New Group: The No Small Talk Discussion Group

This group is for people who enjoy good, open conversations. For some, this kind of discussion can be nourishing and can raise energy. While a diet of endless small talk can drain energy. This may be a bit unusual or challenging but it will be an opportunity is to connect with yourself and engage with others doing the same. The conversations will take place in pairs, to make it more comfortable. Topics will be proposed and may include those below. If you don’t like a topic, feel free to pick another:

·       Three things about me that most people don’t know.
·       One thing going well in my life is …
·       What small achievements or bits of feedback give you disproportionate satisfaction?
·       If you had a warning label, what would it say and why?
·       When is the last time you laughed till it hurt?
·       What’s something you’ve changed your mind about recently?

We will meet once a month for 1.5 to 2 hours. Time and day to be decided by those who are interested. 

You can stop by our table at the May Coffee Morning, or you can register your interest by clicking here

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New Non-fiction Writing Group

Everyone has a book within them…

Are you interested in planning and writing a non-fiction book or article? This might be writing about your life experience and interests, whether they be professional or academic. Do you want to communicate your knowledge, experience, skills and creativity to a wide audience? Join us to reflect on the challenges of writing non-fiction, to share ideas, and to support each other’s writing.

We will be discussing and supporting each other with:
· Planning an individual non-fiction project, sharing ideas with the group.
· Supporting each other in writing endeavours.
· How to frame and pitch writing ideas to agents and publishers.
· How to realistically focus, plan and manage a new non-fiction writing project.
· Considering how publishing is evolving in the digital and AI revolution and what are the implications for our writing.

Six meetings are planned in 2026, all on Wednesday afternoons from 2pm to 4pm.
Dates are: 29th April, 27th May, 1st July, 29thJuly, September 30th, October 28th.

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Green Cleaning Group

The Green Cleaning Group is now up and running. We share ideas and recipes for environmentally friendly household cleaning products, and one of the products we’ve been looking at making is our own laundry detergent. It’s a really simple recipe but we need containers! We would therefore be grateful for any laundry/fabric conditioner bottles and dosing balls that you have spare and could donate to us. Please contact the group leader via this link. Thanks for your support.

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Pilates

As new leader of our friendly Pilates Group I have a place available to start as from next week. We meet on Thursday mornings 10 to 11am at St Michael’s Hall PO19 6PN.

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