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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A message from our Groups Coordinator
Firstly, on behalf of myself, and no doubt all our u3a members, I would like to thank all our present
Read MorePage Turners – October review
In October the Page Turners read ‘Hidden Lives‘ by Margaret Forster. Margaret Forster wrote over twenty novels and about fourteen
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Quiz group – October/November 2025
After a three week break the quizzers were ready to tackle the sixty questions that were set. The themes ranged
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Strollers Social Walking Group – October/November 2025
Again, several apologies, and just four of us on our Dawlish & District u3a Strollers September walk where we explored
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Discussion Group – October/November 2025
Our October meeting focused on the Freedom of speech. We found it was a topical subject and attacked it with
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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
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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
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