Monthly talk: John Yeo – Growing for gold
The guest speaker at our October meeting was John Yeo who has had a long career working in the Torbay
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In Our Own Write – October/November 2025
Five of us met to read our stories which on this occasion had to include a reference to an island.
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Art Appreciation – October/November 2025
In the October meeting, John gave a presentation on the sculptor, engraver and calligrapher Eric Gill (1882-1940). In his lifetime,
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Adventure group – tour of St Nicholas Priory
Following on from the success of the Medieval Exeter tour last year, November’s adventure is a guided tour of the
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Adventure group solve the Million Pound Murder
The Million Pound Murder – our latest adventure – a murder mystery, and all on a train! We boarded the
Read MorePage Turners – September review
In September the Page Turners read ‘The Trouble with Goats and Sheep‘ by Joanna Cannon. The book is set in
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Strollers Social Walking Group – September/October 2025
Only four of us went on our September monthly Dawlish & District u3a Strollers walk. We managed to shelter from
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Adventure Group visit Beer Quarry Caves
Our small group of eight members met at the entrance to the caves to start our tour at 2:30pm. Our
Read MoreRose Tremain: The Gustav Sonata (September 2025)
The book is set in a small Swiss town and is structured, like a sonata, in three parts covering the
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Discussion Group – September/October 2025
The Discussion Group met on 17th September to explore an unusual topic, “Beauty”. We argued whether beauty was conceptualised before
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Quiz group – September/October 2025
Tops, Bottoms, Record Labels, Feeling blue, General Knowledge and By the sea were the themes set for the first of
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Dawlish & District u3a on Facebook
We now have a Facebook page. Please search for Dawlish & District u3a to find out what’s going on and
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Art Appreciation – September 2025
There was no meeting in September as a number of members were unable to attend. Business will resume as usual
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In Our Own Write – September/October 2025
There were four of us meeting to present our version of “Should she (or he) go?” and it was gratifying
Read MorePage Turners – July/August review
In July the Page Turners read ‘Lone Wolf‘ which was published in 2012 and is the twentieth book by bestselling
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Strollers Social Walking Group – August/September 2025
Seven Dawlish Strollers enjoyed our August walk when the weather was hot and sunny. It was quite a long walk
Read MoreAmor Towles: A Gentleman in Moscow (August 2025)
In 1922 Moscow, Count Alexander Rostov a wealthy aristocrat aged 32 is charged with being a “Social Parasite” and placed
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Quiz group – August/September 2025
Despite being the holiday time, we were still able to hold two quizzes in August. Variety is the spice of
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Discussion Group – August/September 2025
At our 13th August meeting, we discussed relationships. There are universal relationships, based on the universal law and attraction and
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Art Appreciation – August/September 2025
As we reviewed the range of topics explored in the Art App Group over the years, we realised that we
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