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Readingcircle 2014
The first Reading Group was set up in the village in 1999. It ceased to meet as numbers dropped off when members moved away or decided to take up other activities, and a second reading group began in 2005 and is now fully subscribed.
A book is chosen each month, up to two months in advance. We meet once a month in each others’ houses to discuss the relevant book. We usually have wine and refreshments at these gatherings. Every year we aim to attend a Literary Festival and we have added cinema visits to our programme.
If anybody is interested in finding out if there is a vacancy, or would like to know more about the Reading Group or would like to set up their own, please contact Jean Simmonds on [phone number removed] or e-mail.
Reading Group Dates for 2015
| 6 January | Quartet – film at Carol’s |
| 3 February |
The Baroness (Hannah Rothschild) at Alex’s |
| 3 March |
The Last Dance & Other Stories (Victoria Hislop) at Audrey’s |
| 7 April |
To Kill A Mocking Bird (Harper Lee) at Carol’s |
| 5 May |
White Truffles In Winter (N.M. Kelby) at Gillian’s |
| 2 June |
A Genius In The Family: An Intimate Memoir Of Jacqueline Du Pre (Hilary du Pre) at Liz’s |
| 7 July |
Nothing To Envy (Barbara Demick) at Jean’s |
| 4 August |
How It All Began (Penelope Lively) at Jenny’s |
| 1 September |
Appletree Yard (Louise Doughty) at Judy’s |
| 6 October |
A Walk In The Woods (Bill Bryson) at Alex’s |
| 3 November |
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Karen Joy Fowler) at Lyn’s |
| 1 December |
Poems and Nibbles at Alex’s |
| 2015 | |
| 5 January |
The Gold Finch Donna Tartt at Ann’s |
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