. All are welcome to these informal social occasions. Thursday Club meets in St. Brides Major School, at 6.30 pm every Thursday (term time only). Guest speakers, demonstrations, general interest meetings. Merthyr Mawr WI. meet at Corntown Village Hall on the first Wednesday of every month, starting at 7.00 pm. Southerndown WI. meet in the Church Hall, St. Brides Major on the second Thursday every month, starting at 7.15 pm. Also, coffee mornings once a month. St. Brides Major MU meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm in St. Brides Major Church Hall, St. Brides Major. Coffee morning first Tuesday of the month. ST. BRIDGET'S CHURCH, ST. BRIDES MAJOR Back to Top (1) RECORDER GROUP meet Mondays at 5.30 pm in the Vicarage. (2) BELL RINGERS meet Mondays at 7.00 pm in the Church. (3) JUNIOR RECORDER GROUP meet Wednesdays 4.30 pm at the Church Hall. (4) ST. BRIDGET'S ORCHESTRA meet Wednesdays at 6.00 pm in the Church Hall. (5) PARENTS & TODDLERS meet Friday mornings 10.00 am to 12.00 noon in the Church Hall. (6) YOUTH CLUB meet Sundays from 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm in the Church Hall. For school years 6-9. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian on their first visit for registration. (7) SUNDAY SCHOOL meet every week except the first Sunday of the month at 9.45 am in the Church Hall. New members always welcome. For further information relating to the seven St. Bridget's Church clubs above, please contact The Vicarage. OGMORE-BY-SEA EVANGELICAL CHURCH Back to Top (1) Toybox Toddlers for pre-school children and their mothers. Meet in the Church at 10.30 am on Tuesdays. (2) Lighthouse Club for children 4-7 years old. Meet in the Church at 4.45 pm on Fridays. (3) Searchlight Club for young people of 8-11 years. Meet in the Church at 5.45 pm on Fridays. (4) Youth Group for young adults aged 11+ years. Meet at 7.00 pm on Fridays. For more information relating to the above four Ogmore-by-Sea Evangelical Church clubs, please contact Pastor Peter Thatcher on 880223. OBSEC Caring for Carers Group met for the first time on Saturday, 11th July 2009 in Ogmore-by-Sea Evangelical Church; it is hoped that regular meetings will be held quarterly in the future or on the third Saturday of every other month if sufficient numbers attend. All welcome - you do not need to be resident in the village to come along. PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP Back to Top St. Brides Major Playgroup for children 2-4 years old. Held in the Church Hall, St. Brides Major, Monday-Thursday from 9.00 am till 2.55 pm and Friday 12.00 noon to 2.55 pm. 1st Wick & St. Brides Major. For information on membership please contact samyall06@aol.com. In 2006 St. Brides Major Brownies joined with Wick Brownies. Visit the
Brownies website CUBS & SCOUTS - OGMORE DOWN GROUP Back to Top
Ogmore Down
Group ST. BRIDES MAJOR AND OGMORE-BY-SEA YOUTH CLUB Back to Top For 11 to 16 year olds, held every Tuesday during term time from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm at the Sports Pavilion, Heol y Slough, St. Brides Major. Many activities including indoor and outdoor games. Internet facilities and playstation. Organised by Vale of Glamorgan Council. Members come from Ewenny, Ogmore-by-Sea, St. Brides Major, Southerndown and surrounding area. This group originally met at Ogmore Centre Trust. SOUTHERNDOWN RIDING CLUB Back to Top The Quadrille Team of Southerndown Riding Club took part in the 2006 Elvis Presley Convention. As a thank you to their sponsors, an Equestrian Charity Evening was held in Pencoed. The exhibition included riding to music by Queen and Status Quo, aerobics with your horse, riding side saddle, dressage to music and a display by the Quadrille Team. ST BRIDES MAJOR RIDING & TREKKING CENTRE Small, friendly club for youngsters from four
years old that meets weekly and has an annual camp. Learn to ride and improve your riding skills. Learn about the care of your pony or horse, and
stable management. Special events featuring jumping, clear round jumping,
dressage, handy pony, mounted games, polo cross, trekking and picnic rides. Horse riding for all the family from beginners to
improvers as well as the more experienced rider.
Tel: Julie 01656 881962. Visit
Riding Wales website.
ST. BRIDES MAJOR KEEP FIT CLUB Back to Top Scouts Hall, St. Brides Major, from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm every Tuesday. All ages / All abilities. Qualified tuition, easy to follow. Just for fun or to keep in trim, come and join in. Formed in 1981. Wear comfortable shoes or trainers and bring something to lie on for floor work, such as an old bath towel, thick blanket or floor mat. AEROBICS CLASS Back to Top St. Brides Major Church Hall, at 7.30 pm every Monday. Fancy feeling fitter? Trying to get in trim? Make a good start to the week ... join a qualified aerobics instructor for a fun fitness class aimed at adults of all abilities. Wear comfortable clothes and trainers and bring some water to drink. PILATES CLASS Back to Top Thursday from 12.45 pm to 2.45 pm held at St. Brides Major Village Hall. More information from Vale of Glamorgan Community Learning Centre. JIU JITSU CLUB Back to Top Tuesday evening in St. Brides Major School Hall. Juniors (age 8-14 years) from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm. Seniors (age 15+ years) 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm. Formed 29th April 2008. Visit Jiu Jitsu website. KARATE CLUB Back to Top Thursday evenings, term time, in the School Hall, St. Brides Major. Juniors, beginners and red belts 6.00 pm to 6.45 pm. All other grades 6.45 pm to 7.00 pm. Come along and talk to Graham if you would like to know more. SOUTHERNDOWN SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB Back to Top Lifeguard clubs are usually affiliated to a national body such as The Royal Lifesaving Society and/or the Surf Lifesaving Association of Wales. Most clubs have three sections: Nippers or Rookies for ages 7 to 12; Youth for ages 12 to 19; Seniors; some also have a Masters group. During the summer older members take part in volunteer patrols. Training takes place at local swimming pools in the winter and there is the opportunity of working towards awards and exams as well as learning first aid. Social and fundraising events are also held throughout the year. Visit Southerndown Surf Life Saving Club website that trains at Atlantic College in the winter and at Dunraven Bay during the summer months, also undertaking volunteer beach patrols, usually from the end of April until the end of September. Visit Pen-y-Bont Surf Lifesaving Club website that patrols the main beach at Ogmore-by-Sea at weekends between May and September, providing volunteer surf rescue and first aid.
Visit www.slsawales.org
website of the Surf Lifesaving Association of Wales for surfing clubs and
information. CYCLING CLUBS Back to Top Time trials and road races that pass through the villages of our Parish are held by various clubs throughout the year. Visit
Ogmore Valley Wheelers website who organise The Wasp Road Race. Their
Headquarters on the day is sometimes based in the Sports Pavilion in St. Brides
Major. RAMBLING/WALKING CLUBS Back to Top Several clubs follow the varied walks and rights of way in the villages and surrounding area, all through the year. Visit the Ramblers Association website Visit Bridgend & District Ramblers
website VALE
CRICKET CLUB
Back to
Top Youth, 3rd team and Sunday cricket
are played at Southerndown and 1st and 2nd team cricket played at Corntown. Vale Cricket Club
was formed from Southerndown, Ewenny and Corntown clubs in 2004. Look out
for poster giving details of Vale Cricket Club Youth Registration Night in April
for players aged 7 and over. Nets start in May and are held at 6.30 pm -
Meet in the Pavilion, Corntown. Visit
Vale Cricket Club website Visit
England and Wales Cricket Board
website.
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