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Walking – August 2026
Long Walk August 1st led by Corinne Symonds Studham, Whipsnade and Dunstable Downs Distance: 8 miles Start and Finish: The Red Lion, Church Rd, Studham, Dunstable LU6 2QA 14 of us set out on an 8 mile figure of 8 route on what was thankfully a much cooler day than of...
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission – Sue Wright
Sue Wright, a volunteer with The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), came to speak to us about the origins of the Commission and what they do. She is one of 2,500 volunteers worldwide who support their work by giving tours around sites and talks to groups. They...
Books and Book Reading – September
Eight of us met to discussTess Gerritsen's book 'Keeping the dead'. This features Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles.The story draws on the author's first degree in Anthropology as well as her subsequent training as a Doctor and revolves around...
Walking – July 2026
Long Walk July 1st led by Angela Wall A lovely sunny morning greeted 9 of us at The Fox and Hounds at Christmas Common ready for a wander in the hills round Watlington. After a shaky start because the leader had forgotten the way (!), we took a path across a field...
Garden Group – Trip to Kathy Brown’s Garden
Monday 20th July, 29 members of the Garden Group visited this lovely garden near Bedford.We had visited her last year, but earlier in the year. This time, different flowers were in season though Kathy's delicious homemade cakes were as popular as ever. We were...
Books and Book Reading – June and July
Double feature The June meeting didn’t take place as the library was closed for staff training so 9 of us discussed both books at the July meeting. Our June book was "The Famished Road" by Ben Okri. The book won the Booker Prize in 1991 making the author the youngest...
Walking – June 2026
Long Walk June 3rd led by Toby Lucas 9 intrepid walkers assembled at Wheel Orchard Car Park behind the Catherine Wheel in Goring on 03 June. The Car park is Pay and Display but there are relevant apps which are easy to use. The forecast was for sunny periods and...
Italian Food
The May meeting was devoted to Italian food. After an inspiring video presentation, we sampled locally available food.
Garden Group – Trip to Thenford Gardens
It was hot as we arrived at the Mount car park and loaded our 46 members on board the coach along with our driver Cliff. We left on time and we no sooner seemed to set off than we were there. It was a Thenford Gardens Open Day so we shared the space with 3 other...
Photography – Photoshoot at Cliveden
Thanks go to Carole for arranging a lovely trip for a photoshoot to Cliveden. For a change the Photography Group had a warm, sunny day with blue sky and white clouds for our morning at Cliveden Gardens.Eleven members of the group brought charged cameras and enthusiasm...
Walking – May 2026
Long Walk May 6th led by Helen Langston 7.7 miles. Circular walk with incredible views all day firstly climbing to the summit of Ivinghoe Beacon; following the Ridgeway down through The Slopes; looping back through the grassy tracks of the dry valley; then on to...
Short Mat Bowls
Short mat bowls will restart on Wednesday 30th September 2026 and will run through the autumn and winter months until Wednesday 28th April 2027. New members are welcome, we'll lend you a set of bowls if you don't have your own. Any queries, contact Elspeth Banks on...
Photography Monthly Meeting
At our meeting this month in the Methodist Hall, fourteen members attended. We welcomed a new member, Sue Dawson. Peter Dixon took the first part of the meeting. He was taking us through the Portrait photos we had taken at an earlier session. We were shown how to...
Gardening Group – Plant Sale
A perfect afternoon was spent in Richard & Jill Jones’s beautiful garden hosting a garden party raising funds for the gardening group. Our members were extremely generous donating scrumptious cakes along with a vast selection of plants they had sourced from their...
Wildlife Photography – Tom Way
Tom Way, wildlife photographer, came to share some of his wonderful images of British wildlife and the stories behind them with us. Tom spends 8 months of each year in Africa and admitted that he misses the seasons but has come to realise that he is not a cold weather...
Walking – April 2026
Long Walk April 1st led by Peter Dixon and David Troupe On a somewhat overcast and chilly 1st April, shortly after 9.30, twelve of us set off from The Bell public house at Chearsley. With less than half-a-mile on the odometer the leaders, Peter Dixon and David Troup...
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