Uxbridge SODA Groups use their regular group meetings to explore a wide variety of subjects, often inspired by their group outings, as well as to learn new skills through demonstrations from professional artists. They also organise frequent subsidised day trips and outings and have lately been on a boat trip in Windsor, to the Chiltern Open Air Museum and to Higginson Park in Marlow. They recently had a joint party with Ickenham Group to celebrate SODA's 40th anniversary. To find out more about the occasion see our 40 Years of SODA page.
There are two SODA groups in Uxbridge that meet on different days with only the group leader attending both groups. They frequently however go on outings together and submit shared reports to the SODA Magazine so they are grouped together here on one page to prevent confusion.
See below for reports and photos of Uxbridge Group's recent activity. For further images of their work, visit the online gallery.
There are two SODA groups in Uxbridge that meet on different days with only the group leader attending both groups. They frequently however go on outings together and submit shared reports to the SODA Magazine so they are grouped together here on one page to prevent confusion.
See below for reports and photos of Uxbridge Group's recent activity. For further images of their work, visit the online gallery.
Our groups meet at The Salvation Army, 16b Cowley Road, Uxbridge, UB8 2LT weekly, with one group meeting on Wednesdays from 12–2pm and the other group on Thursdays from 1–3pm.
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Recent activity
On 11th July, 18 of us went to Kew Gardens and it was very, very hot and humid. The gardens are beautiful but spread over a large area which can make it more difficult for our less able members. On the evening of our visit an outdoor concert was to be held, so, whilst touring the gardens, very enjoyable music could be heard. Everyone is now tackling their paintings, a project which will be completed for the next issue of the magazine. Below are some recently completed works.
40th anniversary party
Uxbridge SODA groups, together with Ickenham SODA group, enjoyed a shared party on 17th May to celebrate the 40th anniversary of SODA. Thanks go to Vida for organising the event, Ann and Betty for the food and to Joy for arranging the raffle and music.
Our group meetings recommenced again early in January and, because we had not managed to have our Christmas lunch prior to the holiday, at least we had that to look forward to. On 7th February a group of us went for lunch to a restaurant in Ruislip which proved to be very enjoyable with great food and company.
We havre recently welcomed a new member, Vera, who joined us this year after suffering a stroke. Vera could not hold a pencil easily but started colouring in pictures. She has progressed so well that she has now created her first painting, shown below.
We havre recently welcomed a new member, Vera, who joined us this year after suffering a stroke. Vera could not hold a pencil easily but started colouring in pictures. She has progressed so well that she has now created her first painting, shown below.
"19 of our group went to RHS Wisley to enjoy a hot, beautiful day walking around the excellently maintained grounds, having lunch in one of the restaurants and, of course, visiting the gift shop! To enable us to claim funding an art project must be undertaken on the trip and some of those paintings can be seen here. As you can imagine, these grounds are quite extensive, so we managed to view the right-hand side of the gardens and hope to visit again in the future to see the left-hand side!"
