Chair’s news – June 2023
From the Chair June Meeting – Dr Todd Gray, The Cathedral Yard Fire and Exeter’s Historic Buildings There will be
Read MoreFrom the Chair June Meeting – Dr Todd Gray, The Cathedral Yard Fire and Exeter’s Historic Buildings There will be
Read MoreExeter City FC – a Part of the Community At our May meeting, members welcomed Nick Hawker, Executive Chair of
Read MoreIn our May meeting, David Gearing gave a very interesting presentation on the French impressionist Berthe Morisot (1841-1895). She was
Read MoreIt is difficult to comprehend how far back in time the caves go. We had an amazing insight into these
Read MoreAfter the success of our previous shooting adventure, we fully expect clay shooting to be very popular. Check out the
Read MoreEight of us met on 28th April when David gave us a full and entertaining presentation of Francois Truffaut’s personal
Read MoreIn April the Page Turners discussed ‘Silverview’ by John le Carré. This book was published posthumously in 2021. Unfortunately, we
Read MoreApril has been a quiet month although we did go and see Piano Man at Shaftesbury which was a thoroughly
Read MoreDue to the increase in numbers, we are moving to a larger room at the Manor House. We will continue
Read MoreThe newly formed Dog Walking Group has got off to a great start. We meet weekly on no particular set
Read MoreDespite half of the quizzers being away, we still held an Easter Monday special. This said, the subjects were not
Read MoreLike most other communities across the country, Dawlish will be helping to mark the coronations of Charles and Camilla by
Read MoreAt the April meeting members were invited to select a work of art which showed an historical event. As is
Read MoreThe visiting speaker at our April meeting was Chloe Wood. Chloe is a member of the ‘social prescribing’ team which
Read MoreFor this one, the Adventure Group is making its first foray underground – why don’t you join us? All the
Read MoreSeven members of Adventure Group headed off to the VRVE Virtual Reality Centre near Exeter, very unsure what to expect.
Read MoreThe Badminton group is expecting a new arrival, due to be born on Tuesday 9th May. We hope you can come
Read MoreMost dog walkers have found that local walking groups are not welcoming to dogs so this group has been formed
Read MoreIn March Page Turners met to discuss ‘What Alice Forgot’, a 2009 novel by Australian author Liane Moriarty. We found
Read MoreIn February and March we discovered Mary Somerville (1780-1872). She lived at a time when it was believed that education
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