A book group with a difference; each month members bring a book they have enjoyed and talk briefly about why they liked it. Someone else in the group can borrow it and return at the next meeting or pass it on. Contact will be via WhatsApp. Read more

This is a group where members read Jane Austen books slowly, discussing chapters, storylines etc as they read each book. The group meets monthly in the coordinator's house but, if there is no physical vacancy, members can join the meeting on Zoom The Jane Austen group at one of their summer meetings Read more

Due to the popularity of the original Crime Fiction Group we have started an additional group; this one meets in a local café that has disabled access. Read more

This is a life writing and discussion group. Read more

This group meets monthly, allowing members time to read and digest the book which will have been chosen by the group. There is opportunity for debate on the likes and dislikes of particular aspects of the book, and everyone is encouraged to participate. Read more

Our Reading Fiction groups are very popular. This group meets monthly in members’ homes, with the members taking turns to host the meetings as far as possible and choosing a book to be read and discussed. Read more

This group meets on the last Friday of each month in a local coffee shop to discuss a novel from a list chosen by members of the group Read more

 Members decide on which plays to read and hold meetings mainly in their own homes. They enjoyed a Christmas meal together in December 2024 Read more

This group meets monthly on a Tuesday, allowing time to read and digest the chosen book before discussion. At the beginning of the year the group chooses a selection of suggested books by each member and then everyone votes for their preferences. The chosen books cover a wide range of world-wide authors who give us Read more

This group meets monthly. Members take turns to choose a different book each month and hold the meeting in their homes, if appropriate. The choice of books read and discussed ranges from Booker prize winners to less well know writers, both from the UK and beyond.   Read more