Art Appreciation – August/September 2026
The theme for the August meeting was ‘Journeys and Travel’ which seemed appropriate for the holiday season. This prompted another
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interest groups
Quiz group – August/September 2026
We met two Mondays on the trot and despite being the holiday season, we were able to continue as normal.
Read MorePage Turners – July 2026 review
In July the Page Turners read ‘Pompeii‘ by Robert Harris. This is not the first book by Robert Harris that
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Announcement: Christmas lunch 2026
I have booked Christmas lunch for 50 places. Venue: Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren Date: Monday December 7th 2026 Time:
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Adventure Group – Dartmoor Estate Tea tour and tasting
Did you know that tea is grown here in Devon? Well this is your chance to see it growing and
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Strollers Social Walking Group – August 2026
STOP PRESS 12/08/2006: Tomorrow’s Strollers walk has been cancelled due to the forecast high temperatures and uncertain availability of shade
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Art Appreciation – July/August 2026
At the third attempt (although Molly insists it is the fifth) we had our much anticipated presentation on Anatomy and
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Strollers Social Walking Group – June/July 2026
UPDATE 7/7/2026: Due to the hot weather, the July 9th Strollers walk has been CANCELLED There were five of us
Read MorePage Turners – June 2026 review
In June the Page Turners read Sebastian Faulks’ 1998 novel ‘Charlotte Gray‘. Charlotte becomes an agent of Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE)
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Quiz group – June/July 2026
We quizzed two Mondays on the trot and covered a varying range of subjects, along with the main stay of
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Art Appreciation – June/July 2026
Molly’s presentation on Anatomy in Art seems to be jinxed! After having to cancel last month’s meeting, when we tried
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In Our Own Write – June/July 2026
Rather fittingly the title for our short story was “They met on a Monday” and there were five totally different
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Adventure group detectorists find hoard of pennies!
April’s adventure for the u3a Adventure Group was metal detecting. We were very lucky because this would not just be
Read MorePage Turners – May 2026 review
In May the Page Turners read Mark Haddon’s 2003 prize-winning novel, ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‘.
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Strollers Social Walking Group – May/June 2026
There were just Richard and I on our May Strollers walk, though we also had about six apologies. We walked
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Art Appreciation – May/June 2026
Our May meeting had to be cancelled because of power problems at the Manor House, but the good news is
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Quiz group – May/June 2026
Only one meeting was held in May and those present were set questions on First names, General Knowledge, Countries with
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Discussion Group – May/June 2026
Four of us met on May 13th to ask ourselves if there is life after death. The topic incited a
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In Our Own Write – May/June 2026
Having rather reluctantly returned from our very romantic Golden wedding trip down the Nile in a dahabiya it was back
Read MorePage Turners – April 2026 review
In April the Page Turners read ‘The Tenderness of Wolves‘. This debut novel by Scottish born Stef Penney was published
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