Summer season: roll-ups on Tuesdays and Thursdays (golf croquet) and Wednesdays (association), novice…

St Thomas · Other sport · First three games free; membership…

Croquet club at Pinces Gardens, St Thomas, playing both golf and association croquet. Anyone can join; mallets are lent and the first three games are free.

New here? ‘Anyone may join the club - there is no waiting list or selection process.’ First three games free with basic instruction; mallets lent; flat-soled shoes needed. Open days, introductory courses and novice coaching.

• Mon7:30pm
• Tue12pm
• Fri7:30pm

Exeter (St Leonard's) · Other sport · Monday class £56.25 a month (plus…

Adult gymnastics at the club's Bull Meadow Park gym: a coached evening class that suits complete beginners, a coached lunchtime class and a supervised open gym.

New here? The Monday class offers ‘a complete new experience for the absolute beginners’. No free trials, but fees aren't asked for until after your first session. Open gym needs a waiver if you're not a British Gymnastics member.

• 2nd Fri10am

Exeter (city centre) · Arts & crafts · £25 a session plus £1.50 booking fee

Monthly photography meet-up at Exeter Phoenix with tutor Vanessa Miles: shoot together on a theme and share your pictures and projects. For people who can already use their camera's manual settings.

New here? For people with some experience (able to use manual camera settings), or who have done the Phoenix beginners’ course. 8 places per session; book ahead.

Workshops and Knit-Stop groups are booked through the shop's calendar and workshop pages

Exeter (St Thomas) · Arts & crafts · Learn to crochet £35; spinning wheel…

A community fibre arts shop and studio in St Thomas running small beginner and improver workshops in knitting, crochet, spinning, dyeing and more, plus Knit-Stop groups for new and returning knitters.

New here? Beginners' workshops (Learn to knit, Learn to crochet) in groups of five or fewer; Knit-Stop groups welcome people who have never knitted.