Drop-In Activities 

For more information on drop-in activities dates and times, click to visit our Adults 50+ Program Calendar for more information.

"500"

Do you like to play the game 500?  Have you never played the game, but would like to learn?

The game of 500 is a partner, trick-taking game for 4 players. Teams simply bid their hands in hopes of taking at least that number of tricks for a given round.  This is a fairly fast and relatively easy game once all players get used to bidding, playing & scoring.

This new club will be held on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at 10:00 am.

 

Beckett Serenaders

Would you like to have your name in lights?  Would you like to be on stage?  Then join the Beckett Serenaders. We meet once a week with the goal of singing at retirement & nursing homes in the Brantford area.

Our group practices at the Beckett Centre on Wednesday afternoons at 2:30 pm.  We are taking the summer off, but we resume our practices on Wednesday, Sept 5, 2012.  Presently, we sing a lot of oldies, rhythm & blues, and all time favourites - Do you have any ideas or suggestions on how we could improve our set list?

For more information, please stop & ask at the Beckett Centre front desk, or call the Centre at (519) 756-3261.

 

Bid Euchre

Join this group every Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. & Thursday afternoon from 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. for $0.50 a visit.

Wednesday afternoon we play 4-handed Bid Euchre.

Thursday afternoon we play 6-handed Bid Euchre.

 

Billiards

The Games Room is open 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Drop in for a game of Snooker, 9 Ball or Billiards. Cost is $30.00 for a yearly membership or $5.00/day

 

Contract Bridge

Bridge is played on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:30 pm to 3:30 p.m.

Cost is $0.50 per visit.

 

Cribbage

Come by on Tuesdays from 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. for $0.50 a visit.

 

Crokinole

This fun game is played every 2nd & 4th Thursday from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Cost is $1 per visit.

 

Darts

This group meets in the Games Room on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday mornings from 9:30 am – 11:00 am for $0.50 per visit.

 

Euchre

Meet on Friday afternoons with this fun group for $1.00 / visit.

 

Genealogy

Interested in researching your family history?  Don't know where to start?  Join this group on the last Friday morning of every month from 10 am - 12 noon.  Cost: $1.00 / visit.

 

Happy Gang Knit & Crochet Club

This group meets every other Tuesday at 1:00 pm.

Bring your wool, knitting needles and a smile to knit lap rugs for residents at local area long term care facilities.
Currently we have knitted & donated over 100 lap rugs.

 

Hoss

Join in for $0.50 per visit on Mondays at 1 p.m.

 

Line Dancing

Join us for this fun class in the auditorium every Tuesday from 9:30 am - 10:30 am for $0.50 per visit.

 

Scrabble

Meet with these word enthusiasts every Wednesday afternoon from 1:15 – 4 pm in the cafeteria for .50 cents / visit

 

Shuffleboard

Join us in the auditorium for an enjoyable afternoon for $0.50 a visit.

Play on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.

 

Tai Chi

This group meets in the auditorium Mondays and Wednesdays from 11am – 12 noon and follows along together as a Tai Chi video is projected on a large screen.

Cost is $0.75 cents per visit.

 

Walking Club

A list of planned excursions is available in the front lobby.

This group leaves on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. from the Beckett Centre and goes on local walks.

On Thursdays they meet here at 9 a.m. and car pool to out of area walking trails.

Walks are approximately 1.5 hours long.

 

Woodcarving

Beginners are welcome every Friday morning from 10 – 12 noon.

Cost: $0.50 / visit.