Page Turners – August 2022
Page Turners met in July to discuss ‘Lark Rise‘ by Flora Thompson. This is the first book of a trilogy
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interest groups
Strollers Social Walking Group – change to August walk
Jean Gitsham writes: “Apologies for late update but due to extreme hot weather forecast and knowing our planned walk venue
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The Boules Group has met to play twice in July on the Lawn, and the weather has been kind. In
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After a three week break the quizzers met on two consecutive Mondays; 18th and 25th July. The first quiz evening
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Some of us went to see The Mellstock Quire, a play adapted from Thomas Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree. Powderham
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Craft – August 2022
We are a small group who meet on the first Wednesday of the month in Room 6 at The Manor
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Great Lives – July 2022
Seven of us met at Barbara’s on 22nd July for Hil’s presentation of the Great Life of Jules Verne. We
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Painting and Drawing – July/August 2022
The Painting and Drawing Group meet on the 2nd and 3rd Mondays of each month from 11am to 1pm in
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At the July meeting, Keith Feltham gave a presentation on John Miller, a modern British artist whose work is especially
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Natural History – July 2022
St. Gregory’s Churchyard Unfortunately the June strimming destroyed the summer flowering, except where we had sowed wildflower mix on selected
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Strollers Social Walking Group – August 2022
Our Dawlish & District u3a Strollers next monthly walk is on Thursday August 11th when we will be exploring the
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Tea & Chat – new meeting day
With effect from the 4th August Tea & Chat will take place in the Riverside Centre between 2 and 4
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Due to illness and holidays we were again a small creative writing group of three. On this occasion we had
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Discussion Group – July 2022
The Discussion Group met on Monday 11th July to talk about the police service. The general themes were what the
Read MoreAdventure group – Town quiz and scavenger hunt winners!
Thursday 7th July saw some 17 adventurers and their friends tackle our first ever town quiz and scavenger hunt. The
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Adventure group – Quad biking experience
What an experience! The second of the two groups of adventurers took to the saddle today to have a go
Read MorePage Turners – July 2022
The Page Turners book for June was ‘The New Neighbours‘ by Diney Costeloe. Although this author has written over twenty
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Gardens and Gateaux trip to Bicton Park
Some of the group visited Bicton Park botanical gardens in June. The 60 acres site offered plenty of variety with
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Our next Dawlish Stollers walk is on Thursday July 14th. Our walk will be another chance to explore the 12 acres
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Boules – June/July 2022
The Boules Group met twice in June, once on the Lawn as usual, and then on the second date we
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