Code:  72  

Our choice of good books is very wide-ranging, from contemporary fiction to world classics. A lively debate follows some reading from the text. This has introduced us to some great books which we may never have come to know. Please check for current book.

Code:  122  

Our choice of good books is very wide-ranging, from contemporary fiction to world classics. A lively debate follows some reading from the text. This has introduced us to some great books which we may never have come to know. Please check for current book.

Code:  75  

In this group we will read and discuss some of Shakespeare's plays. Exploring plot, themes, characters, language etc, we will begin with 'Macbeth', the shortest and most accessible of his tragedies.

Code:    78  

Studying the life and times of real people through their own words. Great and small diarists, public and private events. Hundreds of diaries in existence. Interesting discoveries made. Bring any published Diary to the first session, ready to read short excerpts - or just come to listen. The format for the year will be discussed by the group.

Code:    76 

Members will be asked to take turns each month to introduce briefly a poet or theme. Everyone else is asked to bring 2-4 related poems to read. Only published poets, please, no own work. For the first meeting, bring some favourites.

Code:    77  

Code:    74  

Code:   80  

Each month we are given a selection of titles and write our chosen story, which we read out at the next meeting. We also make up and read out a new story at that meeting. No experience necessary - we simply learn as we go.

Code:    79  

We meet to encourage each other to write on given or self-chosen subjects. During the class we read and discuss work we have prepared. We also participate in exercises to spark our imagination and give us confidence to put pen to paper. The class is friendly, very lively and our writing does improve.