Gardens and Gateaux – September 2023
What a treasure we have in Forde Abbey and their wonderful gardens! Our coach party enjoyed a rewarding visit to
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interest groups
Art Appreciation – Visit to the Box, Plymouth
The September meeting saw the Art Appreciation Group break new ground by venturing to Plymouth to see the exhibition at
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Adventure group sea kayaking experience
Seven members met at the Point Car Park in Teignmouth for our kayaking adventure. We met Nils, our guide, who
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Free badminton: 19th September 2023
Please note that this week’s badminton session will be free to all u3a members. We are a mixed ability group
Read morePage Turners – August 2023 review
In August the Page Turners read and discussed Bonnie Garmus’s 2022 best-selling debut novel ‘Lessons in Chemistry‘. The heroine of
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Lunch club – Christmas meal 2023
I have been looking at the Langstone Cliff hotel for our midweek Christmas lunch. This hotel is very popular and
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Lunch club – September 2023
Hello u3a members, My name is Khim Sim Grace Tan-Mepham. Please call me Khim Sim. I will be your new
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Quiz group – August/September 2023
Despite being a holiday month, we were able to hold our two quiz evenings. As it was Carnival week in
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Boules – August/September 2023
The weather was kind to us in the last month, and our new schedule of playing indoors, outside on the
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Adventure Group – Kayaking 2023
By popular demand, the Adventure Group will be going kayaking again. This time we plan to go sea kayaking from
Read moreTheatre Group – August 2023
The Festival Players Theatre Company presented Twelfth Night in the beautiful grounds of Powderham Castle one sunny evening. A group
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French Conversation – August 2023
The group met only once in August but we had a good turn out on 17th August. We had a
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Strollers Social Walking Group – August 2023 (part 2)
When Jean announced the group were going to Hackney marshes I assumed she’d got her maps confused. Instead, it was
Read moreGardens and Gateaux – July 2023
The Gardens and Gateaux group were very grateful because the Dawlish Community Transport office were able to provide a vehicle
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In July the Page Turners read ‘Mr Pip’ by New Zealand author Lloyd Jones. It was short-listed for the Man
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Boules – July/August 2023
The Boules Group have decided that between April and October we shall play our version of indoor boules in the
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Strollers Social Walking Group – August 2023
Our next D&D Strollers walk will be on Thursday August 10th; a shorter walk than usual due to a couple
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Quiz group – July/August 2023
Two quiz nights took place last month and both evenings were full of good banter and a real stretching of
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Adventure group – Second town quiz and scavenger hunt
Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural event, the Adventure Group is planning another walking quiz and scavenger
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In Our Own Write – July/August 2023
Having missed the last meeting due to visiting family in Sweden it was very nice to catch up with four
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