Not sure about groups but I can recommend several very very good pubs in the area! As far as I am aware, it is disused but I moved from there three years ago. Work in a nearby village? Wouldn't be Compton would it?
There is/are group(s) which fly out of Brimpton, just to the east of Thatcham. Oxford isn't that far, neither is Thruxton or White Waltham!
Cheers
Whirls