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Scottish Dancing in the South West is very active with over 40 clubs & 7 R.S.C.D.S branches. Classes are run by experienced teachers with regular dances organised by the clubs & the branches. Many of the dances have live Scottish Country Dance bands and are enjoyed by people from all over the region.


The Carswellian aims to provide up to date information on the local scene together with dance information and articles of interest to dancers.

Local Scottish Dancing Week


Monday

R.S.C.D.S. EXETER Experienced Class Janice Edwards 01647 61844
7.45-9.45pm Southernhay U.R. Church Hall, Dix's Field, Exeter.
TORQUAY SCD CLASS General Mary or Bill Derry 01803 324219
7.30-9.30pm. Catholic Church Hall, Abbey Road, Torquay.
R.S.C.D.S. SOMERSET Beginners/General. Sheila Barnes 01458 223596
Long Sutton Village Hall.
CHEDDAR SCDs. (General). The Village Hall, Wedmore, Somerset. Ron Barron 01934 712244
S. COAST SCOTTISH HERITAGE ASSOCIATION Robert McArthur 01202 484280
7.30-9.45pm. Beaufort Community Centre, Southbourne, Bournemouth.
TRINITY SCD CLASS Austin Opie 01752 862390
7.30-10pm. Trinity U.R. Church Hall, Plymouth. Valerie Harman 01752 220241
SCOTTISH DANCING AT UPHILL Pat Fish 01934 513243
7.30pm-10pm. Victory Hall, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare.
WARMINSTER SCDs Children/Beginners/Improvers Classes Aline Fry 01985 841054
6.30-10pm. Warminster School, Church Street, Warminster.
YELVERTON SCOTTISH DANCERS Brenda Burt 01822 852984
8.00-10.00pm. The Village Hall, Yelverton.
SALCOMBE SCDs General Class John Bawtree 01548 842760
2.30pm-4.30pm. South Milton Village Hall.
CHARD SCD CLUB Brenda Hawkes
01460 65266
7.30-9.30pm. The Village Hall, Chardstock. (except 2nd.- Mon.) June Wright 01460 53610
BOURNEMOUTH CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.  John Steed 01202 514339
Beginners: 7.30pm.  General: 8.00pm. Shelborne Road, Bournemouth.
R.S.C.D.S. CHELTENHAM Margaret Winterbourne 01242 863238
7.45-9.45pm. Beginners. Reddings Community Centre, N. Road West.
7.30-9.30pm. Advanced. Bettridge School, Warden Hill Road.

Tuesday

ISCA Class. 7.45-9.45pm. At East Budleigh. Sue Tyler 01395 276913
CHARMINSTER SCD CLUB Valerie Scriven 01305 265177
7.30-10.00pm Charminster Village Hall, Nr. Dorchester.
FREMINGTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCERS  All Abilities Margie Lidstone 01271 373975
7.30-9.30pm. Fremington Parish Hall, Nr. Barnstaple.
SPIFFIN Scottish Country Dancers. General Class, Beginners welcome. Sue Ramsay 02380 282494
7.30-10.00pm. Shirley Parish Hall, St. James Road, Southampton.
R.S.C.D.S. BATH Jane Hammond 01225 833411
6.30-7.45pm. Juniors. 7.45-9.30pm. Beginners. 7.30-9.30pm. Intermediate 
All at Ralph Allen School, Claverton Down Road, Bath.
WOOLAVINGTON SCOTTISH DANCERS Hazel Lovell 01278 683017
7.30-9.30pm. Woolavington Village Hall: 2nd. & 4th. week every month John Dobson 01278 683741
GLOUCESTER SCOTTISH SOCIETY. Pam Latham 01452 306857
7.45-10.00pm. Kingsholm Primary School, Sebert Street, Gloucester.
TREVONE SCD CLUB Ros McLaughlin 01872 560786
7.30-9.30pm. Shortlanesend Village Hall, Nr Truro.
WESTBURY SCOTTISH CLUB (BRISTOL).
7.30pm. Beginners' Class. Leonard Hall, Henleaze URC. Cheryl Ayers 01179 590970
7.30pm. Intermediate Class. St.Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze. Joyce Andrews 01179 681357
TAVISTOCK SC DANCERS Ruth Thornton 01579 347747
8.00-10.00pm. Tavistock Methodist Church Hall.
CROWCOMBE SCOTTISH DANCERS John Robertson 01984 618654
8.00-10.00pm. Crowcombe Village Hall.
WEST SOMERSET YEOMANRY REELS CLUB Myra Dale 01749 346243
8.00-10.00pm.  Dinder Village Hall, Near Wells.

