NWR Online Groups
Our aim at NWR is to connect women, whether in person or more remotely.
Many of our members are unable to join local group meetings for a variety of reasons but still want to meet and chat with other women.
If you are an Independent Member, a member of a local group who is unable to get to meetings, are housebound or simply don’t want to go out, then our online groups may be for you.
NWR Online Morning, Afternoon and Evening Groups
Like most of our local groups, the online groups meet regularly for light-hearted chat and more serious discussion on a regular basis.
Focusing on different topics each time, group members get to know each other in an informal setting over Zoom. We limit the number of members in each group so that everyone feels able to make a meaningful contribution.
We have morning, afternoon and evening groups, usually meeting once a month.
If you would like to find out more or want to join one of our groups, select your preferred link below and click to join or make an enquiry to the group. We will be in contact to invite you to be part of the group.
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NWR Online Book Group
Do you love reading? Do you love talking about books? The NWR Online Book Group generally meet on the fourth Monday of the month from 2:30 to 4:00 pm.
In 2026 we have the following books lined up to discuss between January to April 2026.
Monday 26 January (2.30-4.30pm) – The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan
This will be an extended meeting with a guest speaker
SPEAKER BIO: Muriel Pilkington I’m an Oxford history graduate- taught history and eventually moved ‘up the ranks’ to become head teacher of Wycombe High School, which is a large girls’ grammar school . I still do some educational writing and editing and occasionally do head teacher performance management and governor training… When we retired, we moved to the Cotswolds and got involved in a local history society.
Monday 23rd February 2026 at 2.30 pm – Burial Rites by Hannah Kent – Set in Iceland
Monday 23rd March 2026 at 2.30 pm – Midnight in Vienna by Jane Thynne
Monday 27th April 2026 at 2.30 pm – You Are Here by David Nicholls
Previous books reviewed have included:
The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
The Invisible Women’s Club by Helen Paris
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen – 2025 is the 250th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth
Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops by Shaun Bythell
Orbital by Samantha Harvey – 2024 Booker Prize Winner
This Boy by Alan Johnson
A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark
The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood
Ultra Processed People by Chris van Tulleken
Want to join the Online Book Group? Contact the National Office Team at office@nwr.org.uk