Group Category: Culture
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Writing for Pleasure 2
Meet fortnightly on Friday mornings at 10.00 am in the Communal Room at Ryan Court. Members take turns to suggest a topic and the piece of writing upon that topic may take any format - poetry, prose, fact or fiction. The meetings are informal and each member reads their own work aloud, followed by a… Read more
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Hieroglyphics
New Group - Hieroglyphics: A potential new group for all those interested in this early Egyptian form of writing that dates back to circa 3500 BC. There were well over 700 symbols and pictograms in common use - this will make a fascinating study group. Please contact the group leader if you are interested. Day… Read more
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Writing for Pleasure
Writing - for fun & pleasure . . . whatever the subject matter. Meet fortnightly on Friday mornings at 10.00 am at members’ homes, contact leader for schedule. Members take turns to suggest a topic and the piece of writing upon that topic may take any format - poetry, prose, factual, dark or light. The… Read more
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Poetry Reading / Listening
For members with a love of poetry Meet on the second Wednesday of every month at 2:00 pm. We meet at a member's home. We share our love of poetry and have a specific topic for each session and a chosen poet. Selections are made democratically by group members. Being part of the group has… Read more
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Music Appreciation
Music Appreciation - Classical, Jazz & Folk Meet on the first Friday of every month from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at the Parish Centre, Blandford. Music Appreciation is a friendly group meeting to listen to music in the relaxed and comfortable surroundings of the Parish Rooms, with coffee, biscuits and a chat half way… Read more
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Book Club
Meet on the third Thursday of every month at 2:00pm, meetings held in a member’s house. We read a book every month chosen from the Dorset Library catalogue for book groups. We are a relaxed and friendly group who appreciate the opportunity to meet and discuss views and ideas about each book plus any emerging… Read more
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Art Appreciation
Meet on the second Friday of every month at 2:00 to 4:00pm in the Parish Centre, Blandford. Art Appreciation At each meeting the group reviews and discusses a particular artist, or possibly an art movement or theme, usually using a video from the internet. Each artist is suggested by a member of the group, and… Read more