Page Turners – December 2025 review
The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict was the Page Turners choice for December. This was published in 2021. It
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Art Appreciation – December 2025/January 2026
As most of our meetings focus on paintings rather than any other art form, we decided to have a rather
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Wine Appreciation – January 2026
One of the most useful books for any appreciator of wine who does not have a large budget, is Ned
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Strollers Social Walking Group – January 2026
Our next Dawlish & District u3a Strollers walk is on Thursday January 8th 2026. We’re catching the number 2 Exeter
Read MoreAimee Bender: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (December 2025)
At the age of nine Rose tastes her mother’s lemon cake and clearly detects and feels her mother’s emotional state.
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In Our Own Write – December 2025/January 2026
In the festive spirit, our December meeting’s topic was “The Christmas Tree” and, as usual, five totally different interpretations of
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Quiz group – December 2025/January 2026
Our first quiz was centred around the themes of Colleges, Schools, Songs from the Musicals, Mags, General Knowledge and Bags.
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Blackbeard’s treasure rescued!
I have never been to an Escape Room before but that was the u3a Adventure Group’s destination for December so
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Strollers Social Walking Group – November/December 2025
Seven Dawlish & District Strollers enjoyed a new walk in November: we caught the train to Exmouth then walked back
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Wine Appreciation – December 2025
The Wine Appreciation Group (WAG) meets monthly, with the host choosing the wines to be tasted. This month there was
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Badminton – December 2025
As the nights have drawn in, would you like a little indoor exercise? As with all u3a activities, the emphasis
Read MorePage Turners – November review
In November the Page Turners read ‘The Women‘. This book is by American author Kristin Hannah and was published in
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Tea & Chat – December 2025
Thursday 4th December Tea and Chat 2pm at The Riverside. As this is the last one before Christmas we will
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Quiz group – November/December 2025
The quizzers grappled with the usual 6 themes each time and another mixed bag they were. In the first group
Read MoreFredrik Backman: Anxious People (November 2025)
Anxious People is set in a small town in present day Sweden where six prospective buyers viewing an apartment and
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Art Appreciation – November/December 2025
Fourteen people attended the November Art App meeting, probably a record, so it is most encouraging to have such an
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Monthly talk: Clare Densley – Honeybees at Buckfast Abbey
From Flower to Jar Our guest speakers in November were Clare and Martin, bee keepers at Buckfast Abbey who gave
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In Our Own Write – November/December 2025
We had a full house for our latest topic of “It all started when..”. Unsurprisingly we had a wide range
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Adventure group – Escape room
Back in 2022, Adventure group members had a go at an escape room online. This is the first time we
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Adventure Group meeting – Tuesday 6th January 2026
Longstanding members of the Adventure Group will know that once a year we meet as a group to discuss, choose
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