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Community Groups - 139 listings
Community groups are a good way to meet people and keep busy. This page lists clubs, hobby groups, sports, choirs and social groups that welcome older people across Franklin.
These listings cover Pukekohe, Waiuku, Beachlands, Maraetai, Clevedon and the smaller places in between. Organisations that serve all of Franklin are included in every area.
Provides friendly chess sessions for all ages and abilities, with casual games, coaching, and opportunities to improve strategy and thinking skills.
Each area page has everything for that part of Franklin, not just this category.
Pukekohe, Buckland, Bombay and Paerata
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Waiuku, Awhitu Peninsula, Glenbrook and Otaua
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Beachlands, Maraetai, Clevedon and Whitford
Provides a welcoming community for embroidery enthusiasts to learn, share skills, and enjoy creative stitching through regular meetings, workshops, exhibitions, and...
A community for quilters to learn, share ideas, and develop quilting skills through regular meetings, workshops, exhibitions, and friendship.
Provides information, education, support groups, and personalised support for people living with dementia and those who care for them.
Friendly line dancing and country swing in Beachlands.
Cultural celebrations, community events, volunteering, and opportunities to connect with Filipino culture and the wider Franklin community.
Gentle, low-impact exercise classes to music that improve strength, balance, posture, flexibility, and wellbeing.
Provides opportunities to learn and enjoy amateur radio, emergency communications, technical skills, and social connection.
Celebrates and supports the arts across Franklin through its annual art show, creative events, and a growing network for artists and arts groups.
Provides friendly bridge sessions, lessons for beginners, tournaments, and social play in a welcoming club environment.
Provides a friendly community club with dining, Housie (bingo), pool, snooker, darts, live sport, raffles, and regular social events.
Regular country music evenings featuring live performances, sing-alongs, and social connection in a welcoming atmosphere.
Provides guest speakers, garden visits, workshops,monthly meetings, flower shows, and opportunities to share gardening knowledge.
Brings together museums, historical societies, archives, and heritage groups to celebrate and preserve Franklin’s history.
Promotes and preserves the rich history of Franklin through monthly meetings, guest speakers, heritage research, and the Pioneer Cottage museum.
Provides a friendly, supportive environment to develop public speaking, communication, and leadership skills through regular meetings, prepared speeches, and constructive...
Brings together people interested in preserving New Zealand’s farming heritage through vintage tractors and machinery.
Provides a friendly workshop where members learn woodturning, share skills, attend demonstrations, and create handcrafted wooden items.
Provides a friendly creative writing group offering encouragement, feedback, workshops, guest speakers, and opportunities to develop writing skills.
Brings people together to protect and celebrate the Hūnua Ranges.
Local people come together to restore the health and mauri of Te Wairoa River.
Gentle exercise and friendship specifically for people aged 65+.
Offers free, friendly social chess for all ages and abilities.
Photography club with workshops, outings, guest speakers, and opportunities to share and improve photography skills.
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Helplines and services for the whole district
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