Psychology group January 2020
The January 2020 meeting will be on the topic, ‘Consciousness’. Are we just a complex biological machine? All members are
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Great Lives 2020
Meetings as follows: 24th January Henrietta of France and Henrietta of England (George) 28th February
Read MoreGreat Lives 2019
Meetings as follows: 23 November William Morris (Chris) 27 December No Meeting
Read MoreGardens and Gateaux 2019
We visit various gardens which are open for Charity; most of them are found in the ‘National Garden Scheme’ booklet.
Read MoreBookworms January 2020
January 2020’s book is The Librarian by Salley Vickers.
Read MoreBookworms news 2019
We all enjoyed Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Barrie has chosen another female author for September, The Little
Read MoreHistory Group news 2019
We have just had a very full and well researched account of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was
Read MoreStrollers Social Walking Group December 2019
December 12th 2019 From Dawlish 1pm number 2 Newton bus or catch same bus from Teignmouth Sea View Diner at
Read MoreArt Appreciation: Velasquez
David presented Velasquez to the Art Appreciation Group in November 2019. Unfortunately, the September meeting has had to be postponed
Read MoreStrollers Social Walking Group November 2019
November 14th 2019 From Teignmouth 2 Exeter bus from WH Smiths at 1.10pm or catch same bus from Dawlish at
Read MoreStrollers Social Walking Group October 2019
October 10th 2019 From Dawlish catch 22 Paignton bus at 1.17pm Meet up at Sea View Diner stop in Teignmouth
Read MoreJonas Jonasson: The Hundred Year Old Man who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared (September 2019)
This the author’s first book wanted the main character to be at least 100 years old in order to have
Read MoreAnne Tyler: A Spool of Blue Thread (July 2019)
This month’s book by Anne Tyler was welcomed by the group. Margaret was unable to attend our meeting but wrote
Read MoreIrene Nemirovski: All Our Worldly Goods (June 2019)
This book was a translation from French by Sandra Smith. It is the story of a husband and wife who
Read MoreSinclair Lewis: It Can’t Happen Here (May 2019)
This month’s book certainly produced some lively and thought provoking comments from the group. It is described as an “American
Read MoreKhaled Husseini: And the Mountains Echoed (December 2018)
Mesmerizing is probably a clear definition as how our Group described this book. The story begins in 1952 Afghanistan introducing
Read MoreKate Kerrigan: Ellis Island (July 2018)
This is a story of historical fiction in the 1920s. The main character is Ellie who was born in a
Read MorePaul Beatty: The Sellout (June 2018)
“The Sellout” is an acerbic imaginative satire to challenge thinking on political correctness, radical identity, the legacy of slavery, civil
Read MoreMark Haddon: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (April 2018)
This book has won many awards for the author Mark Haddon, both for Literature and in the theatre in London
Read MoreMichelle Paver: Dark Matter (undated)
Our latest reading book was Dark Matter by Michelle Paver, a British novelist and well known children’s writer. She was
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