Our next discussion group meeting will be on Monday 4 December, a week later than our usual date. Do come and join us at Harpers. Your contribution to the topics will be much appreciated.

We do not meet in December but enjoy each other's company and good food at our Christmas meal. This will again be at the Institute with the food provided by the caterers we have used recently. Please make sure you have put your name on the list if you would like to come and have […]

We have now paid for our tree and the craft group are busy creating the decorations for it. Times for each day's opening are to be confirmed. Help may be needed to set up and to dismantle the tree.

For our final meeting of 2023 we will be sharing out thoughts on a novel by an American author, Elizabeth Strout. My name is Lucy Barton is the first in a series of books about many of the same characters over s long period of time.. It was recommended by Bernice and Dawn has kindly […]

Meriel has very kindly offered to host members of the Monday book group for a Christmas get-together.

Our speaker this evening will be Dr Lyndsey Appleyard, Assistant Professor at Coventry University, who will explain the concept of financial wellbeing and the importance of conversations about money.

Our first meeting of 2024 will be hosted by Tricia. We will be talking about The Professor by Charlotte Bronte, written before Jane Eyre but only published the year after Charlotte had died. We will also decide on the programme for 2024, including the titles we plan to read and the venues for each meeting.

We are to make lanterns to celebrate Chinese New Year with David Yipp and create and dress, with favourite waterway scenes, our green heart display board for the Show the Love event at our 1 February Members' Meeting.  We are to meet at Janet's house.

As usual we will meet at the Bell at 6.30. Please contact Margaret for details of the books we hope to read in 2024. New members are always welcome.

Our next get together will be at Harper's Coffee House. Do come and join us there at 2.30pm. We are always pleased to welcome members to our informal discussions of current issues. We will be in the room upstairs at Harper's. Just turn up!