The Art and Chat group get together to paint using oils, acrylics, watercolours and inks, to draw using pastels, pencils and crayons and to chat. All members work at their own pace with whichever medium they feel most comfortable. No formal tuition is given but advice and constructive criticism is offered by experienced members when requested.The cost of each session is £3.50.

This course is an exploration of letter forms and decorative texts.  Calligraphy is taught as a decorative art form.  Although this is not specifically a handwriting course, as members become familiar with writing implements, inks and papers, they will inevitably become more aware of their own writing.

We are a group of retired ladies who meet to learn new skills as well as developing and improving our established ones. Indeed we are always open to new ideas and innovations. Anything to do with yarn is our interest, but we’ve not yet tried out spinning or weaving, yet!

At the Book Group we read one book a month selected by our members from a substantial list provided by Largs Library.  The range of titles is very varied and we score each one at the end of the session.

The Sundown Players Drama Group meets weekly between September and March. The group aims to put on a live show every March, performing to an audience of OIR members, family and friends. We have performed a variety of plays and sketches including comedies, pantomimes, staged radio plays and murder mysteries with subjects ranging from the farcical to current issues and social history.

We are a group of over 20 people, keen to learn about local geology, and to go on excursions to the sites of Ayrshire, Inverclyde, Glasgow and the islands of the Firth of Clyde which are of geological interest. We are also interested in learning about the geology of the world.

Life Writing is to study the practice, ethics and theory of writing.  We explore through lively discussions on the writing of Biographies, and Auto Biographies of various authors.

We are a lively, curious group who enjoy exploring fundamental questions about our world and our place in it through reflection, critical thinking and focussed discussion.

This friendly Group meets from September to the end of May.

For the first hour we read a play, followed by a short break for coffee and a chat before starting our poetry reading.

The plays we read are chosen to cater for a wide variety of tastes and range from comedies to those with a slightly more complex plot.

We are a lively, friendly and enthusiastic group and average about 17 to 20 people at each meeting.

We have no tutor/teacher and it falls to our talented members to volunteer to deliver a talk, some as short as 5 mins, others longer. There is no pressure on anyone to give a talk.

This is a weekly activity. Please contact the Group Leader for more information.

Our tutor, Douglas, who conducts the class, is the proprietor of the studio and a trained martial arts instructor. We start with a warm up then use various pieces of kit to exert our flagging muscles to help prepare us ready for the week ahead.

We are fun group led by dance instructor Andrea Clark and no line dancing experience is necessary.

The group is very popular and unfortunately is full at present but we do have a waiting list. You are welcome to contact the group leader to add your name.

Scottish Country Dancing is part of our heritage, originally danced to fiddle music. Over the years many more instruments have been added and your toes start tapping to the rich beat.

The group meet weekly all year round and is well attended and caters for a wide range of abilities.

Tai Chi is based on an ancient Chinese tradition. It is taught as a form of exercise for health and well-being.

We are a relaxed group who all enjoy a sociable afternoon dancing with an interval for tea and coffee. Our dancing consists of Ballroom, Sequence, Old time and Scottish. We also hold dinner dances at Christmas and Easter and theme dances for Robert Burns, Valentines Day, Pancake Day, St. Patricks Day, Halloween and St Andrews Day to add to the fun.

Zumba Gold is suitable for the members of the OIR. It is a fun hour and we have a class leader, Ursula, who tries to keep us right.

A reasonable level of French is required; sorry no beginners. There is a wide mix of activities and topics to suit everyone, and we are lucky to have the use of WiFi and a large television.