Adventure group – visit to Beer Quarry caves
September’s adventure takes us back underground again, with a guided tour of Beer Quarry caves. Here’s what you need to
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Nordic walking at Powderham Castle
In August some of the Adventure Group went to Powderham Castle for a two hour taster session which allowed us
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Strollers Social Walking Group – July/August 2025
There were just four walkers on our last Dawlish & District u3a Strollers walk in July (though we did receive
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Lunch club – Christmas lunch 2025
Dawlish & District u3a Christmas Lunch 2025 Date: Monday December 15th, 12:30pm Venue: Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren Menu: The
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Monthly talk: Rosemary Griggs – An Audience with the Lady Katherine
At our July meeting, members were privileged to be granted an audience with Lady Katherine. She made her impressive entrance
Read MoreBen Macintyre: The Siege (July 2025)
The Siege is an in-depth, extensively researched account of the six day siege at the Iranian embassy in 1980. It is a non-fiction
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Discussion Group – July 2025
With a couple of apologies, on July 15 the Discussion Group focused on an important institution of any civilised state,
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Quiz group – July/August 2025
Our two quizzes in July covered the following subject matters: General Knowledge x 2, Collectors, Religious celebrations, Turkeys, Computing, Carols,
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In Our Own Write – July/August 2025
At July’s meeting the topic of discussion was “The Red Shoes”. There were only three participants and one story was
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Art Appreciation – July/August 2025
For the July meeting, Lynne gave a presentation on the Austrian artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Lynne said she had first seen
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Adventure group – Murder Mystery experience
Update: Thank you for your interest in this adventure but all places have now been filled. If you would like
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Adventure group – Nordic walking
Do you want to take your daily walk to the next level? Nordic walking may be just the thing for
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Strollers Social Walking Group – July 2025
There were only two of us on our June u3a Strollers walk led by David A. There had been torrential
Read MorePage Turners – June 2025 review
In June the Page Turners read ‘The Namesake‘ by Jhumpa Lahiri. This debut novel was published in 2003. In the
Read MoreJan Middleton: Bright Shadow (June 2025)
This is the story of Katherine Plantagenet, one of the seven children of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. She is
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Go Ape treetop challenge
Seven members of the Adventure Group met at 11:30 am for our check in and safety briefing at the Go
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Quiz group – June/July 2025
We were able to meet twice in June with another challenging set of 120 questions. Our first Monday quiz covered
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Discussion Group – June/July 2025
The group met on 17th June to talk about China. We based our discussion on a couple of videos about
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Monthly talk: Vanessa Ryley – Let’s talk about rubbish
At our June meeting, we welcomed Vanessa Ryley, a founder member in 2018 of Dawlish Against Plastic. This is a
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Art Appreciation – June/July 2025
Female Artists For the June meeting, members were invited to choose a work of art by a female artist. Over
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