August 2026 Newsletter
Now the long, hot, dry and relentless summer appears to be over we can bring you cheer with the latest newsletter. No pictures from the Art group this month but we do have a someone well known for you to look at:
A free cup of tea at the monthly meeting if you can guess who he it:
And now, on with the news:
2026 AGM
An excellent turnout this year with many new members discovering what we can offer.
Book Circle
Two posts from the Book Circle this month:
Book of the Month: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
All the books they have read this year
Reading Group
This month the reading group read Zennor in Darkness by Helen Dunmore
Book Worms
This month the Book Worms read A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson (not the Neville Shute thing).
Science and Technology
A day out by the group this month. Off to the FAST museum in Farnborough
Membership Renewal
Hopefully you will all have seen the email explained how to renew your membership this year. If you have already renewed using Beacon we hope the updated method of payment was a little smoother.
If you haven’t seen the email (or can’t find it anymore) the renewal instruction are here on the Membership page.
Printing Costs
A member asked why we can’t print and post the newsletter and other documents to those without email address.
Second class mail is 91p (£1.55 if there are lots of pages). Printing single a colour A4 page costs around 80p. Doing some maths shows the cost for 10 members would be around £500/year. Whilst we do try to be as inclusive as possible we just can’t afford these sort of costs without further increasing the membership fee.
All we can ask we all help each other and you pass on any information to those without both email and internet access.
Coming up in September
4th Science and Tech and the Impact of Climate Change
7th Ambling at the Lakeside Reserve
9th Researching 20th Century Family History
14th Healthy Walking in Southwood Woods
15th Tale of the Unexpected at the Monthly Meeting