The Duplicate Bridge group been operating and running since November 2013. We have a nucleus of players who have played nearly every week and this happy band are joined by a number of players who come as frequently as they can. A total of 30 bridge players participate in our friendly group, which meets on Wednesday afternoons. Bournemouth Ladies’ Alliance
BCHC has launched a new social and cultural group for the community’s women: Bournemouth Ladies’ Alliance (BLA). The organisers of the group are Marilyn Dexter, Corinne Rein, Bettina Gould, Jenny Lamski and Rebbetzin Jesner.
BLA will be meeting monthly, sometimes in the shul, at other times in participants’ homes. We will have interesting discussions on pre-announced topics, presentations from guest speakers and, of course, lots of time for catching up and a chat.
If you know of any local people who could bring interesting subjects to present at our meetings, for example stories from exciting professional lives, cultural and religious topics, do get in touch with Marilyn: marilyn.dexter@bhcshul.co.uk
We look forward to your enthusiastic participation in the BLA, and to seeing you at our monthly meetings, details of which will be announced in the weekly BCHC newsletter and on the website.
Because there was previously no group in Bournemouth, in 2001 an accomplished member, Natalie decided to start one. From the moment it began, a group of approximately fifteen women became completely devoted and, after Natalie left us, her legacy continued.
Meet ‘n’ Munch operates a fortnightly lunch club on a Tuesday, for older members of the Community. We are kindly housed at BCHC, and have used the Menorah Suite as our venue for a number of years.
The Bournemouth Community Whisky Group was launched very successfully in 2021. The group meets several times a year, generally in members’ homes, and the gatherings are elegantly themed to the time of year. Recent events have had Succot, Chanukah and Burns Night themes, where suitable food and refreshments are enjoyed alongside the whisky-tasting, which also follows the theme of the day.
WJGS was formed in 2009. It is based in Bournemouth, and warmly welcomes members who have any connection with the Wessex area, even if they are not permanent residents.
The Art Group meets on Wednesday mornings at 10.00am, at the Simcha Hall at Bournemouth Reform Shul, 53 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth BH1 3PA.
At a specially convened EGM in April 2013 it was unanimously agreed that Bournemouth Emunah and Golda Emunah should merge into one group, to be known as Bournemouth Golda Emunah.
Bournemouth WIZO (Women’s International Zionist Organisation) is a cog in a very large wheel of Jewish Women all over the world, whose mission is to help support and strengthen families in Israel. The vision is that secure, fulfilled and useful citizens should emerge from nurturing, self-sufficient and supportive families.
Bournemouth Action For Israel (BAFI) was set up in July 2013, to educate the public about the Jewish State of Israel. In order to do this, BAFI are in contact with schools, universities, churches and the public across the region.