Creative Writing Group Each month, we write a piece that is based on a particular ‘topic.’ The topics are wide ranging, for example: First impressions, Interview, Perhaps, Rewind history, Work Colleague, Lost and Found etc. etc. What makes our meetings interesting and entertaining is not just how we interpret each topic, it is how we… Read more

Would you like to try play-reading? Maybe a Greek Classic play, a Restoration Drama, a Black Comedy or a ‘Whodunnit’?  We usually sit in a circle round a well-lit table, so we can see each other’s faces and hear well.  Play readers have to be adaptable, sometimes reading two or more parts. There’s opportunity for… Read more

The Poetry Group meets on the last Friday of the month. The format has been developed over time and now four or five poems of a well-known poet are chosen and discussed in depth. Shakespeare, W B Yates, Keats, T S Eliot are among the poets who have been discussed.  The Group is currently full.… Read more

Reading for Pleasure 1 are an informal group, meeting in people's houses, with a chat and a cup of tea before discussing the book. We use the list supplied by the Library, so members must have a library card. Books discussed recently have included "The Secret Hours" by Mick Herron, and "The Fraud" by Zadie Smith.… Read more

The titles listed below show the wide range of books that have been selected by the Reading Group membership recently. It might prompt you to try reading any of them yourself.  We are currently looking for new members, please contact Nicky Wilcox via the link above if you would be interested in joining. Title choices… Read more

The group meets monthly (usually the second Tuesday of the month in the morning) in members’ houses. Recent book choices have included "The Vanishing Half" by Brit Bennett, “Old Baggage” by Lissa Evans, and "The Girl With The Louding Voice" by Abi Dare. For more information about the Reading Group, please contact Jane Leek via… Read more