Our two walking groups – The Explorers and The Amblers – have been able to donate £98.50 to Dartmoor Rescue this month. The two groups, who walk separately on Mondays, ask participants to contribute 50p when they join a walk and its amazing how quickly this mounts up. A small contribution towards the great work […]
Interest Groups
Is Alice in Wonderland?
A new exhibition at the V & A has opened and Arts Society Lecturer, Elizabeth Merry, discusses the lure of Wonderland here
Enjoy an exhibition at the National Gallery
Courtesy of The National Gallery, investigate Jan Matejko’s (1838–1893) epic painting ‘Astronomer Copernicus’ here
Interest Groups start to meet again
Several Interest Groups are making plans to resume meeting and some of the outdoor group activities have already begun. This is an update from Jean Quartley, the Groups Coordinator. The Science Group plan their first monthly meeting for 6 on Tuesday 18th June and the Scrabble Group will resume again in July. Members of the […]
A garden historian fascinated by chrysanthemums
Arts Society Lecturer Twigs Way is a garden historian fascinated by the crossover in horticulture and art and literature. Read how this flower was once used as a herb here, courtesy of The Arts Society.
Amblers enjoy a new walk
Despite the news of gales, storms and rainfall, 10 Amblers met at Pixon Lane last Monday and enjoyed a guided walk in Bere Alston led by Sandra Bradbury – and what a treat we had in store. Non of the Amblers present had done this walk before and that says a lot considering that there […]