French Conversation Group

WAFTA offers a monthly French Conversation Meeting to Members as shown below:

2025

Thursday 4th December

2026

Monday 5th January
Tuesday 3rd February
Wednesday 4th March
Thursday 9th April
Monday 4th May
Tuesday 2nd June
Wednesday 1st July
Thursday 6th August
Monday 7th September
Tuesday 6th October
Wednesday 4th November
Thursday 3rd December

All meetings will be held at 2.30pm (until approx. 4.30pm) in a nominated Member's house. Hosts and Discussion Topics/Themes will be circulated to involved Members in due course.

Contacts re the Conversation Meetings: Barry Bracken. See Website: www.welwyntwinning.org for contact details.


History

The French Conversation Group was formed in 2010 as a WAFTA activity offering members an opportunity to speak French on a regular basis. The group is mixed in terms of language ability but structured so that everyone can take part in a conversation on a wide range of topics or language-related games and activities. Meetings are usually held monthly and are informal, hosted by group members in their homes with refreshments.

A small voluntary contribution (currently £1 per person) is requested from which a donation is made to a charity each year chosen by the group. Past recipients include Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, the Isabel Hospice, Medical Detection Dogs and the Digswell Place Riding for the Disabled Group.

We began with a group of six and now have over 20 members, all of whom have a reasonable level of understanding and can hold a basic conversation rather than just survival language. The conversation group is for WAFTA members.

For more details contact Barry Bracken b.v.bracken@mac.com.