Wednesday

PLYM VALLEY SC DANCERS Shirley Boalch 01752 336260
7.30-10.00pm. St. Mary's Church Hall, Market Road, Plympton.
SOUTH DORSET CALEDONIAN SOCIETY Valerie Scriven 01305 265177
7.30-10.00pm. St.Edmund's Church Hall, Weymouth.
LISKEARD SCD CLUB Ruth Thornton 01579 347747
7.30-10.00pm. St. Martins Church Hall, Church St., Liskeard.
BRIDPORT SCOTTISH DANCERS General Chris Watson 01297 489509
7.30-10.00pm. Church House, South Street, Bridport. Tony Meadley 01297 560335
MARHAMCHURCH SCD CLUB Les Burden 01840 261708
7.30-10pm. The Central Methodist Church Hall, Bude.
FALMOUTH WHITE HEATHER CLUB Wendy Gray 01872 560279
7.30-9.30pm. Carnon Downs Methodist Church Hall.
TAUNTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.
Staplegrove Village Hall, Taunton.
Sandra Spalding 01823 433068
BODMIN SC DANCERS Hoagy Carmichael 01208 73356
7.30-10.00pm. Robartes Junior School, Barn Lane, Bodmin.
ISCA SCOTTISH DANCERS. General Class, Beginners welcome. Sue Tyler 01395 276913
10.00-12.00noon. The Ballroom, Bystock Court, Exmouth.
GUERNSEY SCOTTISH DANCERS Katherine Adam 01481 257311
7-8pm Beginners Class. 7.30-9.30pm. Intermediate/Advanced Class
Blanchelande Girls College, Les Vauxbelets, St.Andrew's.
NEW FOREST S.C. DANCERS. Beginners & General Ron Watson 01202 473421
7.45-10.00pm. Methodist Hall, Avenue Rd., Brockenhurst Maggie Morgan 01590 623849

Thursday

R.S.C.D.S. EXETER  Janice Edwards 01647 61844
General: 7.45-10.00pm. St. Sidwell's School, York Road, Exeter.
Beginners': 7.45-9.30pm. Exwick Community Centre, Kinnerton Way, Exwick
ST. MICHAELS SCD CLUB Cressida Goslin 01935 850270
8.00-10.00pm. Davies Hall, West Camel.
SOUTH DORSET CALEDONIAN SOCIETY Beginners' Class Judie Seymour 01305 833660
7.30-10.00pm. Wyke Regis Infants' School, Shrubbery Lane,
Wyke Regis, Weymouth.
BOVEY TRACEY SCD CLUB. Paul Cross 01626 854399
7.30-10.00pm. Parish Church Hall, Bovey Tracey.
R.S.C.D.S. BRISTOL.  Ruth Illston 01179 737833
7.30-10.00pm. St. Monica's Trust, Westbury-on-Trym.  All Abilities.
R.S.C.D.S. BATH All Abilities Jane Hammond 01225 833411
1.30-3.30pm. Bathampton Village Hall, Holcombe Lane, Bathampton.
EAST KNOYLE & SHAFTESBURY SCD Group. Beginners & General Jean Miller 01258 821192
7.30-10.00pm. Shaftesbury Town Hall.
R.S.C.D.S. SOMERSET. Experienced Class. Sheila Barnes 01458 223596
7.45-9.45pm. Monteclefe School, Somerton.
JERSEY SCD GROUP Helen McGugan 01534 854459
7.30-10.00pm. Trinity Primary School, Jersey.
R.S.C.D.S. CHELTENHAM  General Class Margaret Winterbourne 01242 863238
7.30-9.30pm. Bettridge School, Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham.
PELYNT  SCD CLUB  Mixed Ability Valerie Dawson 01208 77598
7.30-10.00pm. The Bowling Hut, Pelynt Social Club, Pelynt.

Friday

R.S.C.D.S. BOURNEMOUTH Beginners & Int./Adv. Margaret Robson 01202 698138
7.15-10.30pm. St. Mark's Church Hall, Wallisdown, Poole. Marilyn Watson 01425 280712
SALTASH SCD CLUB Mixed Ability Joan Carmichael 01208 73356
7.30-10.00pm. St. Nicholas Church Hall, Saltash.
WESTBURY SCOTTISH CLUB (Bristol). Club Night, Visitors welcome. Michael Jones 01179 499608
7.45pm. St.Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze, Bristol. (alternate Fridays).
PLYMOUTH Dance & Technique Workshop . Ruth Thornton 01579 347747
7.30-10.00pm. 2nd. Friday of month. Sept.-April. Pennycross Church Hall.
WELLS & WOOKEY SCOTTISH DANCERS Brian Crumpton 01749 672805
7.15-9.45pm. The Village Hall, Wookey.
CHELTENHAM SCOTTISH SOCIETY. Club Night Doreen Steele 01242 528220
7.30-10.00pm. St. Andrew's Church Hall, Montpellier.
PENZANCE S.C. DANCERS (Mixed Ability) Penny Gay 01736 788893
2.30-4.30pm. Marazion Church Hall, Marazion

Saturday

R.S.C.D.S. SOMERSET Children's Class (Fortnightly) Sheila Barnes 01458 223596
Afternoons. Charlton Mackrell Reading Room. Liz Beckinsale 01935 823996