Location: In the winter we meet at the Life Long Learning Centre at St Bartholomew's School, Newbury, which has excellent IT facilities and dedicated parking.

Timings: Fourth Tuesday of the month at 2:30

Description: Our group, running for over five years, has a healthy membership of around 40 members.

We have speakers who talk on a variety of aspects of architecture, at some meetings our members give short presentations on a particular aspect of architecture — perhaps a building or architectural style they have studied or have an interest in, and we look at the social impact of architecture throughout history.

In the summer our group visits villages and towns of architectural interest and also particular places, especially those that are just a little different —and our members are very clever in finding places and houses of interest both architecturally and historically.

The photograph, taken by Jo Dunning, shows a group of us on our visit to Ardington House in June 2007. We had a private tour of the house by one of its trustee/owners, Mr Baring, the banker. The day was delightful, we actually had some sunshine, the whole village of Ardington is of architectural social interest and Mr Baring an amusing and informative host.