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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interest groups
Strollers Social Walking Group – July walk cancelled
Unfortunately, due to injury and the lack of a walk leader, the July Strollers walk has had to be cancelled.
Read MorePage Turners – June 2023 review
In a break with tradition, this month the Page Turners read a non-fiction book – ‘A Life in Secrets: Vera
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Adventure group – Splat Attack
Sometimes described as “pain free paintball”, Splat Attack is a gentler (but just as fun) shooting game involving running, hiding
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Manor House Hotel 2024 – Save the date!
We have set the date for our next trip to the Manor House Hotel near Okehampton. A group of 12 of us
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Art and Crafts – July 2023 – change of venue
Please note that the July 5th meeting of the Art and Crafts group will be in Strand Hall. The entrance
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Quiz group – June/July 2023
Our one and only quiz in June marked the 100th time we met as a group since its inception; some
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Art Appreciation – June/July 2023
At the June meeting, Lynne gave a presentation on the French artist Odilon Redon (1840-1916). Lynne told us how she
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Adventure group go shooting again
We’ve previously tried rifle and pistol shooting but this was the Adventure group’s first attempt at wielding a shotgun. We
Read MorePage Turners – May 2023 review
The Page Turners’ book for May really polarised opinion with half of us liking it and the other half feeling
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Strollers Social Walking Group – June/July 2023
Here are the details of our next two D&D u3a Strollers monthly walks: First of all some general information for
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Art Appreciation – May/June 2023
In our May meeting, David Gearing gave a very interesting presentation on the French impressionist Berthe Morisot (1841-1895). She was
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Adventure group Cave walks at the William Pengelly Cave Studies Centre
It is difficult to comprehend how far back in time the caves go. We had an amazing insight into these
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Adventure group – Clay shooting
After the success of our previous shooting adventure, we fully expect clay shooting to be very popular. Check out the
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Great Lives – May 2023
Eight of us met on 28th April when David gave us a full and entertaining presentation of Francois Truffaut’s personal
Read MorePage Turners – April 2023 review
In April the Page Turners discussed ‘Silverview’ by John le Carré. This book was published posthumously in 2021. Unfortunately, we
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Theatre group – April/May 2023
April has been a quiet month although we did go and see Piano Man at Shaftesbury which was a thoroughly
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Art and Crafts – May 2023
Due to the increase in numbers, we are moving to a larger room at the Manor House. We will continue
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Dog Walking – May 2023
The newly formed Dog Walking Group has got off to a great start. We meet weekly on no particular set
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Quiz group – April/May 2023
Despite half of the quizzers being away, we still held an Easter Monday special. This said, the subjects were not
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