Program July 26 to March 27
This time, we have a couple of Friday afternoon 2 pm meetings as well as the normal Monday7.30pm evening meetings. It has also been suggested that we go for a Christmas lunch instead of an evening meal this year if we can find somewhere suitable.
| Date | Subject |
| 27/07/26 Monday 7.30pm | Craft evening: we’ll have a collage session and see what we can create. |
| 07/08/26 Friday 2 pm | Calligraphy workshop: Mary will guide us in a practical session on calligraphy. |
| 24/08/26 Monday 7.30pm | Book Exchange: Bring a book to swap (at the previous meeting), then read your new one and give us a short review about it |
| 07/09/26 Monday 7.30pm | Fashion designers through the ages: Research a fashion designer or their influences |
| 21/09/26 Monday 7.30pm | One good deed: Tell us about a good deed that you’ve done, seen or heard about and the impact that it had. |
| 05/10/26 Monday 7.30pm | Iceland: this is the NWR country of the year so please research any aspect of it. Uta will tell us about her recent trip there too. |
| 19/10/26 Monday 7.30pm | Young people’s prospects: what can today’s under 30’s expect re work, opportunities and lifestyle? There are currently over 1m NEETs (not in education, employment or training), why is this? Why are there no Saturday jobs? Is it worth their while incurring student debt? |
| 02/11/26 Monday 7.30pm | Lakes: Research a lake anywhere in the world and tell us about it. |
| 16/11/26 Monday 7.30pm TBC | Treasure Trail |
| 30/11/26 Monday 7.30pm | School day memories: Tell us about any memories that you have of your school days. How have school days changed over the years and how is it different for the current generation? |
| 14/12/26 Monday 1pm | Xmas meal: This year we’ll go somewhere for a festive lunch |
| Xmas break | |
| 08/01/27 Friday 2 pm | Pollinators: Research a pollinator insect or anything to do with pollination. Is there an impending crisis for agriculture? |
| 25/01/27 Monday 7.30pm | UK Prisons: Look into the current state of UK prisons. What categories of prison do we have and what alternatives are used? What are the successes and what are the problems in the UK system. How could it be improved? |
| 08/02/27 Monday 7.30pm | Volunteering/ charities: Have you done a volunteer role? If so, how did it work out? What are the benefits of being or having volunteers and are there any downsides? What’s your favourite charity and would you volunteer for it? Should some organisations not be allowed charity status? |
| Half term 15/02 | |
| 22/02/27 Monday 7.30pm | Planning: Bring your ideas |
| 08/03/27 Monday 7.30pm | Data centres: Research some that exist or are planned in UK and elsewhere. Find out about who owns them and what they’re used for, find stats about the environmental and economic impact. What are Implications of unfettered expansion of AI? |
| 22/03/27 Monday 7.30pm | Photos: bring or tell us about three photos, taken by you or someone else. What is special about the photos and why do you like them? |
| Easter Monday 29/03/27 | |
Please keep your contributions to five minutes or less to allow everyone to have the opportunity to contribute.